For Immediate Release
Contact: Anna Hecht
Marketing Communications Associate
707-523-4185 x103


6th Street Playhouse to Present The Book Club Play
2019-20 Season Opener begins August 23 on the *Monroe Stage (formerly the Studio Theatre)!

SANTA ROSA, CA (July 30, 2019) 6th Street Playhouse to present The Book Club Play , by Karen Zacarias and directed by Jess Headington.

The production opens the Playhouse's 2019-20 Season and will run August 23rd through September 15th, 2019, on the Monroe Stage (formerly the Studio Theatre).

The Book Club Play is an endearing comedy about five very different book-loving friends and how the staid dynamics of their meetings quickly change when they become the subject of a documentary film, making everyone self-conscious. Add a professor of comparative literature to the group and. . .Egos clash! Jealousies surface! Chaos ensues!

The cast of The Book Club Play features:
Maureen O'Neill as Ana; Marc Assad as Rob/Sam; John Browning as Will/Frank; Heather Gibeson as Jen/Elsa; Brittany SIms as Lily/Edith; and Eyan Dean as Alex/Carl.

On opening night, August 23rd, there will be a reception following the performance where patrons can meet the cast and enjoy complimentary champagne provided by Korbel.

Post show discussions will be held following the performances on Sunday, August 25, Friday, August 30, and Saturday, September 14, evening, where audience members can discuss the show and their favorite books with the director and cast members.
 
The Book Club Play opens on the Monroe Stage August 23rd, 2019, and runs through September 15th, 2019. It runs approximately 2 hours, with one intermission, and all seats are reserved. Tickets are $18-$29 and are available at  6thstreetplayhouse.com  or by calling the Box Office at (707) 523-4185 ext. 1.

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The 2019-20 Season Lineup

The Book Club Play
By Karen Zacarias
Directed by Jessica Headington
August 23-September 15, 2019

Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Book by Arthur Laurents, Music & Lyrics by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Jared Sakren
September 20-October 20, 2019

Wait Until Dark
by Frederick Knott
Directed by Meghan Hakes
October 18-November 10, 2019

Oliver!
by Lionel Bart
Directed by Patrick Nims
November 15-December 15, 2019

Fully Committed
by Becky Mode
Directed by Lennie Dean
December 13, 2019-January 5, 2020

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
by Alan Janes
Directed by Greg Santos
January 10-February 9, 2020

A View From the Bridge
by Arthur Miller
Directed by Jared Sakren
January 31-February 23, 2020

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Book by Hugh Wheeler, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Patrick Nims
March 6-April 5, 2020

The Legend of Georgia McBride
by Matthew Lopez
Directed by Carl Jordan
May 15-June 14, 2020

Hair
Book by Gerome Ragni & James Rado, Music & Lyrics by Gerome Ragni, James Rado & Galt MacDermot
Director TBD
May 29-June 28, 2020

The 2019-20 Lineup marks Jared Sakren 's first Season as Producing Artistic Director. Mr. Sakren has previously directed the Playhouse productions West Side Story , The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged) , and The Comedy of Errors , among others. This season he will direct Gypsy and A View From the Bridge.

*New this Season! Announcing the 'Monroe Stage'!
The Playhouse received a very, very generous gift from a local philanthropist to upgrade the Studio Theatre, add parking and make numerous facility improvements over a number of years. We are humbled and exceedingly grateful! To honor the family making the gift the Studio Theatre will now be known as the ‘Monroe Stage'.