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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Circle Theatre Presents the North Texas Premiere of I and You
What:
I and You
Where:
Circle Theatre
230 W. 4th Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Sundance Square Entertainment District
When:
April 30 – May 23, 2015
Shows:
Previews:
Thursday, April 30, 7:30 pm ($10)
Friday, May 1, 8:00 pm ($15)
Saturday, May 2, 3:00 pm ($10)
Opening Night
Saturday, May 2, 8:00 pm ($35)
University Night
Friday, May 8, 8:00 pm ($5 students - $10 faculty & staff)
Regular Shows
Thursday at 7:30 pm
Fridays at 8:00 pm
Saturdays at 3:00 pm
Saturdays at 8:00 pm
($20 - $30)
($25 - $35)
($20 - $30)
($25 - $35)
Tickets: Reservations can be made online at, http://www.circletheatre.com by calling 817.877.3040, or at the
Circle Theatre Box Office, 230 West Fourth Street between Houston and Throckmorton, in downtown Fort
Worth. Senior, Student, Military, KERA, Press Pass, S.T.A.G.E., and Group discounts are available. Half-price
tickets for students are sold 30 minutes before show time, subject to availability. Complimentary valet parking
is available for evening performances. Patrons with special needs should contact our box office.
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About the Play
Anthony arrives unexpectedly at classmate Caroline's door, carrying a beat-up copy of Walt Whitman’s poetry
and an urgent assignment from their English teacher. Homebound due to illness, Caroline hasn't been to
school in months, but she is as quick and sardonic as Anthony is athletic, sensitive, and popular. When these
two let down their guard and share their secrets, this seemingly mundane poetry project unlocks the much
deeper mystery that brought them together.
Circle Theatre is presenting the North Texas Premiere of I and You, which received the prestigious
Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award as well as being a Susan Smith Blackburn finalist.
Playwright Lauren Gunderson states “I and You is such a special play for me, and I immediately thought of
Circle Theatre for it. After their tremendous work on Exit, Pursued By A Bear I knew they could bring out the
humanity, the humor, and the heart of this deceptively simple story. I'm so honored to have these characters
and all their secrets and truths in Rose's hands.”
Circle’s production is directed by Krista Scott and features Nate Davis* (Anthony) and Mackie Louis*
(Caroline). Circle Theatre’s production team members include Sarahi Salazar* (Stage Manager), Clare Floyd
DeVries (Set Design), John Leach (Lighting Design), David H.M. Lambert (Sound Design), Sarah Tonemah
(Costumes) and Hannah Law (Props). I and You is sponsored by Circle Theatre’s Board of Directors.
As part of the National New Play Networks’ Continued Life program, I and You made its 3-city rolling world
premiere in 2013-2014 at Marin Theatre Company (California), Olney Theatre (Maryland), and Phoenix
Theatre (Indiana). South Coast Repertory (California) originally commissioned and developed the play.
Photos are available upon request. I and You runs approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.
Visit http://circletheatre.com/shows/i_and_you for more information.
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association
About the Playwright
Lauren Gunderson is a playwright, screenwriter and short story author from Atlanta, GA.
She received her BA in English/ Creative Writing at Emory University, and her MFA in
Dramatic Writing at NYU Tisch, where she was also a Reynolds Fellow in Social
Entrepreneurship. Her Work has received national praise and awards, including being a
Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award winner (I and You), a Susan Smith Blackburn finalist (I
and You), a Jane Chambers Award finalist (Silent Sky), and winner of the Berrilla Kerr
Award for American Theatre (Parts They Call Deep), Global Age Project, Young
Playwright’s Award, Eric Bentley New Play Award and Essential Theatre Prize. She has
been commissioned by South Coast Rep (3 times), Crowded Fire, The Alliance Theatre’s
Collision Project, Marin Theatre Company. Actors Express Theatre, Dad’s Garage Theatre, Theatrical Outfit,
City University of New York and Synchronicity Performance Group. She has developed plays with Second
Stage, Red Bull, and Primary Stages in NYC; New Rep in Boston; Playwrights Foundation, Crowded Fire,
TheatreWorks, Aurora Theatre, and The Magic Theatre in San Francisco; Kitchen Dog Theatre in Dallas;
Synchronicity, Actor Express and Horizon Theatre in Atlanta; JAW at Portland Center Stage in Portland;
WORDBrige, Brave New Works, and others. She has spoken nationally and internationally on the intersection
of science and theatre and Arts Activism, and teaches playwriting in San Francisco. She is a Playwright in
Residence at the Playwrights Foundation, a Dramatists Guild Member. She tweets @LalaTellsAStory and is
based at LaurenGunderson.com.
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About the Director
Krista Scott (Director) returns to Circle Theatre after directing the award-winning
production of Venus in Fur, and the revenge comedy Exit, Pursued by a Bear (also written
by Lauren Gunderson). Her performances on Circle’s stage include Bertha in Boeing,
Boeing and as the Retirement Home Director in Marvin’s Room. Other local roles include
Vivian Bearing in Wit, Dottie in Noises Off (Theatre Arlington), Inspector Goring in The
Game's Afoot (WaterTower Theatre) and Kim in First Day of School (Amphibian
Productions). Other professional directing credits include Mr. & Mrs. Fitch at Amphibian
Productions, The Unfortunates at Kitchen Theatre (NY), as well as Two Rooms, The Heidi Chronicles, Steel
Magnolias, and eight productions of A Christmas Carol at The New Tradition Theatre in Saint Cloud, MN,
which she founded with her husband, Brian Martinson. Krista is an assistant professor at Texas Christian
University, where she directed the Theatre TCU productions of Three Sisters, Measure for Measure, How I
Learned to Drive, The Beaux’ Stratagem, The Crucible, and The Beauty Queen of Leenane. She is a certified
Fitzmaurice Voicework instructor and was the dialect coach for the Circle Theatre production of The Whipping
Man. She has also coached voice/text/dialects for The Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Trinity Shakespeare
Festival, The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., Casa Mañana, Dallas Theatre Center, and
numerous theaters in New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Ms. Scott received her MFA in Acting from the
University of Minnesota and a BFA degree in Theatre from Emporia State University. She is an associate
member of the Stage Directors and Choreographer’s Society, and an Equity Membership Candidate.
About Circle Theatre
Founded in 1981 by Rose Pearson and Bill Newberry, Circle Theatre is currently producing its 34th season of
live theatre in Fort Worth. Circle Theatre's mission is the advocacy of contemporary plays rarely seen in this
community. Circle is committed to presenting professional, innovative theatre in an intimate setting. The
Theatre is partially supported by the City of Fort Worth; the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County; the
Texas Commission on the Arts; and the National Endowment for the Arts. Further support comes from the
Amon G. Carter Foundation; Communities Foundation of Texas; Fifth Avenue Foundation; Ann L. and Carol
Green Rhodes Charitable Trust - Bank of America, NA; the Sid W. Richardson Foundation; Shubert
Foundation; Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust - Bank of America, NA; Wells Fargo and WGG Foundation.
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