Treasure Island February 15, 2011

New York: Over a decade in the making, Tony Award recipient B.H. Barry’s Treasure Island will set sail in Brooklyn this February. Based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted for the stage by Vernon Morris and B.H. Barry, Treasure Island, which is also directed by Barry, will begin performances on February 15 and will open on Saturday, March 5 at Brooklyn’s Irondale Center (85 South Oxford Street) and will run through Saturday, March 26, 2011. Ticket prices range from $20-$45 and can be purchased by visiting www.Irondale.org or by calling Ovation Tix 866 811 4111.

The classic tale of Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver and swashbuckling pirates theatricalized by Tony Awarding winning fight director B.H. Barry, Treasure Island is a spine–tingling adventure about treachery, treasure and a young man’s rite of passage.

“I have been developing this version of “Treasure Island” for over twelve years and am so very excited to mount this production in Brooklyn and hopefully beyond. ” B.H Barry

B.H. Barry learned how to handle a sword under the tutelage of the great Paddy Creane (Errol Flynn’s stunt double) and has taught around the world at places such as London Academy of Dramatic Art, The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Juilliard School, Yale, and NYU, as well as guest teaching at many universities around the country. B.H. is considered the world’s leading Fight Director for the stage, during his career, he has done over 40 Broadway productions (including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Ragtime, The Life, Crazy for You, An Inspector Calls, City of Angels, Moon Over Buffalo), nine feature films (including The Impostors, Glory, The Addams Family, Mulan), 84 Off-Broadway productions, 19 productions at the Metropolitan Opera, 32 regional productions, ballet, television (including “All My Children,” “As the World Turns”) and numerous productions around the globe, including The Royal Shakespeare Company and the BBC. He has been awarded a Drama Desk and an Obie Award for Sustained and Consistent Excellence in Stage Combat and was recently awarded Broadway’s highest honor, a Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre.
Treasure Island
Based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson;
Adapted for the stage by Vernon Morris and B.H. Barry
Directed by B.H. Barry

Begins performances Tuesdays, February 15;
Opens, Saturday, March 5 and will run through Saturday, March 26, 2011

Tickets are $20-$45
To purchase tickets visit www.Irondale.org or call Ovation Tix 866 811 4111
Student Rush $15 (cash at the door w/ ID)

PIRATES PROMISE
“First come, first served” the first batch of the BEST seats in the house will be sold for only $20

Performance schedule:
Monday- Friday at 7:30PM; Saturday at 3PM & 8PM

Brooklyn’s Irondale Center is located 85 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11217
Running Time: 2 hours with Intermission
Appropriate for ages 8+

Press Performances: Tuesday, March 1 at 7:30PM; Wednesday, March 2 at 7:30PM;
Thursday, March 3 at 7:30PM; Friday, March 4 at 7:30; Saturday, March 5 at 3PM

B.H. Barry is available to discuss his upcoming production. Please contact Springer Associates PR at 212 354 4660 to arrange interviews and press seats.