Peace Center offers book lending library for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
August 20, 2016
GREENVILLE, SC – The Tony Award®-winning play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time comes to the Peace Center Oct. 25-30. Greenville has the opportunity to become more familiar with the story through a book lending program where the public may borrow the book the show is based on for free.
Beginning Friday, Aug. 19, the Peace Center will offer 50 books to be lent out through the Peace Center box office, which is open Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Books may be borrowed for up to two weeks at a time, with a limit of one per household.
Mark Haddon’s novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was published in 2003. It was the winner of more than 17 literary awards, including prizes in the United States, Japan, Holland and Italy, as well as the Whitbread Book of the Year Award in the United Kingdom in 2004, and has been translated into 44 languages.
On Broadway, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time won five 2015 Tony Awards, including Best Play. Hailed as “One of the most fully immersive works ever to wallop Broadway” by The New York Times, this “dazzling” (Associated Press) new play by Simon Stephens is adapted from Haddon’s best-selling novel and directed by Tony winner Marianne Elliott.
Fifteen-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain; he is exceptionally intelligent but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion for killing his neighbor’s dog, he sets out to identify the true culprit, which leads to an earth-shattering discovery and a journey that will change his life forever.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will play the Peace Center Oct. 25-30 as part of the 2016-2017 Broadway season. Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 19, at 10 a.m.
For questions, call the Peace Center box office at 864.467.3000.
For more information about the Peace Center and its upcoming events, visit www.peacecenter.org.
