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Posted by:	Richard Connema 02:54 pm EST 12/01/13

Lasso of TruthMarin Theatre Company Co-commission by MTC and NNPN By Carson Kreitzer \| Directed by Jasson Minadakis Featuring Jessa Brie Berkner (The Crucible), Lauren English (debut), John Riedlinger (debut), Nick Rose (debut) & Liz Sklar (Othello, the Moor of Venice) Funded in part by Venturous Theater Fund of the Tides Foundation WHEN February 20 - March 16, 2014 Opening Night: Tuesday, February 25 Previews: Thursday, February 20 - Sunday, February 23 Performance Days Tue, Thu, Fri & Sat 8:00 pm Wed 7:30 pm Sun 7:00 pmMatinees: Every Sun 2:00 pm \| Sat 3/1 & 3/15, 2:00 pm \| Thu 3/6, 1:00 pm Check marintheatre.org or call the box office at (415) 388-5208 for exact performance dates and times. WHERE Marin Theatre Company \| 397 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, CA 94941 ABOUT “Stunning and compelling… raw and bold, brutal and ironic, Kreitzer’s work is full of nagging questions.” – Hollywood Reporter Known for her “muscular and sharp” (CityBeat) writing, Kreitzer traces the origin story and lasting impact of the comic character Wonder Woman through the life of her controversial creator, William Moulton Marston. The early 20th-century psychologist and father of the modern lie detector modeled his superheroine on two women – his wife and his former student – both of whom he lived with in a polyamorous relationship. In this inventive multimedia theatrical experience, a contemporary young woman looks back and questions the knotty history behind the worldwide feminist icon and her unorthodox inventor. TICKETS $37–$58, details below (discounts available for Seniors and those Under 30) Ticket Prices Previews: $37 all Opening Night & Sat Evenings: $53 side \| $58 center Tues: $37\| $42 Wed, Thu, Sun Evenings & Matinees: $42 \| $47 Fri: $48 \| $53 Discounts available: RUSH tickets: $20, available one hour prior to show, based on availability Under 30: $20, all performances Senior discounts: $4 off, all performances Military personnel, their families & US veterans: $5 off, all performances, must show ID For group sales, contact Julie Knight, (415) 388-5200, ext. 3302 ######################### OSF RECEIVES $1 MILLION GRANT FROM DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Grant will help bolster OSF’s long-term adaptability in a changing performing arts landscape .— The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) has been chosen by The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) to receive a $1 million grant to aid the Festival as it adapts to changing conditions in the performing arts sector. OSF is among five arts organizations to receive a grant under this pilot project, which awards organizations with a strong track record of adaptability. American Repertory Theater (Cambridge, MA), On the Boards (Seattle, WA), Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts (Middletown, CT), and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (Washington, D.C.) also received grants ranging from $300,000 to $1 million. “This initiative recognizes and supports organizations that have proven, time and again, that they are leaders and innovators in their fields,” said Ben Cameron, Program Director for the Arts at DDCF. “We understand that most organizations do not have enough, if any, ‘change capital’—funds that they can devote to maximizing their adaptability. With that in mind, these awards are intended to further fuel the ability of these five organizations to position themselves to respond to changes in their respective environments.” “This grant comes at an exciting time in our theatre’s life,” OSF Executive Director Cynthia Rider said. “The story of the success of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival over 78-plus years is the story of our capacity to adapt and to meet new challenges and new opportunities. We are extremely grateful to the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation for this generous grant, which will further strengthen our adaptive capacity—amplifying our ability to become more responsive to shifting circumstances.” The grants were not open for application and at this time DDCF considers this is a unique, one-time program. An anonymous panel identified five organizations that have demonstrated a sustained ability to innovate and experiment in ways that inform and lead their respective fields. The grantees will receive support over a period of up to four years. Appropriate uses of this money include, but are not limited to, staff expansion, creation of capital reserves, professional development, technology, board and staff retreats, convening and consultants. Since its founding by Angus Bowmer in 1935, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has grown from a three-day festival of two plays to a major theatre arts organization that presents an eight-month season consisting of four plays by William Shakespeare and seven that represent a mix of classics, musicals, and new works. The Festival also draws attendance of more than 400,000 to almost 800 performances every year and employs approximately 575 theatre professionals. In 2008, OSF launched American Revolutions: the United States History Cycle, a 10-year cycle of commissioning new plays that has already resulted in several OSF commissions finding success nationwide, including the Broadway-bound All The Way, which won the inaugural Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History in 2013. #########################

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