Seattle Theatre Works is Proud to Present Georg Büchner's Boundary-Breaking WOYZECK

Seattle Theatre Works is proud to present Georg Büchner's rarely produced, unfinished, boundary-breaking Woyzeck at North Seattle College's Stage One Theater September 16 through October 1, 2016. Seattle Theatre Works' Woyzeck is a Partner Project of The 14/48 Projects.

Based on a real murder case that took place in Germany in 1821 involving one of the first insanity defenses in legal history, Woyzeck tells the story of a soldier struggling to survive abject poverty with a common law wife and new child. To make ends meet, he does his military service, performs odd jobs for his eccentric Captain, and subjects himself to strange experiments by a Doctor who forces him to eat only a diet of peas. As the forces bearing down on his existence begin to cause him to lose grip on his sanity, Woyzeck is forced over The Edge when he discovers that his common law wife, Marie, engages in an affair with another soldier.

This production of Woyzeck is adapted and directed by Daniel Tarker. "Why produce this play in Seattle now?" asks Tarker. "With the growing economic disparity in the city exemplified by rising housing costs and the growing homeless problem, not to mention cuts to social services programs serving populations suffering from mental illness, Woyzeck promises to provide a catalyst for discussion about these urgent social issues impacting the Seattle community."

Collaborating with local composter and 14/48 veteran Michael Owcharuk, the cast is developing a living soundscape on stage where the performers are using their bodies and set pieces to create the soundtrack and sound effects live on stage.

Woyzeck features the acting talents of Sarah Bixler (Ensemble), Leo Campbell-Klein (Ensemble), Peter Cook (The Captain), Matthew Edwards (Andre), Mike Gilson (Drum Major), Stephanie Graham (Marie), Chris Mayse (Woyzeck), Zoey Poole (Girl), Corey Spruill (Ensemble), Aaron Sterne (Boy), and Steven Sterne (The Doctor).

Tarker is joined on the production team by Steve Cooper (Lighting), Amy LaZerte (Costumes) Michael Owcharuk (Sound & Music), and Kim Rosin (Sets), with production support from Justin Babbitt (Stage Manager) and Kali Greenberg (ASM).

Seattle Theatre Works presents Woyzeck
September 16 through October 1, 2016
Stage One Theater at North Seattle College
9600 College Way North, Seattle 98103

Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm
Industry Night Monday September 19 at 8 pm
Matinee Sunday Sept. 25 at 2 pm, and Thursday Sept. 29 at 8 pm.

Tickets can be purchased online at seattletheatreworks.org or at http://www.boldtypetickets.com/home

Seattle Theater Works thanks? The 14/48 Projects thank season sponsors 4Culture, North Seattle College, Zeek's Pizza, the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture, and Seattle Distilling.

Seattle Theatre Works
Seattle Theatre Works is a project based producing company dedicated to presenting new work and classics of the theatre cannon utilizing innovative development and rehearsal processes that creates theatre that makes audiences think. STW is dedicated to promoting diversity, fostering audience engagement, creating collaboration opportunities for a variety of artistic disciplines, valuing the process of creation as much as the product, and committing to delivering a quality theatergoing experience to our audiences.

The 14/48 Projects: Season Three
The 14/48 Projects marked the beginning of its third season with the December 2015 production of Theater Anonymous. In the first two seasons, The 14/48 Projects continued to develop an international network of 14/48 Festivals, returning to Leicester, England and Austin, TX and debuting in London, and introducing Theater Anonymous to Leicester. They also shepherded 14/48: HS, an entirely student-run festival, through its second year, winning the 2015 Teeny Award for Best Youth Engagement Program. The 14/48 Projects just renewed another year-long residency at North Seattle College, and kicked off a four-year production agreement with ACT Theatre, making the signature festival a cornerstone of the ACTLab program. Our Partner Project program continues to support new work by festival veterans all around Seattle. The 14/48 Projects is led by President Jodi-Paul Wooster and Executive Director Shawn Belyea.