Laura Ekstrand and Harry Patrick Christian play former lovers in Shooting Star

Dreamcatcher is kicking off the new year with another terrific New Jersey premiere: Shooting Star, by Steven Dietz. “Stories told this well don’t come around very often,” said the reviewer in The Austin Chronicle when this romantic comedy debuted at ZACH Theatre in 2009. Shooting Star runs January 13 through 29.

Snowed in overnight at a middle-America airport, college lovers Elena and Reed have an unexpected and life-altering reunion. Elena has stayed true to her hippie-ish, counter-culture path, while Reed has gone corporate and conservative. As the night gives way to laughter, banter and remembrance, Elena and Reed revisit a past that holds more surprises than they imagined, and a present neither of them could have predicted.

Filled with laughter and ache, Shooting Star is a bittersweet romantic comedy about the middle days of our lives, and how we got there.

Cast
				Last seen at Dreamcatcher
		Harry Patrick Christian
		in Distracted		Distracted, March 2011
		in This		This, October 2010
		Laura Ekstrand
		in This		This, October 2010
		in Kathy & Mo Show		Kathy & Mo Show, March 2010
				*  member of the Dreamcatcher ensemble

Creative Team

Special Performance

Sunday, January 15 • There will be a talkback with the director and cast after the 2pm matinee.

Tickets & Info

• Performances sell out! Buy in advance to guarantee admission
• PRICE: $30 adults, $25 seniors & students w/ ID – buy in advance – no ticketing fees!
• DATES: Friday, January 13 through Sunday, January 29, 2012
• TIMES: Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
• LOCATION: The Baird • 5 Mead Street • South Orange, NJ 07079   Directions
• DISCOUNTS:
  • Are you on our e-mail list? Our e-mail friends receive discounts for most shows
  • Students (under 25 w/ ID) and seniors (age 65+ w/ ID) save $5 at all performances
  • Seniors (age 65+ w/ ID) pay just $15 on Senior Sunday, January 15
• AGE APPROPRIATENESS: about 13 and higher, at parent’s discretion (see note in Q&A at right)
• RUN TIME: Shooting Star runs about 1 hour 40 minutes with one intermission

The Baird Center is wheelchair accessible. As always, assistive listening devices for the hearing impaired and advance large print scripts are available by prior arrangement. Contact us

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