Venice Little Theatre www.venicestage.com
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[NOT FOR RELEASE] : Maureen Holland, 484-4033, maureenholland@venicestage.comF O R I M M E D I A T E R E L E A S E October 10, 2007
Festival version of new play by Sarasota playwright
Alligators
in festival version at Venice for one performance only - on October 22 Alligators, by Sarasota playwright Sylvia Reed, was a new play when it was chosen to launch Venice Little Theatre’s annual PlayBirth Series in the 2006-07 season. Now, the theatre will be taking a 60-minute festival version to the Southeast Theatre Conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee. But prior to that, the show will be presented in Venice for one performance only on October 22, 2007 in the theatre’s MainStage. The show will be at 8:00 p.m. and audiences are invited to remain after the show for a talk back with the director and cast. Tickets are $15.00 and are onsale now at the theatre’s Box Office, by phone at 941-488-1115 or online at www.venicestage.com.Alligators was first presented as part of the theatre’s 2006-2007 Stage II season.
In the summer of 2004, Herald Tribune theatre critic, Jay Handelman, undertook to direct a play: to learn - as he said - "Can I do that?" The play he directed was Reed’s Alligators, and it was produced as part of the Riverfront Theatre’s New Play Series. He chronicled his experience in a lengthy series published in the Herald Tribune the next month. (The stories are still available on the paper’s website.)
Handelman said "Alligators tells the haunting story of a woman coming to terms with her past. Her memories of the mother who abandoned her, the mysterious one-armed woman who helped to raise her, and the father she never knew provide an often humorous and always moving exploration of the nature of survival and understanding."
A memory play, Alligators is an endearing story and a challenge that VLT is proud to produce. Audiences should note that it is not recommended for children, as it has adult content.
The theatre is located at 140 West Tampa Avenue on the island in Venice. Box office hours are 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Saturday and opens for walk up business one hour before all performances.
CAPTION: Chelsea Gonzalez and Sara Trembly
ALLIGATORS
By Sylvia Reed
DIRECTED BY Kelly Wynn Woodland
Original SCENIC DESIGN and Festival Adaptation by Steve Mitchell
LIGHTING DESIGN BY Brad Pattison
SOUND DESIGN BY Dorian Boyd
COSTUME DESIGN BY Nicholas Hartman
The Cast
Lucy Chelsea Gonzalez
Marlene Sara Trembly
Miss Lila Patti O’Berg
Mr. Belden Jim Lovett