In the Fall: October 8 -23, 2010




"Droll" 

Our sixth season opens in October with Almost an Evening, a trio of plays by film legend Ethan Coen. Coen is the iconic filmmaker who is responsible, along with his brother Joel, for such films as Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, O Brother Where Art Thou?, and the recent multiple Academy Award winner No Country for Old Men.    Almost an Evening was first performed in a limited run at Atlantic Theatre Company's Stage 2 in New York City on January 22, 2008, before transferring Off-Broadway to The Theatres at 45 Bleecker Street.  

"Clever"

The evening in question consists of three light plays on weighty topics. In Waiting, a man waits for a very long time. Much typing is done. In Four Benches, a British secret agent grows weary of his job and life and attempts to reinvent himself. Results are mixed. And in Debate, cosmic and not-so-cosmic questions are raised. Little is learned.

"Amusing"

Almost an Evening features a cast of Theatre on Fire all-stars including Kate Donnelly (Race, Two Rooms, Bash), Lisa Caron Driscoll (Act a Lady), Jeff Gill (7 Blowjobs, One for the Road), Craig Houk (Two Rooms, Gasping, 7 Blowjobs, One for the Road, Act a Lady), Marc Harpin (Bash), and Phil Thompson (Race), along with TOF newcomers Bryan Daley, Bill Doscher, and Jorge Martinez.

"Urbane"
-- All quotes from NY Times

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE:

Dates and times:
Thursday, October 7 @ 8pm (FREE final dress preview)
Friday,  October 8 @ 8pm (Opening night)
Saturday,  October 9 @ 8pm

Thursday, October 14 @ 8pm
Friday,  October 15 @ 8pm
Saturday,  October 16 @ 8pm

Thursday, October 21 @ 8pm
Friday,  October 22 @ 8pm
Saturday,  October 23 @ 8pm (Closing night)

Directions to the Charlestown Working Theater:
The Charlestown Working Theater is located at:
442 Bunker Hill Avenue
Charlestown, MA 02129
CWT is T-accessible and only a 5-minute drive from Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and Medford, with plenty of free, on-street parking. For maps and detailed directions for both driving and public transportation, click HERE.