Re: RAT WAITER WAITER Press Release

["Megan Monaghan" <meganmonaghan@email.msn.com>]

This is a great piece!  Go to the reading, ye ratties, if ye can.

Megan
Mpls.
-----Original Message-----
From: brad rothbart <scrdchao@nni.com>
To: Mack2Mack@aol.com <Mack2Mack@aol.com>
Date: Thursday, December 16, 1999 9:30 PM
Subject: RAT WAITER WAITER Press Release


>*  Press release
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
>Theatre Double's  new reading series,
>Underground Voices
>Curated by Brad Rothbart
>presents
>
>Millennium Bug
>by Steven Tomlinson
>
> In reviewing this work, Sarah Hepola of the Austin Chronicle says,
>"...Human contact may not be necessary for survival, but Millennium Bug
>recognizes its power to stir the soul. It is a topic specifically suited to
>Steven Tomlinson, a gifted playwright whose work pulses with passion,
>inspiration, and the answers to that nagging question of why live theatre
>is still relevant in a digital world." Please join us for this fascinating
>look at the intersection of society and technology, and stay to meet the
>actors and discuss the work at  our wine and cheese post-show reception.
>For further information, members of the press can call 215.836.5382. The
>phone number for publication is 215.557.9421.
>
> Millennium Bug will feature  Neill  Hartley as PROFIT and Trice Baldwin as
>CINDERELLA.  The reading will  take place at Theatre Double, 1619 Walnut
>Street   in Philadelphia on 20 December 1999 at 8 pm.  This is the final
>UNDERGROUND VOICES  reading of the Twentieth Century, so be sure not to
>miss it.  Doors will open at 7:30.  A reception will follow the
>performance. The reading is  for one night only.  Admission is
>pay-what-you-can, and the space is wheelchair accessible.
>
>Steven Tomlinson
> teaches Managerial Economics in the Graduate School of Business at the
>University of Texas at Austin. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Stanford
>University.  He has won numerous teaching awards at Texas, including the
>prestigious Texas Excellence Teaching Award given bythe Ex-Students
>Association.  Tomlinson has also taught a class at the Episcopal
>Theological Seminary of the Southwest, Lay School of Theology entitled
>"Adam Smith, American Express, and the Kingdom of Heaven."
>
>In addition to his teaching, Tomlinson is an accomplished theatre artist.
>His first evening of monologues, "Pretend You're Not at Home," was produced
>at Chicago House in Austin, Texas, in 1990.  His most recent work "The Cost
>of Living" is a trilogy of plays exploring the impact of money culture
>onthe soul and psyche.  "Free Trade" was first produced by Frontera at Hyde
>Park theatre in October 1993.  It later transferred to Chicago House.
>Austin Critics Table namedTomlinson "Best Austin Performance Artist" and
>the Austin Chronicle named him "Austin's Best Monologist."Managed Care" was
>first produced by Fronter in September 1995.  It later transferred to
>Zachary Scott Theatre Center.  The play was named "Best Original Script
>1995" by Austin Critics Table.  "Managed Care" won three1996 B. Iden Payne
>(Austin Circle of Theatre) Awards -- Best Actor, Best Original Script, and
>Best Play."Millennium Bug" was commissioned by Frontera and was first
>produced in June 1999.  It later transferred to St. Edwards University,
>Mary Moody NorthenTheatre.  It was nominated for four B. Iden Payne Awards.
>
> Future readings include:
> 03 January Paula Cizmar, Street Stories
> 17 January  Aishah Rahman, Only in America
> 31 January Alice Tuan,  Coastline
>
>