ACT, A Contemporary Theatre, has announced its 2010 main stage season of five plays.
It opens with a nostalgic trip, followed by an absurdist comedy, a thriller, then a story based on the life of Ann Landers and ending with a dark comedy. The new season begins in May.
Currently, “Das Barbecu” continues at various times through Sept. 6 at ACT, 700 Union St., Seattle. Tickets are $10 to $37.50.
Subscription memberships and basic monthly memberships for the new season are on sale now. Subscription memberships will be available on line in mid-September.
Subscriptions range from $50 to $250, and include a special $142.50 senior matinee package, as well as an exclusive one-time, limited offer Charter Membership for $50, which gives members guaranteed seats to many of ACT’s Central Heating Lab programs produced during the 2010 calendar year.
Single tickets and nonmembership tickets go on sale in mid-March and range from $10 to $55. Call 206-292-7676 or go to www.acttheatre.org.
The 2010 main stage season is:
“The Trip to Bountiful”: May 7. By Horton Foote. The elderly Carrie Watts dreams of visiting her childhood home one last time, but first she must find a way to escape the suffocating confinement of an overbearing daughter-in-law and under-serving son.
“The Female of the Species”: June 18. By Joanna Murray-Smith. This satire follows the plucky, obstinate and opinionated feminist writer Margot Mason on her descent into the tortuous territory of writer’s block.
“Yankee Tavern”: Aug. 13. By Steven Dietz. From the playwright who brought us “Becky’s New Car” in 2008, comes this funny dramatic thriller set in a New York dive bar five years after Sept. 11, where a young couple find themselves face to face with a mysterious stranger who turns conspiracy theories into surprising and dangerous revelations.
“The Lady With All the Answers”: Sept. 10. By David Rambo. Advice columnist Ann Landers shares some of her favorite letters and memories while struggling to write the toughest column of her life.
“The Lieutenant of Inishmore”: Oct. 15. By Martin McDonagh. A gruesome comedy about a merciless Irish terrorist and his obsessive love for the thing that matters most to him: his precious black cat, Wee Thomas.
Theresa Goffredo: 425-339-3424, goffredo@heraldnet.com.
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