{"id":27513,"date":"2017-08-31T10:02:24","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T16:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=27513"},"modified":"2017-08-31T10:02:59","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T16:02:59","slug":"theatreworks-to-open-heisenberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=27513","title":{"rendered":"Theatreworks to open \u201cHeisenberg\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lawrence Pressman and Prentiss Benjamin will star in UCCS Theatreworks\u2019 production of \u201cHeisenberg\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lawrence Pressman and Prentiss Benjamin will star in UCCS Theatreworks\u2019 production of \u201cHeisenberg\u201d opening Sept. 7, at the Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater.<\/p>\n

With more than 150 television and film credits, Pressman appeared in shows such as \u201cStar Trek: Deep Space Nine,\u201d \u201cDoogie Howser, M.D.,\u201d \u201cTransparent,\u201d \u201cHart of Dixie,\u201d \u201cCriminal Minds,\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cMad Men.\u201d Benjamin, who recently relocated from New York to Colorado Springs, has national theater credits including Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway.<\/p>\n

Joye Cook-Levy will direct the play written by Tony Award and two-time Olivier Award winner Simon Stephens. Cook-Levy is a recent Colorado Theater Guild Henry Award nominee. The creative team for \u201cHeisenberg\u201d includes Erik Diaz (scenic design), Stephanie Bradley (costume design), Mike Wood (lighting design) and Glen Whitehead, associate professor, Visual and Performing Arts Department, (sound design).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is absolutely amazing to be sharing the rehearsal hall with Lawrence Pressman and Prentiss Benjamin,\u201d Cook-Levy said. \u201cTheir incredible experience and surplus of humanity elevates every choice in the play. It doesn’t hurt that they also have a wicked sense of humor. We are so fortunate to have actors of this caliber on our stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the midst of a bustling London train station, Alex Priest (Pressman) is caught off guard when a strange woman decades his junior (Georgie Burns, played by Benjamin) plants a kiss on his neck. This chance encounter sparks an unlikely relationship that brings to light the fragility and joy found in improbable moments of human connection.<\/p>\n

In his 2015 review of the play\u2019s world premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club, Ben Brantley of The New York Times described the multifaceted relationship dynamics at play in Stephens\u2019 work: \u201cOn its surface, it\u2019s a satisfyingly sentimental, life-affirming mating dance between two people who are so utterly dissimilar that of course they are made for each other. But if you choose to tune into the quieter frequencies of \u2018Heisenberg,\u2019 you\u2019ll detect the presence of a probing work that considers the multiplicity of alternatives that could shape our lives at every moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets go on sale Aug. 24 at http:\/\/www.theatreworksCS.org<\/a> or through the box office at (719) 255-3232. \u201cHeisenberg\u201d runs Sept. 7\u201324 at the Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater at UCCS.<\/p>\n

On Sept. 10, before the Sunday matinee, distinguished guest Arthur Strimling will deliver a lecture entitled \u201cHeisenberg Generations\u201d as part of the annual Prologue lecture series, co-presented by Theatreworks and the UCCS Theatre and Dance Program. A pioneer in intergenerational arts creation and the founder of Roots and Branches Theatre in New York, Strimling will illuminate issues of ageism in American theatre. The lecture is free and open to the public. Space is limited and pre-event registration is highly encouraged.<\/p>\n

— Michelle Winchell, Theatreworks<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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