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MOBY-DICK, OR THE WHALE
by Herman Melville

Adapted and Directed by David Quicksall

February 10�March 8, 2009

Previews: February 10-12
Opening Night: Friday, February 13
Center House Theatre, Seattle Center

Evening shows begin at 7:30 p.m.
Matine�s begin at 2:00 p.m.
Running time: approx. 2 hours 20 minutes, including intermission

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"This production is a fine example of what Book-It does best; moving literature from the page to the stage while emphasizing the strengths of both forms, and compromising neither.... We feel the wind and the power of the tempest in our souls, which is precisely where Melville wants it to exist." --Jerry Kraft, seattleactor.com

One of the most famous first lines in literature, �Call me Ishmael,� begins this fabled sea-going adventure. Hear the muscular dialogue and rich narrative of Melville's great story of Captain Ahab in his determined and perilous pursuit of a fearsome white whale. More than just a sea voyage of a captain and his crew, Melville's tale dives deep beyond the void of the open sea, exposing to us the deeper mysteries of life.

"I'll chase that accursed white whale 'round Good Hope, and 'round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and 'round perdition's flames before I give him up!"

--Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, or The Whale

Wesley Rice as Captain Ahab; the crew of the Pequod in Moby-Dick, or The Whale. Photos by Erik Stuhaug.

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Book-It casts a wide net with "Moby-Dick"
Seattle Times 2/20/09

"Book-It's Moby Dick puts us in the weatherworn wood belly of the New England whaling trade"
Seattle Weekly, 2/18/09

Theater: 'Moby' and 'Madeline' reach for the stars
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2/16/09

"Moby-Dick" begins at Book-It Repertory Theatre
Seattle Times, 2/15/09

Staging 'Moby': Call it an adventure
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2/12/2009

Melville's MOBY DICK Gets World Premiere Adaptation On Book-It's Stage
broadwayworld.com, 2/3/09

A Literal Moby Dick
The Teen Tix blog, 2/20/09

Best of Puget Sound, 2008: Unsung Heroes and Uncommon Genius
Seattle Times, 1/2/2009

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Friday, February 10, 2012
7:30 pm
Center House Theatre
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
6:30 pm
Center House Theatre Lobby
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Family Fun Day: Wilma Unlimited
Saturday, March 3, 2012
10:30 am
Center House Theatre
under 14 $10; adults $12

MOBY-DICK, OR THE WHALEby Herman Melville

February 10�March 8, 2009

"I'll chase that accursed white whale 'round Good Hope, and 'round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and 'round perdition's flames before I give him up!"

--Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, or The Whale

MOBY-DICK, OR THE WHALE
by Herman Melville