Design for Living by Noel Coward, Austin Shakespeare at the Rollins Theatre, Long Center, February 6 - 24, 2013

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by Noel Coward

Savor the wit of Noel Coward's provocative comedy Design for Living!

February 6 - 24, 2013
Rollins Theatre of The Long Center for the Performing Arts

Tickets on sale now at thelongcenter.org or (512) 474-5664.

Join us in this merry dance of three friends who begin as Bohemian artists and rise to high society, as they discover that real love and true friendship often collide. Delight in Noel Coward songs, too!

Featuring Martin Burke, Helen Merino and Michael Miller in the lead roles. This will be Martin Burke's first time with Austin Shakespeare. Martin has been drawing crowds at ZACH for more than a decade. Local audiences can see him currently in The Santaland Diaries at ZACH. Austin Shakespeare audiences are familiar with Helen Merino for her performances in Mary Stuart, Anthem and Hamlet. Our audiences will remember Michael Miller as Mr. Darcy in our recent production of Pride and Prejudice.

FULL CAST

Otto - Michael Miller

Gilda - Helen Merino

Leo - Martin Burke

Ernest - Michael Dalmon

Miss Hodge - Kathy Lagaza

Mrs. Helen Carver - Sara Cormier

Mr. Henry Carver/Mr. Birbeck - Ben McLemore

Chanteuse - Kara Bliss McGregor

Introducing Martin Burke to Austin Shakespeare: ZACH: The Santaland Diaries (1998-2012), Fully Committed (2003 & 2012), The Laramie Project (2002 & 2012), The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, The Drowsy Chaperone, Take Me Out, Shakespeare’s R&J, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Angels in America. Imagine That Productions: House of Several Stories, A Writer's Vision(s), Down the Drain. Other: Celebrity Autobiography (The Long Center), Greater Tuna with Joe Sears, Twelfth Night (Sneck Up!, Vortex), Richard III/2 Actors (Public Domain), Shopping and F**king and Fur (Vortex).


Awards: Austin Critics' Table Award "Best Actor in a Leading Role" forThe Drowsy Chaperone, B. Iden Payne Award “Outstanding Ensemble” for The Drowsy Chaperone, The Laramie Project, and Shakespeare’s R&J; B. Iden Payne Award “Outstanding Lead Actor, Comedy” for House of Several Stories; B. Iden Payne Award “Outstanding Featured Actor in a Drama” for Take Me Out; Austin Critics’ Table Award “Best Actor, Drama” and B. Iden Payne Award “Outstanding Lead Actor, Comedy” for Circumference of a Squirrel; Austin Critic’s Table Award “Best Actor, Comedy” for The Santaland Diaries; B. Iden Payne Award “Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play” for Twelfth Night, Angels in America: Perestroika and Family Affair; Austin Critic’s Table special citation, “Show Savior” for Richard III/2 Actors, Family Affair, and Lucifa. Martin holds a B.F.A. in Acting from UT.

Join us in this merry dance of three friends who begin as Bohemian artists and rise to high society, as they discover that real love and true friendship often collide. Delight in Noel Coward songs, too!

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