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THE DESERT ROSE PLAYHOUSE TO PRESENT “HOUSE OF THE RISING SON”<br />
The Desert Rose Playhouse, the Valley’s live stage company serving<br />
the LGBT community will present Tom Jacobson’s play House of<br />
the Rising Son. The production will open <strong>September</strong> 27, <strong>20</strong>13 for a<br />
five-week run closing on <strong>October</strong> 27. Performances are Fridays and<br />
Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2 PM.<br />
House of the Rising Son channels the supernatural imagination of<br />
Anne Rice and the languid style of Tennessee Williams in a mysterious<br />
and decadent romance that evokes the steamy atmosphere of the<br />
French Quarter in New Orleans. It’s a play that Williams himself<br />
might have penned if not for the cultural strictures of his day. The<br />
action centers around parasitologist Dr. Trent Varro who brings his<br />
younger lover Felix back to New Orleans to meet his wealthy relatives,<br />
the courtly but distant Garrett and the apparently homophobic<br />
Bowen. Ghostly sightings, gravestone rubbings, and the unexpected<br />
revelations of an ancient and exceptional family dynasty make House<br />
of the Rising Son ‘a carnival fun “House” of a play – and a ghostly,<br />
entertaining tour’.<br />
House of the Rising Son was first produced by Ensemble Studio<br />
Theatre-LA (Gates McFadden, Artistic Director; Laura Flanagan and<br />
Sarah Malkin, Producing Directors,) from April 23 to June 12, <strong>20</strong>11.<br />
The Desert Rose Playhouse is a project of Desert Rose Productions,<br />
Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit public benefit corporation. House of the<br />
Rising Son continues Desert Rose Productions’ mission to produce<br />
and present literate, relevant and entertaining plays and musicals to<br />
LGBT and Gay-Friendly theatre patrons in the Coachella Valley.<br />
Tickets are $28 for Friday and Saturday evening performances; $25<br />
for Sunday matinees and are on sale now. To order go online at www.<br />
desertroseplayhouse.org or call 760-<strong>20</strong>2-3000.<br />
House of the Rising Son<br />
Where: The Desert Rose Playhouse, 696<strong>20</strong> Highway 111, Rancho<br />
Mirage, CA 92270<br />
When: <strong>September</strong> 27 – <strong>October</strong> 27, <strong>20</strong>13; performances Friday and<br />
Saturday evenings at 8 PM; Sundays at 2 PM.<br />
Tickets: $28.00 Friday & Saturday performances; $25 Sundays<br />
performances<br />
To order: Online at www.desertroseplayhouse.org or call 760-<strong>20</strong>2-<br />
3000.
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