THE BAKER'S WIFE, DANCING AT LUGHNASA and More Set for Actors Co-Op's 2015-16 Season

ACTORS CO-OP is thrilled to announce its 2015-16 most singing, most dancing and most thrilling season of shows yet!

Beginning with the rarely revived Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin) musical, THE BAKER'S WIFE; followed by the thrills of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES; then 2016 will begin with the classic Tennessee Williams masterpiece SUMMER AND SMOKE; and we conclude our season with the Tony Award-winner for Best Play, Brian Friel's gorgeous DANCING AT LUGHNASA.

This season, ACTORS CO-OP promises to bring our subscribers and audiences our most wonderful, most spectacular, most must-see year of shows ever!

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The 2015/2016 ACTORS CO-OP Season:

David Schall Theatre

THE BAKER'S WIFE

September 18 - October 25, 2015

Book by Joseph Stein

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

Directed by Richard Israel

What's more important to France than love? Great food! From the creator of Wicked and Pippin comes the delicious musical about a French baker who stops making his mouth-watering bread when his young wife leaves him. Faced with the loss of the best food they have ever eaten, the town of misfits unites to rekindle the couple's love!

Crossley Theatre

HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

Adapted by Tim Kelly

from the Novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

October 16 - November 22, 2015

Woe to the ill-begotten Baskervilles. So much fortune. So much fear. Did the butler do it? Maybe the butterfly collectors? The escaped convicts or the ladies in distress? In this classic thriller by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by Tim Kelly, witty intrigue prevails as Sherlock Holmes and his worthy colleague Dr. Watson tame a hound whose bite may be worse than its bark.

Crossley Theatre

SUMMER AND SMOKE

by Tennessee Williams

March 4 - April 17, 2016

From one of the greatest American playwrights of the 20th Century, this celebrated drama introduces us to the shy, fluttery Miss Alma, a repressed spinster hopelessly in love with the hedonistic son of the town doctor. Their relationship propels her from a world of loneliness and need to one of survival and love. # # #

David Schall Theatre

DANCING AT LUGHNASA

May 6 - June 12, 2016

Written by Brian Friel

Winner of the 1992 Tony Award for Best Play, this is master playwright Brian Friel's best. Set in a small village in 1936 Ireland, five unmarried sisters share a small home and dreams of life beyond their native land. A radio dramatically changes their lives and sets in motion unforeseen changes. A tribute to the spirit and valor of the past!

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Subscriptions to this extraordinary season may be purchased by phone at (323) 462-8460 or visit www.ActorsCo-op.org. Subscriptions for all Four Shows are only $75 (if purchased for performances during first three weekends of run of each show). Preferred Seating subscriptions are only $95. Group and Student discounts are available.

Actors Co-op operates two 99-seat Equity-approved theatres on the campus of First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood. Actors Co-op began in 1987 with a dozen actors. Currently, its membership exceeds 50 professionals. Called "a 99-seat miracle" by Daily Variety, Actors Co-op's numerous awards for theatre excellence include the Los Angeles Drama Critics Polly Warfield Award for "Outstanding Season" (2013) in a small to mid-sized theatre, six Ovation Award nominations including "Best Season" (2013-2014), the Margaret Harford Award for "Sustained Achievement" in smaller theatre from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle as well as the Charlie Award for "Excellence in the Arts" by the Hollywood Arts Council.

Since the Crossley Theatre opened its doors in April of 1989 and its second theatre, the David Schall Theatre opened February of 1995, Actors Co-op has produced over 100 main stage productions, over 40 Second Stage productions, staged readings of original works, and has received 19 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards (six wins), 34 LA Weekly Award nominations (six wins), 29 Ovation Award nominations (three wins), five Garland Awards and 125 Drama-Logue Awards. In addition, Actors Co-op was honored with the Margaret Harford Award for "Sustained Achievement" in smaller theatre from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, as well as the Charlie Award for "Excellence in the Arts" by the Hollywood Arts Council.

Actors Co-op is located at 1760 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, CA 90028, on the campus of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, one block north of Hollywood Boulevard, just off the Gower Street exit of the 101 Hollywood Freeway. Free, well-lit parking is available on Carlos Street (1/2 block east of Gower).

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