[NEohioPAL] "Intimate Apparel" opens soon

[Jan Harcar]

'Intimate Apparel' by Lynn Nottage

Next John L. Dietz Production at Weathervane Playhouse

Winner of five national awards for Best Play!

Esther, an African-American seamstress in turn-of-the-century New York, makes an uncommon living for herself creating exquisite lingerie for wealthy socialites and ladies of the brothel alike. Plain and unsophisticated, she dreams of a better life and of finding a husband. As her long-distance correspondence with a laborer working on the great Panama Canal grows more and more intimate, Esther finds herself turning away from her old life for the dangerous love of a man she has never met. This acclaimed new drama tells the story of one woman's passion to break free and be herself in a society where she cannot quite fit into the set patterns that are stitched for African-American women. See Intimate Apparel ~ February 26 - March 14, 2009.

Intimate Apparel is presented in Weathervane's John L. Dietz Theater, an intimate 48-seat "black box" theater. The Dietz Theater's intimate configurations make it ideal for plays and musicals that are not suited, for either artistic or financial reasons, to the Playhouse's 246-seat Mainstage.

Intimate Apparel is presented by a generous grant from Margaret J. Dietz.

The production contains adult language and mature themes.

TICKETS AND PERFORMANCE TIMES

Intimate Apparel plays 11 performances in Weathervane's John L. Dietz Theater from Feb. 26 - March 14, 2009. Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.


For tickets ($15 each), call the Weathervane Box Office at 330/836-2626 (Mondays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesdays through Fridays between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.) or connect to www.weathervaneplayhouse.com. The 48-seat Dietz Theater features general-admission seating only. 



Weathervane Community Playhouse and its dedicated volunteers offer vital performing arts resources for the people of Northeastern Ohio. We create exciting and thought-provoking shows with impressive production values. Through educational programs and volunteer opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds, Weathervane serves the theater community, our patrons and our volunteers.


The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, education excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

Additional 2008-2009 sponsors:

89.7 WSKU-FM, 104.9 WCLV-FM 

Janis Harcar
Director of Advancement
Weathervane Playhouse
330-836-2323 X16
www.weathervaneplayhouse.com
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