INTIMAN THEATRE ADDS FOUR PERFORMANCES OF BLACK NATIVITY TO THIS YEAR’S SCHEDULE; TICKETS THROUGH DECEMBER 30 ARE ON SALE NOW

THE FINAL SHOW WILL CELEBRATE ARTISTS FROM THE PAST 12 YEARS

SEATTLE— Intiman Theatre announces that, due to audience demand, four performances have been added to the schedule and this year’s production—the last on the Intiman stage—will close on Wednesday, December 30.

The added performances are Monday, December 28 at 7:30, Tuesday, December 29 at 7:30 and Wednesday, December 30 at 2 and 7:30. Tickets are on sale now from 206.269.1900 or www.intiman.org.

Black Nativity has been a holiday tradition at Intiman since 1998 and has, in recent years, outgrown the capacity of the Intiman stage; as the holidays approach, audiences cannot get seats due to sold-out houses. Intiman will produce the 2010 production at a larger venue in King County .

To celebrate the show’s history at Intiman, the final performance will pay tribute to the many singers, dancers and musicians who have been part of the production for the past 12 seasons. Alumni from past years will join this year’s cast on stage for one special group performance.

Black Nativity is directed by Jacqueline Moscou and choreographed by Kabby Mitchell III, with music direction and arrangements by Pastor Patrinell Wright, Seattle’s “Gospel Queen” and founder of the Total Experience Gospel Choir. Written by Langston Hughes, the production is a showcase for gospel music performed by soloists from churches and stages across King County ; gravity-defying choreography and tap in the tradition of past dance legends; and an on-stage band. This season’s production features actors Josephine Howell and Jimi Ray Malary joining Pastor Wright and the Rev. Mr. Joseph E. Connor in the leading roles, and dancers Bryson D. Conley and Pamela Yasutake as Joseph and Mary.

Photographs are available now from stephanie@intiman.org.

Seasonal support for Intiman Theatre is provided by ArtsFund; Intiman Theatre Foundation; Kreielsheimer Remainder Foundation; The Leading National Theatres Program, a joint initiative of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; The Shubert Foundation; and Washington State Arts Commission.