[NEOPAL]ADAM RAPP RETURNS TO PITTSBURGH FOR MOVIE PREMIERE

Dan Kilbane dkilbane at wcfcleveland.org
Mon Mar 20 10:58:08 PST 2006


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ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR ADAM RAPP RETURNS TO PITTSBURGH FOR OAKS THEATER =
MOVIE
PREMIERE

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Media Information Contact:               =20
Jared Earley: (412) 951-0341 / oakstheater at aol.com

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Oakmont, PA, April 2006 -

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Director Adam Rapp, whom The New York Times has described as "a =
playwright
of obvious promise and carefully honed gifts," will be on hand to =
introduce
the Pittsburgh premiere of his feature filmmaking debut, Winter Passing, =
on
April 3 at The Oaks Theater.   =20

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Rapp is best known as a distinguished playwright, whose projects include
"Nocturne," "Blackbird," "Stone Cold Dead Serious," and "Gompers," which
premiered at Pittsburgh City Theatre in 2004.  His latest stage =
production,
"Red Light Winter," was the first play to completely sell-out =
Steppenwolf's
Garage Theater in Chicago, and opened February 2006 in New York. =20

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Winter Passing, Rapp's first film, is an affecting drama that depicts =
the
difficult reunion between a reclusive father and his estranged daughter,
Reese, who contacts him in hopes of publishing her late mother's final
works.  The child of two well-known and hard-working authors, Reese
struggles to come to terms with issues of alienation from her childhood =
and
to overcome certain truths and the dissatisfaction of her present life.
Working with a cast that features Zooey Deschanel, Ed Harris, and Will
Ferrell, Ebert & Roeper credit Rapp for his quiet, introspective, =
delicate
touch, and declare Winter Passing "a good film - Two Thumbs Up!"

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The Oaks Theater is pleased to welcome audiences to an evening with =
director
Adam Rapp, who will be on hand first to introduce the film, then to =
answer
questions following a screening of Winter Passing at 7:30 on Monday, =
April
3.  Acclaimed Pittsburgh actor Bingo O'Malley (who was featured in =
"Gompers"
at City Theatre), will also be present to offer words of introduction to =
his
collaborator and friend.   =20

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Tickets ($7) include the screening and Q&A, and will be available only =
on
the day of show.  Premium tickets ($12) include an informal =
wine-and-cheese
reception featuring dessert menu samplings, afterwards at Boulevard =
Bistro
(located next door).  The Oaks Theater box office will open at 6pm, and
accepts cash only.=20

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The Oaks Theater, now in its fifth year under new ownership, is a =
gloriously
refurbished 430-seat single-screen movie house presenting the best in
current, classic, and non-traditional cinema entertainment, specializing =
in
community-based event programming that preserves its long-standing =
history
as a unique, public-oriented neighborhood theater venue.

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Jared Earley
Programmer - Manager,
T H E O A K S T H E A T E R
http://www.theoakstheater.com/


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DIRECTOR ADAM
RAPP RETURNS TO PITTSBURGH FOR OAKS THEATER MOVIE =
PREMIERE</span></font></u></b></strong></p>

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Jared Earley: (412) 951-0341 / <a =
href=3D"mailto:oakstheater at aol.com">oakstheater at aol.com</a></span></font>=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
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<font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>, April 2006 —</span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Director Adam Rapp, whom The New =
York
Times has described as “a playwright of obvious promise and =
carefully honed
gifts,” will be on hand to introduce the </span></font><font =
size=3D2
  color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:black'>Pittsburgh</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> premiere of =
his feature
filmmaking debut, Winter Passing, on April 3 at The Oaks
Theater.    </span></font></p>

</div>

<div>

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style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p>

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<div>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Rapp is best known as a =
distinguished
playwright, whose projects include “Nocturne,” =
“Blackbird,” “Stone Cold Dead
Serious,” and “Gompers,” which premiered at Pittsburgh =
City Theatre in
2004.  His latest stage production, “Red Light Winter,” =
was the first play
to completely sell-out Steppenwolf’s Garage Theater in =
</span></font><font
  size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:black'>Chicago</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>, and opened =
February
2006 in </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span
  style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>New =
York</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>.  </span></font></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Winter Passing, Rapp’s first =
film, is an affecting
drama that depicts the difficult reunion between a reclusive father and =
his
estranged daughter, Reese, who contacts him in hopes of publishing her =
late
mother’s final works.  The child of two well-known and =
hard-working
authors, Reese struggles to come to terms with issues of alienation from =
her
childhood and to overcome certain truths and the dissatisfaction of her =
present
life.  Working with a cast that features Zooey Deschanel, Ed =
Harris, and
Will Ferrell, Ebert & Roeper credit Rapp for his quiet, =
introspective,
delicate touch, and declare Winter Passing “a good film – =
Two Thumbs Up!”</span></font></p>

</div>

<div>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p>

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<div>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The Oaks Theater is pleased to =
welcome
audiences to an evening with director Adam Rapp, who will be on hand =
first to
introduce the film, then to answer questions following a screening of =
Winter
Passing at 7:30 on Monday, April 3.  Acclaimed </span></font><font =
size=3D2
  color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
  color:black'>Pittsburgh</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> actor Bingo =
O’Malley
(who was featured in “Gompers” at City Theatre), will also =
be present to offer
words of introduction to his collaborator and friend.    =
</span></font></p>

</div>

<div>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Tickets ($7) include the screening =
and
Q&A, and will be available only on the day of show.  Premium =
tickets
($12) include an informal wine-and-cheese reception featuring dessert =
menu
samplings, afterwards at Boulevard Bistro (located next door).  The =
Oaks
Theater box office will open at </span></font><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>6pm</span></font=
><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>, and accepts cash only. </span></font></p>

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<div>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The Oaks Theater, now in its fifth =
year
under new ownership, is a gloriously refurbished 430-seat single-screen =
movie
house presenting the best in current, classic, and non-traditional =
cinema
entertainment, specializing in community-based event programming that =
preserves
its long-standing history as a unique, public-oriented neighborhood =
theater
venue.</span></font></p>

</div>

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