Weathervane Playhouse to present Jane Martin's Talking With... 11 stories from 11 women set to grace the Dietz Stage AKRON - Weathervane Playhouse presents the first Dietz Theater production of the season as Jane Martin's iconic monologue play Talking With... is set to run November 2 - 12 in Weathervane's intimate Dietz Theater. Show times are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. There is also a single Saturday matinee performance on November 11 at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $10- $22 and are available by calling the box office at 330-836-2626 or by going to www.weathervanplayhouse.com<http://www.weathervanplayhouse.com> Talking With... is a play made up of monologues, each eight to ten minutes long and featuring a different female character who talks about their life and personal ordeals. These idiosyncratic characters amuse, move, frighten, and speak from the depths of their souls. They include a baton twirler, a fundamentalist snake handler, an ex-rodeo rider and an actress willing to go to any length to get a job. Many of the monologues are touching, some are intensely emotional, and a couple are even comical. All of the pieces, however, show how the varied experiences and events in one's life affect who we are as humans. These extraordinary monologues received a standing ovation when they premiered at The Actors Theatre of Louisville and won the 1982 American Theatre Critics Association Award for Best Regional Play. Jane Martin, a Kentuckian, first came to national attention for Talking With..., a collection of monologues premiering in Actors Theatre of Louisville's 1982 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Since its New York premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club in 1982, Talking With... has been performed around the world, winning the Best Foreign Play of the Year Award in Germany from Theatre Heute magazine. Her other work includes: Vital Signs, Cementville, Keely And Du (Pulitzer Prize nominee; 1994 American Theatre Critics Association Best New Play Award), Jack And Jill (1997 American Theatre Critics Association Best New Play Award), Anton In Show Business (2001 American Theatre Critics/Steinberg Principal Citation), Mr. Bundy, and Flaming Guns Of The Purple Sage. Good Boys premiered at Guthrie Theater in 2002. Flags was co-produced by Guthrie Theater and Mixed Blood in 2004, and her most recent work, Sez She, premiered at Illusion Theatre in April 2006. Weathervane's production of Talking With... includes performances by a kitten named Pongo courtesy of Paws and Prayers and a ball python named Bedford courtesy of The Herps Alive Foundation. Both animals will be up for adoption during the run of the show. Weathervane's production of Talking With... is sponsored by a generous donation from Margaret J. Dietz and produced in partnership with The Big Love Network. Audience Advisory: Due to adult language and themes, this play is not suitable for children. Talking With... is presented through special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited For interviews, media members should contact Fred Gloor at 330-836-2626 or fgloor@weathervaneplayhouse.com<mailto:fgloor@weathervaneplayhouse.com> Weathervane Playhouse provides high-quality live theater with volunteer artists, designers, and technicians under professional direction, delivers education and training in theater arts and appreciation, and engages and entertains its audience to enrich the quality of life in northeast Ohio. CAST JEANNE MADISON Fifteen Minutes JOCELYN LARACUENTE Scraps ANITA SALLEY Clear Glass Marbles ROCKY KUNZ Audition BRANDI EATON Rodeo ELLA GEORGE Twirler MARCI PAOLUCCI Lamps LAURA NIEHAUS Handler RYANN MARCHETTI Dragons HELEN McWILLIAMS French Fries MEG HOPP Marks THE KITTEN Pongo THE SNAKE Bedford the Ball Python THE CREATIVE TEAM DEB LEMIRE Director MARY KATE CLANCY Stage Manager TIFFANY BIRD Assistant Stage Manager RICHARD MORRIS, JR. Scenic Designer CHELBY BENSON Assistant Scenic Designer PAM COSTA Properties Designer KELLIE ROSSINI Lighting Designer/Master Electrician KATIE ROWLAND Sound Designer MEGAN NELSON and JASEN SMITH Costume Designers RICHARD MORRIS, JR. Technical Director KATHY KOHL Assistant Technical Director ### Weathervane Playhouse's 2017-2018 Season Support Provided by: Aimee Lambes Photography AARP Akron Community Foundation The Akron/Summit Convention and Visitors Bureau Clear Gold Audio and Lighting Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust Margaret Dietz GAR Foundation Kenneth L. Calhoun Charitable Trust (KeyBank, Trustee) The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services, LLC Northeast Ohio Boomer and Beyond Magazine Ohio Arts Council The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation The Weathervane Playhouse Volunteer Guild Visit Mickey Vacations WKSU 89.7 FM