Vintage Theatre presents “Books on Tape” May 21, 2010

Vintage Theatre presents the World Premiere of

Books on Tape
by William Missouri Downs

Directed by Kellie Rae Rockey

Vintage Theatre continues its late night theatre with “Books on Tape” opening Thursday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. (* please note production date changes) with remaining performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 10:30 p.m.; Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and running through June 20 at Vintage Theatre, 2119 E 17th Ave in Denver . Tickets are $16; $12 in advance. Industry Night is Tuesday, June 8 @ 10:30 - all tickets $12. Purchase tickets by calling 303-839-1361 or online at www.vintagetheatre.com

This new comedy answers the three most important questions in life: Does god exist? What is your purpose? And what should you do when you’re charged with plagiarism? The story revolves around a chance meeting at a Barnes and Noble between Jeffrey, an actor who records books on tape and Adriane, a makeup artist who loves to listen. Soon they set out to understand Mother Teresa, professional rodeo announcers, near death experiences, pigeons and their effect on jet engines, and how books on tape can fix our lives in twelve easy steps.

The cast, under the direction of Kellie Rae Rockey , includes Anthony Bianco as Father Larry, Boni McIntyre as Donna Paige Miller, James O’Hagan-Murphy as Jeffrey and Kellie Rae Rockey as Adriane.

William Missouri Downs has authored 20 full-length plays, including Innocent Thoughts, the winner of the National Playwright's Award; Jewish Sports Heroes and Texas Intellectuals, which took first place at the Mill Mountain Theatre's Festival Of New Plays; and Kabuki Medea, which won the Bay Area Critics Award for best production in San Francisco and the Jefferson Award for best production in Chicago. His play Seagulls In A Cherry Tree won the Larry Corse Prize for playwriting and was produced at the 2006 Orlando Shakespeare Festival's PlayFest. In Hollywood , Mr. Downs wrote for such NBC sitcoms as My Two Dads (starring Paul Reiser), Amen (starring Sherman Hemsley), and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (starring Will Smith). He also won the Jack Nicholson Award for screenwriting.

Though Mr. Downs now enjoys living in the wide-open spaces of Wyoming he is pleased that Colorado companies are producing three of his works this year; Books on Tape at Vintage, Innocent Thoughts opening September 19 at Shadow Theatre and Kosher Lutherans at Bas Bleu Theatre in Ft. Collins opening November 27.

Vintage Theatre presents “Books on Tape” - A Comedy in the Present Tense. Opening Thursday, May 20 @ 7:30 p.m. (* please note date change from June 4 – Aug 28). And runs Fri/Sat at 10:30 p.m. \ Sun at 7:30 p.m. May 21 – June 20. Tickets are $16 at the door, $12 in advance. Industry Night: Tuesday, June 8 @ 10:30 p.m. - all tickets $12. The show runs with no intermission. Vintage Theatre, 2119 E 17th Ave in Denver. 303-839-1361 or online at vintagetheatre.com

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