[NEohioPAL]Angels in America -- Perestroika

Tue May 2 07:44:03 PDT 2006

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WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE

Presents Part II of the Tony Award-Winning Epic

Angels in America Part II: Perestroika

Weathervane Playhouse will present part two of Tony Kushner's epic play =
Angels in America: Perestoika, May 18 - June 4, 2006. This play =
continues the story of Angels in America: Millennium Approaches which =
was first mounted in January 2005 as the inaugural production in =
Weathervane's new John L. Dietz Theatre. Millennium Approaches was =
remounted this fall, partly because of its previous popularity but also =
as a prelude to this production of Angels in America Part II: =
Perestroika. Directed by Sean McConaha, this WCP staging has three new =
cast members: Scott Shriner (Joe Pitt), Celeste Cosentino (Harper Pitt) =
and Jonathan D. Wray (Belize). Returning to their character roles are =
Jim Viront (Roy Cohn), Scott Crim (Louis Ironson), Sean Derry (Prior =
Walter), Dede Klein (Hannah Pitt) and Dana North (The Angel).

Angels in America, written by Tony Kushner, is a courageous exploration =
of the universal themes of love, loss and the possibility of redemption. =
Kushner's full play is a seven-hour, two-part play -- a masterful epic. =
It has received a Pulitzer Prize, two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk =
Awards, the Evening Standard Award, two Olivier Award Nominations, the =
New York Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle =
Award and the LAMBDA Literary Award for Drama. In 1998, London's =
National Theatre selected Angels in America as one of the ten best plays =
of the 20th century. About Angels in America, Newsweek magazine wrote, =
"The entire work is the broadest, deepest, most searching American play =
of our time."

Weathervane Playhouse presents Perestroika part two of this two-part =
play which continues the story with the angel explaining to Prior that =
God has abandoned his creation, and that Prior has been chosen to =
somehow stop progress and return the world to the "good old days." Prior =
tells the angel he is not a prophet, he's a lonely, sick man. At the end =
of the play we see Prior, Louis, Belize and Hannah sitting on the rim of =
the fountain in Central Park with the statue of the Bethesda angel. They =
say that when the Millennium came, everyone who was "suffering in the =
body or the spirit and walked through the waters of the fountain of =
Bethesda would be healed, washed clean of pain."

These four characters represent Jews, Christians and agnostics; =
homosexuals and heterosexuals; blacks and whites; men and women; =
caregivers and patients; two generations - the American mix of people =
who care about each other.

Tony Kushner, a gay Jewish socialist, was raised in Louisiana. His other =
plays, A Bright Room Called Day (1985) and Slavs! (1994), are also =
concerned with the moral responsibilities of people in politically =
repressive times. Such concerns may be especially relevant in America =
today, where, as he observes: "What used to be called liberal is now =
called radical, what used to be called radical is now called insane, =
what used to be called reactionary is now called moderate, and what used =
to be called insane is now called solid conservative thinking." At a =
time when many playwrights were thinking small, Kushner crafted a =
sprawling tapestry unafraid to embrace large political, social, and =
spiritual themes. By invoking the ghost of Ethel Rosenberg as well as =
Aramaic texts, this Pulitzer Prize-winning epic, full of mordant humor =
and literary zest, uses its ethnic and sexual specificity to illuminate =
the American experience.

Cast:

Jim Viront as Roy Cohn

Scott Shriner as Joe Pitt

Celeste Cosentino as Harper Pitt

Jonathan D. Wray as Belize

Scott Crim as Louis Ironson

Sean Derry as Prior Walter

Dede Klein as Hannah Pitt

Dana North as The Angel

Angels in America: Millennium Approaches is directed by Sean McConaha. =
McConaha is Weathervane's Director of Education and Producer of =
Youth/Family Productions. For Weathervane he directed Three Days of =
Rain, The Glass Menagerie, Romeo and Juliet, A Lesson Before Dying (for =
which he received an Excellence in Directing Award from Ohio Community =
Theater Association), The King of the Kosher Grocers, The Chosen, Hamlet =
and Our Town.

Tickets are $12 for the following performance schedule:

7:30 p.m.

Thursdays May 18 and June 1

Fridays, May 19, 26 and June 2

Saturdays, May 20, 27 and June 3

Wednesday, May 24

2:30 p.m.

Sundays, May 21 and 28

Due to language and themes, the play is recommended for mature audiences =
over the age of 17.

Call 330-836-2626 Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. to =
purchase tickets by phone with Visa, MasterCard and Discover.

