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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Kill date: February 11, 2000. VIRTUAL SOLITAIRE Contact: Dawson Nichols – 206/523-8933 [email protected] Who: Dawson Nichols, Seattle’s internationally renown performer and playwright of such works as I Might Be Edgar Allan Poe, Escher’s Hands, Three Descents of Darwin, The Ant Play, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and The Fetch. What: Benefit Performance — Virtual Solitaire, a solo play which has won accolades across North America, including being hailed as Best Play at two International Fringe Theatre Festivals, now tours to Australia. First though—hometown shows! When: 2 shows only! — Thursday, February 10th and Friday, February 11th at 8:00 pm. Where: ACT Theatre’s Cabaret. 700 Union Street in downtown Seattle. Reservations: $12 advance/$15 at the door. (206) 523-8933 or email [email protected] The Play: Virtual Solitaire is a play-for-one-person about Nathan, a man lost in a fullimmersion virtual entertainment. The game is a murder-mystery, and as Nathan tries to find his way out he begins to realize that this might be more than a game – someone might be intentionally forcing him to stay online. He surfs through more than two dozen characters of the entertainment, searching for the shifting line between VR (virtual reality) and RL (real life). And perhaps this is the mystery of the murder-mystery. And if that’s the mystery, perhaps the murder is his own. The Playwright: Dawson Nichols has written more than a dozen original plays and adaptations, including Escher’s Hands, which in 1997 was nominated for the national New Play Award of the American Theatre Critics Association. He is best known for his solo works which have toured extensively throughout North America and abroad, winning awards at seven international theater festivals. Among his full-length plays-for-one-person are I Might Be Edgar Allan Poe, Three Descents of Darwin, Virtual Solitaire, and Meet Brian Boomer. Dawson has received commissions from Seattle Children’s Theatre, ACT Theatre, and Aha! Theatre. He has also received a fellowship from Artist Trust, a grant from the King County Arts Commission, and in 1997 he was nominated for ATCA’s national Emerging Playwright Award. “A shamanlike performance.” - The Seattle PI “A nimble theatrical gamester!” - The Seattle Times “A work of tremendous imagination formed by edgy, poetic writing and acted with awesome skill.” - Saskatoon StarPhoenix (Named Best Play at the Saskatoon Fringe Festival) “This show fits into that rare category of 100% successful.” - KSER Radio, Seattle “Theatre at its best! Bravo!” - InSight Magazine “Redefines the ubiquitous solo show… an electrifying performer!” - Edmonton Journal (Named Best Play at the Edmonton Fringe Festival) “Nichols again pushes the envelope of the one-man show in an intriguing direction. Leave the vid-screen behind tonight and take a real trip.” - The Seattle Weekly