Reboot Theatre Presents Non-Traditionally Cast Production of PRIVATE LIVES

Reboot Theatre Company aims to charm and beguile Seattle audiences this spring with a new imagining of Noël Coward's highly acclaimed comedic masterpiece PRIVATE LIVES. Producing Artistic Director Jasmine Joshua directs this theatrical jewel, running May 5-20, 2017 at Slate Theater (815 Seattle Blvd S). Tickets ($15-$20) are now on sale. For more information, visit www.reboottheatre.org.

Written in 1937, PRIVATE LIVES follows the story of Amanda and Elyot, two divorcees who have coincidentally booked honeymoon suites with their new (and wholly unsuitable) spouses next to each other. Hilarity and passion ensue when Amanda and Elyot rekindle both their romance and ire, with their new spouses in hot pursuit.

"For its last two productions, we have used nontraditional casting while purposefully downplaying the gender of our artists in order to focus on the story," says Director Jasmine Joshua. "The experiment was: do audiences notice if this male character is being played by a non-male artist? Does it affect their understanding of the show?

"For Private Lives, however, we are going to magnify the gender roles of the relationships on stage -- our reboot will definitely be more articulated within the context of the play."

Auditions will be held in February 12, 2017 and Reboot is looking to cast a trans, genderqueer, or female-identifying performer for the role of Elyot. People of color and LGBTQ folk are strongly encouraged to apply. There are more details on the Reboot website.

English playwright, lyricist, composer, painter, and performer Sir Noël Coward was renown for his sparkling wit and cutting banter. A prolific polymath, Coward wrote 140 plays and hundreds of songs, and was an avid actor, singer, and performer.

Founded in 2014, Reboot Theatre Company is a 501(c)3 non-profit theatre company based in Seattle, WA. Through a combination of nontraditional concept, interpretation, and casting, Reboot endeavors to test new interpretations of established works both as a way for local artists to stretch their wings and for audiences to experience classics in a different light.

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