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Our 2010-2011 Season |
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Act II Playhouse Proudly Announces
Our Subscription SeasonFour-Show Package
John & Jenmusic by Andrew Lippa
lyrics by Tom Greenwald
book by Tom Greenwald & Andrew Lippa
directed by Megan Nicole O'Brien
 September 21 - October 17, 2010
Philadelphia premiere! Have you ever looked in the mirror and seen your mother or father? Have you listened to your child's laugh and realized it's exactly the same as a brother or sister? A truly original musical, John & Jen explores the complexities of relationships between brothers and sisters, parents and children, set against the background of a changing America between 1950 and 1990. "Lippa and Greenwald's...characters are so masterfully creafted that they almost instantly find their way into the audience's collective heart." (BroadwayWorld)
Additional info on John & Jen
The TempestBy Willliam Shakespeare
directed by Harriet Power
 November 16 - December 12, 2010
See and enjoy Shakespeare as you never have before...where every word is clear and every seat close to the actionl! Enter a world of magic where a wronged sorcerer manipulates both spirits and humans in his quest for revenge. Deposed of his dukedom and sent into exile, Prospero uses his powers to draw his enemies to his enchanted island, only to discover that love and forgiveness work the most potent magic of all. Often seen as the playwright's valentine to the imagination, Shakespeare's The Tempest conjures a world of passionate lovers, tipsy buffoons, mystical beings, and a spectacular storm that transforms everyone in its path. We promise surprise and delight in Shakespears's loveliest, most universal play. Additional info on The Tempest
The Pride of Parnell Streetby Sebastian Barry
directed by Harriet Power
 March 22 - April 17, 2011
Italy 1 - Ireland 0...The score that marked Ireland's demoralizing exit from the 1990 World Cup took its toll on many Dubliners - especially Janet and Joe Brady, who lost far more than the match that night. In two poignant, interweaving monologues, Janet and Joe reveal the intimacies of their love and the rupture of their marriage as well as their affection for Ireland's most famous city. An intimate, heroic tale of life on the streets of Dublin by one of Ireland's greatest living playwrights. Ireland's Sunday Independent calls Sebastian Barry's play "quiveringly beautiful...quite simply magnificent." *The Pride of Parnell Street has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative. Additional info on The Pride of Parnell Street
Artby Yasmina Reza
translated by Christopher Hampton
directed by Bud Martin
 May 10 - June 5, 2011
How would you feel if your best friend did something so colossally unfathomable that it made you doubt the very basis of the friendship? When an art lover buys a painting for a very expensive sum, his best friend goes ballistic. A third is pulled into their wrangling, and battle lines are drawn. By turns funny and explosive, Yasmina Reza (author of the Broadway hit God of Carnage) crafts a sly, reveling portrait of what men expect from their friends - and themselves. Newsweek calls this Tony Award-winning international smash hit "a nonstop cross-fire of crackling language, serious issues of life and art expressed in outbursts that sound like Don Rickles with a degree from the Sorbonne." Additional info on Art
Six-Show Package
Choose all four shows above, and add these two Special Event shows:
The Reluctant Optimist
conceived and performed by Mary Martello
 January 12 - 23, 2011
Is your glass half full? Half empty? Or would you rathr just tgrade it in for someone else's? Four-time Barrymore Award winner Mary Martello explores the elation and disappointment that come with being a cockeyed optimist in the modern world, using music by some well-known (and possibly new to your ears) composers such as Rodgers & Hammerstein, Cole Porter, George & Ira Gershwin, and Noel Coward. Eric Ebbenga will accompany Mary on the piano. An unforgettable evening!
Additional info on The Reluctant Optimist
Heeere's Tony!
conceived and performed by Tony Braithwaite
 February 2 - 20, 2011
Act II favorite Tony Braithwaite is back - and in his element, hosting Heere's Tony! This live talk show features a hilarious nightly monologue and special celebrity guests who will yuck it up with Tony. Announcer Howie Brown and piano player Alex Bechtel re-team with Tony for a night of don't-miss entertainment - plus a funny, moving tribute to Tony's idol, Johnny Carson. Additional info on Heere's Tony!
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