WORLD PREMIERE September 23 - October 14, 2007 Julianne Argyros Stage SHIPWRECKED! AN ENTERTAINMENT The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself) by Donald Margulies directed by Bart DeLorenzo Laurie Smits Staude, Honorary Producer Daily Pilot and Classical KUSC, Media Partner Approximately one hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission.

Gregory Itzin, right, stars as Louis de Rougemont with Michael Daniel Cassady as Bruno the dog in Donald Margulies’ Shipwrecked! An Entertainment

Typhoon in the South Seas! Killer octopus! Cannibals! Inspired by the true story of the unlikely hero who spellbound Victorian England — and the world — with his incredible tale of survival, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright invites you to revel in the joy of storytelling and the magic of theatre. Don't be surprised if you'll want to experience it all over again with your whole family.

Playwright:
Donald Margulies is the author of three plays that were commissioned and premiered by SCR: Brooklyn Boy and Pulitzer Prize finalist Sight Unseen which received Broadway productions, and Pulitzer Prize finalist Collected Stories. Dinner with Friends, which had its West Coast premiere at SCR, won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize. His other plays include Two Days, God of Vengeance (read at the Pacific Playwrights Festival in 1999), The Model Apartment (OBIE Award), The Loman Family Picnic, Found a Peanut, Luna Park and What’s Wrong with This Picture? Margulies received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature in 2005.

Recommendation and Resources:
There’s a seriousness at the heart of the story—the collision of truth and storytelling and fraud—but adults will want to experience it all over again with their families, including kids aged 10 and up.

• Hollywood Reporter - 'Shipwrecked!'
  Bottom Line: Like its delightful protagonist, show is suspended halfway between a preposterous South Seas fantasy worthy of Baron Munchhausen and the grim and gritty realities of late 19th century London.
• Variety - Legit Review
  
• OC Register - 'Shipwrecked' on the shoals of 'truthiness' at South Coast Repertory
  Review: Donald Margulies' entertaining new play explores the seductive power of the tall tale.
• OC Weekly - True Lies
  As Shipwrecked! shows, playwright Donald Marguulies thinks fabulists can be fabulous
• Calendar Live - Dramatist Donald Margulies sees the stage in a fresh light
  To lure a new generation, shelve the tried and true. Let the audience learn to imagine again.
• Variety - Playwright Margulies sails 'Ship'
  South Coast Repertory theater to host play
• OC Register - Donald Margulies' true lies
  'Shipwrecked' celebrates the art of the tall tale.
• PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Donald Margulies
  

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