olney theatre center's 2013 subscription brochure
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Olney Theatre Center's subscription brochure for their 75th Anniversary Season.TRANSCRIPT
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I am thrilled to be sharing Olney Theatre Center’s 75th Anniversary with you. We have a wonderful series of productions planned for you to enjoy in 2013.
In 1938, local businessmen Steve Cochran and C.Y. Stephens wanted to provide professional summer theatre in a beautiful Maryland country setting. Inexplicable inspiration led them to re-purpose the Olney Roller Rink, transforming it into a rustic 430-seat summer stock theatre.
Prominent stage and screen actors such as Jessica Tandy, Tallulah Bankhead, Helen Hayes and, in later years Chris Sarandon, Roy Scheider and Sir Ian McKellan all graced our Historic Stage. Although the theatre changed leadership several times over the years, it has always maintained a standard of top-notch productions in a warm and inviting atmosphere.
Olney Theatre Center’s national and internationally acclaimed touring company, The National Players, was created in 1949 by theatre educator Father Gilbert Hartke. The Players are currently embarking on their 64th annual tour with productions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Orwell’s Animal Farm.
75CELEBRATING
YEARS
“There is something you see at Olney that you rarely see at other professional theatres in the Washington, D.C area — families.” —The Gazette
Photo at Left:
1966 Production of Man and Superman
William H. Graham, Sr. became Olney Theatre’s General Manager in 1955, and in 1994 the company was renamed the Olney Theatre Center, and expanded from a summer stock theatre to a year-round professional theatre company.
A second theatre was added in 1999, the 150-seat Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab, and in 2005 the 430-seat New Mainstage Theatre was inaugurated with a stunning production of The Miracle Worker. In that same year, Olney Theatre Center also opened The Root Family Stage, our outdoor amphitheatre, completing our unique four theatre complex.
Amy Marshall joined Olney Theatre Center in 2007 as Managing Director and has become a driving force in bringing in new and enthusiastic
contributors to be a part of the Olney Theatre Center family, as well as expanding our public and corporate funding.
Which makes me the new kid on the block — joining Olney Theatre Center as its Artistic Director in June of 2012. My hope is that my four decades of experience as a director and producer will lead to an exhilarating 75th Anniversary
season for Olney Theatre Center — a season which includes an array of 20th-century American classics, new works, reinterpretations of classics, musical theater. . . and much more. We will soon
be announcing a varied program of music, film, and special 75th Anniversary events to complement our season of nine great plays and musicals.
Come and be a part of an exciting theatrical journey and play your part in our story. I look forward to meeting you at the theatre in the months ahead!
Martin Platt Artistic Director
“If you’re a serious theatergoer…then know this: Better get yourself to the suburbs!” —The Washington Post
SPRING
AWAKENING“The most gorgeous Broadway score this decade.” —Entertainment Weekly
February 7 –March 10
W inner of eight Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, Spring Awakening explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood with
poignancy and passion you will never forget. The New York Times called the music in this show “A ravishing rock score.” (Recommended for ages 16 and up due to mature themes and language.)
Music byDUNCAN SHEIK
Directed by STEVE COSSON
Book & Lyrics by STEVEN SATER
Music Director CHRIS YOUSTRA
Lighting Design ROBERT WIERZEL
Costume Design SARAH BEERS
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MUSICAL
Sound Design WILL PICKENS
THE
SUBMISSIOND.C. area premiere!Where
Survivormeets The Office.
Four out-of-condition, middle-aged businessmen sent off on a team-building exercise in England’s bucolic Lake District succeed in being the first
people ever to get shipwrecked on a tiny island.
Bound in by fog, menaced by wildlife, and cut off from the world, this perfunctory middle-class exercise turns into a carnival of recrimination, rare birds, and sausages. What should have been a bonding process for Gordon, Angus, Roy, and Neville turns into a muddy, bloody fight for survival. Because when night sets in, strange things happen out in the wilds. And what took place on Neville’s Island that foggy November weekend none of this particular middle-management team would ever forget... (Recommended for ages 13 and up)
Sponsored by Patricia Woodbury, F.T.I. Consulting.
