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Stamford Theatre Works Presents Romantic Comedy
by "Desperate Housewives" Writer

The rollercoaster romantic comedy, "An Infinite Ache," will be presented by Stamford Theatre Works, April 23 - May 11.  Written by David Schulner, whose writing talents have been seen on many popular TV shows including "Desperate Housewives," "Once and Again" and "Everwood," the comedy takes a funny and poignant look at blind dates, love at first sight and the daydream of what it would be like to grow old together. Director is Steve Karp, founder and producing director of Stamford Theatre Works, the city's resident professional theatre.

"An Infinite Ache" is a fresh and heartfelt play about love, time and the infinite directions in which two lives can travel. Hope and Charles are a pair of lonely twenty-somethings about to end an uninteresting and awkward first date. But what happens during that goodnight kiss forms a lasting bond as a myriad of possibilities for a lifelong love affair come rushing to meet them.

Moving at a whirlwind's pace, "An Infinite Ache" goes from first kiss to first child, from tragedy to the promise of second chances. It is a story that reveals the costs and the compromises, the passions and deep devotions required for a lifetime of love, for better or worse. A love story told with theatrical flair, "An Infinite Ache" is insightful in content and ingenious in structure.

Cast members are Vanessa Kai as Hope and Tristan Colton as Charles.  Ms. Kai won the 2007 Connecticut Critics Circle Outstanding Debut Award for her performance in STW's "Far East."  Colton appeared in STW's "National Pastime" and "Far East."

STW's final production of the 2007-08 season will be "First Lady Suite," a musical by five-time Tony nominee Michael John LaChiusa, in which First Ladies Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy and Mamie Eisenhower--and the people closest to them--reveal their true selves in song. An imaginative and irreverent look behind the scenes of the White House. Directed by Shawn Churchman; musical direction by David Bishop; playing June 11-29.

Stamford Theatre Works, now in its 20th season, has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and numerous awards from the Connecticut Critics Circle for outstanding work. STW annually stages five original productions of contemporary plays chosen with sensitivity to issues of social relevance. In addition, STW's season includes a School for the Performing Arts and the Purple Cow Children's Theatre.

Performances are Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m.; matinees Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.; first Sunday and first Tuesday at 7 p.m. A "Conversation Club" follows the first Sunday matinee when the directors and actors participate in a Q&A with the audience. "Art vs. Life," following the first Tuesday, 7 p.m. show, offers a post-performance panel discussion with the directors.  Tickets $25 to $43.  Stamford Theatre Works, 200 Strawberry Hill Ave. (on the campus of Sacred Heart Academy), Stamford.  www.stamfordtheatreworks.org   Box Office: (203) 359-4414.

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