JUNIE B. JONES THE MUSICAL Kicks Off The New FamilyStage: Adventure Series at Georgia Ensemble Theatre

Georgia Ensemble Theatre (GET), North Fulton's only professional theatre company, announces a new kid-centric initiative called FamilyStage: Adventure Series that will provide exciting weekend performances for the whole family throughout the school year at the theatre's home in the Roswell Cultural Arts Center.

Launching this exciting series will be the lovable character of Junie B. Jones taking the stage with Junie B. Jones the Musical, running three Saturdays (November 5, 12, & 19) at 11:00 a.m. On hand at the ribbon-cutting for this special occasion were members of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, the cast and director of Junie B. Jones, GET Staff and Robert and Anita Farley, the theatre's co-founders and Artistic Director and Managing Director respectively. (Photo credit: Georgia Ensemble Theatre)

This new series has been made possible through the gracious support of a number of generous people including: Barbara & George Lovatt, Walter Beamer, Al & Alexi Carli, Stacy Clements, Vince & Carla Crowell, Bob Davis, Phil & Carol Delaney, Rich & Kelly Dippolito, Sue Feeney, Greg & Caryn Frey, James & Anne Gilmartin, Kara Jackson, Jeff & Janet Kincaid, Paul & Bowe Lang, Allissa Lewis, Sarah Lovatt, Allison McClain, Bob & Lynn McIntyre, Joanna Meyer, Scott & Kathryn Mulkey, Brian & Dana Myrick. John Haxo & Karen Pilcher, Jim & Kathie Pope, Jon & Cheryl Rapaport, Jim & Lori Rausch, Karen Segars, Kent Sharp, John & Muggsie Shern, Carol Silver, Jason Smith, Alan & Susan Steifel, Bob & Debra Turner, Sally White, Hilary Wilson, Ryan Wire, and Dorie Wirtz.

About the Show:

Junie B. Jones The Musical

Book & Lyrics by Marcy Heisler and music by Zina Goldrich. The production is adapted from the Book Series by Barbara Park and directed by Laurel Crowe.

Junie is here to share her first grade year in this delightful musical based on the award-winning book series. Junie B. Jones will have you dancing and singing along to Junie's "Top Secret Personal Beeswax" as Junie B. navigates her first day of first grade. Mr. Scary thinks she may need glasses, and all of Junie's friends are changing. Throw in a friendly cafeteria lady, and a kickball tournament, and things are about to get pretty exciting!

The Cast:

Junie B. Jones features a wonderful cast of Atlanta performers, including: Bekah Medford (One Slight Hitch at GET); Kate Johnson ( The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe at GET), Taryn Janelle (first production of Junie B. Jones at GET), Ty Autry (Calendar Girls at GET), Alejandro Guttierez (first production of Junie B. Jones at GET) and Josh Brook (Peter and the Starcatcher at GET).

The FamilyStage: Adventure Series Line-Up for the 2016-2017 Season:

This exciting new initiative will continue all year long on Saturdays (and one Sunday) through April of 2017.

• January 7, 2017 - Turn Homeward, HAnna Lee performed by Tattling Tales
• January 14 & 21, 2017 - S.T.E.A.M. Team performed by GET (a commissioned piece by award-winning Atlanta playwright, Topher Payne)
• February 19, 2017 (Sunday performance at 6:30pm) - And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frankperformed by GET (20th anniversary production)
• February 25, 2017 - A Ticket to History performed by John Doyle
• March 4, 2017 - Diggery Digger's Dino Show performed by The Story Ship
• April 8, 2017 - Acting Out Improv performed by Laughing Matters
• April 15, 2017 - TBA
• April 22, 2017 - James and the Giant Peach performed by GET

Tickets:

Tickets are only $10 each, or grab a FamilyStage passport of 10 tickets for $80 and use them however you wish throughout the season. Tickets are available now online at www.get.org, or by calling the Box Office at 770-641-1260.

ABOUT GEORGIA ENSEMBLE THEATRE: The Georgia Ensemble Theatre and Conservatory provides quality theatre productions and arts education to the north metro Atlanta area. The Company annually produces five mainstage productions, attended by more than 30,000 patrons, as well as school tours, the new FamilyStage series, and year-round classes for all ages.

Season sponsors for the 24th Season are: The Community Foundation of Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia Council for the Arts, The Imlay Foundation, Niolon Lumber, and the City of Roswell.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre's 24th Main Stage Season continues with:

On The Verge Or The Geography of Yearning by Eric Overmeyer and directed by Carolyn Cook, November 3-20, the new Topher Payne World Premiere comedy, Greetings Friend Your Kind Assistance Is Required directed by Shannon Eubanks, January 5-22, 2017 is the next production at GET. Rounding out the season is Having Our Say, The Delany Sisters First 100 Years, February 16 - March 5, 2017 directed by Andrea Frye; and the final production, running April 6-23, 2017, is the mega hit musical Million Dollar Quartet being directed by Brandt Blocker.