Barksdale Theatre is pleased to kick off the 2008-09 Signature Season with The Clean House, a sharp and poignant play by contemporary playwright Sara Ruhl. In a truly unique collaboration, Barksdale Theatre is joining with The Firehouse Theatre in a “Sara Ruhl Festival,” further exploring the work of this exciting young playwright.  Firehouse Theatre Project will be presenting Eurydice, also by Sara Ruhl, from September 18th through October 12th.

Ticket Discounts
Discounted single ticket prices: $25 to The Clean House (save $13 - call the Barksdale box office at 804-282-2620) and $20 to Eurydice (save $5 - call the Firehouse box office at 804-355-2001) when seeing both productions.

Film Offering
October 12, 2008 7 pm
Screenings of Black Orpheus, a 1959 film based on the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice; $3 cover charge; provided by Yellow House Films.
At Firehouse Theatre

Coffee & Conversations
October 14, 2008 9:30 am
Discussion with cast members/directors from The Clean House
At Barksdale Theatre at Willow Lawn

Bifocals Theatre Project for Seniors
October 24, 2008 11 am (Please note this new time for Bifocals)
Discussion of Contemporary Women Playwrights: Sara Ruhl, Lynn Nottage, Lisa Kron
At Barksdale Theatre at Willow Lawn

Sara Ruhl couldn’t be more thrilled with the idea of two theatres creating opportunities for the public to delve a little deeper into a particular theatre experience:

"I'm so thrilled and honored to be part of this festival. I confess that when I started writing plays I never imagined that there would be a festival with my moniker on it. I love the ethos of a theater town in which different companies collaborate on one large project together, and the goal of low ticket prices with great regional actors is dear to my heart. Eurydice and Clean House and Dead Man's Cell Phone are in a way linked as a cycle of plays in which I'm dealing with different versions of the afterlife. Thanks for having my plays to Richmond;  I'm thrilled to be done in different theaters and a fire house."

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