by Ivan Doig
Adapted by Elena Hartwell, directed by Laura Ferri

February 7 - March 4, 2012
Previews: February 7, 8, 9
Opening Night: Friday, February 10
Center House Theatre, Seattle Center

Evening shows begin at 7:30pm
Matineés begin at 2:00pm

Buy Tickets Online or through the box office: 206.216.0833.

Prairie Nocturne takes us back and forth through time in the story of three extraordinary characters on the Montana plains: singer-turned-voice teacher Susan Duff, baronial rancher and war hero Wesley Williamson, and Monty Rathbun, a Black former rodeo clown now chauffeur. Their lives intersect through their shared geography—Doig's invented "Scotch Heaven"—their mutual passion for music, and the shouldering of a common task: giving Monty the chance to sing. Set in 1924, the novel encompasses historical milestones and events of the late 19th- and early 20th-century that shape the lives of these characters: from immigration, Montana's early statehood, the evolving culture of the American West, to World War I, Suffragism, and racism. Doig's trademark knack for weaving real and imagined places and events is heightened by his lyrical, illuminating language.

"There was a catch of breath, Monty's and everybody else's, then he sang on in a tone as deep as the sound of a bronze bell." (from Prairie Nocturne)

"Ivan Doig never disappoints those who love good writing and Prairie Nocturne is Doig at his best." -Author Tony Hillerman

February 15: Join us before the show in the lobby of the Center House Theatre at 6:30pm for an Ivan Doig Book Club! Book-It supporter/Book-Club Queen Judy Brandon will moderate a discussion of Prairie Nocturne and all the "Scotch Heaven" works of Ivan Doig—and our illustrious author will be in attendance, too. This pre-show event is free and open to the public

Dive into the program to read about the cast, learn more about Ivan Doig, and the world of his literature.

Ivan Doig Part One 2/1/2012
--Elena Hartwell, Arc of a Writer