New Rep Announces Sam Shepard's FOOL FOR LOVE, Opens 3/14

New Rep is pleased to close its third season of Downstage @ New Rep with Sam Shepard's Fool for Love. Downstage @ New Rep-Up Close, On The Edge-presents programming that is new, edgy, and controversial to audiences eager for a thought-provoking theatrical experience. Fool for Love opens to the press on Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 3:00pm and plays through April 05, 2009 at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in the Black Box Theater.

"Sam Shepard is one of America's most prolific playwrights," says Rick Lombardo, New Rep's Producing Artistic Director. "His plays push the boundaries of playwriting and break traditional conventions. The intimate Black Box Theater is the perfect setting to stage his work. It provides the audience with the ability to experience Shepard's writing up-close, on a primal level."

Fool for Love will be directed by Bridget Kathleen O'Leary, New Rep's Artistic Associate, who recently directed Boys Of Winter, which received a 2008 IRNE Nomination for Best New Play.

Ms. O'Leary comments, "I am excited to be working with Stacy Fischer and Timothy John Smith. The chemistry between the two of these actors is phenomenal! I am also thrilled to be working with such a talented design team. We plan on transforming the Black Box Theater, so New Rep's audiences will experience it in a very new and exciting way. It will truly be up-close and on the edge."

Eddie stalks May two thousand four hundred and eighty miles to a seedy motel on the edge of the Mojave Desert in Sam Shepard's classic, Fool for Love. In this ugly and claustrophobic place, lust turns to violence as wild and buried passions are unearthed. Dark secrets are revealed in an explosive story of gripping jealousy, brutal betrayal, and the deepest kind of love.

New Repertory Theatre produces plays that speak powerfully to the essential ideas of our time. Through the passion and electricity of live theater performed to the highest standards of excellence, New Rep expands and challenges the human spirit of both artists and audience. New Rep presents world premieres, contemporary, and classic works in several intimate settings. We are committed to education and outreach, including special dedication to the creation of innovative in-school programming and providing access to underserved audiences. New Rep is an active advocate for the arts and a major voice in the national dialogue defining the role of theater in our culture.

New Rep has received Elliot Norton and IRNE Awards for outstanding acting, scenic design, direction, and production. Programming at New Repertory Theatre is supported by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

First performance: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 4:00pm
Press Opening: Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 3:00pm
Runs through: Sunday, April 05, 2009 at 3:00pm

Full Price Full Price: $25
Student Rush: $10
Call 617-923-8487, or buy online at www.newrep.org.