Photos: The Ross Valley Players Present PREMIERE!

The Ross Valley Players kicks off its 2009-2010 season with the West Coast Premiere of Dale Wasserman's "Premiere!," a funny, suspenseful and witty comedy about a playwright who "discovers" a never-before-seen play by William Shakespeare.

"Premiere!" was the last play written by playwright Dale Wasserman, Tony Award-winning author of the book for "Man of La Mancha" and the stage version of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

The production is directed by Robert Wilson.

PREMIERE plays Sept. 11 to Oct. 11, 2009, and will perform the following schedule:

8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays (Sept. 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8)
2 p.m. Sundays (Sept. 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11)
"Pay What You Will Preview" 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10

SPECIAL EVENTS:
Buzz at the Barn: 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009
Buzz at the Barn is pre-performance reception event, featuring complimentary beverages and appetizers. Buzz at the Barn reception events are included in the price of performance admission. Reservations recommended.

WHERE:
Ross Valley Players' Barn Theatre, Marin Art & Garden Center,
30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. at Lagunitas, Ross, CA.

Tickets are $25; Senior citizens (62+): $20; Youth: (18 and under):$20; Thursday shows are $15 for everyone (no additional discounts apply) "Pay What You Will Preview" 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10

You may purchase tickets online at www.rossvalleyplayers.com; by telephone at 415-456-9555; or at the door.

PREMIERE! features Wood Lockhart as Dr. Eli Brand; Molly McGrath as Becky Fryman; Ron Severdia as Gil Fryman; Edward McCloud as Peter Brand; Buzz Halsing as Lefty Guggenheim; and Judy Holmes as Professor Justinia Hawkin.

For more information, visit www.rossvalleyplayers.com.

Photo Credit: Kim Taylor