Theatre in the Square proudly presents Rabbit Hole, the 2007 Pulitzer Prize winner for drama, on the Mainstage September 30 through November 11, 2007. Rabbit Hole, written by David Lindsay-Abaire (Kimberly Akimbo and Fuddy Meers), will be directed by Susan Reid (crooked, Tuesdays With Morrie). During its recent run on Broadway, it was nominated for five Tony Awards, with Cynthia Nixon winning for Best Actress. Special $11 preview tickets are available Sept. 30 and Oct. 2. Please see below for all performance times and prices.

In Rabbit Hole, a young contemporary family struggles to come to terms with losing their only child in a car accident. These events are made all the more poignant by the appearance of the remorseful teenager who was driving the car. Rabbit Hole has resounding life lessons, but is, at the same time, wise and witty. Theatre in the Square’s cast includes: Antonia Fairchild, Charles Horton, Marianne Fraulo, Kate Donadio and Matthew Judd.

The design team includes: Jonathan Williamson (scenic design); Linda Patterson (costume design); Mary Parker (lighting design); Christopher Bartelski (sound designer); and Erin Haas (props design) with Julianna M. Lee as stage manager.

Preview nights--Sun. Sept. 30 at 7 pm and Tues. Oct. 2 at 8 pm. Tickets for previews are just $11.

Opening night: Oct. 3 at 8 pm. $27.
Regular Performances: Tuesday - Thursday at 8 pm and Sunday at 7 pm - $22; Friday at 8 pm and Sunday at 2:30 pm - $27; Saturday at 8 pm - $33.
Midweek matinee: Wed., Nov. 7 at 2:30 pm - $18.

Special Talk Back session after the performance—come meet Rabbit Hole's onstage and offstage artists after the Nov. 4th 2:30 performance.

Tickets can be bought through the box office at 770-422-8369 or ordered online at www.theatreinthesquare.com. Call 770-422-8369 x 29 to find out about group rate discounts.

Now in its 26th season, Theatre in the Square is a professional, not-for-profit organization founded by Producing Director Palmer Wells and the late Michael Horne. As the largest arts organization in Cobb County, the theater reaches 65,000 people a year via five Mainstage shows, two Alley Stage shows, two holiday shows, a summer show, and two children’s shows (one for elementary-aged children and one, themed around Black History Month, for middle schoolers). It is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors made up of civic leaders from around the metro Atlanta area.

With an annual budget of over $1.8 million, the theatre draws the majority of its funding from ticket sales, with support from foundations, corporations, city and state government, and individual gifts. The theater has a full-time staff of more than a dozen, and hires more than 140 artists (actors, directors, designers) annually. The theatre company has been based in historic Marietta Square since 1982.

Theatre in the Square has broad-based community support from the metro Atlanta region as well as Cobb County. More than 4,000 subscribers have a year-round commitment to the theater, and each play sells a healthy number of single tickets as well. Mainstage shows offer a Wednesday matinee option, which is usually filled with groups from local senior organizations as well as individual ticket buyers. At least one play a year features extensive daytime matinees for student groups. The theatre regularly receives accolades for the calibre of its work. In 2006 alone, Theatre in the Square was named Best Theatre by Creative Loafing and co-founder Palmer Wells received the Georgia Arts & Entertainment Legacy Award. In the spring of this year, Palmer was named Lexus Leader of the Arts.

Theatre in the Square is a member of Theatre Communications Group, the Atlanta Coalition of Performing Arts, the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce, United Arts of Cobb, a coalition of Cobb County arts organizations and Cobb County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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