press release
2009 - 2010 season

"The Undermain is an unsung American treasure, and more people should know about it,"
~ Backstage Magazine

Port Twilight or A History of Science
Written by Len Jenkin
Directed by Katherine Owens
January 13th – January 30th, 2010

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Hailed by the Dallas Morning News as the Number One Production of 2009, Port Twilight returns for a limited run at Undermain Theatre. Celebrated in American Theatre Magazine, Backstage Magazine and throughout Dallas, there are only three weeks to see what the critics call "genius."

Written by three-time Obie Award winning and Emmy nominated playwright Len Jenkin, Port Twilight features a set design by Tony Award winning designer, John Arnone, costumes by Giva Taylor, lighting design by Steve Woods, music by Bruce DuBose and video design by Jeffery Franks. With Josh Blann, Jonathan Brooks, Jessica Cavanagh, Ariana Cook, Bruce DuBose, Shannon Kearns-Simmons, Anastasia Munoz, Ian Sinclair, Christian Taylor, Stefanie Tovar and Kent Williams.

In the mysterious town of Port Twilight a macabre story unfolds with serio-comic dimensions helped along with a little song and dance. The ensemble cast takes the audience on a ramble through an American landscape while portraying a multitude of revolving characters including a B-Movie producer and his sexy girlfriend; a wild, homeless Rabbi who calls for the Messiah; an eccentric musical duo; and a team of strange dancing scientists. The play's mercurial structure mimics the actions of the human genome in this fascinating and futuristic sci-fi voyage.

“a marvel of theatrical wizardry… Port Twilight is the work of true theatrical genius”
~ Lawson Taitte, Dallas Morning News

“a marvelous, funky, pop-culture collage… not many small stage companies have a Tony Award-winning designer like Arnone”
~Jerome Weeks, KERA Art&Seek

“It's all so weirdly and wonderfully, well, Undermain. Director Katherine Owens pulls all of the out-there components together in a way that only her troupe can do… Genius”
~ Mark Lowry, TheaterJones

“Undermain’s sophisticated and daring ensemble have raised theater art in the city to a fascinating and magical new level… Brava! Bravo!”
~ Martha Heimberg, Turtle Creek News

“I could feel most of the audience join me in a collective gasp, breath caught in sheer delight”
~ Alexandra Bonifield, Critical Rant & Rave

“one of the most original shows I have ever seen”
~Christopher Soden, Pegasus New

“a spectacular, detailed spectacle”
~Gary Cogill, WFAA Channel 8

“This is a production not to be missed”
~David Novinski, Renegade Bus

Undermain Theatre performances are Wednesdays-Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. and Fridays-Saturdays at 8:15 p.m. Tickets are Weds $15, Thurs $15, Fri $20, and Sat $25. Undermain is located at 3200 Main Street at Murray Street in Deep Ellum. Discounts are available for seniors, students, KERA members and groups. Call 214.747.5515 or visit www.undermain.org.

ABOUT UNDERMAIN
Undermain Theatre, founded in 1984, is a company of artists that performs new and experimental works in Texas, New York, and Europe. The theater collaborates with playwrights, supports a theater archive and operates a theater under 3200 Main Street in Dallas’ legendary Deep Ellum. Call 214-747-2417 or visit www.undermain.org for more information.

Artistic Director: Katherine Owens. Executive Producer: Bruce DuBose. Associate Producer: Suzanne Thomas.