My Verona season shaping up...

MY VERONA PRODUCTIONS 2006 Season

THE PILLOWMAN
May 26-June 3

THE PILLOWMAN is McDonagh's exhilarating and viciously funny new comedy-drama about a fiction writer who is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories, and their similarities to a number of bizarre incidents occurring in his town.

THE PILLOWMAN had its world premiere on November 13, 2003 at The National Theatre, where it quickly became one of the most sought after theatrical events in London's West End. It received the 2004 Olivier Award and an Evening Standard Award nomination for Best New Play. THE PILLOWMAN made its critically acclaimed US premiere on April 10, 2005 at the Booth Theatre in New York starring Jeff Goldblum and Billy Crudup. McDonagh's heart pounding drama received 6 Tony nominations, including Best Play. Before reaching the Quad Cities, it will play New Brunswick, Houston, and Seattle.

"THE SEASON'S MOST EXCITING AND ORIGINAL NEW PLAY.
'The Pillowman' is A SPELLBINDING STUNNER OF A PLAY, and THIS BRILLIANT PRODUCTION, filled with successive coups de théåtre, DAZZLES WITH A BRIGHTNESS NOW LARGELY ABSENT FROM BROADWAY. APPALLINGLY FUNNY, ENDLESSLY QUOTABLE, DELICIOUS AND WONDROUS, 'The Pillowman' is, above all, about THE THRILLING NARRATIVE POTENTIAL OF THEATER ITSELF."
- Ben Brantley, THE NEW YORK TIMES

For further information check out:
seanleary.com
myveronaproductions.com
or e-mail
qcpillowman@yahoo.com or myveronaproductions@yahoo.com


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Tentatively (We're still working on this one!)

MATT & BEN
August 4-August 12

MATT & BEN is ostensibly about Ben Affleck and Matt Damon and how the script for ``Good Will Hunting'' literally dropped from the heavens into their laps as they were spending their time drinking beer and eating cold pizza, attempting to write an Oscar-winning script for Miramax.

We will keep you posted...


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ENCORE PRESENTATION of...

Joe Mantello's adaptation of
David Sedaris'
SANTALAND DIARIES

STARRING last year's favorite ADAM LEWIS
DIRECTED BY MICHAEL OBERFIELD

A thirtysomething aspiring soap opera star finds himself desperate and has to work as an elf at Macy's over the holidays. What ensues is a hilarious trip through the bizarre, goofy underbelly of retail life in the Christmas season.

``SantaLand'' is rated PG-13 for some adult language.

SHOWS ARE NOV. 17-NOV. 25 at Comedy Sportz, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island. Friday and Saturday shows are at 9:30 p.m. Sunday shows are at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are available at the door, at the Circa '21 box office and by phone at (309) 786-7733, ext. 2.

For more info, see www.seanleary.com.


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We also have a few other projects in the works... we should be announcing the full season within the next few weeks...

For more info continue to check seanleary.com and myveronaproductions.com.