[NEohioPAL] Bus Stop opens in Aurora Jan 27

[Aurora Community Theatre via NEohioPAL]

*Aurora Community Theatre  *

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 6, 2017

Contact:

Christine Patronik-Holder

330-562-1818



*BUS STOP*

Blizzard Sets the Stage for Drama, Comedy & Romance



AURORA, OHIO ----NE Ohioans know a thing or two about blizzards. They know
when to leave the highway and find a warm, safe place to weather the storm.
They know, too, that during refuge from blinding whiteouts, strangers can
become friends, but friends can also turn a bit strange.



It’s that kind of emergency, where locals meld with travelers stranded
during a winter gale in Kansas, that sets the stage for William Inge’s
celebrated play *BUS STOP,  *opening 8 p.m. Jan. 27 continuing Fridays and
Saturdays through Feb. 18 at Aurora Community Theatre, 115 E. Pioneer
Trail.



*Craig Joseph* directs the ensemble cast in what the *New York Times* calls
"… comedy that never strays from the truth."



*BUS STOP *tells the story of four passengers and their driver who retreat
to a roadside restaurant during impassable road conditions. *Catie Hewitt*
plays Cherie, a slightly seedy nightclub singer; *Justin Edenhofer* is Bo
Decker, a belligerent cowboy ranch owner; *Scott Stachiw* is Bo’s mentor
and ranch hand Virgil Blessing; *Tom Stephan* is Dr. Gerald Lyman, an
alcoholic, pompous old professor; and *Vincent Sarowatz* plays their
harried bus driver, Carl. *Tari Lyn Bergoine* performs the role of the wary
café owner, Grace Hoyland, and *Ren Harris* plays her dewy-eyed waitress
Elma Duckworth. *Jerry Schaber* takes on the role of the tough-as-nails
Sheriff Will Masters.



“Inge dramatized the melancholy, the humor and the unconscious gallantry of
commonplace characters.”— *NY Times*



*BUS STOP *opened on Broadway in March 1955 at the peak of playwright
Inge’s legacy which also includes *Come Back, Little Sheba; Picnic*, and *The
Dark at the Top of the Stairs.*



Overseeing details behind-the-scenes for *BUS STOP *are:* Renee Anthony Dee*,
producer, *Olivia Wimberly*, stage manager, and *Ann Nyenhuis*, technical
director. *Micah Harvey* designed the set, *Inda Blatch-Geib* the
costumes, *Maggie
Hamilton* the sound, and *Deborah Malcom* the lighting. *Cassandra West* and*
Kevin Kuczmarski *serve as artistic associates. *Marc C. Howard* is liaison
to the ACT Board of Trustees. *CPH Communications* managed box office and
marketing.



*BUS STOP *is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service
Inc.



Tickets at $16 for adults, $11 for youth 18 and under, are available
online, including seat selection, at www.auroracommmunitytheatre.com, or
call the box office at 330-562-1818. Group discounts are available by
calling the box office.



Opening night tickets include a complimentary after-show gala and the
opportunity to meet cast and crew.



Aurora Community Theatre’s Regular Season continues in 2017 with
*BRIDGADOON* Apr 28-May 20. ACT’s benefit show, David Ives’s *ONE ACTS*,
will be performed March 3-11. The summer musical is *GREASE* June 30-July
15.



Aurora Community Theatre is located at 115 E. Pioneer Trail, near the
intersection of SR 43 and 306, at the gazebo, in the center of Aurora. ACT
extends appreciation to The Denise G. & Norman E. Wells, Jr. Family
Foundation for their generous underwriting of the Wells Main Stage.



*ACT, celebrating 57 successful seasons in 2016-17, annually presents three
Regular Season shows, a summer stock production, benefit show, plus two
children’s summer workshops, reaching an annual audience of nearly 7,000.
ACT showcases the region’s top actors, musicians, costume and set
designers, construction, lighting, sound and backstage crews -- all of whom
generously donate their time and talent.*





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