[NEohioPAL] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- Players Guild Theatre Announces Opening Musical, JEKYLL & HYDE

[Joshua Erichsen via NEohioPAL]

August 18, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Joshua Erichsen

330.453.7619 ext 501




*THE PLAYERS GUILD IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE *

*THE 2015-2016 SEASON OPENER,  JEKYLL & HYDE THE MUSICAL*



The Players Guild Theatre and The R.G.Smith Company proudly announce the
2015-2016 season opening musical, JEKYLL & HYDE.



Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic thriller, Jekyll & Hyde is the
gripping tale of a brilliant mind gone horrifically awry, set to a powerful
pop-rock score by Frank Wildhorn with book and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse.
In an attempt to cure his ailing father’s mental illness by separating
“good” from “evil” in the human personality, talented physician Dr. Jekyll
inadvertently creates an alternate personality of pure evil, dubbed Mr.
Hyde, who wreaks murderous havoc on the city of London. As his fiancée Emma
grows increasingly fearful for her betrothed, a prostitute, Lucy, finds
herself dangerously involved with both the doctor and his alter ego.
Struggling to control Hyde before he takes over for good, Jekyll must race
to find a cure for the demon he has created in his own mind.



Due to the positive response, once again the Guild is opening their season
in the William G. Fry Theater.  The Fry Theater is an intimate thrust-style
venue with seating that surrounds the stage on 3 sides.  By staging the
production in this space, the audience is sure to be immersed in the dark,
gritty streets of Mr. Hyde’s London.  With only 139 seats available for
each performance, tickets are expected to sell fast and audiences are
encouraged to order seats early.



Under the direction of frequent Guild collaborator, Michael Lawrence Akers,
JEKYLL & HYDE boasts a talented ensemble of actors which includes:



Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Hyde - JOE HALADEY

Lucy Harris - HEIDI SWINFORD

Emma Carew - AMANDA MEDLEY

John Utterson - DARYL ROBINSON

Simon Stride - JAY SIGLER

Sir Danvers Carew - SAM KITZLER

Lady Beaconsfield - CAROL SAMPSEL PECK

Lord Savage - ALEXANDRE MARR

Bishop of Basingstoke - DOUGLAS LIZAK

Dame Arabelle Proops - OLIVIA WIMBERLY

General Glossop - JOHN SCAVELLI


The JEKYLL & HYDE production team includes: Joshua Erichsen, Producing
Artistic Director/Scenic Designer; Steve Parsons, Music Director; Scott
Sutton, Sound and Lighting Designer, and George McCarty II, Costume
Designer.



The production is scheduled to open on Friday, September 4, 2015 and will
run for three weekends through Sunday, September 20, with Friday and
Saturday evening performances at 8:00pm and Sunday matinees at 2:00pm.
   Tickets
for this Downstage Musical are $26.00. Tickets for all performances may be
purchased online 24 hours a day at www.playersguildtheatre.com or in person
at the Players Guild Box Office, located in the Great Court of the Cultural
Center for the Arts, 1001 Market Ave N. Tickets may also be purchased by
phone: 330-453-7617.



JEKYLL & HYDE THE MUSICAL is generously supported by the R.G. SMITH COMPANY.



The Players Guild Theatre receives support from these generous partners:  Arts
In Stark, The Ohio Arts Council, The Canton Repository, and 89.7 WKSU.





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