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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK PRESENTS CRAIG LUCAS’ QUIRKY COMEDY RECKLESS, MARCH 6-APRIL 6 (CINCINNATI) – The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park continues its Marx Theatre season with Craig Lucas’ quirky and very dark comedy, Reckless. The show — about the journey of a woman literally running for her life — begins public previews on March 6 and continues through April 6, 2007. At home on Christmas Eve, Rachel is basking in the glow of her favorite holiday. Rachel loves everything about Christmas — Santa Claus, presents, the excitement of her two children, the snow falling outside. In fact, Rachel is practically euphoric, which is why she is surprised when her husband suddenly starts crying. Turns out, he’s taken a contract on her life, and the hit man is scheduled to arrive at their home to kill Rachel at any minute. With the sound of breaking glass below, Rachel slips out the bedroom window. What follows for Rachel is a series of hilarious, harrowing and somewhat surreal escapades involving a strange and secretive couple, a bizarre game show, numerous psychiatrists and even an ill-fated reunion with her husband. Mixing fantasy with realism, Reckless is about sudden tragedy, outrageous fortune and finding your bliss. Reckless first was staged in an earlier form by The Production Company in 1983. The first performance of the original published version of the script occurred in 1988 at New York's Circle Repertory Company. The show also was adapted into a feature film starring Mia Farrow in 1995 and received its Broadway premiere starring Mary-Louise Parker in 2004. Playwright Craig Lucas recently won the OBIE Award for Best American Play for Small Tragedy. His other plays include Blue Window, Prelude to a Kiss, God's Heart, The Dying Gaul, Missing Persons, Stranger and Singing Forest. Lucas wrote the book for the musical The Light in the Piazza, the musical play Three Postcards, the opera libretti for Orpheus in Love and he co-authored This Thing of Darkness with David Schulner. His other awards include an OBIE for his direction of Harry Kondoleon's Saved or Destroyed; the Excellence in Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; the PEN/Laura Pels mid-career achievement award; the Outer Critics, L.A. Drama Critics, Drama Logue and LAAMBDA literary awards; and the Sundance Audience Award.His screenplays include The Secret Lives of Dentists (New York Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay), Longtime Companion, Prelude to a Kiss and Reckless. His most recent film is The Dying Gaul (starring Campbell Scott and Patricia Clarkson), which he wrote and directed. The cast for Reckless includes Michael Brian Dunn (Songplay) as Roy/Tim Timko, Erin Noel Grennan as Pooty, Ericka Kreutz as Rachel, Bernadette Quigley (The Crucible) as Trish, Jay Stratton (A Christmas Carol) as Tom/Tom Junior, Amy Warner (A Christmas Carol, Twelfth Night) as Doctors One Through Six and Jim Wisniewski as Lloyd. Reckless is directed by Playhouse Associate Artistic Director Michael Evan Haney, who most recently directed Playhouse productions of Witness for the Prosecution, The Clean House, Bad Dates and A Christmas Carol. Other members of the production team include Kevin Rigdon (Set Designer and Lighting Designer), Gordon DeVinney (Costume Designer) and Jill BC Du Boff (Sound Designer). The first stage manager is Andrea L. Shell. The second stage manager is Suann Pollock. Prices for Reckless range from $37.50 to $50.50, depending on day and seat location. All tickets are $34.50 for the preview performances at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 6 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7. The official opening night is Thursday, March 8 at 8:00 p.m. Any unreserved tickets are half-price every day when purchased at the Playhouse between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the day of the show (for performances Tuesday through Saturday) and from 12 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The Playhouse is fully accessible. Audio enhancement receivers, large print programs and complete wheelchair access are available. Tickets to Reckless are on sale now. For more information, call the Playhouse box office at 513/421-3888 or toll-free in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana at 800/582-3208. Call 513/345-2248 for TDD accessibility. For single tickets purchased by telephone through the Playhouse box office, there is a $3 convenience fee per call. Artists fly to and from Cincinnati on Delta Connection Comair. The Playhouse is supported, in part, by the generosity of the tens of thousands of individuals and businesses that give to the Fine Arts Fund. The Ohio Arts Council helps fund the Playhouse with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. The Playhouse also receives funding from the City of Cincinnati. |
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Meet the Artists 2 p.m. Sunday, March 11 Audio Described Performance Signed Performance Playhouse Perspectives Dining Options Karlo's Bistro at the Playhouse offers full-service dining prior to most evening performances. Dinners include salad, entrée and dessert. Reservations are required by noon on the day of the show. The price is $21, which does not include gratuity. Sponsors Production Sponsors: Design Sponsor: The 2006-2007 Marx Theatre Series is presented by The Marx Season Design Sponsor is ### |
