Pacific Repertory Theatre’s

School of Dramatic Arts

WORDS ON STAGE
Readings from great literature around different themes from a variety of authors in
monthly performances by local actors. Who doesn’t love being read to? Come and
experience the joy of literature in performance!

Beautiful Lofty Things

from the writings of William Butler Yeats and Maud Gonne...with music
Directed by Dan Gotch
INDOOR FOREST THEATRE - Monday & Tuesday, March 14 & 15 at 7:30pm
Admission is free. Donations are welcome at the door.

Under the direction of Dan Gotch, PacRep’s Dramaturg and Literary Manager, Julie
Hughett and Richard Boynton will read the poetry and prose of the Irish poet
William Butler Yeats. His work is complimented by readings from the biography of
the Irish patriot Maud Gonne, Yeats’ unrequited love and muse. The readings span
the rise of the Celtic Literary Revival at the beginning of the 20th Century, WWI,
the Easter Rising, The Irish Civil War and the beginnings of WWII. MaryLee Sunseri
will also perform Irish songs as part of the evening.
Julie Hughett
Involved with theatre for over 45 years, Dan Gotch has been
an integral part of PacRep Theatre’s executive staff since 1982, as Dramaturg/Literary
Manager among other duties. He has directed numerous Irish-themed plays for PacRep
such as The Weir by Conor McPherson and Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel. As Artistic
Director of the Poetic Drama Institute, originally based at the Cherry Center and now
with PacRep, Dan directed over 50 plays including The Hostage, by Brendan Behan
plus multiple original works/adaptations from Irish Literature and staging W.B.Yeats’ Richard Boynton
Cuchulain plays.

Local favorite actress Julie Hughett performed in The Weir and was the title character in
Molly Sweeney. Richard Boynton has performed in many of the Irish-themed Cherry Cen-
ter productions and played “Lancelot” in Dan Gotch's Celtic themed version of Camelot at
the Outdoor Forest Theater. MaryLee Sunseri has played Irish music at numerous regional
events. This March Yeats' reading marks a Celtic-themed reunion for all involved.

MaryLee Sunseri PacRep is supported by ticket sales, individual donations, special events, and grants from The David and
Lucile Packard Foundation, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, The Berkshire Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The Chap-
man Foundation, the Harden Foundation and the James Irvine Foundation, among many others.

Indoor Forest Theatre

(Underneath the stage of the
historic, outdoor Forest Theatre)
Santa Rita & Mountain View
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

For more information call (831) 622-0100 and visit

pacrep.org and schoolofdramaticarts.org