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Palace Wreckers presented by Central Works

Central Works at the Berkeley City Club
Berkeley, CA

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A "revenge comedy" based on the Oresteia by Aeschylus. It's the play Hamlet echoes, in a way, the story of Orestes--but funny.

Theres an old house, once a stately mansion, out in the high deserts of Nevada. The old place is surrounded by a huge junkyard, a family owned auto-wrecking yard called Palace Wreckers. Oresteez, a prodigal son of sorts, returns home with his sister, Elektra. Their father has died, and the two estranged siblings want to reunite with their bereft mother. But theres a new man in the house. And Elektra soon begins to suspect it was foul play that put her beloved father in the grave. Elektra wants revenge! Whats our prodigal son to do?

How about that for a comedy?

World Premiere #59: A Central Works Method Play

Written and directed by Gary Graves
Featuring: John Patrick Moore*, Regina Morones, Khary Moye & Jan Zvaifler
(*member AEA)
Production team: Tammy Berlin, Alandra Hileman, Vanessa Ramos, Gregory Scharpen & Debbie Shelley
Production Sponsors: David Harder & Patricia Milton

Performances:
Thursday-Saturday at 8pm
Sunday at 5pm
Post-show Talk-backs: Sunday May 13 & June 3

Ticket Prices:
Preview, May 11: $22
General Admission: $30-$38
Sliding scale admission for remaining seats is always available at the theater 30 minutes prior to performance (tickets only sold at the door for the May 11 preview).

The show runs 100 minutes with a ten minute intermission.

Sorry, no late seating; please arrive early - parking can be challenging.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, call 510.558.1381 or email us at info@centralworks.org.