DURANGO

The Thompson Shelterhouse season begins with Julia Cho’s DURANGO (September 20 – October 19, 2008; opening night: September 25). Described by LA WEEKLY as “wonderfully mysterious and surprising,” this thought-provoking play explores the journey to understanding identity while living in the shadow of the American dream. After losing his job, single father Boo-Seng Lee decides to take his two teenage sons on a road trip to Durango, Colorado. As they make their way across the Arizona desert, each passing mile unearths deeply held secrets unleashing long-held tensions between the father, a Korean immigrant, and his sons, first generation Asian-Americans.

The season continues with the return of one of the most popular productions in the Shelterhouse’s history. Off-Broadway’s longest-running, smash hit musical comedy I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (November 1 – December 31, 2008; opening night: November 6) celebrates the triumphs and trials of the modern-day mating game. From dating and waiting to bridemaids and babies, this love-happy musical revue, with book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts, cleverly covers everything you’ve secretly thought about romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws but were afraid to admit. Audiences will fall in love and laugh until it hurts with the most “proposal-friendly” show in town. As he did in 2000, Dennis Courtney will direct the production