ArtsWest Announces MOTHERS AND SONS

ArtsWest is pleased to announce MOTHERS AND SONS, the Tony Award-nominated play about a mother's reckoning with the life and legacy of her late son, opening at the ArtWest Playhouse and Gallery on January 19. Performances will runThursday through Sunday until February 11.

The ArtsWest production of MOTHERS AND SONS stars local legend Suzy Hunt, a veteran actress with credits ranging from Broadway to the 5th Avenue Theatre, ACT and beyond, in the role of the bereaved mother Katharine Gerard. When Katharine pays an unexpected visit to her late son's former partner, Cal (played by Evan Whitfield), their conversation forces them to confront both the past and the present - and later, when Cal's husband and young son arrive, Katharine discovers she must also consider the future. Intimate and big-hearted, MOTHERS AND SONS is a mesmerizing story of love, grief and family.

MOTHERS AND SONS is directed by ArtsWest Producing Associate Makaela Pollock, whose work has appeared at the Seattle Shakespeare Company, the 5th Avenue Theatre, Intiman Theatre and many more, including the 2016 ArtsWest production of REALLY REALLY. Rounding out the Creative Team for MOTHERS AND SONS are additional longtime ArtsWest collaborators, including Scenic Designer Christopher Mumaw (DEATH OF A SALESMAN, VIOLET, and LITTLE WOMEN: THE MUSICAL) Lighting Designer Ryan Dunn (MY MAÑANA COMES and ANGRY HOUSEWIVES), and Costume Designer Pete Rush (4000 MILES).

Creative Team

Directed by Makaela Pollock

Stage Manager - Danielle Franich

Lighting Designer - Ryan Dunn

Costume Designer - Pete Rush

Scenic Designer - Christopher Mumaw

Sound Designer - Kyle Thompson

Props Master - Robin Macartney

Cast

Suzy Hunt - Katharine Gerard

Evan Whitfield - Cal Porter

Jason Sanford - Will Ogden

Isaac Spence - Bud Ogden-Porter

About the Production

MOTHERS AND SONS plays January 19 - February 11, 2017 (press tickets opening weekend January 19 - 21) at ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery (4711 California Ave SW, Seattle WA 98116). Tickets (ranging from $17 - $37.50) may be purchased online at www.artswest.org, by phone at 206.938.0339, or at the Box Office Thurs. - Sat. 2 -7:30pm.

About ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery

ArtsWest is a vibrant center for both performing and visual arts located in the West Seattle Junction. This 149-seat theatre provides a unique setting for audiences and artists as stories of human emotion unfold in an intimate space. Winner of the American Theatre Wing's 2012 National Theatre Company Award, ArtsWest has produced such diverse work as Evil Dead: The Musical, Little Women, this fall's critically acclaimed production of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts and the smash hit Peter and the Starcatcher. ArtsWest produces artistic events that provoke conversation, incite the imagination and use live theater as a powerful agent of change. www.artswest.org