Marin Theatre Presents THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE, Now thru 6/16

The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh will play Marin Theatre Company, directed by Mark Jackson and featuring Joy Carlin,* Rod Gnapp,* Joseph Salazar and Beth Wilmurt (* member, Actor's Equity Association), from May 23 to June 16, 2013. Opening night is tonight, May 28, with previews Thursday, May 23 - Sunday, May 26.

Middle-aged, unmarried and embittered, Maureen is locked in a stalemate with her elderly mother Mag, who is as selfish as she is manipulative. Their simmering relationship boils over when Maureen takes a lover and finds hope for escape. See this first hit by award-winning Irish writer Martin McDonagh, known for his plays The Pillowman and The Lieutenant of Inishmore and films In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths.

Winner of the 1998 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, Drama League Award for Best Play and Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Broadway Play.

Performances run Tue, Thu, Fri & Sat 8:00 pm, Wed 7:30 pm, and Sun 7:00 pm. Matinees: Every Sun 2:00 pm | Sat 6/1 & 6/15, 2:00 pm | Thu 6/6, 1:00 pm. Check marintheatre.org or call the box office at (415) 388-5208 for exact performance dates and times. Marin Theatre Company is located at 397 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, Calif.

Tickets: $36-$57. Discounts available: RUSH tickets: $15, available one hour prior to show, based on availability; Under 30: $20, all performances; Senior discounts: varies by performance, please call; Military personnel, their families and US veterans: $5 off, all performances, must show ID. For group sales, contact Julie Knight, (415) 388-5200, ext. 3302

"MTC Engaged" invites patrons to join MTC's artistic staff, designers and casts in conversation. A member of MTC's artistic staff (often with one or more members of the cast) hosts a Q&A talk back after every performance, except Saturday matinees and evenings, and Opening and Closing Nights.

MTC Engaged Special Events:

- Theater Lecture Series at Mill Valley Public Library: FREE public lecture by MTC artistic staff, 375 Throckmorton Ave., 5/15, 7:30 p.m.

- Theater Lecture Series at Belvedere-Tiburon Library: FREE public lecture by MTC artistic staff; 1501 Tiburon Blvd., Tiburon; 5/21, 7:30 p.m.

- After Words: post-show interview with special guest: Sun 5/26, 2:00 p.m.

- Director's Night: post-show conversation with director: Wed 5/29 & 6/12

- Perspectives: pre-show topical lecture: Thu 6/6, 12:00 p.m.

"MTC All Access" strives to make theater accessible to all audiences. For visually impaired patrons, Large Print playbills are available at the box office at all performances, Digital playbills that are compatible with screen reader software are available online starting one week before the first performance of a production, and Braille playbills are available with two-weeks advance notice through partnership with LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. To request a Braille playbill, call MTC's Box Office, (415) 388-5208, or use the California Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing "711." For hearing impaired patrons, amplified sound Listening Devices are available.

Founded in 1967, Marin Theatre Company is the Bay Area's premier mid-sized theater and the leading professional theater in the North Bay. We produce a six-show season of provocative plays by passionate playwrights from the 20th century and today in our intimate 231-seat proscenium theater. We are committed to the development and production of new plays by American Playwrights, with a comprehensive New Play Program that includes two nationally recognized annual playwriting awards, new play readings and workshops by the nation's best emerging playwrights and a leadership position in the National New Play Network. Our numerous education programs serve more than 6,000 students each year. MTC in a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

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