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| The City Theatre is the city's theater, a world class performing arts venue established for Austin directors, designers and performers who have one goal: the continued excellence in stage performances and the desire to bring that quality, committment, and service to the central Texas theatrical community. |
| 3823 Airport Blvd. Suite D, 78722 512-524-2870 info@citytheatreaustin.org |
The City Theatre and Dancing Cat Circle presents
Pulitzer Prize-Winner Rabbit Hole. Critically
acclaimed play makes its Austin Premier
Hypocrisy. Seduction. Greed. Betrayal. The best of
Moliere’s comedy with Tartuffe at City Theatre this
summer. (show info at bottom)
Austin, TX – In cooperation with Dancing Cat Circle Theatre Group, City
Theatre joins the 2009 Austin Summer Acts! Festival with the premier of
David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, Rabbit Hole. In this
powerful drama that was Broadway’s most heralded play of 2006, a
couple struggles to pick up the pieces after a life-shattering accident
leaves them drifting perilously apart. Rabbit Hole charts their bittersweet
search for comfort and to a path back into the light a day. The Associated
Press called Rabbit Hole “A startling, heartfelt new play”. The New York
Times added “A beautifully observed new play blessed with David Lindsay-
Abaire’s customary wit and grace.”
“It’s about what you find along the way.” – Rabbit Hole
The production is directed by Stacey Glazer, director of The City Theatre
productions including The Laramie Project and Alice in Wonderland. The
play features B. Iden Payne theatre award winner Rachel McGinnis, two-
time nominated Samantha Brewer and core City Theatre company
member David Meissner. Also, featured in the show are Rosalie Oliveri
and Michael Schnick.
Pulitzer Prize-Winner Rabbit Hole. Critically
acclaimed play makes its Austin Premier
Hypocrisy. Seduction. Greed. Betrayal. The best of
Moliere’s comedy with Tartuffe at City Theatre this
summer. (show info at bottom)
Austin, TX – In cooperation with Dancing Cat Circle Theatre Group, City
Theatre joins the 2009 Austin Summer Acts! Festival with the premier of
David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, Rabbit Hole. In this
powerful drama that was Broadway’s most heralded play of 2006, a
couple struggles to pick up the pieces after a life-shattering accident
leaves them drifting perilously apart. Rabbit Hole charts their bittersweet
search for comfort and to a path back into the light a day. The Associated
Press called Rabbit Hole “A startling, heartfelt new play”. The New York
Times added “A beautifully observed new play blessed with David Lindsay-
Abaire’s customary wit and grace.”
“It’s about what you find along the way.” – Rabbit Hole
The production is directed by Stacey Glazer, director of The City Theatre
productions including The Laramie Project and Alice in Wonderland. The
play features B. Iden Payne theatre award winner Rachel McGinnis, two-
time nominated Samantha Brewer and core City Theatre company
member David Meissner. Also, featured in the show are Rosalie Oliveri
and Michael Schnick.
TARTUFFE AT CITY THEATRE THIS SUMMER JULY 23 - AUGUST 16
If its hypocrisy, greed, and seduction you’re looking for this summer, look no further than Moliere’s
most famous farce, Tartuffe. Under the religious cloak of piety, the lecherous, menacing, arch-
hypocrite title character schemes to marry his benefactor’s daughter, seduce his wife, then defraud
him of all he possesses. Does the scoundrel succeed? Take your seat and find out in this new and
exciting adaptation of one of the world’s greatest comedies. The production runs July 23 – August 16
at The City Theatre. It is directed by Charles P. Stites and features City Theatre company members
Wray Crawford, Fiona Rene, D. Heath Thompson, and MacArthur Moore.
Moliere’s masterpiece was written over three hundred years before, however, the classic has found a
fresh reinvention at City Theatre with a modern staging that is even more immediate, identifiable, and
hilarious. Rather than being a classic that can be translated to a modern setting, Moliere's play
seems to be more of a contemporary play which just happens to have been written a few centuries
ago. As funny and sad as it may be to contemplate, Tartuffe and Texas were made for each other.
