[NEohioPAL] Coach House Theatre: "Light Up the Sky"

[Nancy Cates]

Akron Woman's City Club

732 W. Exchange Street

Akron, OH 44302

COACH HOUSE THEATRE

Box Office: 330-434-7741

 <http://www.coachhousetheatre.org/> www.coachhousetheatre.org

 

 

Coach House Theatre ready to 'Light up the Sky'

Dec. 4-21, 2008

 

Light up the Sky, a laugh-a-minute backstage comedy by Moss Hart, will be on
stage at Coach House Theatre Thursday, Dec. 4 through Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008.

 

Packed with lively characters, Light up the Sky is an insider's valentine to
a kind of theater that disappeared decades ago. The young, idealistic
playwright, seemingly at the mercy of his bombastic director and flamboyant
leading lady, negotiates the whirlwind pace of opening night in Boston. As a
leading American satirist, Hart "spoofs to conquer."

 

Director Terry Burgler, one of Coach House's two new Artistic Directors, is
at the helm of Light up the Sky. Mr. Burgler has worked as an actor,
director and producer nationally and internationally, performing at the
Globe Theatre in London, and winning accolades for his work as Artistic
Director at Porthouse Theatre and Ohio Shakespeare Festival. He was named
Outstanding Theatre Artist in 2007 by Arts Alive! for his theatrical
achievements, and has won many awards as an actor and director.

 

The cast of Light up the Sky features many local performers familiar to
Coach House audiences.

Dede Klein of Hudson, last seen here in Steel Magnolias, plays the role of
Irene Livingston, the "always on" star.

Karen Wood of Creston, also from the cast of Steel Magnolias, is Irene's
sharp-tongued mother, Stella.

Bud Graske of Akron, last seen at Coach House in Murder on the Nile, plays
Irene's Wall Street husband, Tyler.

Holly Humes of Wadsworth, known at Coach House for her roles in Cat on a Hot
Tin Roof and Proof, plays Miss Lowell, Irene's secretary.

Henry Bishop of Creston, last seen at Coach House in Hay Fever, plays
Irene's playwright friend, Owen Turner.

Richard Worswick, of Bath, plays Carleton Fitzgerald, the high-strung
director. He received last year's Best Supporting Actor Royal Coach Award
for Driving Miss Daisy, coincidentally in a tie with;

Timothy H. Champion of Akron, who also won a Best Supporting Actor Royal
Coach Award for Oh, Coward!, is Sidney Black, the blustery producer.

Linda Graske of Akron, who appeared in our hit productions of The Nerd and
Steel Magnolias earlier this year, is Frances, the producer's wife.

Scott Shriner of Akron, last seen at Coach House in Oh, Coward!, is Peter
Sloan, the playwright behind Irene's latest performance.

Barry Friedman of Hudson, last here in The Mousetrap, is a visiting Shriner
from Indiana.

Alex J. Nine of Akron, who last directed our hit production of The Nerd,
plays multiple roles in Light up the Sky.

 

Light up the Sky will be presented Dec. 4-21, 2008. Curtain times are
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m.
The house opens a half hour before the show, and the box office opens one
hour before the show. Coach House Theatre is located at 732 W. Exchange
Street, in Akron, next to the Akron Woman's City Club. Tickets for Light up
the Sky go on sale November 15.  Prices are $16 for adults, and $12 for
students (with valid ID) and children.  Special Preview Performance
Thursday, December 4, all tickets only $10.

 

Coach House still offers an "Open Voucher" subscription package:

Receive 5 vouchers to use for any performance during the first two weeks of
each production. 

 

Reservations are recommended by calling our box office at 330-434-7741.

 

 

 

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