[NEohioPAL] "Zombies from the Beyond" Opens Friday at Ashtabula Arts Center

[Pamela Hammond]

G. B. Community Theatre at the Ashtabula Arts Center will open its 2008 -
2009 season on October 3rd just in time to get everyone in the Halloween
spirit with the sci-fi spoof, "Zombies from the Beyond."



In this musical comedy by James Valcq, the laughs abound in the unlikeliest
of settings as the Cold War and space race paranoia threaten the good folks
at the fictional Milwaukee Space Center in 1955! The budding romance of
rocket scientist Trenton Corbett and Mary Malone-the daughter of the Space
Center commander-is jeopardized when a flying saucer lands in Milwaukee,
piloted by the alien "Zombina" who is bent on procuring he-specimens to
re-populate her planet. Can Mary uphold her lady-like demeanor while saving
Milwaukee from a Red Menace and a flying saucer invasion? Can the stalwart
men of Milwaukee survive brainwashing by a musical menace from another
world?  Taking its cue from pulp movies popular at the time, "Zombies from
the Beyond" brings the 1950s nostalgically and hilariously to life with a
tuneful, toe-tapping score!



Directed by Clay Nielsen of Madison, performances will be held on October 3,
4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17 and 18th.  Friday and Saturday shows begin at 8 p.m.
Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m.  Tickets are on sale now and can be
purchased by calling the Arts Center at (440) 964-3396.  Adults $10, Seniors
$9 and Students/Children $8.



Dinner will be available prior to the show on October 11.  Reservations and
pre-payment are required for all dinners and can be made by calling the Arts
Center.  Cost of dinner is $16 plus the price of your theater ticket.
Dinner seating will begin at 6:30 p.m.  Call for more information.





Pamela Hammond
Public Relations/Marketing Coordinator
Ashtabula Arts Center
Phone/Fax: 440.964.3396
aac at ashartscenter.org