June 9 – July 11, 2010
Previews: June 9-11
Opening Night: Saturday, June 12
Center House Theatre, Seattle Center

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

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"The high spirits of Irving's prose are translated into a playful theatrical shorthand, which moves deftly between narrated descriptions and direct dialogue.” —The New Yorker

And for the icing on our 20th Anniversary cake, we are thrilled to revisit this gem that helped to forge Book-It’s future. The Cider House Rules was the first full-length novel adapted in the Book-It Style™ and premiered in 1996 at Seattle Rep (with subsequent productions at the Mark Taper Forum and New York's Atlantic Theater Company). The landmark production put Book-It—and our trademarked style—on the national theatre map and has a special place in our history. This is the story of orphan Homer Wells’ life in a Maine orphanage and his education under the tutelage of Dr. Larch, who delivers not only babies but their mothers, too.

“You may disapprove, but you may not be ignorant or look away” —Dr. Larch to Homer

"Parnell has done wonders to synthesize the epic-scaled novel… As conceived and directed by Tom Hulce and Jane Jones, Irving's distinctive vision and style have vibrantly leaped from page to stage as a relevant humor-filled social drama.” —curtainup.com

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