Avon Players Announce 2016 2017 Season

On Saturday night, Avon Players held its annual potluck preview, showcasing its 2016 2017 season. Each director had an opportunity to present a scene or two from his/her show, with guest actors pinch hitting for the main characters. One production, Forever Christmas, is unique; it is the creation of theatre genius John Deierlein, and simply cannot be seen at other venues. This show, in particular, is the must-see event at Avon Players next season. It may be difficult to secure tickets for Forever Christmas unless patrons purchase tickets well in advance. Call 248-608-9077 for ticket information or kindly visit http://www.avonplayers.org/ to purchase tickets online for upcoming shows. The season brochure for 2016 2017 has been printed, but is not yet uploaded to the web site. It will be mailed to previous subscribers automatically. The new season will offer:

ASSASSINS

Book by John Weidman

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Show Dates:

Sept. 9-10-11, 16-17-18, 23-24

Directed by John (JD) Deierlein

Produced by Peggy Deierlein

Music Direction by Matt Kush

Choreography by Maritoni Harte

A multiple Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force, which combines Stephen Sondheim's signature blend of intelligently stunning lyrics and beautiful music with a panoramic story of our nation's culture of celebrity and the violent means some will use to obtain it, embodied by America's four successful and five would-be presidential assassins. Bold, original, disturbing, and alarmingly funny.

FOREVER CHRISTMAS

Created by John JD Deierlein

Show Dates:

Nov. 25-26-27, Dec. 2-3-4, 9-10

Directed by John JD Deierlein

Christmas means so many things to so many people - tradition, humor, sentiment, and spending time with your loved ones! FOREVER CHRISTMAS is a spectacular variety show covering what people love most about the holiday season. Join in the sights, sounds and celebration of all the memories and joys this time of year has to offer!

ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT

By Jeff Daniels

Show Dates:

Jan. 20-21-22, 27-28-29, Feb. 3-4

Directed by Lesa Bydalek

ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT is the story of the Soady clan who once again reunites for the opening day of deer season at the family's Upper Peninsula camp. Thirty-five-year-old Reuben Soady brings with him the infamous reputation of being the oldest Soady in the history of the Soadys never to bag a buck. In a hunting story to beat all hunting stories, ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT spins a hilarious tale of humor, horror and heart as Reuben goes to any and all lengths to remove himself from the wrong end of the family record book.

MOUSETRAP

By Agatha Christie

Show Dates:

Mar. 10-11-12, 17-18-19, 24-25

Directed by Jenn Combs

A group of strangers is stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm, one of whom is a murderer. The suspects include the newly married couple who run the house, a spinster with a curious background, an architect who seems better equipped to be a chef, a retired Army major, a strange little man who claims his car has overturned in a drift, and a jurist who makes life miserable for everyone. Into their midst comes a policeman. He no sooner arrives, when one of them is killed. To get to the rationale of the murderer's pattern, the policeman probes the background of everyone present, and rattles a lot of skeletons.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY

Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice

Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa

Show Dates:

May 19-20-21, 26-27-28, June 2-3

Directed by Ryan Moore

Produced by Peggy Deierlein

THE ADDAMS FAMILY A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY is based on the characters from the iconic TV series but features an original story, and it's every father's nightmare. Gomez Addams's daughter, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family - a man her parents have never met. And if that weren't upsetting enough, she confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, he must do something he's never done before - keep a secret from his beloved wife. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for her 'normal' boyfriend and his parents.