By JEFF TALBOTTDirected by DAVID ELLIOTT Scenic & Costume Design BILL CLARKELighting Design TOM STURGE
“A mischievous dance across the minefield of affirmative action in the arts.” —The Hollywood Reporter
The 2012 Outer Critics Circle® John Gassner Award Winner
NEVILLE’S
ISLAND
A comedy in thick fog.By TIM FIRTH
Directed by MARTIN PLATT Scenic Design RUSSELL PARKMANLighting Design JOEL MORITZ
Costume Design MARTHA HALLY Sound Design WILL PICKENS
Shaleeha G’ntamobi’s stirring new play about an alcoholic black mother and her card-sharp son trying to get
out of the projects has just been accepted into the nation’s preeminent theater festival. Trouble is, Shaleeha G’ntamobi doesn’t exist, except in the imagination of wannabe white playwright Danny, who created her as a kind of affirmative-action nom-de-plume. Winner of the Laurents/Hatcher Award. (Recommended for ages 16 and up due to mature themes and language)
April 4 –April 26
May 9 – June 9
MULITZ-GUDELSKY
THEATRE LAB⁄⁄⁄⁄⁄⁄∂
DRAMA
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COMEDY
CARNIVAL
ANGEL STREET(GASLIGHT)
June 20 – July 14
This hit Broadway mystery focuses on a seemingly
normal couple, the Manninghams. Is the handsome Jack Manningham a caring husband — or is he discreetly trying to drive his young wife Bella into insanity under the guise of kindness? It takes an extraordinarily dedicated Scotland Yard detective, the aptly named Inspector Rough, to unravel this delightfully twisted thriller. Angel Street last thrilled audiences at Olney Theatre Center in 1950. (Recommended for ages 13 and up)
Sponsored by Kathleen Quinn.
August 3 – September 1
Music and Lyrics by BOB MERRILL Book by MICHAEL STEWARTBased on Material by HELEN DEUTSCH
Based on the ever-popular 1953 film Lili and featuring the hit song ‘Love Makes The World Go Round,’ Carnival tells the story of a lonely
orphan girl who literally runs away to join the circus. There are magicians, trapezes, puppets, and romance in Carnival — and all wrapped in some of the most wonderful Broadway music of all time. Variety calls Carnival “a gem.” (Recommended for ages 5 and up)
Sponsored by Helen Marshall.
A Victorian thriller
“Love makes the world go round.”x
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Directed by JACK GOINGScenic Design JAMES WOLKCostume Design LIZ COVEY
Lighting Design DENNIS PARICHYSound Design JEFF DORFMAN
Lighting DesignROBERT WIERZEL
Scenic DesignRUSSELL PARKMAN
Directed byMARTIN PLATT
Music DirectorROSS SCOTT
Sound DesignLINDSAY JONES
Choreographed byKELLI BARCLAY
Costume DesignHOLLY POE DURBIN
“Shh, can you hear the foot-steps?”
HISTORIC STAGE
⁄⁄⁄⁄⁄⁄∂THRILLER
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MUSICAL
By PATRICK HAMILTON
&By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Directed by ERIC TUCKER
“RAW, VITAL, INTENSE THEATRE... not to be missed.” —The Providence
Journal
IN ROTATING REPERTORYSeptember 4 – October 27
Choose one of the BEDLAM shows as part of your
8-play subscription and add the 2nd up to 50% off.
P rince Hamlet is depressed. Having been summoned home to Denmark to attend his father’s funeral, he is shocked to find his mother
already remarried — to his father’s brother, Claudius. Worse still, Claudius has had himself crowned King despite the fact that Hamlet is heir to the throne. No wonder Hamlet suspects foul play. BEDLAM brings their unique performance style to Shakespeare’s greatest play — arguably the greatest play in the English language. (Recommended for ages 13 and up)
New York’s critically acclaimed BEDLAM THEATRE brings
SAINT JOAN
“An UNFORGETTABLE show …THE MOST EXCITING George Bernard Shaw revival I’ve ever seen, BAR NONE.”
—Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal
By GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Directed by ERIC TUCKER
Considered by many to be Shaw’s greatest play, Saint Joan played a major role in Shaw being awarded the 1925 Nobel Prize. Joan of Arc was
canonized by the Catholic Church in 1920 — over four centuries after her death. Shaw’s great play opened just three years later! In this stripped down, boldly theatrical, critically acclaimed new production by one of America’s most innovative theatre companies, we meet the Joan of Arc that Shaw believed in: not a saint, a witch, or a madwoman, but a French farm girl who is anything but simple — an illiterate intellectual, a true genius whose focus on the individual rocked the Church and State to their core. (Recommended for ages 13 and up)
MULITZ-GUDELSKY
THEATRE LAB⁄⁄⁄⁄⁄⁄∂
CUTTING EDGECLASSICS
HAMLETSponsored by
Joan E. Dubinsky & Craig N. Packard.
ONCE
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MATTRESS
September 26 – October 20
Set in Modern Paris, Molière’s always-relevant classic comedy Tartuffe, about a religious hypocrite and the home he invades, gets a
vibrant makeover, and a Euro-pop score. The New York Times calls Tartuffe “Molière’s hilarious raillery against religious fanatics, hypocrisy and sex.” (Recommended for ages 13 and up)
Music by MARY RODGERSLyrics by MARSHALL BARER Book by JAY THOMPSON, DEAN FULLER, & MARSHALL BARERDirected by MARK WALDROPChoreographed byVINCE PESCE Music DirectorCHRIS YOUSTRA Sound DesignLINDSAY JONES
The musical comedy that made Carol Burnett a star
remains one of the great Broadway family shows of all time. If you thought you knew the story of The Princess and the Pea, you may be in for a walloping surprise! Carried on a wave of beguiling songs (by the daughter of Richard Rodgers and mom of Light in the Piazza’s composer Adam Guettel), a shy prince, a hen-pecked King, a Wicked Queen and a one-of-a-kind Princess lead a cast of characters that will ensure that you’ll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again. (Recommended for ages 5 and up)
Sponsored by Kathleen Quinn. A great show for the entire family during the Holiday Season.
“A princess is a delicate thing…”
November 14 – December 29
“Oh, I may be devout— but I am human all the same!”
Translated byRICHARD WILBURDirected by MARTIN PLATTScenic Design RUSSELL PARKMAN
By MOLIÈRE
Costume DesignCAITLIN RAINLighting Design JOEL MORITZSound Design JEFF DORFMAN
TARTUFFE
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COMEDY
MAINSTAGE⁄⁄⁄⁄⁄⁄∂
FAMILYMUSICAL
MY ONE AND
WE HAVE A STORY TO TELL...And you are a part of it. As we approach our 75th anniversary in 2013, we
would like to know what Olney Theatre Center means to you — the first time you experienced the power of theatre at Olney Theatre Center, your favorite performance, or the impact Olney Theatre Center has had in your everyday life. With your contribution of $250 or more, you will receive a complimentary commemorative book celebrating Olney Theatre Center’s milestone that will include your stories and experiences.
Make your gift and send your story with your subscription purchase. You can also donate online at www.olneytheatre.org and submit your story to [email protected].
MR. ROBERT DOHMEN, 2013 SPONSOROver the past three years, Mr. Dohmen’s extraordinary generosity and commitment to Olney Theatre Center has inspired others to generously support Olney Theatre Center’s vibrant artistic life. As we celebrate the theatre’s 75th anniversary season in 2013, please join Mr. Dohmen in celebrating the high-quality programming by making a gift to Olney Theatre Center. From our costumes and props to the electricity that lights our stages, everything we do depends on faithful support of believers like you and Mr. Dohmen. Please give today!
WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR GENEROSITY AND SUPPORT: Robert Dohmen, Maggi Root, Bob and Eveline Roberts, Roberts Oxygen and Roberts Home Medical, Shelly and Tommy Mulitz, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Z. Kaufman, Helen Marshall, The Meltzer Group, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, The Margaret Abell Powell Fund of William S. Abell Foundation, The Carl M. Freeman Foundation, EagleBank, and Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Gregory.
To learn more about supporting Olney Theatre Center and additional giving opportunities and benefits, please call 301.924.4485 (ext. 128) or visit www.olneytheatre.org.
