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Bruce-Somerville (Hubert)
and Beth Hylton
(Sonia) |
John Kooi (Henry) and Beth Hylton
(Sonia) |
Beth Hylton (Sonia)
John Kooi (Henry) |
Suzanne Lewin as Inez |
Bruce Somerville-(Hubert)
and Beth Hylton (Sonia)
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“LIFE X 3” LAUNCHES DYNAMIC
GULFSHORE PLAYHOUSE
NEW SEASON OF LONGER RUNS IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
August 30, 2007, Naples, Florida ---
Gulfshore Playhouse is proud to announce a season of two
critically acclaimed plays: “Life x 3” by
Yasmina Reza, author of the Tony Award-winning hit comedy “Art” ,
and the Florida premiere of a new musical comedy, “Married
Alive!”. Both plays will be offered
in Lee and Collier County. “Life x 3” will
be performed October 4-13 at the Alliance for the Arts in
Fort Myers as part of the first “Season of the Foulds”,
and October 18-27 at The Norris Center in Naples. “The
choice of plays and performers reflects our unwavering
commitment to offer southwest Florida exciting new and/or
rarely seen plays performed by some of the best professional
actors in America, as well as to create a much-needed platform
for new playwrights and composers”, states Founder
and Producing Artistic Director, Kristen Coury.
“Life x 3” was initially presented in Europe before
its critically acclaimed United States’ debut on Broadway starring Helen
Hunt and John Turturro in 2003. At first blush, the story seems simple. But
is it? Henry and Sonia are spending a quiet evening at home. Sonia is preparing
her reports. Henry is trying to deal with their sleepless six-year-old
son. But Henry is about to have a bigger problem. He is on the
verge of publishing two years of scientific research and is desperate to make
a good impression on the distinguished senior scientist, Hubert Finidori. So
when the doorbell rings and Hubert Finidori arrives with his rebellious wife
in tow for dinner on the wrong night and there is no food in the apartment,
(merely an ample supply of wine), it sets the stage for a riveting, catastrophic
unraveling of normal civilized behavior. But what kind of a disaster will it
be? See what happens when the scenario spins out of control three different
ways. As witty and acerbic as “Art”, the delightful “Life
x 3” is fast-paced, thought-provoking comedy that will
keep your head reeling and leave you laughing with delight and recognition.
The London Times called it “An
extraordinary play…the writing is brisk, brittle,
funny and lethally accurate” . Talkinbroadway.com
said it was “captivating and entertaining”. Special
VIP priority seating complete with post performance catered
reception to meet the cast will be held opening and closing
nights in both locations. VIP tickets are $100 per
person, general admission starts at $30, and a special
$5 student rush ticket is available one hour before curtain
with proof of valid student ID. “We
are delighted to have finally secured theatre space for
a sufficient length of time to be able to offer both Lee
and Collier County audiences an extremely high quality
of professional theatre at affordable prices” said
Bob Harden, Gulfshore Playhouse Chairman of the Board. Unlike
the previous critically acclaimed Gulfshore Playhouse productions,
( David Mamet's “Oleanna”, and the
original musical, “Romeo and Juliet Redefined’),
this season’s offerings will run for 10 days each
in both Ft. Myers and Naples.
“Life
x 3” features professional actors from all
over the country, including Boston, DC, and New York. Bruce
Somerville, a New Yorker now residing on Marco
Island, heads the cast in the role of Hubert. Bruce
is a thirty-year veteran of professional theatre and
an original member of the Guthrie II, a
company associated with the renowned Guthrie
Theatre in Minneapolis. Beth Hylton plays
opposite Bruce in the role of Sonia, originally created
by Helen Hunt. Beth's credits include leading roles at
the prestigious Ford’s Theatre, The Folger
Shakespeare Theatre, and Arena Stage. Beth
comes to Gulfshore Playhouse directly from portraying
the role of Amanda in Noel Coward’s “Private Lives” at
Pittsburgh Classical Theatre.
Watch for the second play of the Playhouse season, “Married
Alive!” a hilarious, touching new musical about
the ups and downs of marriage “from Niagara to Viagra”. “Married
Alive!” will play March 6-20 at the Alliance,
Ft. Myers, and March 27-April 5 at the Norris Center, Naples.
For more information and to order tickets,
go to www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org,
or call toll free 866-811-4111
LIFE X 3” is graciously underwritten by Oswald
Trippe and Company and Henderson/Franklin, Attorneys at Law.
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