[Capdist-announce] THEATER VOICES ANNOUNCES ITS 2009-2010 SEASON

[Theater Voices]

THEATER VOICES ANNOUNCES ITS 2009-2010 SEASON

Theater Voices has announced the bulk of its program for 2009-2010.  
This season marks the twenty-second year that the company has offered  
staged readings free to the public, and the upcoming roster continues  
their tradition of presenting works of varying nations, eras, and  
genres. All shows will be presented at Steamer No. 10 Theater, 500  
Western Avenue, in Albany.

         The first production, to be presented October 23-25, 2009,  
will be WIT by Margaret Edson. Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize,  
this extraordinary drama focuses on a renowned professor of English  
who faces a diagnosis of terminal cancer. For many years, she has  
devoted herself solely to rigid analytical study of the metaphysical  
poetry of John Donne, but during her treatment she reassesses with  
profundity and humor the quality of both her life and her work. The  
director will be Carol King.

         The second production, to be presented February 3-7, 2010,  
will be UNDER MILK WOOD by Dylan Thomas. In lyrical and sometimes  
earthly prose, one of the most controversial poets of the mid- 
twentieth century dramatizes the lives of the inhabitants of a smug  
and ingrown Welsh fishing Village. The vignettes are threaded  
together by the Onlooker, who conjures up characters and experiences  
in a cascade of impassioned language. The director will be Brian  
Massman.

         The third production, to be presented March 26-28, 2010,  
will be announced shortly.

         The final production, to be presented May 21-23, 2010, is  
THE WEIR by Conor McPherson. In a bar in rural Ireland, local men  
swap scary stories in an attempt to impress a young woman from  
Dublin, who has recently moved into a nearby “haunted” house. The  
evening is not complete, however, until she spins a yarn of her own.  
The director will be John Velie.

         Theater Voices of Albany is a group of dedicated actors and  
directors, who for two decades have presented both new and classic  
works, with the specific goal of emphasizing the richness of the  
playwrights' language. Each production is a fully performed staged  
reading, but with minimal scenery and simple costumes.

         The group is funded in part by the City of Albany and the  
New York State Council on the Arts Community ART$ Grant.

CONTACT: www.theatervoices.org for more information.



  
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