PLAYS THE SPACE THEATRE MARCH 29 – APRIL 28
A story of family secrets and differing political views, Jon
Robin Baitz’s Tony Award-nominated play, OTHER
DESERT CITIES, plays The Space Theatre March 29 – April 28. Tickets may be purchased now, by calling
303.893.4100 or visiting www.denvercenter.org.
When a daughter returns to Palm
Springs for a Christmas gathering after writing a tell-all book about a family
secret, parents and family suddenly scramble with an issue they’d rather not
discuss. Secrets and lies unravel making each character more complex—and human.
OTHER DESERT CITIES is directed by DCTC Producing Artistic Director
Kent Thompson (Irving
Berlin’s White Christmas, The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream). “Other Desert Cities is a brilliant and
remarkable hit from Broadway because it’s a play for grownups,” says Thompson.
“Baitz keeps shifting our sympathies as these characters surprise us with each
revelation. At the same time as it’s
moving, it’s also very funny.”
The cast of OTHER
DESERT CITIES includes recipient of the 2013 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Kathleen McCall (Romeo & Juliet, When We
Are Married, Heartbreak House) as
Brooke Wyeth. Lauren Klein, who
performed the role of Polly Wyeth on Broadway Plainsong, Eventide,
You Canʼt Take It With You),
plays the same role in Denver. Mike Hartman
(14 seasons/ Romeo & Juliet, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, World Premiere Great Wall Story)
plays Lyman Wyeth while Tracy Shaffer
(Romeo& Juliet, When We Are Married, World Premiere Two
Things You Don’t Talk About At Dinner) plays Silda Grauman. John Patrick Hayden (debut) plays Trip
Wyeth.
The play takes place in Palm
Springs in a home that is trapped in the 1960’s. Set designer James Kronzer (To Kill a
Mockingbird, When Tang Met
Laika, The Catch) brings
a sophisticated and quintessential mid-century home to the stage with cherry
wood, a stone fire place, sunken living room, sputnik pendant lamp and a tinsel
tree for the holiday. Costume design is by Bill
Black (Heartbreak House, A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Othello), lighting design is by York Kennedy (King Lear, Glengarry Glen
Ross) and sound design is by Jason
Ducat (Grace, or The Art of Climbing, When We Are Married, Fences, Heartbreak House).
ABOUT
THE PLAYWRIGHT: Jon
Robin Baitz’s plays include The Film
Society, The Substance Of Fire, The End Of The Day, Three Hotels, A Fair Country
(1996 Pulitzer Prize finalist), Mizlansky/Zilinsky,
Ten Unknowns, and The Paris Letter, as well as a version
of Hedda Gabler (Broadway 2001). He
created “Brothers & Sisters,” the TV series, which ran for five seasons,
until 2011. Other TV work includes PBS’ version of “Three Hotels,” for which he
won the Humanitas Award, and episodes of “The West Wing” and “Alias.” He is the
author of two screenplays: the film script for The Substance of Fire (1996) and People I Know (2002). He is a founding member of Naked Angels
Theatre Company and on the faculties of the MFA programs at The New School for
Drama and SUNY Stony Brook/ Southampton. His play Other Desert Cities won the Outer Critics Circle Award in 2011.
Single tickets for OTHER DESERT CITIES start
at $35 (non-SCFD) and also are available for $10 (SCFD 10 for $10 program) and are on sale now. To purchase, call Denver Center Ticket
Services at 303.893.4100. For groups of
10 or more, please call 303.446.4829. TTY
(for Deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons): 303.893.9582. Tickets also may be purchased at the Denver
Center Ticket Office, located in the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex lobby. Buy and print online at www.denvercenter.org. Student
rush $10 tickets are available one hour prior to curtain with a valid student
ID subject to availability. Senior and
military rush tickets are available one hour prior to curtain, subject to
availability. No children under four will be admitted to any theatre.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is
supported in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). Please visit our website at www.denvercenter.org.
This production of OTHER
DESERT CITIES is generously supported by
Producing Partners Terry & Noel
Hefty and Karolynn Lestrud. OTHER DESERT CITIES is part of the Denver Center Theatre
Company 2012/13 season, which is supported by Larimer Square, The
Steinberg Charitable Trust and Wells
Fargo Advisors. Media sponsorship
for DCTC is provided by The Denver Post and CBS4.
About the Denver Center Theatre Company
The Tony Award-winning Denver
Center Theatre Company, helmed by Producing Artistic Director Kent Thompson, is
currently in its 34th season of offering classic, contemporary and new works to
the American West.
Special Events for OTHER DESERT CITIES
Perspectives on the Play | March
29 at 6pm
The DCTC’s creative team provides the audience a unique
perspective on the production. In The
Jones Theatre.
Student Night | March 29, 7:30
Students purchase $10 tickets ahead of time on-line, in
person or over the phone for these designated student nights (promo code
STUDENT, valid student ID required).
General Talkback | April 7,
post-show
Join us for a discussion with the actors from the show.
Talkback hosted by the Higher
Education Advisory Council | April 14, post-show
Join the cast for a discussion
led by members of our academic community.
Theatre & Theology | April
16, post-show
In a continued partnership with
Pastor Dan Bollman of the Rocky Mountain Evangelical Lutheran Synod, this
discussion examines the relevant connections to the productions through the
theological lens.
Fourth Wall | April 17 at
5:30pm
Join other 20
and 30-somethings at Fourth Wall, which includes tickets to the play and pre-
and post-show events that expand the theatrical world. The event includes
appetizer, a ticket to the show and a drink at the after-party. For more
information visit www.denvercenter.org/fourthwall.
American Sign Language
Interpretation/Audio Described Performance | April 28, 1:30pm
PERFORMANCE DATES March
29 – April 28
Tuesday – Thursday 6:30pm
Friday – Sunday 7:30pm
Saturday & Sunday matinee 1:30pm
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