Performance Network Theatre to Return in 2014-15 With DRIVING MISS DAISY, OTHER DESERT CITIES and More

By: Jul. 23, 2014
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After a short reorganizational hiatus, Performance Network Theatre is back with a new 2014-2015 Season. Tickets will go on sale August 4th and all current subscriptions will be honored.

Season subscriptions will be available from $110-$165; single tickets per performance will range in price from $22-$41. As the theatre resumes operation, a new ticketing system is being implemented and phone service resumed. Patrons wishing to purchase season or individual tickets may call 734-663-0681 or visit www.performancenetwork.org beginning Monday, August 4th.

The 2014-2015 Season is:

Driving Miss Daisy

by Alfred Uhry and directed by John Manfredi

September 25th - October 26th

In 1948, the son of an elderly Southern matron hires a chauffeur for his mother, and over the next 25 years the relationship between the matron and the chauffeur blossoms into one of respect and friendship as the civil-rights movement brings changes to the old South. Featuring James Bowen.

This Wonderful Life

by Steve Murray and directed by Tony Caselli

November 18th - December 17th : Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays only

You know, the movie. That one about George Bailey and Bedford Falls. That 1946 black and white film directed by Frank Capra with James Stewart as George Bailey. That quirky Christmas story that's become a classic for so many generations. This story of "This Wonderful Life" is performed by a lone man and played with absolute brilliance by John Lepard.

AND

Gift of the Magi

written by Annie Martin with music by Suzi Regan

November 28th - December 21st : Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays only

This two-person play journeys through both a traditional and contemporary retelling of the classic O. Henry story, The Gift of the Magi. While the holiday season is a time of abundance, the most important gift we can give and receive is love. Performance Network World Premiere directed by Suzi Regan.

Yellow Man

by Dael Orlandersmith and directed by Lynch Travis

January 15th - February 15th

A 2002 Pulitzer Prize finalist for drama, this is a two-person multi-character love story about an African-American woman who dreams of life beyond the confines of her small town Southern upbringing and the light-skinned man whose fate is tragically intertwined with hers.

Stones in His Pockets

by Marie Jones and directed by Suzi Regan

March 5th - April 5th

This award-winning comedy features two thirty-somethings who meet when working as extras on a big American movie being shot in Ireland. Charlie's video shop in Ballycastle has gone bankrupt and Jake has returned to Kerry after a futile few years in the US. The movie is a wonderful break from worrying about their futures, until the harsh realities of rural life break through. A recent three time Tony Award nominee, Stones won the Irish Times/ESB Irish Theatre Award for Best Production and two Olivier Awards- Best New Comedy and Best Actor.

Salvage

by Joseph Zettelmaier and directed by Joey Albright

April 23rd - May 24th

The shy owner of a collectables store in Detroit finds his staid existence turned topsy-turvy when a mysterious women enters his life with valuable items that just should not exist anymore. This is the Michigan Equity Premiere of the 2014 Jeff Award Recommended show. This show reunites the winning team of author Zettlemaier and director Albright.

Other Desert Cities

by Jon Robin Baitz

June 11th - July 5th

Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Springs after a six year absence to celebrate Christmas with her parents, her brother and her aunt. Brooke announces that she is about to publish a memoir dredging up a pivotal and tragic event in the family's history- a wound they don't want reopened. In effect, she draws a line in the sand and dares them all to cross it.


For patrons who missed shows because of the suspension of activities, details will be announced soon regarding accomodations. For more information on Performance Network Theatre, visit www.facebook.com/pntheatre or email pnet618@gmail.com.



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