SEATTLE— Intiman Theatre opens its 2010 Season, the first under the leadership of Artistic Director Kate Whoriskey, with Paradise Lost, written by Clifford Odets and directed by Dámaso Rodriguez, featuring an ensemble of 14 actors from Seattle and Los Angeles. Performances will begin at Intiman Theatre, 201 Mercer Street at Seattle Center , on Friday, March 19 and continue through Sunday, April 25. The opening night performance is Friday, March 26 at 8 pm. Please see the Fact Sheet at the end of this release for the schedule.
Tickets are available from www.intiman.org or 206.269.1900. Single ticket prices range from $25 to $61 for Wednesday-Sunday performances. All adult tickets on Tuesday nights are $25. Discounts are available for groups and members of the military, and patrons age 25 and under can purchase tickets to any performance for $10. Pending availability, patrons can purchase pay-what-you-can, standing room, standby and rush tickets for every production. The pay-what-you-can performance for Paradise Lost is Wednesday, March 24 at 7:30 pm. Tickets will go on sale at noon and may now be purchased over the phone as well as in person; new this season, patrons can pay by credit card with a $10 minimum per ticket. This production is sponsored by the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and 4Culture.
Paradise Lost conjures a time when gangsters, dreamers, agitators and idealists formed the hopeful heart of the American Dream. This rarely produced classic takes us into the home of Leo and Clara Gordon, a middle-class family in the early days of the Great Depression. In these hardscrabble times, the ground is shifting beneath their feet. Relationships are fragile, the way of doing business is changing and, just outside their door, the precarious economy threatens to upend the world. For the Gordons, everything is at risk—except hope.
The production features Seattle actors Bradley Goodwill, Tim Gouran, Seán G. Griffin, Elise Karolina Hunt, Lori Larsen, Shawn Law, Marty Mukhalian and Brandon Whitehead. Joining the company from Los Angeles , where many have worked previously with director Dámaso Rodriguez, are Nathan Patrick Agin, Erin Bennett, Matt Gottlieb, Michael Mantell, Eric Pargac and Herschel Sparber. Please see the Fact Sheet for a character breakdown.
Clifford Odets (1906-1963) began his career in 1931 with the Group Theatre, the pioneering New York theatre collective. Originally an actor with the Group, he became a sensation in 1935 with a historic benefit performance of his first completed play, the incendiary one-act drama Waiting for Lefty, which was followed by the Group’s Broadway productions of Awake and Sing! and Paradise Lost in the same year. His other works include the plays Golden Boy, Rocket to the Moon and The Country Girl, and the screenplay for Sweet Smell of Success.
Dámaso Rodriguez is Co-Artistic Director of Furious Theatre Company in Los Angeles , where he has directed more than 20 productions of new works including plays by Bruce Norris, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, Craig Wright and Yussef El Guindi. He served for three seasons as Associate Artistic Director of Pasadena Playhouse, overseeing all programming for its second stage, the Carrie Hamilton Theatre, including the Hothouse New Play Development program. He has received the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, Back Stage Garland Award, NAACP Theatre Award and the Pasadena Arts Council’s Gold Crown Award.
The creative team includes scenic designer Tom Buderwitz, costume designer Leah Piehl, lighting designer L.B. Morse, sound designer Joseph Swartz, dialect coach Judith Shahn and fight choreographer Geoffrey Alm. The Seattle casting is by Kate Godman and the Los Angeles Casting is by Michael Donovan, CSA, and the stage manager is J.R. Welden.
This season, Intiman is expanding the number of post-play conversations it offers to nine per production; the bar will stay open during all of the discussions, which are moderated by a member of Intiman’s staff. The schedule for these conversations is as follows:
· Tuesday, March 30 after the 7:30 pm performance
· Friday, April 2 after the 8 pm performance
· Saturday, April 3 after the 2 pm performance
· Wednesday, April 7 after the 7:30 pm performance
· Friday, April 9 after the 8 pm performance
· Wednesday, April 14 after the 2 pm performance
· Saturday, April 17 after the 2 pm performance
· Tuesday, April 20 after the 7:30 pm performance
· Friday, April 23 after the 8 pm performance
Additional Art & Audience Events
Spotlight Supper • Wednesday, March 17 at 6 pm | Free Event
Director Dámaso Rodriguez and Intiman’s staff host an in-process technical rehearsal.
Date Night for Parents • Saturday, April 3 | 6 pm Reception | 8 pm Performance
Intiman, Kids Co. and Seattle Children’s Theatre combine forces to provide the entire family with a night out. Accredited by the National After School Association, Kids Co. is conveniently located at John Hay Elementary School in Upper Queen Anne. For pricing and additional information, patrons should contact Kathleen Maki at kathleenm@intiman.org or 206.204.3325.
Wine Wednesday • Wednesday, April 14 | 6:30 pm Reception | $15 add-on fee
The popular wine-tasting series returns for the second year, presented by Maryhill Winery.
’Round Six Happy Hour • Friday, April 16 | 6 pm Reception | Free with Ticket
Intiman hosts a free ‘happy hour’ with hors d’oeuvres, drinks from Hale’s Ales and live music.
Sign-Interpreted Performance • Saturday, April 17 at 8 pm
Reserved seating for the Deaf and hearing-impaired community.
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