Sharr Whites award-winning play makes its area premiere at Park Square April 3-19
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Sharr Whites award-winning play makes its area premiere
at Park Square April 3-19
Linda Kelsey stars as a neuroscientist trying to understand her beautiful mind
Saint Paul, Minn., March 18, 2015 Park Square continues its inaugural two-stage season next month with Sharr Whites psychological thriller, THE OTHER PLACE. White has become one of the most popular emerging writers of the American theatre with commissions and productions around the country. In this award-winning play, White delves deeply into the mysteries of the mind and the heart, of love and family, of self-knowledge and loss of self to debilitating disease. Linda Kelsey* returns to Park Square as a brilliant scientist trying to put together the pieces of the puzzle. She is joined by Joy Dolo, Matt Wall, and James A. Williams* as her husband. The New York Press said of THE OTHER PLACE, White juggles the various pieces of his play with a skillful hand, folding them together with an uncanny ability to know exactly how much to give away and when.
This is a gorgeous piece of writing -- intriguing, heartbreaking, hilarious -- it does everything I believe theatre should do, it shifts the ground under our feet. says director Aditi Kapil. And Linda is one of the bravest actors Ive worked with, and one of the smartest, I cant imagine anyone else in this role, and I cant wait to see her take Park Square audiences on this ride,
Juliana Smithton is a successful neuroscientist. While she is on the brink of a breakthrough in Alzheimers treatment, the rest of her life seems to be unraveling. Her husband has filed for divorce, her daughter has eloped, and her health is in danger. But in this haunting new play, nothing is as it seems. As past collides with present, and fact blurs with fiction, the truth about Julianas life boils to the surface in this riveting psychological thriller. When THE OTHER PLACE premiered on Broadway in 2013, Sharr White told Playbill.com, I often say that its about the smartest woman on Earth, who discovers that nothing is what she thinks it is. It is a bit of a mystery in the way the play unfolds. As Juliana struggles to understand what is happening to her, she takes us on a journey that ultimately reveals the stark beauty of the human experience.
The OTHER PLACE production team includes Kathy Kohl (Costume Designer), Kristin Ellert (Scenic and Projection Designer), and Michael P. Kittel (Lighting Designer), C. Andrew Mayer (Sound Designer), Sadie Ward (Properties Designer) and Megan Fae Dougherty* (Stage Manager).
THE OTHER PLACE Performance Schedule: Previews begin Friday, April 3 and run through April 9. April 10 is Opening Night, and the run continues through April 19. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. except for Sunday performances, which begin at 2 p.m. and additional Saturday afternoon shows at 2 p.m. All performances are in the companys 348-seat Andy Boss Thrust Stage in Saint Pauls historic Hamm Building, 20 W. Seventh Place.
Ticket prices: Previews: $27 and $37. Regular Run: $40 and $60. Discounts are available for seniors, those under age 30, and groups. Tickets are on sale at the Park Square ticket office, 20 W. Seventh Place, or by phone: 651.291.7005, (12 noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday), or online at www.parksquaretheatre.org.
CALENDAR INFORMATION
Previews: April 3-9
Regular Run: April 10-19
Andy Boss Thrust Stage
Tickets: Previews: $27/$37; 99¢ Performance on Saturday, April 4 @ 2 pm; Regular Run: $40/$60
PARK SQUARE THEATRE, Andy Boss Thrust Stage, 20 W. Seventh Place, Saint Paul
Box office: 651-291-7005 or www.parksquaretheatre.org
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P: Preview O: Opening B*: 99¢ Preview (no advance sales; matinee only) AD: Audio Description D: Post-show Discussion C: Open Captioning. Please call for ASL: American Sign Language Interpretation dates
The LANGUAGE ARCHIVE
Previews: May 8-14
Regular Run: May 15-31
By Julia Cho
Directed by Rick Shiomi
Featuring Robert Gardner, Emily A. Grodzik, Kurt Kwan,* Sara Ochs, Richard Ooms,* Melanie Wehrmacher, Claudia Wilkens*
By day, George is a brilliant linguist, devoted to recording dying languages of disappearing cultures. By night, he cant find the words to stop his wife from leaving him. His assistant cant make him recognize the depth of her feelings for him, and two of the last Ellowans on the planet refuse to speak to each other. A whimsical exploration of the power of connecting, Chos play is ultimately a celebration of life, whatever its sorrows. a tour de force passionate, wise and wonderful. Talkin Broadway
Park Square will continue its 40th season with Julia Chos The Language Archive (May 8-31) and Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (June 19 July 19) on the Proscenium Stage. Park Squares Theatres in Residence will bring War With the Newts (Sandbox Theatre, May 13 30), The Illusion (Theatre Pro Rata, June 10 28) and The Matchmaker (Girl Friday Productions, July 9 26) all on the Andy Boss Thrust Stage.
