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Dateline: 6/3/2009

GONZAGA UNIVERSITY NEWS RELEASE
Dale Goodwin, Director
Peter Tormey, Associate Director

Alumnus to Present Latest Play this Weekend
Spokane playwright and attorney Bryan Harnetiaux (Har-nuh-Toh), an alumnus of Gonzaga University Law School and as an undergraduate, will present a staged reading of his most recent play, “Holding On ~ Letting Go,” at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 5-6, at the Spokane Civic Theatre (1020 N. Howard St.). The cost is $5 for all tickets for both performances.

Harnetiaux has been a playwright-in-residence at Spokane Civic Theatre since 1982. He has written more than 30 plays, most of which premiered in the Studio Theatre.

Thirteen of his plays have been published, most recently“National Pastime” by Playscripts, Inc. of New York City. “Holding On ~ Letting Go” is the last play in Harnetiaux’s cycle of plays about end-of-life. The first two,“Vesta” and“Dusk,” premiered in the Studio Theatre in 1996 and 2007, respectively.

“Vesta” has been produced professionally, and performed throughout the country under a licensing agreement with Duke University's Institute for Care at the End of Life.

Duke is in the process of acquiring similar licensing rights to“Dusk.”

Tickets may be purchased online at the Spokane Civic Theatre or TicketsWest (800-325-7328).