DAVID MAMET, now a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, was inspired by his days as a young actor to create this look into the world of theatre told from the backstage viewpoint of two actors in a repertory company: Robert, an older, experienced performer and John, a newcomer to the stage. John at first welcomes Robert’s guidance, but soon overshadows his mentor.

A Life in the Theatre is Mamet's intimate and hilarious love letter to the theatre, where he gently ridicules the juxtaposition between the backstage life of actors and what those same actors create on stage. The play gives a glimpse into the complex relationship that develops as the torch is passed from one generation to the next - a passing that wavers from love and mutual respect to impatience and resentment.

Starring PATRICK STEWART and T.R. KNIGHT (television, stage and film veterans both), and directed by NEIL PEPE.

Audience: May not be appropriate for audiences 9 and under. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre.