FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/31/09
JPEGS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST!
PRESS CONTACT: Bridget Bean, Gorilla Theatre (813) 765-1486 info@gorillatheatre.com
PUBLIC CONTACT: Reservations (813) 879-2914 www.gorillatheatre.com
The Drunken City by Adam Bock — Jan 14-Feb 7 at the Gorilla Theatre
The Gorilla Theatre's first play of 2010 is The Drunken City, a "wobbly romantic comedy" by Adam Bock.
They're engaged! Marnie, Linda, and Melissa all got rings at the same time, but by the night of their raucous bachelorette party, only one still wears the gold. As the girls — and boys — head into the Drunken City, will even one relationship survive? And just who knows much about this love thing, anyway?
Directed by Karla Hartley and with performances by audience favorites Jaime Giangrande-Holcom, Betty-Jane Parks, Curtis Belz, Kyle Porter, Jannette Serckpor, and Patrick Bolger, The Drunken City promises to be a tipsily good time.
The Drunken City also boasts the heaviest set ever constructed on the Gorilla Theatre stage. (We can't tell you why. Come see the show!).
Check the schedule (below) for special Sunday 6pm performances and special Friday 11pm late night shows.
A portion of drinks donations will be donated to Susan G Komen for the cure.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Adam Bock is a Canadian playwright currently living in the United States. Bock is an artistic associate at Shotgun Players and Encore Theater, and a member of MCC's Writers Coalition, and has received commissions from Playwrights Horizons, the Kitchen Theater, and Salt Lake Acting Company. The Drunken City was originally commissioned by the Kitchen Theatre Company in Ithaca, New York, at Playwrights Horizons.
Bock says, "I write a lot about women. ... it's a question about where they are on stage — women are rarely the center of the play, they're often supporting, they're people who help support a central male character — so I like putting women in the center. I like putting gay men in the center, because we often have the sidekick role, or the comic role, or we're dying and I'm less interested in that. I like to see what happens if that's not the way we're portrayed. I write a lot about people who wake up, I notice that's a theme. They wake up and see something and realize that they can't continue to live the way they did before, and how hard it is to push through that or work through that."
LOCATION
Gorilla Theatre, 4419 N. Hubert Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33614 "Behind Steinbrenner Field"
TICKET PRICES
Full price: $20 on Thursdays / $25 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays
Seniors (age 55+) and Adult Students (with ID):$15 on Thurs / $20 on Fri, Sat, Sun
Student rush: $10 for adult students, thirty minutes before the show when available
PERFORMANCE DATES AND TIMES (also listed at gorillatheatre.com)
Thurs Jan 14 – 7pm Ticket includes free cake and champagne reception
Fri Jan 15 – 8pm
Sat Jan 16 – 8pm
Sun Jan 17 – 3pm
Thurs Jan 21 – 7pm
Fri Jan 22 – 8pm Ticket includes free talkback with the cast
Sat Jan 23 –8pm
Sun Jan 24 – 3pm
Sun Jan 24 – 6pm Special 6pm show
Thurs Jan 28 – 7pm
Fri Jan 29 – 8pm
Fri Jan 29 – 11pm Special late night show
Sat Jan 30 – 8pm
Sun Jan 31 – 3pm
Sun Jan 31 – 6pm Special 6pm show
Thurs Feb 4 – 7pm Ticket includes free talkback with the cast
Fri Feb 5 – 8pm
Fri Feb 5 – 11pm Special late night show
Sat Feb 6 – 8pm
Sun Feb 7 – 3pm
Sun Feb 7 – 6pm Special 6pm show
RESERVATIONS and further information: www.gorillatheatre.com (813) 879-2914
Limited seating capacity. Reservations recommended.
No late admission under any circumstances.
JPEGS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST!
PRESS CONTACT: Bridget Bean, Gorilla Theatre (813) 765-1486 info@gorillatheatre.com
PUBLIC CONTACT: Reservations (813) 879-2914 www.gorillatheatre.com
The Drunken City by Adam Bock — Jan 14-Feb 7 at the Gorilla Theatre
The Gorilla Theatre's first play of 2010 is The Drunken City, a "wobbly romantic comedy" by Adam Bock.
They're engaged! Marnie, Linda, and Melissa all got rings at the same time, but by the night of their raucous bachelorette party, only one still wears the gold. As the girls — and boys — head into the Drunken City, will even one relationship survive? And just who knows much about this love thing, anyway?
Directed by Karla Hartley and with performances by audience favorites Jaime Giangrande-Holcom, Betty-Jane Parks, Curtis Belz, Kyle Porter, Jannette Serckpor, and Patrick Bolger, The Drunken City promises to be a tipsily good time.
The Drunken City also boasts the heaviest set ever constructed on the Gorilla Theatre stage. (We can't tell you why. Come see the show!).
Check the schedule (below) for special Sunday 6pm performances and special Friday 11pm late night shows.
A portion of drinks donations will be donated to Susan G Komen for the cure.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Adam Bock is a Canadian playwright currently living in the United States. Bock is an artistic associate at Shotgun Players and Encore Theater, and a member of MCC's Writers Coalition, and has received commissions from Playwrights Horizons, the Kitchen Theater, and Salt Lake Acting Company. The Drunken City was originally commissioned by the Kitchen Theatre Company in Ithaca, New York, at Playwrights Horizons.
Bock says, "I write a lot about women. ... it's a question about where they are on stage — women are rarely the center of the play, they're often supporting, they're people who help support a central male character — so I like putting women in the center. I like putting gay men in the center, because we often have the sidekick role, or the comic role, or we're dying and I'm less interested in that. I like to see what happens if that's not the way we're portrayed. I write a lot about people who wake up, I notice that's a theme. They wake up and see something and realize that they can't continue to live the way they did before, and how hard it is to push through that or work through that."
LOCATION
Gorilla Theatre, 4419 N. Hubert Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33614 "Behind Steinbrenner Field"
TICKET PRICES
Full price: $20 on Thursdays / $25 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays
Seniors (age 55+) and Adult Students (with ID):$15 on Thurs / $20 on Fri, Sat, Sun
Student rush: $10 for adult students, thirty minutes before the show when available
PERFORMANCE DATES AND TIMES (also listed at gorillatheatre.com)
Thurs Jan 14 – 7pm Ticket includes free cake and champagne reception
Fri Jan 15 – 8pm
Sat Jan 16 – 8pm
Sun Jan 17 – 3pm
Thurs Jan 21 – 7pm
Fri Jan 22 – 8pm Ticket includes free talkback with the cast
Sat Jan 23 –8pm
Sun Jan 24 – 3pm
Sun Jan 24 – 6pm Special 6pm show
Thurs Jan 28 – 7pm
Fri Jan 29 – 8pm
Fri Jan 29 – 11pm Special late night show
Sat Jan 30 – 8pm
Sun Jan 31 – 3pm
Sun Jan 31 – 6pm Special 6pm show
Thurs Feb 4 – 7pm Ticket includes free talkback with the cast
Fri Feb 5 – 8pm
Fri Feb 5 – 11pm Special late night show
Sat Feb 6 – 8pm
Sun Feb 7 – 3pm
Sun Feb 7 – 6pm Special 6pm show
RESERVATIONS and further information: www.gorillatheatre.com (813) 879-2914
Limited seating capacity. Reservations recommended.
No late admission under any circumstances.
