NCTC Pride Season 15 Presents BEAUTIFUL THING, Previews 11/6-13

NCTC Pride Season 15 presents Beautiful Thing by Jonathan Harvey and directed by Andrew Nance. The show previews November 6 -13, opens November 14th (Press Night is Friday, November 13th) and runs through January 3, 2010: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. All performances will take place at The New Conservatory Theatre Center (Walker Theatre), located at 25 Van Ness Ave. near Market St. in San Francisco, 94102. Tickets range from $22 - $40 and are available at the NCTC Box Office (415) 861 8972, or online at www.nctcsf.org.

ABOUT THE SHOW

Beautiful Thing tells the story of two teenage boys in working class London who embark upon an unexpected romance. Harvey's play premiered at a small London theater in 1993, and its successful run led to a West End transfer and a 1996 feature film. The play received its U.S. stage premiere in Chicago in early 1998, and later that year Beautiful Thing made it's West Coast stage premiere at NCTC. The show quickly became a sold-out hit in the Walker Theatre, prompting a return engagement in the larger Decker Theatre during the 1999 - 2000 Pride Season. Now, Beautiful Thing returns to NCTC in a revival directed by Andrew Nance, who played Tony in the 1998 production.
This tender and funny love story, set in a South London housing project, tells the tale of Jamie Engel, a shy young man and Ste, his charming and handsome next door neighbor. The boys' attraction to one another is quickened by Ste's difficult home life and the well-meaning intentions of Jamie's Mum, Sandra. Her love and patience are tested as she finds out the truth about the boys' relationship.

CAST: Gigi Benson, Ben Carver, Subhra Prakash, Brant Rotnem, Cory Tallman

The show previews November 6 -13, opens November 14th (Press Night is Friday, November 13th) and runs through January 3, 2010: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm.

WHERE: New Conservatory Theatre Center (Walker Theatre) located at 25 Van Ness Ave. at Market St. in San Francisco, 94102.

TICKETS: Tickets range from $22 - $40 and are available at the NCTC Box Office (415) 861 8972, or online at www.nctcsf.org. Pay-What-You-Wish, Thurs. November 12th. Student Discounts available.

The New Conservatory Theatre Center
25 Van Ness Ave. Lower Lobby
San Francisco, CA 94102
Box Office: 415/861 - 8972