DALLAS – February 25, 2009 – Uptown Players announces the limited return of The Facts Of Life: The Lost Episode at the KD Studio Theatre.  The show will return for three nights only Sunday, April 5 – Tuesday, April 7, 2009, before the cast sails off to perform the show on an RSVP Cruise.

Written by Jamie Morris, The Facts of Life: The Lost Episode is a parody of the popular 1980s television series with an all-male cast as the girls from Eastland College. In this fictional episode, Eastland is short on funds and looking to axe Mrs. Garrett (Paul J. Williams). Natalie (Chris Robinson), Tootie (Darius Robinson), Jo (Kevin Moore) and Blair (Chad Peterson) will do anything to raise enough money to keep her on staff…anything.  As the sitcom’s popular theme song proclaimed, “You take the good, you take the bad…” these girls take it all. The play also stakes out new territory with Jo and Blair’s love/hate relationship.

This production is under the direction of Andi Allen, with choreography by Linda Leonard and music direction by Kevin Gunter.

The production runs Sunday, April 5 – Tuesday, April 7, 2009, with shows at 7:30 p.m. All shows take place at the KD Studio Theatre, located at 2600 N. Stemmons Freeway #180, Dallas, Texas 75207. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at http://www.uptownplayers.org or by phone at 214-219-2718.  No one under 18 will be permitted into this performance. The Facts of Life: The Lost Episode does not incorporate actual episodes. This is a new parody inspired by the beloved sitcom.

About Uptown Players

Now entering its eighth season, Uptown Players has gathered a dedicated following with an annual audience base of nearly 12,000 patrons, including more than 900 season subscribers. The response from the community and critics has been remarkable, including more than 25 Leon Rabin Awards from the Dallas Theatre League, several hundred “The Column” Awards and 14 Theatre Critics Forum Awards in its first seven seasons. Uptown Players has also been named the best theatre company by the Dallas Voice Readers in 2006-2008 and by the Dallas Observer in 2004 and 2005. Uptown Players is a 501 © 3 non-profit organization, presenting plays and musicals that challenge audiences artistically, build cultural bridges and strive to create greater positive public awareness and acceptance through the performing arts. There is no other theater group with this unique mission in the Dallas area.

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