Breeders Theater will return to Burien's E.B. Foote Winery with its 15th show, Gone with the Wine, this month.
Written by T.M. Sell, GWW is a tale of the Old South, the New West and some points in between. It is a satire on both the movie classic with the very similar title but also of westerns, Sell said.
"While there is something oddly compelling about Gone with the Wind, I think a little bit of it goes a long way," the author said.
"We had to do something to get the heroine out of the cotton patch and into another milieu."
Gone with the Wine will be directed by Seattle theater veteran Doug Knoop, with music written and arranged by Nancy Warren; choreography by Patricia M. Britton; and costumes by Melissa Sell.
The show will feature the talents of Julie Haakenson, Eric Hartley, Steve Coffey, Marianne Everett, Carlos Calvo, Melissa Grinley, Kelly Johnson, and Luke Amundson.
Tickets for the show are $20, which includes hors d'ouerves and tasting of award-winning E.B. Foote wines.
E.B. Foote, established in 1978, is one of Washington's oldest wineries and has won consistently high marks for its red wines such as Merlot and Zinfandel and Bordeaux-style blends such as Perfect a trois.
The play will be performed in the round at E.B. Foote and patrons are advised to dress warmly.
This unique pairing of wine tasting and live theater has led to five seasons of sold-out shows featuring original music and comedy performed by some of the area's best actors.
Breeders Theater was founded in 1999 and presents original work in non-traditional venues.
Sell said the company is so-named because every member is capable of producing uranium isotopes from plutonium, but "fortunately this doesn't seem to come up much."
Show dates are Jan. 19, 20, 26, 27, 31 and Feb. 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30); Jan. 21 and 28 at 2 p.m. (doors open at 1:30) and Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. (to accommodate Super Bowl Sunday - doors open at 12:30).
All proceeds from the Jan. 31 performance will go toward the Breeders Theater performing arts scholarship, which has helped a dozen college students with tuition.
E.B. Foote Winery is donating the wine and food and the performers are donating their performance. The Jan. 31 ticket price of $20 is entirely tax deductible.
Tickets are available at the winery, 127B SW 153rd St., Burien, 206-242-3852, and at Corky Cellars, 22511 Marine View Drive, Des Moines, 206-824-9462.
For more information, contact Breeders Theater at breederstheater@aol.com.
