The English Bride

July 25 through August 5, 2012

Dijo Productions Presents

The English Bride

by Lucile Lichtblau

DIJO Productions is delighted to be bringing to the Santa Barbara stage the highly acclaimed and award-winning play The English Bride by Lucile Lichtblau.

The play is the recipient of the Susan Glaspell Prize and will have its official world premiere at the Centenary Stage in New Jersey in April, 2013. The work will also be performed in November of this year at Theatre Exile in Philadelphia, PA as part of a “rolling world premiere.”

DIJO is honored to be able to have the rights to perform a full production of the piece as a Writers’ Workshop. The English Bride is based on true events, which events also gave rise to the question raised by airport authorities—“Did you pack your own luggage?” In the fictionalized version, playwright Lucile Lichtblau creates three intriguing characters—an Englishwoman lonely for companionship as she sees her life passing by; a terrorist whose confidence and charm spark a love affair between he and the Englishwoman ; and a Mossad agent on the trail of both, who believes no one and nothing can be trusted.

Director Ed Giron, who had the good fortune of working with the playwright in an early reading of the work also plays Dov, the Mossad agent. Eileen, the working class woman from Leeds and bride to be who is eager for vindication is portrayed by Leslie Gangl. William Waxman portrays Ali, the charming and manipulative terrorist.

Saturday is Date Night: Buy One, Get One Free. Mention the Date Night special when ordering through the box office and receive one free ticket for each purchased ticket for a Saturday performance. This offer is not available for online sales.

TIMES: Wednesday, July 25, at 8:00 P.M.

TIMES: Thursday, July 26, at 8:00 P.M.

TIMES: Friday, July 27, at 8:00 P.M.

TIMES: Sunday, July 29, at 8:00 P.M.

TIMES: Thursday August 2 at 8:00 P.M.

TIMES: Saturday, August 4, at 8:00 P.M.

TIMES: Sunday, August 5, at 8:00 P.M.

TICKETS: $20 general, $17 students and seniors, $17 groups of 10 or more

All seating is general admission. All ticket sales are final at the time of purchase. There are no refunds or exchanges.

BOX OFFICE (805) 963-0408 (V/TDD)