[NEohioPAL] Announcing the Ashtabula Arts Center's 2012-2013 Theater Season!

[Ashtabula Arts Center]

Press Release
(440) 964-3396

Ashtabula Arts Center

2928 West 13th St., Ashtabula, OH 44004

aac at ashartscenter.org

www.ashartscenter.org

www.artscenternews.com

September 13, 2012

For Immediate Release



G. B. Community Theatre Announces the 2012 - 2013 Theater Season!



The Ashtabula Arts Center's G.B. Community Theatre will open its annual theater season on October 5th with a show by kids and for kids.  The timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in "Willy Wonka Jr!" Based on the book "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl, the play features the songs from the classic family film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." This scrumdidilyumptious musical is guaranteed to delight everyone's sweet tooth as it takes audiences on a fantasy ride into the land of pure imagination!

 

"Willy Wonka Jr." will play on October 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14. Special event pricing will save children under age 12 $1 off the student ticket price. 

 

Following the performance on October 14th, both kids and parents can take a backstage tour and participate in "Trick or Treat with the Cast."  Tickets are $5 each and must be purchased in advance.

 

The second show of the season has a wildly funny duel erupting when an out of work actor moves into the apartment previously owned and now haunted by the ghost of the greatest Hamlet actor of all time in "I Hate Hamlet" by Paul Rudnick. This comical spooky tale takes the stage on October 26, 27, 28, November 2, 3, 4, 9, 10. 

 

Following Ballet Theatre Ashtabula's annual production of "The Nutcracker" in December, G. B. Community Theatre will return to the stage with "All Shook Up"

On January 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26. Inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley, you'll be jumpin' out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as "Heartbreak Hotel," "Jailhouse Rock," and "Don't Be Cruel."

 

Livening up the mid-winter doldrums will be "Crimes of the Heart" by Beth Henley

performed on February 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 Teeming with humanity & humor, "Crimes of the Heart" examines the plight of three Mississippi sisters betrayed by their passions.

 

The final show of the season, "Our Town," a classic by Thornton Wilder, follows the Webb and Gibbs families in the small town of Grover's Corners as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually-in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre-die. Edward Albee called "Our Town" ".the finest play ever written by an American." This production will wrap up the season on April 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14.

 

G.B. Community Theatre shows are performed on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are: Adults $14, Seniors/Students $12

or save $2 per ticket when you purchase tickets in advance.  Advance sales must be purchased prior to 4 p.m. on the day of the show or by 4 p.m. Saturday for Sunday performances. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Ashtabula Arts Center box office or by phone at (440) 964-3396.

 

Season subscriptions are also now on sale. Several different packages are available.  Price for an "Adult Grand" subscription that gives one ticket to each of the five season shows is $51.  Price for an "Adult Flex" package which gives five tickets that can be used for any one or more G.B. Community Theatre productions is $56.  Other price categories for seniors and students are also available.  A "Master Plan" package for any age offers one ticket to each of the five G. B. Community Theatre main stage shows, one ticket to "The Nutcracker", one ticket to the Spring Dance Concert, one ticket to the Children's Youth production, and one ticket to each of next summer's Straw Hat Theatre productions. Cost of the Master Plan is $108 each.  Ashtabula Arts Center members receive an additional 10% off of subscription packages.

 

G. B. Community Theatre will also be once again be offering the popular "Dinner Before the Show" prior to select performances.  Seating for the set menu dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $16 plus the price of your theater ticket. Dinner tickets must be purchased by noon on the Wednesday prior to the event.  However seating is limited and dinner tickets often sell out before the deadline.  Dinner tickets should be ordered well in advance.  Dates for this season's "Dinner Before the Show" events are October 6 prior to "Willy Wonka Jr.", November 3 prior to "I Hate Hamlet," January 19 prior to "All Shook Up," February 16th prior to "Crimes of the Heart," and April 6 prior to "Our Town."

 

For more information contact the Ashtabula Arts Center at (440) 964-3396.

 

The Ashtabula Arts Center is funded in part by the Ohio Arts Council.

 

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Pamela Hammond
Public Relations/Marketing Coordinator
Ashtabula Arts Center
2928 West 13th Street
Ashtabula OH 44004
(440) 964-3396
aac at ashartscenter.org
www.ashartscenter.org
www.artscenternews.com
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