MONTANA REP MISSOULA: 2008-2009


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{Extinguish.}
Written and performed by Ezra LeBank
Crystal Theatre / September 19-20, 23-27, 2008 / 8:00 p.m.

{Extinguish.} is a physically exhilarating, linguistically delightful ride with a French clown, Irish Nationalist, slam poet, et al., grappling with the edges of life. The performance incorporates clown, mime, slam poetry, and even tai chi, as one person moves on this 27-character "tour de force." "It's a reverse chrysalis, a physical and emotional struggle to achieve peace. An affirmation of the beauty and wonder of life." —Eugene Weekly

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A Pinter Evening:
The Dumb Waiter and Ashes to Ashes
By Harold Pinter
Crystal Theatre / October 14-18, 21-25, 2008 / 8:00 p.m.

Two one-act plays from the master of menace! One early play and one late, these two one-acts by Nobel Prize-winner Harold Pinter contain all of this master playwright's signature ingredients: existential angst, sparse dialogue over hidden motives, and the terror lurking just outside our normal, well-manicured lives.

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OUR NEXT PRODUCTION
I Am Montana
By Samuel D. Hunter / Directed by Jere Hodgin
Crystal Theatre / 8:00 p.m.
Preview Nights: November 11-13
November 14-15, 18-22, 2008

Join our opening night festivities after the show Friday, November 14.

The runaway hit from this past summer's Missoula Colony, I am Montana depicts an America—from Kalispell to Iowa—replete with big box stores, environmental destruction, and homegrown terror. Themes of sacrifice, friendship, and the price of radical thought enliven this play by up-and-coming playwright Samuel D. Hunter, fresh from the playwriting program at Juilliard.

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TO BE ANNOUNCED
Crystal Theatre / 8:00 p.m.
Preview Nights: February 10-12
February 13-14, 17-21, 2009

Join our opening night festivities after the show Friday, February 13.

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Rabbit Hole
By David Lindsay-Abaire
Crystal Theatre / 8:00 p.m.
Preview Nights: April 14-16
April 17-18, 21-25, 2009

Join our opening night festivities after the show Friday, April 17.

Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this play paints a subtle, powerful portrait of contemporary grief as a couple—without the comfort of religion or the relief of a panacea—struggles to cope with the death of their child. This beautifully wrought drama was nominated for five Tony awards and is one of the most-produced plays of the year.

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CRYSTAL THEATRE:
515 South Higgins / On the Hip Strip

Admission for Preview Nights:
Tuesday through Thursday: $7

Admission:
Tuesday through Thursday: $10
Friday and Saturday: $15
Student Rush (all nights): $5
(Sign up at 7:30 PM for available seats released at 7:55 PM)

Tickets available at:
PARTV Box Office (UM Campus) 243-4581 and at the door