8: THE PLAY
by Dustin Lance Black Academy Award-winning screenwriter of MILK
Saturday, August 4, 2012 at 8pm
Sunday, August 5, 2012 at 2pm $25 reserved seating | Cash bar
500-seat Jeanne Wagner Theatre, Rose Wagner
138 W 300 S, SLC
The Utah premiere of “8" - a docudrama inspired by the passage of Proposition 8 and the ensuing federal case for marriage equality.
A celebration of Plan-B’s commitment to unique and socially conscious theatre, 25% of ticket sales will benefit the American Foundation for Equal Rights; the balance will help fund Plan-B's 2012/13 season.
Read by Tobin Atkinson, Kirt Bateman, Matthew Ivan Bennett, Anita Booher, Jason Bowcutt, Reed Cowan (director of the documentary film 8: THE MORMON PROPOSITION), April Fossen, Mark Fossen, Jonathan Scott McBride, Jay Perry, Topher Rasmussen, Teresa Sanderson, Aaron Swenson, Logan Tarantino, Jason Tatom and Sarah Young. Sponsored by Bruce Bastian, QSaltLake and City Weekly.
LAB RECITAL
April 18, 2012 | 7pm
Studio Theatre at the Rose Wagner
138 W 300 S, SLC No late seating Sold out!
Readings of scenes by Lab playwrights Carleton Bluford, Beth Bruner, Jim Martin and Lucy Ridolphi directed by Lab director Christopher Glade. Featuring Enid Atkinson, Andrew Diaz, Latoya Rhodes, Stewart Singleton, Josh Thoemke and Kalyn West.
The Lab, led by Tobin Atkinson, is a joint project of Plan-B and Meat & Potato Theatre for local playwrights and directors.
BLOCK 8
by Matthew Ivan Bennett
February 4, 2012 | 7pm
Salt Lake Buddhist Temple
211 W 100 S, SLC Click here to reserve your free tickets
A reading of BLOCK 8 (which enjoyed a sold-out, world-premiere run at Plan-B in 2009 as the centerpiece of Day of Remembrance events). The play centers on Ken, a young Japanese man struggling with the decision to enlist in the military to prove his loyalty as an American. During his time at Topaz, the Japanese internment camp in Delta, he befriends Ada, the camp's librarian whose son is fighting overseas. The two form an unlikely mother-son relationship as they try to make sense of the upheaval in their everyday lives.
Featuring the original cast of Anita Booher (Ada) and Bryan Kido (Ken).
Presented by the Utah Museum of Arts & Museums in conjunction with Topaz: Artists of Internment at the Rio Grande Gallery (January 13-February 10). Followed by a post-show discussion with the cast, director, playwright and Lawson Inada, former poet laureate for Oregon and author of two volumes of poetry about the internment camps and the definitive book, Only What We Could Carry.
Parking Information: The Salt Palace has offered free parking to all those attending this event. Enter from the 200 South entrance and tell the attendant you are going to the Buddhist Temple.
STANDING ON CEREMONY: THE GAY MARRIAGE PLAYS
November 7, 2011 | 6pm
Creer Auditorium, Salt Lake Art Center
20 S West Temple, SLC Sold out!
Readings of short plays about gay marriage will be staged simultaneously with other readings nationwide in partnership with Tectonic Theater Project and the off-Broadway production of STANDING ON CEREMONY: THE GAY MARRIAGE PLAYS on the night before the 2011 election.
The event begins PROMPTLY at 6pm as we are part of a live, national video feed connecting us with all other readings.
Written by Mo Gaffney, Jordan Harrison, Jeffrey Hatcher, Moises Kaufman, Joe Keenan, Neil LaBute, Wendy MacLeod, Jose Rivera, Paul Rudnick and Doug Wright.
Read by Bill Allred (read about Bill in NowSaltLake), Brandie Balken, Kirt Bateman, Kim Blackett, Doug Fabrizio, Stephanie Howell, Jay Perry, Teresa Sanderson and Betsy West.
Please allow time for parking. There is some free street parking available. Paid parking is available across the street at the Downtown Marriott. The Salt Lake Art Center is adjacent to the Temple Square Trax station.
A DOLL HOUSE
by Henrik Ibsen, translated from the Norwegian by Eric Samuelsen
August 28, 2011 | 4pm
Jeanne Wagner Theatre at the Rose Wagner
138 W 300 S, SLC Sold out!
Featuring Tobin Atkinson (Krogstad), Joe Debevc (Dr. Rank), Deena Marie Manzanares (Christina Linde), Tracie Merrill (Helene), Lauren Noll (Nora), Jay Perry (Torvald) with Zoe Fossen, Gavin Lewis and Quinn Lewis-Humlicek as the children.