"When I first read Tartuffe as a teenager, amidst the scandals of the two Jims (Swaggart and Bakker),
I was struck by how much those charlatans had in common with Moliere's famous huckster, and how
similar Orgon's family was to the Baptists I grew up with,” said Stites about his work on Tartuffe. “I
think that Moliere's story of blind faith and family has even more to say to us now than it did in 1664
and I found it simple and fitting to change the setting from 17th century France to 21st century Texas.
There is just so much life in this play and I have been continually surprised throughout the rehearsal
process to what the actors can create. What an incredible sense of wit and humor, and the beautifully
dynamic people that inhabit the world of Tartuffe.”
DISCLAIMER: Out of respect for the original source material, our home state, and our audiences, we
have eschewed the use of broad accents and ridiculous colloquialisms in this production. They
weren't wanted or needed to bring this idea to life."
Tartuffe was written and first performed privately for King Louis XIV in 1664.
The well-received play was quickly banned, however, when it caused an
uproar within a prominent religious group. Declaring Moliere to be an
“instrument of the devil,” the group clearly mistook the play’s aim against
hypocrisy to be an attack against religion itself. Having rewritten the play in
secret, Moliere opened it again in 1667 under a new title, The Imposter,
only to have it banned again, this time by the Archbishop. Finally, Moliere
was granted a reprieve in 1669, and Tartuffe got its well-received premiere,
going on to gross unprecedented box office figure and notoriety as one the
best comedic plays ever written.
The play is directed by Charles P. Stites, director of City Theatre’s White People and Glengarry Glen
Ross and features the company of Wray Crawford (Orgon), Sarah Seaton (Elmire), Errich Peterson
(Damis), Fiona Rene (Mariane), Austin Rausch (Valere), Kim Rubin (Pernelle), D. Heath Thompson
(Cleante), Aleta Garcia (Dorine), Charles P. Stites (Tartuffe), MacArthur Moore (Mister Loyal/Officer),
Rebecca Rose (Flipote), Ricky Valenzuela (Male Ensemble), and Amanda Rickman (Female
Ensemble).
TICKETS AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
July 23 – August 16
Thursday – Saturday 8:00 p.m. Sunday 5:30 p.m.
The City Theatre. 3823 Airport Blvd. – east corner of Airport Blvd. and 38 ½ Street.
Reservations 512-524-2870 or info@citytheatreaustin.org
Tickets $15 - $20. Guaranteed Reserve Seating $25. Students $12. Group discounts available.
Thursdays pay what you can. Visit our website www.citytheatreaustin.org
If its hypocrisy, greed, and seduction you’re looking for this summer, look no further than Moliere’s
most famous farce, Tartuffe. Under the religious cloak of piety, the lecherous, menacing, arch-
hypocrite title character schemes to marry his benefactor’s daughter, seduce his wife, then defraud
him of all he possesses. Does the scoundrel succeed? Take your seat and find out in this new and
exciting adaptation of one of the world’s greatest comedies. The production runs July 23 – August 16
at The City Theatre. It is directed by Charles P. Stites and features City Theatre company members
Wray Crawford, Fiona Rene, D. Heath Thompson, and MacArthur Moore.
Moliere’s masterpiece was written over three hundred years before, however, the classic has found a
fresh reinvention at City Theatre with a modern staging that is even more immediate, identifiable, and
hilarious. Rather than being a classic that can be translated to a modern setting, Moliere's play
seems to be more of a contemporary play which just happens to have been written a few centuries
ago. As funny and sad as it may be to contemplate, Tartuffe and Texas were made for each other.
"When I first read Tartuffe as a teenager, amidst the scandals of the two Jims (Swaggart and Bakker),
I was struck by how much those charlatans had in common with Moliere's famous huckster, and how
similar Orgon's family was to the Baptists I grew up with,” said Stites about his work on Tartuffe. “I
think that Moliere's story of blind faith and family has even more to say to us now than it did in 1664
and I found it simple and fitting to change the setting from 17th century France to 21st century Texas.
