CLOSER to Make its Northeastern Pennsylvania Debut

The Bracken Theatre Company is pleased to present the debut of Patrick Marber’s award-winning play, Closer in northeastern Pennsylvania. Dan (an obituary writer) meets Alice (a stripper) after an accident in the street, and the two become a couple. After an internet prank, Anna (a photographer) and Larry (a dermatologist) meet at an aquarium and fall in love. Through a series of events, these four people cross relationships and pursue each other, and struggle to find intimacy while failing to get closer.

Directed by Alicia Nordstrom, Closer stars Eleanor Gwyn-Jones, John Morris, Kerry Kane, and William Moore and makes its debut at Studio 411, an art gallery and black box theater run by Art Walsh and located in downtown Olyphant (http://www.the411studioartgallery.com/). All proceeds from this show benefit the arts community.

Closer opened in London in 1997 and premiered in Paris and Broadway before making its way to film in 2004. One of the first plays to project an internet chat room scene on stage, Closer received a Tony Award nomination for Best Play and won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Foreign Play.

Showdates are August 9, 10, 15, 16, and 17 at 8:00 pm at Studio 411, 411 Lackawanna Avenue, Olyphant. Tickets are $12.00 and reservations can be made by phone (822-7106) or website (www.brackentheatre.com). This production contains adult language and themes and is intended for mature audiences. For more information about the show and to learn more about the cast, check out our website at www.brackentheatre.com/closer and post your questions and comments to www.myspace/areyoucloseenough.

Bracken Theatre Company is a community centered, volunteer supported theater company founded in 1996. They are committed to producing works that are professional in quality, but non-profit in organization. To send comments or questions to the Bracken Theatre Company, e-mail brackentheatre@gmail.com.