The Studio Theatre announces a further two-week extension of Fat Pig, a bitingly funny modern romance by Neil Labute.
Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 20, 2006 -- With sold-out houses and tickets still in demand, The Studio Theatre announces a further two-week extension of Fat Pig, a bitingly funny modern romance by Neil Labute. Tickets are available now through March 12! Tom (Tyler Pierce) feels a magnetic attraction for the bright and witty Helen (Kate Debelack), but his coworkers hatch a plot to save him from himself. Brutally comic and painfully honest, Fat Pig is directed by Paul Mullins. Tickets are on sale now at The Studio Theatre, 1501 14th Street NW, 202-332-3300 or online at www.studiotheatre.org.
CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR FAT PIG:
·"Luminous! Powerful!" --Washington City Paper
·"Spectacular! Charming and vulnerable! Polished production!" --Metro Weekly
·"An exceptional play!" —WGMS
·"Smartly directed! Intensely interesting!" —Washington Blade
·"Emotionally involving" —Potomac Stages
·"Exceedingly funny! Very touching" —Curtain Up.com
·"Clever dialog! Well-drawn characters and compelling plotline" —Dcist.com
FAT PIG INFORMATION
Cast: Kate Debelack (Helen), Tyler Pierce (Tom), Anne Bowles (Jeannie) and Jason Odell Williams (Carter)
Director and Designers: Paul Mullins (Director), Debra Booth (Set Designer), Michael Giannitti (Lighting Designer), Kate Turner-Walker (Costume Designer), Neil McFadden (Sound Designer)
Where: In the Mead Theatre
Dates: NOW THROUGH MARCH 12!
Performances: Wednesday – Saturday 8:00 pm, Sunday 7:00 pm, Matinees Saturday and Sunday 2:00 pm.
NOTE: Starting March 8 show times will be 7:30pm Wed-Sun evenings, and 2:30pm Sat and Sun Matinees.
Ticket Prices: $32 to $52
Sign Interpreted Performance: Saturday, February 11, 2:00 pm
THE STUDIO THEATRE INFORMATION
Founded in 1978, The Studio Theatre is Washington’s premier venue for contemporary theatre. In 2004, The Studio Theatre celebrated the opening of its stunning new four-theatre complex, which Peter Marks of The Washington Post said “immediately establishes itself as one of the best places in town for playgoing.”
Named “the hottest theater on the Washington scene” by Washingtonian Magazine, The Studio Theatre is led by the driving force of Joy Zinoman, Founding Artistic Director; Keith Alan Baker, Managing Director/Artistic Director, Secondstage; Serge Seiden, Associate Producing Artistic Director; and Morey Epstein, Executive Director of Institutional Development. Studio has built a national reputation for consistently providing audiences with unequaled performances, superior productions and area premieres of the latest award-winning writing. To date, The Studio Theatre has produced 130 plays by 116 different playwrights and received almost 200 Helen Hayes Award Nominations for Artistic Excellence. The Studio Theatre Acting Conservatory was recently called “the area’s premier professional training facility for actors and directors” by Variety and has trained more than 8,000 actors and directors since its beginning in 1975. The Studio Theatre Secondstage, created in 1988, offers a signature blend of spirited and irreverent performances, provocative productions of created works, cutting-edge writers, musicals and early works by revered authors.
Discounts: Student, senior citizen (62+), and military discount $5.00, (except Saturday evenings).
Student Rush: half-price tickets for full-time students are available one-half hour before curtain on a seating available basis (except Saturday evenings).
Groups: Discount rates available for parties of 10 or more. Call the Group Sales Manager at 202-232-7267.
Accessibility: All performances are fully accessible. FM listening assistive system are available. Call for schedule for sign-interpreted performances. Accessible seats available by reservation. Call the Box Office at 202-332-3300 or V/TTY 202-667-8436.
Location: 1501 14th Street, NW (Northeast corner of 14th and P Streets).
Parking: Please call the Box Office for parking information.
Metro Stops: Red Line: Dupont Circle, Orange/Blue Lines: McPherson Square, and Green Line U Street/Cardozo.
Contact Information: Tickets: 202-332-3300 V/TTY: 202-667-8436 Fax: 202-332-1187
Administration: 202-232-7267 Admin. Fax: 202-588-5262
Web site: www.studiotheatre.org E-mail: studio@studiotheatre.org
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