There is just so much life in this play and I have been continually surprised throughout the rehearsal
process to what the actors can create. What an incredible sense of wit and humor, and the beautifully
dynamic people that inhabit the world of Tartuffe.”
DISCLAIMER: Out of respect for the original source material, our home state, and our audiences, we
have eschewed the use of broad accents and ridiculous colloquialisms in this production. They
weren't wanted or needed to bring this idea to life."
Tartuffe was written and first performed privately for King Louis XIV in 1664.
The well-received play was quickly banned, however, when it caused an
uproar within a prominent religious group. Declaring Moliere to be an
“instrument of the devil,” the group clearly mistook the play’s aim against
hypocrisy to be an attack against religion itself. Having rewritten the play in
secret, Moliere opened it again in 1667 under a new title, The Imposter,
only to have it banned again, this time by the Archbishop. Finally, Moliere
was granted a reprieve in 1669, and Tartuffe got its well-received premiere,
going on to gross unprecedented box office figure and notoriety as one the
best comedic plays ever written.
The play is directed by Charles P. Stites, director of City Theatre’s White People and Glengarry Glen
Ross and features the company of Wray Crawford (Orgon), Sarah Seaton (Elmire), Errich Peterson
(Damis), Fiona Rene (Mariane), Austin Rausch (Valere), Kim Rubin (Pernelle), D. Heath Thompson
(Cleante), Aleta Garcia (Dorine), Charles P. Stites (Tartuffe), MacArthur Moore (Mister Loyal/Officer),
Rebecca Rose (Flipote), Ricky Valenzuela (Male Ensemble), and Amanda Rickman (Female
Ensemble).
TICKETS AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
July 23 – August 16
Thursday – Saturday 8:00 p.m. Sunday 5:30 p.m.
The City Theatre. 3823 Airport Blvd. – east corner of Airport Blvd. and 38 ½ Street.
Reservations 512-524-2870 or info@citytheatreaustin.org
Tickets $15 - $20. Guaranteed Reserve Seating $25. Students $12. Group discounts available.
Thursdays pay what you can. Visit our website www.citytheatreaustin.org
Abaire has been writing stage plays for many years including the highly
successful Fuddy Meers, Kimberly Akimbo,and Wonder of the World. He
mentions thathis characters “walk a fine line between grave reality and joyous
lunacy, playspeopled with outsiders in search of clarity. ”The young playwright has
always thoughtabout theatre as a place for absurd things to happen, which is why
he tends to stay away from realism in his writings. He specifically looks for
characters that look at the world differently than everyone else.
Summer Acts! Austin is happy to be in its second year hosting six entertainment
groups and thirty-six stage performances during the two week theatre festival
July 9 – 19 at The City Theatre. Performances include emerging new works,
original musicals, theatre on the edge, hard-hitting dramas, and original comedy projects.
Performance Dates and Information: July 10 – 19
FR10@9, SA11@4, SU12@2, WE15@7, SA18@2, SU19@6
All Seats $12.
successful Fuddy Meers, Kimberly Akimbo,and Wonder of the World. He
mentions thathis characters “walk a fine line between grave reality and joyous
lunacy, playspeopled with outsiders in search of clarity. ”The young playwright has
always thoughtabout theatre as a place for absurd things to happen, which is why
he tends to stay away from realism in his writings. He specifically looks for
characters that look at the world differently than everyone else.
Summer Acts! Austin is happy to be in its second year hosting six entertainment
groups and thirty-six stage performances during the two week theatre festival
July 9 – 19 at The City Theatre. Performances include emerging new works,
original musicals, theatre on the edge, hard-hitting dramas, and original comedy projects.
Performance Dates and Information: July 10 – 19
FR10@9, SA11@4, SU12@2, WE15@7, SA18@2, SU19@6
All Seats $12.
