The San Diego Carleton Club

Invites You to The Globe Theatres

For a Special Preview Production of Smash

Written by Jeffrey Hatcher

Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s hilarious novel,

An Unsocial Socialist

Join us for this wonderfully witty production that was commissioned by and presented at Carleton in 1995! Award-winning playwright and author Jeffrey Hatcher will be on hand to lead a private pre-show discussion along with Carleton Theater Professor

Ruth Weiner. Don’t miss this exciting theatrical event!

Old Globe Theatre, Balboa Park, San Diego

(directions on reverse)

Wednesday, May 29, 2002

6:30 pm: Pre-Show Lecture & Discussion

With Playwright & Professor Weiner

(Meet in front of the Globe Box Office)

8:00 pm: Production of Smash

This wonderful Shavian romp depicts the trials and tribulations of millionaire socialist Sidney Trefusis who ditches his beautiful bride, Henrietta, at the altar so he can devote all of his energy to the socialist cause. Disguising himself as a groundskeeper at a posh women’s college, he begins to plant the seeds of proletariat unrest. Sidney believes that mobilizing women will further his mission of revolutionizing the nation. Henrietta, however, has radical ideas of her own and does not passively accept Sidney's abandonment nor his political ideology. A witty battle of the sexes ensues against a hilarious backdrop of romantic entanglements and playful attacks on many of Britain’s social and political institutions.

Jeffrey Hatcher’s plays, including Three Viewings and Compleat Female Stage Beauty, among many others, have been produced extensively in New York and at regional theatres throughout the country. Based in Minneapolis, Hatcher is a 1989 recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. In addition, he has written numerous film and television scripts, as well as a book, The Art & Craft of Playwriting. Ruth Weiner is Professor and Coordinator of Studies in Theater Arts at Carleton College; M.A., Wisconsin. She teaches acting, directing and contemporary theater. She is also one of the faculty directors of the Players' productions.

Feel free to contact Becky Biegelsen ’89 at The Globe Theatres, at (619) 231-1941, x2352 or by e-mail at BeckyB@TheGlobeTheatres.org with any questions.

Directions to the Globe Theaters

Driving South – Take Interstate 5 into San Diego. Take the Sassafras Street turnoff. Follow Kettner Boulevard to Laurel Street (second stop light). The theaters will be on the left after crossing the bridge into Balboa Park. Free parking is available in lots as marked.

Driving North – Take Interstate 5 North, turn off on Sixth Avenue. Turn right and drive north on Sixth Avenue to Laurel Street. Turn right into Balboa Park. The theaters will be on the left after crossing the bridge into Balboa Park. Free parking is available in lots as marked.

Driving West – Take Interstate 8 past Mission Valley Shopping Center. Turn off to Downtown at 163 South. Take the University Avenue exit (turns into Sixth Avenue). Follow Sixth Avenue to Laurel Street and turn right into Balboa Park. The theaters will be on the left after crossing the bridge into Balboa Park. Free parking is available in lots as marked.

The San Diego Carleton Club – Smash at the Globe

Wednesday, May 29 2002

Name(s) __________________________________________________ Class year _________

Parent(s) of ________________________________________________ Class year _________

Address ______________________________________________________________________

E-mail address: ________________________________________________________________

Phone _________________________________ ______________________________________

home office

Number attending: ____________@ $20.00 per person

Picnic Dinners: ____________(please indicate menu selection) @ $15.00 per person

Total enclosed: $____________

Please return this form and your check (payable to Carleton College) by May 16 to:

Candace Kohl, 294 Torrey Pines Terrace, Del Mar, CA 92014; (858) 259-1903;

email: ckohl@ucsd.edu.

For those who would be interested in having dinner in the park, pre-packed picnics are available for $15. Please indicate on the form if you would like to order a picnic. They can be picked up at the Globe Pub in front of the theater at 5:30pm. We will have a dining area on the plaza reserved for our group. Picnic choices are as follows:

n Napa: Basilwood grilled chicken breast with artichoke aioli sauce, marinated grilled vegetables, herbed new potatoes, fresh fruit and sourdough bread.

n Roma: Focaccia bread filled with grilled chicken, roasted red peppers, artichoke aioli, marinated tortellini salad and fresh fruit.

n Avon: Juniper berry lamb sausage, whole grain mustard, Montrachet cheese, crackers, sourdough bread and fresh fruit.

n Shepherd’s Pie: Ground lamb and winter vegetables baked in a mashed potato paprika crust (served warm) with a fresh garden vegetable and vinaigrette garnish, and sourdough bread.

n Summer Lights: Focaccia bread filled with herbed grilled vegetables, artichoke aioli, marinated tortellini salad and fresh fruit.