CATCO presents the Central Ohio premiere of David Harrower's Blackbird - winner of the 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play - from June 3-21 at Studio Two Theatre of the Vern Riffe Center, 77 S. High St.

Fifteen years ago Una and Ray had an illegal relationship and haven’t set eyes on each other since. Now, after great effort, she has found him again. Without warning, Una arrives late one day at Ray’s workplace. What transpires in this provacative story will leave everyone wondering whose version of what happened is the true one.

Jonathan Putnam plays the role of “Ray” in Blackbird. Putnam, CATCO’s Associate Artistic Director, has played major roles in The Pillowman, Seascape, You’re My Boy and more.

Anna Paniccia, making her CATCO debut, plays “Una.” Panniccia, who grew up in Columbus, earned a BFA from Webster University Conservatory of Performing Arts in St. Louis and now lives in New York. She has performed with theatres all over Columbus, including 10 productions at Columbus Children’s Theatre.

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