Please let us know if you require any of these services:
Sign-Interpreted Series: Choose Week 3 Thursday evening on the order form. For single tickets on sign-interpreted nights, reserve your seat two weeks in advance with the Box Office.
Audio Described Series:Choose Week 3 Wednesday Evening on the order form.
Sound Amplification: Visit the House Manager when you arrive to enjoy the crystal-clear amplification of our infrared listening system receivers. (Service not available on Week 3 Wednesdays.)
Wheelchair Accessible Seats: Indicate on the order form if you will need these seats.
Post-Show Discussions: AfterWords — Join the artistic staff and/or invited guests after the first Saturday matinee for AFTERWORDS. Talkback — The cast holds a talkback after the third Wednesday evening performance.
• Great Savings • Guaranteed priority seating in all venues • Free ticket exchange and replacement • $5 off additional tickets • Early notification of special events
ALL SUBSCRIBERS RECEIVE
8-Play Subscribers Receive:• One free ticket to a 2013 Subscriber Season show (one per show) • One 1/2 price ticket for 18 and under • Exclusive Super Saver Benefit Card
7 and 6-Play Subscribers Receive:• One 1/2 price ticket to use anytime in 2013
IN ADDITION:
Ultimate flexibility with coupons that can be used for any performance in our 2013 Subscriber Season, pending availability.
PASSBOOK HOLDERS RECEIVE
PATRON SERVICES
Why be a subscriber?
HERE’S WHY!
EARLY BIRD PRICING* AFTER 10/21*
8-SHOW 7-SHOW 6-SHOW 8-SHOW 7-SHOW 6-SHOW
PREVIEW: 1ST WEEK THU, FRI 8PM $268 $248.50 $225 $284 $262.50 $237
REGULAR: TUES, SUN 7:30PM WED, THU, FRI 8PM WED, SAT 2PM
$292 $269.50 $243 $308 $283.50 $255
PREMIUM: SAT 8PM, SUN 2PM $332 $304.50 $273 $348 $318.50 $285
1. PROVIDE YOUR CONTACT INFO NAME
ADDRESS
CITY STATE ZIP
DAYPHONE EVEPHONE EMAIL
2. SELECT YOUR PACKAGEo 8 show subscription > select series: o Series A o Series B (See chart below for options)
o 7 show subscription > select 7 plays: o Spring Awakening o Neville’s Island o The Submission o Angel Street o Carnival o Saint Joan o Hamlet o Tartuffe o Once Upon a Mattress
o 6 show subscription > select series: o Series C o Series D (See chart below for options)
o Passbook (can be used for any performance) o 5 admissions or o _____ admissions (if you want more than 5)
3. SELECT YOUR PERFORMANCE DAY (See chart below for options)
Choose a day: o Tue (week 3 only) o Wed o Thu o Fri o Sat o Sun
Choose a time: o matinee or o evening
Choose a series: o preview o regular o premium
REMARKS (eg. wheelchair access or audio described series requested)
4. PAYMENT METHODo Check (Make payable to Olney Theatre Center) o Visa o MC o AmEx o Discover
CARD# EXP.DATE CVC
SIGNATURE
5. TOTAL YOUR ORDER X $ = $ +#OFSUBSCRIPTIONS SUBSCRIPTIONPRICE
X $ 30.00 = $ +#TIXFOR2NDBEDLAM
X $ 260.00 = $ +#OF5-COUPONPASSBOOKS
X $ 52.00 = $ +#ADD'LPASSBOOKCOUPONS
$ = $ + TAXDEDUCTIBLEDONATION
$ 7.00 = $ HANDLINGFEE TOTAL
752013 SUBSCRIPTION
ORDER FORM
To Subscribe by phone call our
Box Office at 301.924.3400
Spring Awakening
Neville's Island
The Submission
Angel Street
Carnival Tartuffe Once Upon A Mattress
Saint Joan Hamlet
SERIES A (8) A A A A A A A A
SERIES B (8) B B B B B B B B
SERIES C (6) C C C C C C
SERIES D (6) D D D D D D
* $1.50 of the price of each ticket in your subscription goes to the preservation, restoration and maintenance of your Olney Theatre Center Campus. We thank you!