OTHER DESERT CITIES
A Contemporary Dramatic Comedy
AUGUST 22
- SEPT 6
By JON ROBIN BAITZ
Directed by ROBERT EGAN
ABOUT THE PLAY
When Brooke arrives at her parents’ Palm Springs mansion with the manuscript of her tell-all memoir in tow she unearths a devastating family secret—throwing her parents into a panic that threatens to rip the clan apart. With biting wit and razor-sharp insight, this gripping story, a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, skillfully navigates the complex dynamics of family loyalty, political divides, and buried truths. It will leave you questioning the price of secrets and the ties that bind.
“The most richly enjoyable new play for grown-ups that New York has known in many seasons…In his most fully realized play to date, Mr. Baitz makes sure our sympathies keep shifting among the members of the wounded family portrayed here. Every one of them emerges as selfish, loving, cruel, compassionate, irritating, charming and just possibly heroic…leaves you feeling both moved and gratifyingly sated.”
“Spending time with these messed-up, complicated people is a genuine pleasure.”
MEET THE CAST
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ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM
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SCHEDULE
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FRIDAY, August 22 - 7:30 PM (PREVIEW)
*SATURDAY, August 23 - 7:30 PM (OPENING NIGHT)
SUNDAY, August 24 - 2:00 PM
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WEDNESDAY, August 27 - 2:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, August 27 - 7:30 PM
THURSDAY, August 28 - 7:30 PM
FRIDAY, August 29 - 7:30 PM
SATURDAY, August 30 - 2:00 PM
SATURDAY, August 30 - 7:30 PM
SUNDAY, August 31 - 2:00 PM
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WEDNESDAY, September 3 - 2:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, September 3 - 7:30 PM
THURSDAY, September 4 - 7:30 PM
FRIDAY, September 5 - 7:30 PM
SATURDAY, September 6 - 2:00 PM (Closing Performance)
ADVISORY: TBA
RUNTIME: APPROXIMATELY 2 hours 15 minutes W/ a 15 minute intermission
OTHER DESERT CITIES is produced by Dorset Theatre Festival.
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Support for the 48th season is provided by the Rodgers Family Foundation, The James H. & Irene M. Hunter Charitable Trust, and the members of the Festival’s World Premiere Circle.
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