Seattle RATS and others please join us for Bonanza 4

[Deron Bos <d_bos@kware.com>]

Folks-

Coming this Monday, we will be moving into the 3rd week of our 4th annual
bonanza(previously mentioned on this list by Mr.Jeffries, thank you Mr.
Jeffries), this year boasting 14 projects in 12 weeks.  Come join us at the
Speakeasy Cafe Monday or Tuesday or both! nights for pike place ale and
brand spanking new work.  Pay as you leave donation.  Details follow, hope
to see you see there.

deron 
printer's devil theatre

ps. also one more weekend to see the world premiere of aaron thomas'
northstreet at theater off jackson. call 206-860-7163 for more info.






M E D I A   R E L E A S E
Contact:  Hilary Ketchum, Publicist
Jennifer Creegan, Managing Director
(206) 860-7163
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Through May 18, 1999
BONANZA NO. 4

Printer's Devil Theatre to workshop 14 new projects over 12 weeks

Seattle: Today, Printer's Devil Theatre announced the line-up for the fourth
annual BONANZA. A different project will be presented every Monday and
Tuesday evening this spring at the Speakeasy Café Backroom beginning March
1, 1999 and closing May 18, 1999. Admission for the BONANZA is a
pay-what-you-want-as-you-leave donation. 
Curated by Printer's Devil company members Deron Bos and Tricia Rodley, the
BONANZA is a forum for artists to experiment with their work with a
concentration on the process of generating theatre. The intent of the
BONANZA is to provide a creative environment free from critical and
financial pressure that allows artists to take their work one step further.
New artistic collaborations and the freedom to take risks shape these
projects and ultimately move them forward. The pieces are all at different
levels of development and are performed as readings, staged readings or
workshop productions. The audience is welcomed into this process through
immediate communication with the artists and their work. The BONANZA
encompasses the core of Printer's Devil's mission: it is a place for new
work to grow through collaboration of artists and audiences.
This year's BONANZA features work by four national playwrights and nine
Seattle playwrights including new work by Printer's Devil company member
Heidi Schreck and the work of several artists new to Printer's Devil, such
as Los Angeles Playwright Sheila Callaghan, Midgalia Cruz (1990 recipient of
National Endowment for the Arts fellowship), David Schulner (currently in
residence at the Playwright's Center in Minneapolis) and Seattle
choreographer Juliet Waller with a piece she describes as "her most
outrageous concoction of experimental dance theatre".  It is also a place
where we can further our relationships with artists that have worked with us
in the past, such as Seattle playwright Aaron Thomas (whose play North
Street will open the 1999 season) and New York playwright Lawrence Krauser
(whose play Horrible Child opened the 1998 season).
	"We've got an excellent roster of artists for this year as we
continue to develop our own work with writing from Heidi Schreck and Kip
Fagan, renew bonds with writers like Lawrence Krauser and John Klein who are
here for the 3rd year in a row, and bring a handful of new voices along -
among them nationally recognized playwright Midgalia Cruz," said Deron Bos.
Tricia Rodley added, "We do this for twelve weeks.  It's like the iron man
triathlon, people coming from all over, sweating a lot.  These relationships
and this kind of work is the bread and butter of us." 

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PRINTER'S DEVIL PLAY BONANZA
March 1, 1999-May 18, 1999


DATES		PLAY*			PLAYWRIGHT(S)		DIRECTOR

March 1,2		The Emerald			adapted by Adam
Greenfield	Tricia Rodley
					
March 8,9		Lemon				Lawrence Krauser
Paul Willis
							
March 15,16		A Complete Waste of Time	Eric Layer
Eric Layer

March 22, 23		Gold				John Klein
Kelli Rudnick
		
March 29, 30		Chewing Gum, Walking	Kip Fagan
Tina Kunz

April 5, 6		Scab				Sheila Callaghan
Deron Bos
				
April 12, 13		Verilee				Kristen Palmer
Paul Willis
				
April 19, 20		Public Park			Aaron Thomas
Kip Fagan
		
April 26, 27		She Sells Bombshells 		created by Juliet
Waller	Choreographer - Juliet Waller	
				Parturition			Heidi
Schreck			Stephen Hando		

May 3, 4		The Canard 			Scott Augustson
TBA
			Lady M				Tricia Rodley
In Collaboration
		
May 10, 11		Isaac				David Schulner
Tlaloc Rivas			

May 17, 18		Featherless Angels		Midgalia Cruz
Paul Willis
					
*All titles and dates are subject to change.

TICKET INFORMATION
*	Performances are Monday and Tuesday evenings at 7:30pm.
*	Pay-as-you-leave donation at each performance.

BOX OFFICE
No reservations are necessary. Information line for dates and times for each
project is: 206-860-7163.

THEATRE ADDRESS
The Speakeasy Café - Backroom
2304 2nd Ave.
Seattle, WA 98121


Printer's Devil Theatre is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to
producing challenging, engaging theatre for a new generation of audiences.
We focus on developing new work by emerging playwrights, exposing Seattle
audiences to plays and projects they would not otherwise see.

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