This Spring At INTIMAN

Join Us For Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize Winning Play

 

 

Directed by Bartlett Sher | Featuring Howie Seago

ASL Interpreted Performances May 5 at 2pm and May 10 at 7:30pm

Public Performances April 28 – June 2

206.269.1900 | www.intiman.org

 

Combine a Pulitzer Prize winning script, an extraordinary ensemble cast and INTIMAN’s Artistic Director Bartlett Sher’s visionary direction and what do you get? Find out this spring with INTIMAN’s hilarious production of Thornton Wilder’s classic, The Skin of Our Teeth. Single tickets go on sale March 31 but you can reserve your group’s tickets to this must-see production today and receive up to 25% off regular ticket prices!

                                                              

The poignancy of Wilder’s other classic, Our Town, transforms to the zaniness of dysfunctional families in The Skin of Our Teeth, a comedy about a typical American family – in a not-so-typical American family drama. Wilder’s allegorical Everyfamily (think Adam and Eve, married for 5,000 years and representing the whole human race) live in a world continuously at risk of being trampled by a dinosaur, threatened by an iceberg, ravaged by a flood and ruined by war. The style of the play is joyfully absurdist, as Wilder – way ahead of his time in stylistic daring – playfully shifts the tone from moment to moment, and has his characters occasionally stop the play to comment on or question the action. In the end, The Skin of Our Teeth is a tribute to the indomitable human will not just to survive, but to persevere until we triumph over natural and man-made disasters alike – if only by the skin of our teeth.

 

Artistic Director Bartlett Sher directs an ensemble cast of 16 led by Howie Seago, an award-winning deaf actor, writer, director, producer and teacher whose work has been seen nationally and internationally, on stage and screen, including the critically acclaimed film, Beyond Silence. As an actor, Mr. Seago has been honored several times including the prestigious Helen Hayes award. He has toured with the National Theatre of the Deaf (NTD) and starred in many NTD plays. In addition to his acting credits, he helped create the Emmy winning TV show Rainbow’s End for deaf children. Currently, Mr. Seago is the Director of the Shared Reading Video Outreach Project for Washington School for the Deaf.

                                                                                                                                                                                 

“I met Howie in 1986 when he starred as Ajax in a production directed by Peter Sellars and I was in the ensemble,” said Sher. “He is an extraordinarily gifted actor and his physical expression is of epic proportion, which makes him a great match for the expansive character of Mr. Antrobus.”

 

While you’re here, we consider you a guest in our home and will tailor the theatrical experience to fit your group. We offer assistance with everything from private receptions and fundraising events to backstage tours! Reserve your group’s tickets today by contacting Linda at 206.269.1901 ext. 266 or groups@intiman.org. Beginning March 31, single tickets may be purchased by calling our Ticket Office at 206.269.1900. The Skin of Our Teeth runs April 28 – June 2 with two ASL interpreted performances, May 5 at 2 pm and May 10 at 7:30 pm. Now celebrating our 35^th Anniversary Season, INTIMAN is the recipient of the 2006 Tony Award^® for Outstanding Regional Theatre, the most prestigious award given in the nonprofit theatre field. Join us for the next part of our journey. Come see what’s on stage – and check out the Tony in the lobby!

 

Bartlett Sher Artistic Director                                          Laura Penn Managing Director

AT THE INTIMAN PLAYHOUSE SEATTLE CENTER 201 MERCER STREET SEATTLE, WA 98109

RECIPIENT OF THE 2006 TONY AWARD^® FOR OUTSTANDING REGIONAL THEATRE

 

 

Linda Lombardi
Marketing Assistant
206.269.1901 ext. 266
linda@intiman.org

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Recipient of the 2006 Tony Award®
for Outstanding Regional Theatre

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2007 Season