A b r i dg e d stag e ve r s i o n b y J e f f S c h wag e r D i r ect e d b y M y ra P l at t
June 7 - July 13, 2014
YO U R
A M A Z ING A DVENT U RE G U IDE
about michael chabon Michael Chabon is the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Wonder Boys, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Gentlemen of the Road, and Telegraph Avenue, among others. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, the novelist Ayelet Waldman, and their children.
...Kavalier & Clay may just be the biggest novel we’ve ever tackled. Grab your mask and cape; it’s going to be an action-packed journey!
run time 6 : 0 0 - 1 1 : 0 0 pm
about 5 hours
To honor the scope of the novel (it’s 636 pages long!), we’ve bumped our starting time up to 6:00PM and created an evening-length event—about five hours in total—that includes as many twists, turns, and tumbles as Chabon’s epic story.
intermissions + dinner t wo 1 0 - m i n i n t e r m i s s i o n s + 4 0 - m i n d i n n e r b r e a k
In addition to two 10-minute intermissions, there will be a 40-minute dinner break at the end of Act II. We’ll lead you to the Armory’s Food Court, where you’ll have your choice of dinner options at our partner restaurants: Plum Pantry, Skillet Counter, and Pie. We’ve been working with our partners to make everything quick, easy, and affordable for you. Plan to spend around $10 per person. Dine in our designated seating area and we’ll let you know when it’s time to return to the theatre. Prefer to make your own dinner plans? That’s fine, but please return within 40 minutes. Remember: there is no late seating at Book-It.
location T h e C e n t e r T h e at r e , s e at t le c e n t e r
3 0 5 h a r r i s o n st
The performance will take place in our home space: The Center Theatre in the Armory. Our partner restaurants are located upstairs from the theatre in the Armory’s Food Court.
getting to the theatre p l a n to pa r k b y 5 : 3 0 pm
Beat the crowds and plan to park by 5:30PM. For information about Seattle Center parking, directions to the theatre, and a list of nearby hotels (with exclusive Book-It discounts), visit book-it.org.
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the amazing story
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In 1939 Joe Kavalier smuggles himself, Houdinistyle, out of Nazi-occupied Prague and reappears in New York to live with his cousin, Sammy Clay. It’s the golden age of comic books and the ambitious pair—the storyteller and the artist— invent the perfect superhero for America on the brink of the Second World War. Chabon’s tale of escape, transformation, magic, and moxie is a modern-day epic.
tickets b o o k - i t. o r g
FE AT U RING
JUNE 7 - JULY 13, 2014
Richard Arum*, Frank Boyd*, Jaryl Draper, Nick Edwards, David Goldstein, Robert Hinds, Lauryn Rilla Hochberg, Harry Todd Jamieson, Bill Johns, Nate Kelderman, Amy Korver, Jay Myers, Michael Patten*, Opal Peachey, Ben Phillips, Noah J. Rose, Carol Silverstein, Gary Taylor* *AEA Members
SE ASON S U P P ORT P ROVIDED BY
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, The Boeing Company Charitable Trust, ArtsFund, The Shubert Foundation, 4Culture, City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, and KUOW 94.9.
Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Seattle, WA Permit No. 631
A b r i dg e d stag e ve r s i o n b y J e f f S c h wag e r D i r ect e d b y M y ra P l at t
B o o k - I t R e p e rto ry T h e at r e
Center Theatre at the Armory 305 Harrison Street Seattle, WA 98109