Four World Premieres Set for Central Works 2018 Season

Central Works 2018 Season features four plays, all new, all world premieres beginning February 17, and running through November 2018.

This is a season where boundaries, national and otherwise, are no barrier to laughter and genuine engagement with three comedies, two adaptations and one new play inspired by a classic.

Central Works 2018 season, launches in February with a new comedy about family valuables. The show Bamboozled by Patricia Milton (Feb 17-Mar 18), inspired by a true story, looks at what we value and what it costs when a Daughter of the Confederacy is defrauded out of family Civil War heirlooms worth over $1M. Milton has developed several hits and award winning plays with Central Works.

Spring brings COMEDY with a vengeance with the a new Central Works Method play, Palace Wreckers, Inc by Gary Graves (May 12-Jun 10). Then in July, award-winning writer Cristina García will premiere an adaption of her hilarious and often touching comic novel King of Cuba (Jul 21-Aug 19).

The season closes in the fall with a tale of madness, alienation and moral responsibility Chekhov's WARD 6 by Gary Graves (Oct 13-Nov 11).

CENTRAL WORKS 2018 SEASON:

Bamboozled

Written by Patricia Milton

A New Comedy about Family Valuables

Previews Feb 15 & 16

Feb 17-Mar 18

World Premiere #58 from the Central Works Writers Workshop

Palace Wreckers, Inc

Written by Gary Graves

COMEDY with a vengeance!

Previews May 10 & 11

May 12-Jun 10

World Premiere #59:

A new Central Works Method comedy

King of Cuba

Written by Cristina García

Adapted From Her Comic Novel

Previews July 19 & 20

July 21-Aug 19

World Premiere #60 from the Central Works Writers Workshop

Chekhov's WARD 6

Written by Gary Graves

A Tale Of Madness, Alienation

& Moral Responsibility

Previews Oct 11 & 12

Oct 13-Nov 11

World Premiere #61 from the Central Works Writers Workshop

Subscriptions Start At ONLY $56. Use any ticket anytime! Performing at the Berkeley City Club 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley. Tickets: $30 - $35 online at centralworks.org or $35 - $15 sliding scale at the door. Previews and Thursdays are pay-what-you-can at the door. For more information call 510.558.1381 or visit centralworks.org.