Seattle : The 2006-2007 season for Seattle's Repertory Theatre has been announced. Included in the new season is the controversial London show, My Name is Rachel Corrie , which at this time will be making its American debut. The solo show will run at the company's Leo K. Theatre from March 15, 2007 through April 22, 2007.
Press notes for the show read, "Twenty-three year-old Evergreen College graduate (and Olympia, Washington native) Rachel Corrie went to the Gaza Strip to aid Palestinians whose homes were being destroyed in the conflict with Israel. In March of 2003, she was killed by an Israeli bulldozer. Combining an activist’s passion with an artist’s sensibilities, Rachel Corrie was a determined and caring young woman, trying to find a sense of truth and understanding in a very complex situation. This compelling story of a personal political journey is told through Corrie’s own words from her journals, as assembled by actor/director Alan Rickman and journalist Katharine Viner."
My Name is Rachel Corrie is set to open at London's Playhouse Theatre on March 30th.
The rest of the Rep's season includes the following:
Doubt by John Patrick Shanley
Thom Pain (based on nothing) by Will Eno
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Memory House by Kathleen Tolan
The Lady from Dubuque by Edward Albee
Blue Door by Tanya Barfield
Fire on the Mountain by Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman
Gem of the Ocean by August Wilson
For more information and tickets to any of the productions listed above visit www.seattlerep.org .
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