Seattle Rep to Present Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking

Seattle Repertory Theatre to Present Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking as part of the 2008-2009 Season.

Seattle, WA---Seattle Repertory Theatre announces today that they will present Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking as part of the 2008-2009 season, replacing A Winter People. Wishful Drinking is Fisher's personal tell-all, from playing Princess Leia in Star Wars, to growing up with famous parents (Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds) to marrying and divorcing Paul Simon and beyond. Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking will run April 2 through May 3, 2009 and is directed by renowned director Tony Taccone. Season packages are on sale now and single tickets go on sale August 18. Tickets are available through the Seattle Repertory Theatre box office Monday through Friday (206) 443-2222, toll-free at (877) 900-9285, as well as online at www.seattlerep.org.

"We are still very interested in bringing A Winter People to Seattle audiences; however the timing did not work out with our intended co-producer for this upcoming '08-09 season. We had the good fortune of engaging Carrie Fisher to perform her enthralling story on our stage and we leapt at the opportunity," says Benjamin Moore, Manager Director at Seattle Repertory Theatre.

About Wishful Drinking: Carrie Fisher is the life of the party in Wishful Drinking. Onstage, she recounts her true and intoxicating story with the same strong, wry wit that she poured into bestsellers like Postcards from the Edge. Born to celebrity parents Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, Carrie lands among the stars when she's picked to play a princess in a little movie called Star Wars. But it isn't all sweetness and light sabers. As a single mom, she also battles addiction, depression, mental institutions, and that awful hyperspace hairdo. It's an hilarious take on an incredible tale - from having Elizabeth Taylor as a stepmother, to wedding (and shedding) Paul Simon, from having the father of her baby leave her for a man, to waking up one morning and finding a friend dead beside her in bed. Don't miss this outrageous chance to get ‘Carried' away.

Date : April 2 through May 3, 2009.