“All you really need to create theatre is action, space, courage, a play, heart, and someone to show it to or share it with.” – Daniel Talbott, Cino Nights Director

For three nights in March, a former medical marijuana dispensary in Seattle’s University District will transform into a makeshift theatre café. Inspired by Joe Cino’s legendary Greenwich Village performance space, Caffé Cino, the space will house performances of six short plays from the early days of Off Off Broadway.
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LOCATION & TICKETS
All performances will take place at:
Caffé Cino: U-District, 5267 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105

All performances are free and open to the public.
Refreshments will be available on a donation basis.

Reservations are not required but are strongly encouraged due to space limitations. Reserve spots at https://www.uwdramalabs.com/#cino-nights

CONTENT NOTE: These plays contain mature content and are not suitable for young audiences.
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EVENING TWO
Saturday, March 11, 2017
7:30 PM

GOODNIGHT, I LOVE YOU [First presented in 1965 at Caffé Cino]
A gay man and his “fag hag” girlfriend have a phone conversation about his fantasy of having his lover’s baby. The play is based on a real phone call between William Hoffman and his friend Lucy Silvay.

Written by William Hoffman
Directed by Daniel Talbott
Performed by Bridget McKevitt (2nd year PATP) and Phillip Ray Guevara (1st year PATP)

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COMINGS AND GOINGS: A THEATRE GAME [First presented in 1966 at La MaMa E.T.C.]
Comings and Goings is a series of two-person scenes that actors rotate into and out of every ninety seconds. Playwright Megan Terry is a graduate of the University of Washington who went on to write Viet Rock, the first rock opera.

Written by Megan Terry
Directed by Bobbin Ramsey
Performed by Allen Miller (2nd year PATP), Adrian Tafesh (1st year PATP), Bria Henderson (2nd year PATP), and Hazel Lozano (3rd year PATP)

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A VIETNAMESE WEDDING [First presented in 1967 at Washington Square Methodist Church, then produced at La MaMa E.T.C. in 1969]
A Vietnamese Wedding is a ritual constructed in the form of a Vietnamese betrothal and wedding. Maria Irene Fornés is the winner of nine Obie awards, and is considered one of the parents of contemporary avant-garde theatre.

Written by Maria Irene Fornés
Directed by Addie Johnson
Performed by Porscha Shaw (2nd year PATP), Alana Cheshire (1st year PATP), Tricia Castañeda-Gonzales (1st year PATP), and Taylor Jones (1st year PATP)

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FULL SCHEDULE

Evening One
Saturday, March 4, 2017
7:30 PM

THE MADNESS OF LADY BRIGHT [First presented in 1964 at Caffé Cino]
Alone in his room on a hot summer’s day, an aging drag queen descends gradually into madness. The Madness of Lady Bright is widely considered one of the first plays of the gay theatre movement.

Written by Lanford Wilson
Directed by Daniel Talbott
Performed by Taylor Jones (1st year PATP), Phillip Ray Guevara (1st year PATP), and Tamsen Glaser (2nd year PATP)

A TALK BY ROBERT PATRICK, playwright and Caffé Cino historian

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Evening Three
Saturday, March 18, 2017
7:30 PM

THE RICHEST GIRL IN THE WORLD FINDS HAPPINESS [First presented in 1970 at La MaMa E.T.C.]
Madalayna, a maid, chases Geraldine, the Richest Girl in the World, through a twelve hundred room mansion, desperate to deliver the news that Geraldine has been elected Miss America. Geraldine is very busy being wooed by the Handsomest Movie Star.

Written by Robert Patrick
Directed by Sean Ryan (3rd year MFA Director)
Performed by Bria Henderson (2nd year PATP), Tricia Castañeda -Gonzales (1st year PATP), Adrian Tafesh (1st year PATP), Alana Cheshire (1st year PATP)

A RAT’S MASS [First presented in 1966 at the Theater Company of Boston, then produced at La MaMa E.T.C. in 1969]
In this poetic ritual, two African American children, represented by the half-human characters Brother Rat and Sister Rat, try and fail to find atonement for an act of sexual violence they committed at the behest of a Rosemary, a white girl with worms in her hair, whom they adore.

Written by Adrienne Kennedy
Directed by Daniel Talbott
Performed by Porscha Shaw (2nd year PATP), Allen Miller (2nd year PATP), and Tamsen Glaser (2nd year PATP)