WEST COAST PREMIERE January 6 - 27, 2008 Julianne Argyros Stage A FEMININE ENDING by Sarah Treem directed by Timothy Douglas Mary Beth Adderley, Richard Wright and Elizabeth Adderley, Honorary Producers Produced in association with Portland Center Stage Approximately one hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission.

Amanda (Brooke Bloom) and Jack (Peter Katona). Photo by Henry DiRocco

Amanda has put her music career on hold. It takes a while to write a symphony; besides, there are other considerations. She has a full-time job. Her boyfriend is about to become famous. Her mother is about to leave her father. And she’s about to connect with the one who got away, in this smart, very funny and often surprising look at a talented woman, the choices she makes and the men who impact those choices.

Playwright:
Sarah Treem's full-length plays Empty Sky, Against the Wall, Mirror, Mirror, A Feminine Ending and Human Voices have been developed at the Bloomington Playwrights Project, South Coast Repertory, Portland Center Stage, Playwrights Horizons, Primary Stages and Manhattan Theater Club. She also teaches playwriting at Yale University and writes for the upcoming HBO drama "In Treatment."

Recommendation and Resources:
This life-affirming comedy about men, women and fame contains some strong language and sexual innuendos but is also funny and light-hearted.  High schoolers and above will identify with its romantic comedy aspects as well as the deeper theme that deals with the choices that shape our lives.

• ocregister.com - A Feminine Ending  at SCR chronicles a young woman in transition
  Sarah Treem's play about a talented musician's struggles with career, family and relationships has some autobiographical elements.

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*Post-show discussion led by SCR literary staff and artists from the show.
**ASL interpreted performance for the Deaf community.