Artistic Director Jasson Minadakis and Producing Director Ryan Rilette announce Marin Theatre Company's 2009-2010 season, featuring five productions in its Boyer Theatre. The company's 43rd season opens September 15, 2009 with the West Coast Premiere of Chaim Potok's My Name is Asher Lev, adapted by Aaron Posner. It continues with boom by Marin native Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, followed by a National New Play Network World Premiere of Sunlight by Sharr White, and the Bay Area Premiere of Equivocation by Bill Cain. Woody Guthrie's American Song, conceived and adapted by Peter Glazer, rounds out the season.
"Next season's extraordinary plays feature the unique theatrical voices of some of America's most exciting playwrights, including two locals-Peter Sinn Nachtrieb and Peter Glazer," says Artistic Director Jasson Minadakis. "MTC audiences will rediscover familiar classics through fresh eyes, with Aaron Posner's adaptation of Chaim Potok's famed novel, Bill Cain's look at the immortal William Shakespeare, and Peter Glazer's award-winning musical celebration of Woody Guthrie. Our audience will also see the future of the American theater next season with a new comedy about starting over after the end of the world by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, and the world premiere of our 2009 Sky Cooper New American Play Prize Winner, Sunlight by Sharr White, a blistering family drama ripped from the headlines about the political fallout of the infamous torture memos. The 2009-2010 season continues our commitment to bring together the Bay Area's best theatrical talent."2009 - 2010 SEASON PRODUCTIONS
My Name is Asher Lev | West Coast Premiere
By Aaron Posner
Adapted from the novel by Chaim Potok
Director TBA
Sept 10 through Oct 4, 2009 | Opening Night Sept 15
My Name is Asher Lev follows the journey of a young Jewish painter torn between his Hassidic upbringing and his desperate need to fulfill his artistic promise. When his artistic genius threatens to destroy his relationship with his parents and community, young Asher realizes he must make a difficult choice between art and faith. This stirring adaptation of a modern classic presents a heartbreaking and triumphant vision of what it means to be an artist.
BOOM | Bay Area PremiereEquivocation | Bay Area Premiere
By Bill Cain
Directed by Jason Minadakis
March 25 through April 18, 2010 | Opening Night March 30
Forced on pain of death to write the false history of a national tragedy, how would you protect yourself and still write the truth? This brilliant new play takes you behind-the-scenes at the legendary Globe Theater where Shakespeare and his company struggle with how to play a high-stakes political game and stay true to their convictions. Discover the story about the birth of Macbeth and King Lear in this collision of art, politics, and life that premieres at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival this season.
Woody Guthrie's American Song
Songs and writings by Woody Guthrie
Conceived, adapted & directed by Peter Glazer
Orchestrations and vocal arrangements by Jeff Waxman
May 27 through June 20, 2010 | Opening Night June 1
Legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote songs about hard times-the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, high unemployment, and war. But he also sang about the joy of being alive and being an American. This stirring musical follows Guthrie as he rambles coast to coast from "California to the New York Islands," and features over two dozen of his most famous songs, including "Bound for Glory" and "This Land Is Your Land."
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