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2009 STAGED PLAY READING SERIES

This series, co-presented with the Elliott Bay Book Company and sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, features new, award-winning and classic works by local, national and international playwrights. These fully staged play readings are a unique blend of the spoken word and theatrical staging. Please join us for these special presentations presented throughout the summer and fall. Reserve your seats today!

SOME GIRL(S)

By Neil LaBute

Elliott Bay Book Company
2pm - August 9, 2009

Staged Play Reading

ReAct is thrilled to kick off our 10th Annual Staged Play Reading Series on a grand note with a presentation of SOME GIRL(S) by perennial series favorite playwright Neil LaBute. Your career is blossoming, your beautiful fiancée is waiting to get married and rush off to your honeymoon by your side—so what is your natural reaction? Well, if you're a man, it's probably to get nervous and start calling up old girlfriends. Don't miss this outrageously funny and deadly serious portrait of the American male by American theatre's master provocateur. ReAct's presentation will include a new "delete" scene by LaBute! Don't miss it!

DINNER WITH FRIENDS

By Donald Margulies

Elliott Bay Book Company
2pm - August 23, 2009

Staged Play Reading

DINNER WITH FRIENDS is the Pulitzer Prize-winning contemporary American drama by Donald Margulies. Centered around one couple's breakup and its effect on their closest friends, this extraordinary story evolves into an examination of the nature of friendship itself. How much should a friend confide? What are the consequences of withholding the truth? Can we ever really trust others and do we really see people clearly or actually through the prism of our own expectations? Anyone who has ever loved or been disappointed in a friend shouldn't miss Dinner with Friends.

ALL THAT I WILL EVER BE

By Alan Ball

Elliott Bay Book Company
2pm - August 30, 2009

Staged Play Reading

We are pleased to showcase the new play ALL THAT I WILL EVER BE by Alan Ball, the creator of HBO's Emmy-winning Six Feet Under and the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of American Beauty. All That I Will Ever Be is a darkly funny tale of cultural provocation and our eternal search for belonging as seen through the relationship of two young men in contemporary Los Angeles.

THE HOUSE IN TOWN

By Richard Greenberg

Elliott Bay Book Company
2pm - September 6, 2009

Staged Play Reading

ReAct is honored to present the fascinating recent Broadway play by Richard Greenberg, THE HOUSE IN TOWN. The time is New Year's Eve, 1929, and a Jewish department store tycoon and his shiksa wife bid their last few party guests with a parting wish: "A better year ahead." But, as that pivotal year begins, the shadow of the enormous new apartment complex under construction looms over their home. The shadow also portends Wall Street's impending collapse, and the growing strain upon the couple's marriage. Don't miss this extraordinary play.

THE AGONY & THE AGONY

By Nicky Silver

Elliott Bay Book Company
2pm - September 27, 2009

Staged Play Reading

ReAct is pleased to offer a staged reading of the new play by Nicky Silver, THE AGONY & THE AGONY. A failed gay playwright, his wealthy actress wife, her hunky dimwitted lover, his foul-mouthed pregnant girlfriend, a blowhard Broadway Producer that could change all their lives and one of the 20th Century's most notorious villains come together for this amusing comedic romp about "life in the theatre." Don't miss it!

LAST OF THE BOYS

By Steven Dietz

Elliott Bay Book Company
2pm - November 22, 2009
Due to the unexpected death of one of our lead actors, TJ Langley, this presentation was rescheduled from an earlier announced date. We hope you can attend!

Staged Play Reading

ReAct is excited to wrap up this year's staged reading series with an added staged reading of LAST OF THE BOYS, by Seattle playwright Steven Dietz. Ben and Jeeter fought in Vietnam, and for thirty years they have remained united by a war that divided a nation. As the night deepens, the past makes a return appearance, and its many ghosts come flickering to life. Please join us for this fierce and funny play about a friendship that ends and a war that does not.

The Elliott Bay Book Company is located at 101 S Main Street, on the corner of 1st & Main in the heart of downtown Seattle's Pioneer Square.

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Answers to Commonly Asked Questions
Q. What are the estimated running times of the presentations?
A. Each of our selections this season run approximately 2 hours each including a brief intermission.
Q. Are these presentation appropriate for children?
A. Although older kids may enjoy them, for the most part these shows are generally not recommended for young children due to language and adult themes.
Q. Is seating assigned or festival seating?
A. Seating is NOT assigned. Open festival seating begins approximately 10 minutes prior to curtain.
Q. Do I need to make a reservation or can I just walk up at the door and expect to get in?
A. Seating is extremely limited for our staged readings. We should be able to accomodate you, but reservations are strongly encouraged.
Q. Is admission required?
A. Admission to our staged play reading series is free, with a "pay-what-you-can" donation ($5 suggested) to help defray production costs and to benefit charity.
Q. What can I expect to see?
A. Our readings are usually fully staged with props, costumes and limited set pieces...but with just a few rehearsals, the cast will have scripts in hand. We hope you won't miss these unique presentations.

Some Girls(s) is presented through special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing. All other plays in this series are presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

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