Page 10 - Southern Exposure - November '21
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                               Palm Beach Dramaworks Happenings



        Palm Beach Dramaworks (PBD) is pleased to announce   Almost, Maine                                 playwright’s rich imagination, interweaving the voices
      that single tickets for its long-awaited 2021/22 season   By John Cariani                            of  friends,  family,  and  acquaintances  to  create  a  vivid
      go on sale Nov. 1. The start of the season was pushed   Jan. 14 to 30, 2022                          portrait of the artist.
      back from mid-October to Dec. 3 out of an abundance of     Love – old and new, heart-stopping and weak-kneed,
      caution and a commitment to the health and safety of our   unexpected and unrequited, lost and found – is in the air in the
      patrons, artists, and staff. PBD is introducing a number   fictional, remote town of Almost, Maine. This wildly popular
      of safety protocols that will be strictly enforced.   play takes place on a Friday night in winter, and is made up
        The  company  will  perform  its  full  schedule  of   of nine mostly joyful yet poignant vignettes connected by
      five  plays  in  a  compressed  period  of  time,  which  has   time and place, the beauty of the aurora borealis, a touch of
      necessitated shorter runs for each production. The season   magic, and a spirit of hope.
      opens with the world premiere of Michael McKeever’s   The Duration (World Premiere)
      The People Downstairs on Dec. 3, followed on Jan. 14,   By Bruce Graham
      2022 by John Cariani’s Almost, Maine. Up next on Feb.   Feb. 18 to March 6
      18, 2022 is the world premiere of Bruce Graham’s The     Audrey Batten has left the building. And the city. And quite   About PBD
      Duration, followed by Lynn Nottage’s Intimate Apparel   possibly, according to her daughter Emma, her senses. Can     Palm Beach Dramaworks is a professional, nonprofit theatre
      on April 1, and William Luce’s The Belle of Amherst on   two strong women with very different coping strategies on   company founded in 2000 and located in the heart of downtown
      May 20.                                           the journey from grief to release meet each other somewhere   West Palm Beach. Each season, the award-winning company
        Tickets  for  all  performances  are  $79,  except  for   in the middle – out in the middle of nowhere? A moving,   produces five mainstage shows and offers a wide variety of
      opening  night  of  each  production  ($94)  and  previews   absorbing play about family, loss, love and cats.   programs for students at the theatre, in schools, and online.
      ($59). Tickets can be purchased through the box office, in   Intimate Apparel                        Committed to fostering the future of theatre, PBD has become a
      person or by phone at (561) 514-4042, Ext. 2, and online   By Lynn Nottage                           hub for playwrights in Florida and around the country to nurture
      24 hours a day at palmbeachdramaworks.org.        April 1 to 17                                      their work through initiatives including drama (in the) works and
        PBD has installed a new HVAC system throughout the     In this heartfelt and heartbreaking work set at the turn of   the annual New Year/New Plays Festival. PBD is a member of
      building that complies with all the latest safety standards,   the 20th century, Esther is a 35-year-old African-American   Theatre Communications Group, Florida Professional Theatres
      including UV light, bipolar ionization, and specialized   seamstress of exquisite intimate apparel who aches to love   Association, and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.
      high quality air filters. Additionally, in accordance with   and be loved. An unlikely opportunity arises when she enters   www.palmbeachdramaworks.org
      CDC  recommendations,  patrons  must  adhere  to  the   into a correspondence with a man she’s never met. The play is     Evening performances are Wednesday and Thursday at
      following safety protocols in order to gain entry into the   a lyrical exploration of loneliness and longing, sweet dreams   7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and select Sundays
      building:                                         and bitter truths, determination and resiliency.   at 7 p.m. Matinee performances are on Wednesday, Saturday,
        • All guests are required to wear suitable masks that   The Belle Of Amherst                       and Sunday at 2 p.m. Post-performance discussions follow
      completely cover the nose, mouth, and under the chin for   By William Luce                           Wednesday matinee and Sunday evening performances.
      their entire visit. Anyone who does not comply will be   May 20 to June 5                              The Don and Ann Brown Theatre is located in the heart of
      escorted out of the theatre.                        Based on the life of Emily Dickinson, this one-woman   downtown West Palm Beach, at 201 Clematis Street. For ticket
        • Documentation (printed or digital): Fully vaccinated   show  tells  the  story  of  the  independent,  enigmatic,   information contact the box office at (561) 514-4042, or visit
      guests  have  the  option  of  voluntarily  presenting   reclusive, witty poet through her letters, verse, and the   www.palmbeachdramaworks.org.
      documentation  showing  full  vaccination  status.  Full
      vaccination is defined as the completion of the final dose at
      least 14 days prior to the performance date. Alternatively,
      all  guests  can,  instead,  present  documentation  of  a
      negative COVID-19 PCR test result conducted within 72
      hours prior to the performance, or a negative COVID-19
      antigen test result conducted within 24 hours prior to the
      scheduled performance start time.
        • Matching photo identification is required for everyone
      18 years and older.
        These protocols are subject to change. As the situation
      evolves, PBD will re-evaluate and share any updates on
      its website at palmbeachdramaworks.org and via email.
       Palm Beach Dramaworks 2021/22 Schedule
      The People Downstairs (World Premiere)
      By Michael McKeever
      Dec. 3 to 19
        For two years and one
      month, Anne Frank and
      seven others hid in four
      small rooms concealed
      behind  a  bookcase  in
      the  building  where  her
      father worked. Her diary
      revealed their ordeal to
      the  world.  But  what  of
      the people who hid them,
      got them food, and kept
      them  informed?  This
      play explores the complex challenges faced by these brave
      individuals on their journey of rebellious morality during
      the horrors of the Holocaust.







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