Atlanta's Synchronicity Theatre to Present Howard Brenton's ANNE BOLEYN

Synchronicity Theatre’s 2016-2017 season kicks off September 23 – October 16 with the regional premiere of Howard Brenton’s Anne Boleyn, a fun and fresh account of the downfall of King Henry VIII’s ambitious second wife, Anne Boleyn.

The play is a revisionist history of Anne Boleyn's marriage to King Henry VIII and is set in London during two time periods — the Court of King Henry VIII (1527-1536) and the Court of King James 1 (1603-1604). The playwright, Howard Brenton, recasts Anne Boleyn as a devout Protestant whose royal ambitions are fueled by a desire for reformation as well as romance. Anne's perspective is central in the play, and she finally gets a chance to tell her side of the story. This will be only the second time the play has been produced in the United States.

Anne Boleyn is directed by Richard Garner, a founder and the longtime artistic director of Georgia Shakespeare. The cast includes Atlanta-based actors: Brooke Owens as Anne Boleyn, Brian Hatch as James/King Henry VIII, Allan Edwards as Dean Lancelot Andrewes/Thomas Cromwell, Doyle Reynolds as Robert Cecil, Timothy Harland as George Villiers, Josh Brook as Henry Barrow, Brittany L. Smith as Lady Rochford, Nysa Loudon as Lady Celia, and Kerwin Thompson as Doctor John Rainolds/Cardinal Wolsey.

Show times are 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 5 p.m. All performances will be at Synchronicity Theatre, in Midtown Atlanta’s Peachtree Pointe complex. For tickets or more information on Synchronicity Theatre, programming and events, visit www.synchrotheatre.com or call 404-484-8636.

Single ticket prices range from $15 to $50. Season ticket packages range from $25 to $250, and are available online at www.synchrotheatre.com.