The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to =
encourage economic growth,

education excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

Additional Season Sponsors: WKSU and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

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WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE
Presents Part II of the Tony Award-Winning Epic
Angels in America Part II: =
Perestroika<FONT=20
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Weathervane Playhouse will present part two of Tony =
Kushner=92s epic=20
play Angels in America: Perestoika, May 18 =96 June 4, =
2006.=20
This play continues the story of Angels in America: Millennium =
Approaches=20
which was first mounted in January 2005 as the inaugural production in=20
Weathervane=92s new John L. Dietz Theatre. Millennium Approaches =
was=20
remounted this fall, partly because of its previous popularity but also =
as a=20
prelude to this production of Angels in America Part II: =
Perestroika.=20
Directed by Sean McConaha, this WCP staging has three new =
cast=20
members: Scott Shriner (Joe Pitt), Celeste Cosentino =
(Harper Pitt)=20
and Jonathan D. Wray (Belize). Returning to their character roles =
are=20
Jim Viront (Roy Cohn), Scott Crim (Louis Ironson), Sean =
Derry=20
(Prior Walter), Dede Klein (Hannah Pitt) and Dana North =
(The=20
Angel).
Angels in America, written by Tony Kushner, is a =
courageous=20
exploration of the universal themes of love, loss and the possibility of =

redemption. Kushner=92s full play is a seven-hour, two-part play -- a =
masterful=20
epic. It has received a Pulitzer Prize, two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk =
Awards,=20
the Evening Standard Award, two Olivier Award Nominations, the New York =
Critics=20
Circle Award, the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and the LAMBDA =
Literary=20
Award for Drama. In 1998, London=92s National Theatre selected =
Angels in=20
America as one of the ten best plays of the 20th century. About=20
Angels in America, Newsweek magazine wrote, "The entire =
work is=20
the broadest, deepest, most searching American play of our time."
Weathervane Playhouse presents Perestroika part two of =
this=20
two-part play which continues the story with the angel explaining to =
Prior that=20
God has abandoned his creation, and that Prior has been chosen to =
somehow stop=20
progress and return the world to the "good old days." Prior tells the =
angel he=20
is not a prophet, he=92s a lonely, sick man. At the end of the play we =
see Prior,=20
Louis, Belize and Hannah sitting on the rim of the fountain in Central =
Park with=20
the statue of the Bethesda angel. They say that when the Millennium =
came,=20
everyone who was "suffering in the body or the spirit and walked through =
the=20
waters of the fountain of =
Bethesda would be=20
healed, washed clean of pain."
These four characters represent Jews, Christians and agnostics; =
homosexuals=20
and heterosexuals; blacks and whites; men and women; caregivers and =
patients;=20
two generations =96 the American mix of people who care about each =
other.
Tony Kushner, a gay Jewish socialist, was raised in Louisiana. =
His other=20
plays, A Bright Room Called Day (1985) and Slavs! (1994), =
are also=20
concerned with the moral responsibilities of people in politically =
repressive=20
times. Such concerns may be especially relevant in America today, where, =
as he=20
observes: "What used to be called liberal is now called radical, what =
used to be=20
called radical is now called insane, what used to be called reactionary =
is now=20
called moderate, and what used to be called insane is now called solid=20
conservative thinking." At a time when many playwrights were thinking =
small,=20
Kushner crafted a sprawling tapestry unafraid to embrace large =
political,=20
social, and spiritual themes. By invoking the ghost of Ethel Rosenberg =
as well=20
as Aramaic texts, this Pulitzer Prize-winning epic, full of mordant =
humor and=20
literary zest, uses its ethnic and sexual specificity to illuminate the =
American=20
experience.
Cast:
Jim Viront as Roy Cohn
Scott Shriner as Joe Pitt
Celeste Cosentino as Harper Pitt
Jonathan D. Wray as Belize
Scott Crim as Louis Ironson
Sean Derry as Prior Walter
Dede Klein as Hannah Pitt
Dana North as The Angel
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches is directed by Sean=20
McConaha. McConaha is Weathervane=92s Director of Education and Producer =
of=20
Youth/Family Productions. For Weathervane he directed Three Days of =
Rain,=20
The Glass Menagerie, Romeo and Juliet, A Lesson Before Dying (for =
which=20
he received an Excellence in Directing Award from Ohio Community Theater =

Association), <I>The King of the Kosher Grocers, The Chosen, Hamlet</I> =
and=20
<I>Our Town</I>.</P>
<P>Tickets are $12 for the following performance schedule:</P>
<P align=3Dcenter>7:30 p.m.</P>
<P align=3Dcenter>Thursdays May 18 and June 1</P>
<P align=3Dcenter>Fridays, May 19, 26 and June 2</P>
<P align=3Dcenter>Saturdays, May 20, 27 and June 3</P>
<P align=3Dcenter>Wednesday, May 24</P>
<P align=3Dcenter></P>
<P align=3Dcenter>2:30 p.m.</P>
<P align=3Dcenter>Sundays, May 21 and 28</P>
<P align=3Dcenter></P><B><I>
<P align=3Dcenter>Due to language and themes, the play is recommended =
for mature=20
audiences over the age of 17.</P></B></I>
<P>Call 330-836-2626 Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. to =

purchase tickets by phone with Visa, MasterCard and =
Discover.</P></FONT><I><FONT=20
face=3DHelvetica size=3D1>
<P align=3Dcenter>The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with =
state tax=20
dollars to encourage economic growth,</P>
<P align=3Dcenter>education excellence and cultural enrichment for all=20
Ohioans.</P>
<P align=3Dcenter>Additional Season Sponsors: WKSU and Goodyear Tire and =
Rubber=20
Company</FONT><FONT face=3DHelvetica =
size=3D2></P></I></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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