Rachel Corrie play extended in NYC through Dec. 30
For Immediate Release,
Please Contact: Michael Hartman/Carol Fineman
(212) 398-1800
MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE
EXTENDS AT THE MINETTA LANE THEATER
THROUGH DECEMBER 30TH ONLY
New York, NY… Dena Hammerstein and Pam Pariseau for James Hammerstein Productions are proud to announce that the American premiere of London’s Royal Court Theatre production of MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE, a new play taken from the writings of American activist Rachel Corrie, will extend through December 30th only. The play opened Off Broadway at The Minetta Lane Theatre on Sunday, October 15, 2006. Directed by Alan Rickman, MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE began previews on Thursday, October 5, 2006. Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster.com at 212-307-4100 or at the Minetta Lane Theatre box office, 18 Minetta Lane (just off Sixth Avenue) in person or at 212 420-8000.
Ticket prices range from $25 - $75.
Ben Brantley of The New York Times said “Rachel Corrie’s sense of the world gone so awry that it forces her to question her ‘fundamental belief in the goodness of human nature’ is sure to strike sadly familiar chords.”
Cathleen McGuigan of Newsweek exclaimed, “Here is a play where the real dialogue begins when the curtain comes down. MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE is theater that not only stirs our hearts but sticks in our heads.”
Elysa Gardner of USA Today calls MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE, “Deeply, authentically human. If Rachel Corrie’s views provoke emotions and inspire debate, isn’t that part of the purpose of art?”
MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE was originally produced at London’s Royal Court Theatre, where it opened in April 2005 and returned for an encore engagement in October 2005. In Spring 2006, it played for nine weeks at the Playhouse Theatre in London’s West End. Compiled from writings left behind in the diaries, letters and e-mails of American activist Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old protester who was killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza, MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE chronicles the human, social and political evolution in the life and controversial death of a young woman. The play traces the life of Rachel from her early days in Washington State through her experiences as an activist seeking to learn more about the community within Gaza.
MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE received the 2006 London Theatregoers’ Choice Award for Best Play, Best Director and Best Actress; and was nominated for a Time Out Award (Best Actress), a South Bank Show Award (Best Production) and a Olivier Award (Outstanding Achievement). MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE is edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner, in collaboration with the Royal Court Theatre’s International Department and produced with the kind permission of The Corrie family. MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE has a set design by Hildegard Bechtler, lighting design by Johanna Town, sound and video design by Emma Laxton.
Carol Fineman
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