Palm Beach Dramaworks Announces 2011 - 2012 Season

(Arthur Miller Is Pictured)

Palm Beach Dramaworks

Announces 2011-12 Season

"All My Sons," "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds," "The Pitmen Painters,"

‘"Master Harold"...and the boys," & "Proof"

12th Anniversary Season Will Begin November 12th

at their New Theatre on Clematis Street 

West Palm Beach's longest residing professional theatre, Palm Beach Dramaworks, will launch its 12th Anniversary season with Arthur Miller's acclaimed play "All My Sons" on Saturday, November 12th (8PM) at their brand new Clematis Street theatre (201 Clematis Street). The season will continue with a distinguished roster of plays including "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" by Paul Zindel, "The Pitmen Painters" by Lee Hall, "'Master Harold'...and the boys" by Athol Fugard and "Proof" by David Auburn.  

"It is with great enthusiasm that we announce the inaugural season of our new Clematis Street theater. The larger venue affords us the opportunity to expand our artistic horizons, while staying true to our mission of presenting timeless classic and contemporary plays and Theater to Think About," stated Producing Artistic Director William Hayes. "All My Sons and The Pitmen Painters could not have been staged in our current small venue. All of the masterful works slated for next season, celebrate our humanity, with all the conflict and beauty intact." 

Inaugurating the 12th season in mid-November is "All My Sons" by Arthur Miller. This morality play about the cost of lying and the price of truth-telling examines a troubled family and a father who placed duty to his family above the lives of others, and now must face the consequences. (November 12 - December 4). The season continues with "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds," the Pulitzer Prize winning play by Paul Zindel. The play depicts a mentally unbalanced woman's far reaching effects on the lives of her two daughters, and a young girl's struggle to keep her focus and dreams alive. (January 6 - January 29). Following on February 17th, the curtain will rise on "The Pitmen Painters" by Lee Hall. From the writer of Billy Elliot comes the triumphant true story of a group of British miners who discover a new way to express themselves and unexpectedly become art-world sensations! (February 17 - March 11). "'Master Harold"...and the boys" by Athol Fugard will continue the season on April 6th. When a South African white boy and two black workers he has known all his life connect on one rainy day, their wide-ranging discussions illustrate all that unites us and the gulf that still divides us. (April 6 - April 29). The season concludes with the Pulitzer Prize winning drama "Proof" by David Auburn. In this Tony Award- winning play, the daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance - his insanity. (May 25 - June 17). 

Palm Beach Dramaworks is a non-profit, professional theatre and is a member of the Theatre Communications Group, the South Florida Theatre League, Southeastern Theatre Conference, Florida Professional Theatres Association, Florida Theatre Conference, and the Palm Beach County Cultural Council. 

The performance schedule is as follows: Evening performances are Wednesday through Saturday at 8PM; Sunday at 7PM; Matinee performances are on Saturday and Sunday at 2PM with select Wednesdays at 3PM. 

Individual tickets are $55 for all performances. Student tickets are available for $10. Group rates for 20 or more, and discounted season subscriptions are also available. 

The Dramaworks' new home theatre is located in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach, at 201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. For ticket information contact the box office at (561) 514-4042, open Tuesday through Saturday from 10AM to 5PM, or visit their website at www.palmbeachdramaworks.org.

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Currently spending his time between New York and Florida, Beau was born to a theatrical family in Brooklyn. He studied drama at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and at HB Studios. He studied theater singing with Julia Sperratore and Helen Gallagher. Beau later taught drama at the Lincoln Center Square for the Arts. It was at this time Beau began working with the Theater Development Fund and helped found New York's famed HALF PRICE TICKET BOOTH. Early in his career, Beau was screen tested and contracted for Warner Brothers. He co-hosted, an early cable variety series on Manhattan's Teleprompter channel. At this time he directed the Johnny Specca musical, SEX IS..? at the Lincoln Center Library Theater. Beau has performed Off-Broadway in FAT FELL DOWN, The Comic Strip Theater's LITTLE LULU AND THE INVISIBLE INK and WILL THE REAL ZOOPERMAN PLEASE STAND UP. Around the country he has delighted audiences with his performances in ANYTHING GOES, THE APPLE TREE, GUYS & DOLLS, and HELLZAPOPPIN! He sang for New York audiences at such cabarets as The Duplex and Upstairs at the Downstairs. He has had numerous television appearances but is most proud to have been a winning contestant on the game shows JACKPOT and THE $20,000 PYRAMID.

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