“Dancing Lessons” by Mark St. Germain at Mendocino Theatre Company

Dancing Lessons tells the story of Ever, a young man with Asperger’s syndrome, who seeks the instruction of a Broadway dancer to learn enough dancing to survive an awards dinner. The dancer, Senga, however, is recovering from an injury that may stop her dancing career permanently. As their relationship unfolds, they’re both caught off-guard by the discoveries – both hilarious and heartwarming – that they make about each other and about themselves.
DANCING LESSONS is a play about risk taking and finding the courage to step outside our comfort zones; it is a story about what seeming opposites can teach each other, and it is a tale which offers no pat answers – only the comfort of human contact and sharing.

“extraordinary romantic comedy … 90 minutes of theater that are never less than provocative, fresh, and unexpectedly moving. “
The Arts Fuse
“…a poignant, quirky romantic comedy that becomes a heartwarming pas de deux between its injured dancer heroine and a geoscientist with Asperger’s Syndrome, charting the uncharted territory of human friendship and intimacy. “
BROADWAY WORLD
“What would happen if the autism gene was eliminated from the gene pool? You would have a bunch of people standing around in a cave, chatting and socializing and not getting anything done.”
– Temple Grandin
“Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.”
– George Carlin

Previews:
Thursday, May 7 – 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 8 – 7:30 p.m.
Tickets – $16.25 – $21.50
Gala Opening:
Saturday, May 9 – 7:30 p.m.
Tickets – $26.25 – $56.50
Pay What You Will Performance:
Thursday, May 14 – 7:30 p.m.
Playing May 7 – May 31
Thursday, Friday, Saturday – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday matinee – 2:00 p.m.
$21.25 – $37.50

Tickets available at www.mendocinotheatre.org or 707-937-4477

With Lucas Kiehn-Thilman and Nikki Traber