Monday, February 11, 2008

Echo Theatre previews and opens Daisy in the Dreamtime this week

By Shawn Parikh

Echo Theatre, the Southwest’s only theater company dedicated to producing plays written by women, is continuing their 10th anniversary season with the opening of Daisy in the Dreamtime this week. The show runs from February 14 - March 8, with a pay-what-you-can preview on Valentine's Day as well as pay-what-you-can performances every Thursday of the run.

Daisy in the Dreamtime is the true story of Daisy Bates, an Irish woman who abandoned her family and the comforts of Victorian society, pitched a tent in the Australian outback, and spent her life fighting to preserve the Aboriginal culture -- where people live free of the two great obsessions of modern civilization: the pressure of time and the accumulation of goods. Daisy is a compelling story of surprising friendship, crushing loss, and tectonic change, told with lightness, humor and humility. A hauntingly beautiful account of what happens when a woman elects to leave one world and enter another – the dreamtime.

Directed by Ellen Locy, the design team includes Chris Jenkins designing the set, Robert McVay designing lights, David Lambert designing sound, Lynn Mauldin and Rebekka Koepke designing props and Suzy Cranford costuming. The cast features Brandi Andrade, Joshua Bridgewater, Juli Erickson, Greg Hullett, Mary-Margaret Pyeatt, Kristen Smith, and Wm. Paul Williams.

Another special offer includes "Sunset at the Lago", which has dinner catered by Café Lago on Sunday, March 2 at a special 5 p.m. matinee for $30. For reservations, call 214-904-0500 or purchase online.

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