SITTING PRETTY - A Readers Theatre Presentation
Description
Prescott Center for the Arts presents SITTING PRETTY at Stage Too! & Prescott Valley Library
A play by Amy Rosenthal
Directed by Nancy Dunham
Unmarried sisters, in their fifties, share a London flat: Nina is brisk, dynamic and gainfully employed; Nancy is plump, self-conscious and suddenly redundant. Urged by Nina and their faithful friend, Max, to find a hobby. Nancy unwittingly stumbles into a job as a model for a group of eccentric life-drawing students and their philandering teacher, Philip. Initially horrified to discover that life models pose naked, Nancy is unexpectedly liberated by the experience, which she keeps a secret from her sister. But her newfound confidence unsettles Nina's self-possession. The sisters move towards an inevitable confrontation as Nina faces her unhappy past and Nancy glimpses at a possible future.
This bitter-sweet play that unfolds with beautifully, humorous twists and turns.
"This is an assured piece of writing, its confidence reflected both in its emotional range - it encompasses the preoccupations of youth and middle age and in the unapologetic quaintness of its style, a gentle blend of with and the poignant" Independent
Event Date:
05-03-18 - 05-05-18
Event Time:
Stage Too Prescott 7PM / P.V. 1PM
Location:
Prescott Center for the Arts at Stage Too!
208 N. Marina
Prescott, AZ 86301
Contact Person:
Suzy Campbell
(phone: 445-3286)
Details:
Stage Too! 5/3, 5/4, & 5/5 at 7:00 - Doors open 1/2 hour before each performance
Prescott Valley Library 5/5 at 1:00
Suggested donation $5 at the door
Reader's Theater is a dramatic presentation of a written work in a script form. Readers read from a "script" and reading parts are divided among the readers. No memorization, costumes, blocking, or special lighting is needed. Scripts are held by the readers. .
DIRECTIONS
Stage Too! is in the alley between PCA and Murphy’s Restaurant with entrances from Willis St. and Sheldon Rd. The entrance to Stage Too is in the alley, about 100 yards north of Murphy’s, next to the Peregrine Book Store. Stage Too! is clearly marked. Directional signs are placed at the alley entrance at Willis and close to the parking lot next to Peregrine Book Store. A map is available on the PCA website’s “Stage Too!” page.
DIRECTIONS
Prescott Valley Library, 7401 E. Civic Center, Prescott Valley
In Prescott Valley, turn right on Glassford Hill Road (it'll be after the Del Taco restaurant). Travel straight about 4 blocks (the building will be readily visible as it looks like a volcano!) and turn right on Lakeshore Blvd. Turn left on Civic Circle and then almost immediately, turn right into the parking lot. The main entrance to the Library is straight ahead. Park anywhere in the lot.
Links:
http://pca-az.net/Performing Arts/Readers Theatre