Shows

Taking Leave

Eliot Pryne was once a highly regarded professor of English Literature. His specialty?
Shakespeare’s King Lear. As the curtain rises on this story, Eliot is packing what he thinks is a suitcase and leaving what he thinks is a hotel.

In the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, he is “taking leave” of the real world and imagining a new one, but the transition is painful. His three daughters Alma, Liz and Cordelia struggle to know what his next steps will be and how they can help.

A heartwarming story, filled with unexpected but compassionate humor, this rich dramatic comedy is about living and dying, and the strangely comedic value of both.

Taking Leave
by Nagle Jackson | directed by Melanie Gladstone

March 22 – April 7, 2024
The Dukesbay Theater
   508 Sixth Ave. #10
   Tacoma, WA 98402
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm
There is no performance Easter Sunday, March 31st
Tickets are $15, which includes coffee, tea and an assortment of cookies.
For tickets: For tickets: https://DukesbayTakingLeave.bpt.me

 

For more information: or 253-350-7680
**The Dukesbay Theater is located on the third floor in the historic Merlino Art Center
building. All patrons must be able to ascend a long staircase leading to the theater.
There is no elevator in the building.**