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Performances Added
by Popular Demand
for
The World Premiere Production of Christopher Demos-Brown’s
The Cancellation of Lauren Fein
Limited Engagement: Must Close February 25!
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(Thursday, February 8, 2024) West Palm Beach, Fla. – On the strength of nightly standing ovations and rave reviews, Palm Beach Dramaworks is extending the run of Christopher Demos-Brown’s The Cancellation of Lauren Fein. Originally scheduled to close on February 18, the world premiere production will now play four more performances: Thursday, February 22 at 2pm and 7:30 pm; Saturday, February 24 at 2pm; and Sunday, February 25 at 2pm. Tickets for all remaining performances are $89.00. | |
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“Keeps the audience at the edge of their seats,” wrote Maritza Cosano in WPB Magazine. “Theater to grab us by the throat,” wrote Hap Erstein in the Palm Beach Arts Paper. “A jewel in the crown of Palm Beach Dramaworks' illustrious production history,” wrote Mary Damiano in the Palm Beach Daily News. “Beautifully written,” wrote Oline H. Cogdill in Florida Theater On Stage. And “sure to enter the canon of important contemporary drama,” wrote Robert Hagelstein in the blog Lacunae Musing.
Demand for tickets is higher than for any PBD production since before the pandemic. All remaining performances are on sale now.
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In this all-too-true-to-life play, the brilliant Lauren Fein and her wife, Paola Moreno, are professors at a prestigious American university. They live with Dylan, their 16-year-old African American foster son whom they’ve cared for since he was a baby. In other words, they appear to be the poster family for “diversity, equity, and inclusion.” But when Professor Fein’s actions run afoul of the university’s DEI policies, her groundbreaking research, her career, and her family are all put in jeopardy. | |
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The Cancellation of Lauren Fein features Niki Fridh as Lauren Fein, Diana Garle (PBD debut) as Paula Moreno and, in alphabetical order, Odera Adimorah (PBD debut), Kaelyn Ambert-Gonzalez (PBD debut), Malcolm Callender (PBD debut), Lindsey Corey, Bruce Linser, Barbara Sloan, Karen Stephens, and Stephen Trovillion. Margaret M. Ledford is the director. Scenic design is by Anne Mundell, video design is by Adam J. Thompson, costume design is by Brian O’Keefe, lighting design is by Kirk Bookman, and sound design is by Roger Arnold. Nicole Perry (PBD debut) is the intimacy choreographer.
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Palm Beach Dramaworks is a professional, nonprofit theatre company founded in 2000 and located in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach. Each season, the award-winning company produces five mainstage shows and offers a wide variety of programs for students at the theatre and in schools. Committed to fostering the future of theatre, PBD has become a hub for playwrights in Florida and around the country to nurture their work through initiatives including The Dramaworkshop and the new Plays Festival. PBD is a member of Theatre Communications Group, Florida Professional Theatres Association, the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, and NNPN. www.palmbeachdramaworks.com | |
Evening performances are Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30pm, and Friday and Saturday at 8pm. Matinee performances are Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2pm. Post-performance discussions follow Wednesday and Thursday matinees. | |
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Tickets for all remaining performances are $89. Student tickets are available for $15 with a valid K-12 or university/college ID, and anyone under 40 pays $40 (no additional fees) with a photo ID. Tickets for educators are half price with proper ID (other restrictions apply). Group rates are also available. Tickets can be purchased through the box office, in person or by phone (561.514.4042 ext 2), and online 24 hours a day at palmbeachdramaworks.org.
The Don & Ann Brown Theatre is located in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach, at 201 Clematis Street. For ticket information contact the box office at (561) 514-4042 or visit www.palmbeachdramaworks.org.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Jennifer Sardone-Shiner
Marketing Consultant
(561) 891-7278
jshiner@palmbeachdramaworks.org
www.palmbeachdramaworks.org
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Palm Beach Dramaworks - 201 Clematis Street West Palm Beach FL 33401 - 561.514.4042 | | | | |
