ACT Theatre continues its 42nd season with Christopher Durang's Miss Witherspoon, directed by M. Burke Walker, opens May 4 and runs through May 28. Previews begin April 28.
The fiendishly funny author of Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You, The Marriage of Bette and Boo (produced at ACT in 1987) , and Laughing Wild takes on the afterlife in this free-wheeling comedy about a persnickety dead woman named Veronica who just wants to be left alone in limbo. And who can blame her, when her previous incarnations have included an up-close encounter with theThe design team includes Bill Forrester (set), Frances Forrester (costumes), Rick Paulsen (lighting), and Jim Ragland (sound).
Playwright Christopher Durang has had plays both on and off Broadway, including The Nature and Purpose of the Universe, Titanic, A History of the American Film, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You, Beyond Therapy, Baby with the Bathwater, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Laughing Wild, and Betty's Summer Vacation. He won Obie Awards for Sister Mary Ignatius and The Marriage of Bette and Boo, received a Tony nomination for Best Book of a Musical for A History of the American Film, and received a Drama Desk nomination for Betty's Summer Vacation. He has also written several screenplays including Beyond Therapy, The Nun Who Shot
Miss Witherspoon runs from April 28th to May 28th at ACT Theatre downtown. Fort tickets call (206) 292-7676 or visit www.actheatre.org
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