2007-2008 SEASON
(SEASON EXTRA)
AUGUST 3-4, 2007 at THE DAYTON PLAYHOUSE,
Dayton, Ohio
Silent auction and hors d'ourves at 6:30PM - Show at 8:00PM
This is a Broadway Benefit "Friend" raiser done
in collaboration with The Dayton Playhouse &
The SMAG Dance Collective!
This is a Mega-Cabaret event with a great cast of area
actors and dancers.
This evening will include a short preview segment for each of the musicals in
the Dayton Playhouse and
ETC seasons!
By Michael John LeChiusa
SEPTEMBER 21, 22 @ 8:00PM, 23RD @ 3:00PM, 2007 - Mathile Theatre at The
Schuster Center, Dayton, Ohio
Directed by SHAWN
HOOKS
The three tales comprising this musical
were suggested by the stories of Ryunosuke Akutagawa, as translated by Takashi
Kojima.
A park. A thief. A priest. A psychic. A miracle. A lie. The truth. From a
mysterious murder in Central Park to the miracle of a devastated city's rebirth
post 9/11, New York stories of faith, loss and redemption are explored in this
award-winning 2005 musical
by Michael John LaChiusa (The Wild Party), complete with a lush
contemporary score.
CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE AND SITUATIONS
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Music by Denise Wright - Lyrics by Dave Hudson
FEBRUARY 22nd-24th, 2008 - Mathile Theatre at
The Schuster Center, Dayton, Ohio
Directed by DAVID
BRUSH
In 1950, four
Scottish college students broke into Westminster Abbey and stole the famed Stone
of Destiny and ignited a national frenzy. This exciting new musical about
heroism, patriotism and the bonds of national pride is making its American
premiere right here in Dayton. Award-winning authors Denise Wright and Dave
Hudson will join us for the premiere. Don’t miss this exciting
contemporary musical.
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a modern day musical love story
Music by Joshua Salzman - Book & Lyrics
by Ryan Cunningham
JUNE 13TH - 15TH, 2008 - Mathile
Theatre at The Schuster Center, Dayton, Ohio
Directed by Doug Lloyd
A modern-day musical love story, I LOVE
YOU BECAUSE is a sweet and funny romantic comedy re-setting Jane Austen’s
Pride and Prejudice in contemporary New York City. The Wall Street Journal
called it "everything an off-Broadway musical should be ... a charming
piece of work that will send you home smiling," and The New York Times
concurred, praising it as "terrific, refreshing fun – filled with wit and
zest." And the acclaimed score by the new writing team of Ryan
Cunningham & Joshua Salzman was hailed as "impressive,
distinctive, tuneful and smart." Encore’s production marks the regional
premiere of this Off-Broadway hit!
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Director DOUG LLOYD has
announced casting for ETC's production of
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE
Autin Bennet - Jeremy Storost
Jeff Bennet - Jimmy Wilson
NY Man, Barista, etc. - William "Kip" Moore
Marcy Fitzwilliams - Katie Storost
Diana Bingley - Kelsey Celek
NY Woman, Waitress etc. - Teresa Connair
FLIGHT
OF THE LAWNCHAIR MAN
The OHIO PREMIERE
Book by Peter Ullian - Music & Lyrics by Robert Lindsey-Nassif
August 8th, 9th, 10th, 2008 - Mathile Theatre at the Schuster Center, Dayton,
Ohio
Directed by Adam
J. Leigh
"Meet Jerry Gorman. He's a thirty-four-year-old guy from Passaic, New Jersey, who just got promoted to Snack Bar Manager at Wal-Mart His mother is thrilled, but Jerry is depressed. Deep inside, he knows he was born to achieve something extraordinary. But what? With the help of his girlfriend, Gracie, and a movie rental from Netflix, Jerry has an epiphany: He wants to fly! But how? He's not very bright, not very rich, and not very cool, unlike his neighbor, airplane pilot Big Jack Preston. Plus, Jerry is so dyslexic he can't even drive a car. The neighbors think he's nuts. But Gracie encourages Jerry to quit his job and follow his "Jerriosity." Together, Jerry and Gracie try flight school, the Up With People Space Program, and anything else they can think of to help Jerry soar into the stratosphere. But they are stymied by bureaucracy, Jerry's disapproving mother, and deep, dark family secrets. Finally, when all seems lost, Jerry and Gracie hit on a highly unorthodox method of getting airborne. With a little help from a lawnchair and 400 helium-filled toy balloons, Jerry defies the odds and takes to the friendly skies. Once aloft, Jerry is thrilled by the splendor of flight. But his reverie is quickly halted when Big Jack flies by in a jumbo jet, spots Jerry in his floating lawnchair, and reports Jerry to Homeland Security. Meanwhile, Gracie is on the ground with a walkie-talkie fending off the media and an FAA Agent, who charges Jerry with piloting an unlicensed lawnchair and demands he land immediately. Oblivious to the commotion on the ground, Jerry rises higher into the glorious atmosphere, where he discovers Leonardo Da Vinci, Charles Lindbergh, and Amelia Earhart, who urge him to join the greats of aviation in the sky. In the end, Jerry has a decision to make: come back down to earth, or fly forever where the air is free."
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Previously Encore
Theater Company had been issued the rights, from Theatrical Rights
Worldwide,
to the new musical ACE written by Richard Oberacker & Rob
Taylor.
Due to the anticipate Broadway run, Steve Spiegel, President & CEO of
Theatrical Rights Worldwide has issued the following statement:
"Theatrical Rights Worldwide has requested that Encore Theatre Company
postpone their April, 2008 production of
ACE until such time as they can present the Ohio Amateur Premiere of the revised
edition following the Broadway run."
To order tickets to "SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE",
"JACOB'S PILLOW", "FLIGHT OF THE LAWNCHAIR MAN" or
"I LOVE YOU BECAUSE" go to http://www.ticketcenterstage
Seating may be limited and tickets will go on sale 6 weeks
previous to show opening.
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