[NEohioPAL] TrueNorth Announces 2010-2011 Theatre Season

Thu Jul 1 18:59:15 PDT 2010

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*TrueNorth*

*2010 - 2011*

*Theatre Season*

Don’t miss our upcoming theatre season featuring: *Altar Boyz**; Little Shop
of Horrors, Steel Magnolias, A Raisin in the Sun, You’re A Good Man Charlie
Brown, The 9th Ship: Battle of Lake Erie; *and *Big River: The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn**.*

TrueNorth at French Creek is a beautiful state of the art performance center
nestled in the heart of 400 acres of Lorain County Metro Parks woodland
along the French Creek in Sheffield Village; 25 minutes west from downtown
Cleveland, Rt. 611, off of I-90.

Performances are Friday, Saturday and Sunday the first weekend and include
Thursdays the following two weekends ... 11 performances per production.

Please note directors and performance dates. Auditions TBA.

Rehearsals will begin six weeks prior to each production opening.

Altar Boyz! *Book by Kevin del Aguil
                                                      September 17–October 3
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*Lyrics and Music by Gary Adler & Michael Patrick Walker *

*Conceived by Marc Kessler and Ken Davenport ***

*Sarah Clare**, Director*

After 5 years and 2,032 performances on Broadway, *Altar Boyz *closed
off-Broadway in 2010! Winner of the 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award for
Outstanding off-Broadway Musical, *Altar Boyz* is 90 minutes of pure delight
that’s suitable for all ages and will have the whole family laughing and
singing along. *Altar Boyz *is a musical comedy about a fictitious Christian
Boy Band on the last night of their national “Raise the Praise” tour.

Little Shop of Horrors *written by Howard Ashman
   October 22–November 7 *

*Composed by Alan Menken ***

*Pierre-Jacques Brault**, Director*

*Little Shop of Horrors*, a rock musical, is about a nerdish florist who
finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating
plant who demands to be fed! The music includes early 1960’s rock and roll,
doo-wop and early Motown.

Steel Magnolias *written by Robert Harling
         November 26–December 12 ***

*Fred Sternfeld**, Director*

Steel Magnolias is a comedy-drama about the bond among a group of Southern
women in northwest Louisiana who believe that they are as delicate as
magnolias but tough as steel.

A Raisin in the Sun *written by Lorraine Hansberry
   February 3–February 20 *

*Marc Moritz**, Director*

The title of this play comes from the poem Harlem (also known as *A Dream
Divided* by Langston Hughes. Set on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950’s,
the play is based on an African-American family as they struggle with
poverty, racism and inner conflict. There will be special matinee
performances of this play for school groups on February 4, 11 and 18th.

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown *written by John Gordon
                              March 18–April 3 *

*Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner ***

*Based on Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts *

*Kevin Joseph Kelly**, Director / Jordan Cooper, Musical Director*

Though considered a “good man” by his friends, Charlie Brown and his friends
battle with kites, school, baseball and misunderstandings before coming to
realize what happiness truly is.

The 9th Ship: Battle of Lake Erie *by Travis Fortney
                                                     May 6–May 22***

*Dana Hart**, Director*

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TrueNorth’s 6th commissioned piece on local history topics continues with
The 9th Ship: Battle of Lake Erie.  The Ninth Ship is an interwoven story
about James Krummel, an unlikely participant in the Battle of Lake Erie, and
a young girl, Ollie, who finds his journal and relives the story generations
later. As the action unfolds across the generations, the Northeastern Ohio
region will take shape, James will become a hero, and Ollie’s life will be
changed forever.

This is our sixth production, in a series of 10, highlighting local history.
Each gives us the opportunity to encourage new works, empower playwrights,
give actors the opportunity to originate roles, and enhance our theatre by
premiering original productions.

Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn                                                 *July 15–31 *

*Written by William Hauptman *

*Music & Lyrics by Roger Miller ***

*Jacqi Loewy** and Brian Zoldessy, Co-Directors*

*Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn* combines Mark Twain’s
unflinching portrayal of the antebellum South and slavery with bluegrass and
country music styles to bring the Southern setting alive and make Twain’s
critical look at racism even more poignant today.

*Set your compass to TrueNorth … as together we celebrate the arts, music
and theatre*

Richard A. Fortney

Artistic Director

440-949-5200 or 1-800-LCM-PARK

www.metroparks.cc

*Sponsored by: *

French Creek Nature Center, 430 Colorado Ave., Sheffield Village, Ohio 44054

For TrueNorth Tickets:
http://reservations.loraincountymetroparks.com/truenorth/programs/

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