FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

For more information, contact:

Jenni Benzaquen

Press Director

Geffen Playhouse

(310) 208-6500, ext. 126

jenni@geffenplayhouse.com

October 15, 2004

GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE FAMILY THEATER SERIES PROUDLY PRESENTS

RIP VAN WINKLE

Classic American Fable Adapted by Parson’s Nose Productions for

Two Exciting Performances on October 16 and 23, 11AM to noon

WHAT: Geffen Playhouse’s family theater series “The Saturday Scene” proudly presents two performances of Rip Van Winkle, a fun and upbeat adaptation of Washington Irving’s classic American fable about a man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains and awakens to find a changed world. Adapted by Lance Davis of Parson’s Nose Productions, Rip Van Winkle is directed by Ivar Brogger.

WHEN: The Geffen Playhouse production of Rip Van Winkle will run at the Brentwood Theatre on Saturdays October 16 and 23, 2004 at 11AM.

WHERE: The Brentwood Theatre is located at 11301 Wilshire Blvd., building 211 on the North Campus of the Veterans Administration in Brentwood.

For more information or to purchase “Saturday Scene” subscriptions, please log onto www.geffenplayhouse.com, or contact the Geffen Playhouse education department at (310) 208-6500 x198, or email education@geffenplayhouse.com. Single tickets are $5 for children age 12 and under and $10 for adults and can be purchased by calling the Geffen Playhouse box office at (310) 208-5454.

PRESS CONTACT: Jenni Benzaquen, Geffen Playhouse Press Director

(310) 208-6500 x126, jenni@geffenplayhouse.com

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