For Immediate Release

Onstage at Theatre Three: "Democracy" by Michael Frayn Fourth show of the Mainstage Season begin January 4

(Dallas, Texas) Theatre Three’s Mainstage Season of the 2006 – 2007 season continues with Michael Frayn’s thrilling new drama, Democracy. Theatre Three’s forty-sixth season features captivating dramas, exciting and innovative musicals, and hilarious comedies that celebrate the underdogs of society who fight back and make audiences stand up and cheer their efforts. Democracy begins previews on Thursday, January 4, 2007 and will close on Sunday, February 4, 2007. “Wir wollen mehr Demokratie wagon”: literal translation “Let’s dare more democracy.” – Willy Brandt in 1969, the conclusion of his first speech in parliament after his successful election. Who can you really trust? In 1969, when Willy Brandy found himself elected Chancellor of West Germany’s coalition government, he wasn’t really sure whom to trust. Some of his closest advisors had their own agendas and were suspicious of Brandt’s intentions and policies especially his Ostopolitik. Into this complex world of politics enters Günter Guillaume, a new enthusiastic assistant who manages to win Brandt’s trust. What Brandt doesn’t realize is that Guillaume is actually a spy for East Germany’s Stasi. Democracy is a fascinating look inside Cold War politics as well as an emotional investigation of the duality of two men in extraordinary historical circumstances. Democracy was first staged at the Royal National Theatre and opened on September 9, 2003. The show was directed by Michael Blakemore and starred Roger Allam as Willy Brandt and Conleth Hill as Günter Guillaume. The show later opened on November 18, 2004 on Broadway. Michael Blakemore directed the play with James Naughton playing Willy Brandt and Richard Thomas playing Günter Guillaume. Democracy was the winner of the Evening Standard and Critics’ Circle best play in 2003. About The Playwright: Michael Frayn Born in London in 1933 and educated at Cambridge, Michael Frayn began his career as a journalist and has since diversified his literary repertoire, finding equal success as humorist, essayist, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. His experience with the Manchester Guardian, and later The Observer, endowed him with a journalist’s keen ability to find the correct form for each narrative. For his plays, which include Noises Off, Copenhagen, Wild Honey (translated from Chekhov’s untitled play), and Democracy. Frayn chooses the dialogue-driven medium in favor of the expository novel to unburden the story of inner thoughts and show human interaction as it occurs. About Theatre Three: Theatre Three was founded in 1961 by Norma Young, Jac Alder, Esther Ragland, and Robert Dracup with a clear mission: To PRODUCE a wide range of literature for the state, ILLUMINATE the ideas and emotions the author intends to express, SUPPORT the preservation and growth of the spoken and written word, CREATE a workplace where area theatre artists can realize their potential, PROMOTE theatre as an experience for all peoples, and SERVE the immediate and larger community with good theatre art.

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