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Performance: Our Town

October 17, 2013 until November 27, 2013, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Madison, NJ

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Directed by Joseph Discher

This production celebrates the 75th anniversary of this beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning, American classic. The play has become an idyllic symbol of our collective national past – a time and place where decency, friendship and wholesome values were the norm– an America untainted by the greed, corruption, pollution and violence that now darken our horizon. The ordinary citizens of the ordinary town of Grover’s Corners weave an extraordinary and timeless tale about life, love and mortality.

For more information, please visit The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s Facebook page.

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Performance: Hello, Dolly!

October 5, 2013, RVCCArts, Branchburg, NJ

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Hello, Dolly!, the musical based on Thornton Wilder’s 1955 farce, The Matchmaker, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2014. In honor of the occasion, an anniversary production will travel across the nation to more than 70 cities.

Visit the RVCCArts website for additional information

In the Tony Award winning musical farce Hello, Dolly! the cantankerous half-a-millionaire Horace Vandergelder hires matchmaker Dolly Levi to find a wife for him. Dolly soon hatches a plan to woo and win Vandergelder’s hand herself, while simultaneously arranging romantic prospects for his niece, his clerks and two of Manhattan’s most eligible shop girls. Jerry Herman’s memorable score and charming lyrics place the irresistibly mischievous Dolly center stage, making the role one of the most celebrated and high-spirited in musical theatre.

Sally Struthers is a two-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner for her performances in the ground-breaking TV series All in the Family. She starred in the Fox television series 9 to 5 and her own CBS series Gloria. Her last two series were the CBS comedy Still Standing and the CW network’s highly acclaimed Gilmore Girls. Sally co-starred in two legendary motion pictures in the 70’s: Five Easy Pieces with Jack Nicholson and The Getaway with Steve McQueen and Ali McGraw. Sally’s first two Broadway forays were in Wally’s Café with Rita Moreno and Jimmy Coco and Neil Simon’s female version of The Odd Couple with Brenda Vaccaro. For three years she starred as Miss Mamie Lynch on Broadway and on tour in the Tommy Tune production of Grease. In the 20th Anniversary National Tour of Annie, Sally played the coveted role of Miss Hannigan. Sally was named Best Actress by the Los Angeles Artistic Director Theatre Awards for her role as Louise Seger in the musical, Always, Patsy Cline, a true story based on the relationship between Seger and Cline.

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Performance: Our Town

October 2, 2013 until October 6, 2013, Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven, NJ

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Written by the great American playwright Thornton Wilder, Our Town is a story about an average town’s citizens in the early twentieth century as depicted through their everyday lives. This classic heartwarming drama, celebrating its 75th anniversary, will include a cast made up of local citizens from LBI and professional actors…we can’t wait to see you in Our Town.

For more information, please visit the Surflight Theatre’s website.

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Performance: Our Town

September 26, 2013 until October 12, 2013, Sudbury Theatre Centre, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 4P8

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The title of the Sudbury Theatre Centre’s first Season 2013-2014 play sets the theme that continues all season. Thornton Wilder’s Our Town is one of the greatest plays ever written, and tells a story that could easily be about “our town.”

Visit the Sudbury Theatre Centre’s website for information on their complete 2013-2014 season, and for show time and ticket information.

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Performance: Our Town

September 26, 2013 until October 27, 2013, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Pittsburgh, PA

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A story that is simple yet profound. A work of unparalleled imagination and heart. A stunning theatrical achievement that captures the experience of living in the moment. These are just a few reasons why Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town is America’s most acclaimed play. An iconic play deserves an iconic star, so we are thrilled to announce that Pittsburgh’s most beloved actor, Tom Atkins, will perform the legendary role of the Stage Manager.

Please visit the Pittsburgh Public Theatre website for more information.

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Performance: The Matchmaker

September 20, 2013 until October 19, 2013, Taproot Theatre, Seattle, WA

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Thornton Wilder’s hit comedy about love, money and the love of money has matchmaking busybody Dolly Levi brokering true love for a wealthy businessman. Will anyone get what their heart desires? Unlikely circumstances and hilarious complications bring surprises at every corner in this play that inspired Hello, Dolly!.

Visit the Taproot Theatre website for more information.

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Performance: Working Progress: An Exploration of Thornton Wilder’s Playlets

September 18, 2013 until September 27, 2013, Gallery MC, New York, NY

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At The Local Theater at Gallery MC six magical evenings will unfold through the theatrical poetry of Thornton Wilder. This reading of Thornton Wilder’s 3-minute plays features actor/ writer/ musician Bill Weeden reading stage directions and performing musical accompaniment.

Performance: Dates: September 18, 19, 21, 22, 26, and 27 at 8:00 p.m.

For reservations, please visit The Local Theatre’s website or call 212.581.1966.

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Performance: Our Town

September 12, 2013 until September 29, 2013, Heagney Theatre at Nerinx Hall, Webster Groves, MO

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Described by Edward Albee as “…the greatest American play ever written,” the story follows the small town of Grover’s Corners through three acts: “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage,” and “Death and Eternity.” Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, audiences follow the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry and eventually pass away, only to discover what awaits us in the great beyond.

Visit the Insight Theatre Company website for more information.

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