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Archive for November, 2008

The Seafarer extended to Dec 14

Posted by Josh | November 30th, 2008

Our hit production of The Seafarer has been extended to December 14! Get your tickets before they’re gone.

Seafarer Reviews

Posted by Josh | November 20th, 2008

SF Chronicle review:
“Devilishly fine entertainment… It wouldn’t be fair to reveal how that game turns out except to note that as comically meaningful and offbeat fare for the holidays, McPherson’s “Seafarer” succeeds in filling an inside straight.”
KGO Radio review:
“FROM A DOWNRIGHT TYPICAL IRISH COMEDY THAT’S ABSOLUTELY LOADED WITH LAUGHS, IT DEVELOPS INTO A SURPRISING, [...]

Afterschool Performance

Posted by Josh | November 18th, 2008

This Saturday, students from MTC’s afterschool drama classes at Park School, Old Mill School, Bayside Elementary, and Edna Maguire performed their own original plays in our Lieberman Theatre. The plays were based on and inspired by fables and fairy tales — and written by the students themselves. Congratulations to these passionate and talented [...]

MTC on Facebook

Posted by Josh | November 13th, 2008

Are you on Facebook? So are we, and we’re giving away special ticket offers to our Facebook Fans. Click here to become a Fan of Marin Theatre Company on Facebook.
The Seafarer starts previews tonight…

The Seafarer, New York

Posted by Margot | November 5th, 2008

The New York production of Conor McPherson’s The Seafarer was met with rave reviews, specifically from the much coveted New York Times and their notoriously tough lead critic, Ben Brantley. The show, directed by McPherson, received three 2008 Tony Award nominations: one for Best Play, and one each for Conleth Hill, playing Ivan, and [...]

School Tour closes this week

Posted by Josh | November 5th, 2008

Our School Tour production of A Short History of Nearly Everything wraps up this week — the last two performances are at Marin Primary on Thursday and Lagunitas Middle School on Friday. We performed for over a thousand middle and high school students at a dozen schools all over Marin.
We’re gearing up now for [...]