Players Club of Swarthmore to Present ANGELS IN AMERICA

The Players Club of Swarthmore will present the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, Angels in America, Part I: Millennium Approaches, by Tony Kushner, March 18 to April 2 for ten performances at The Players Club of Swarthmore, 614 Fairview Ave. in Swarthmore. Buy tickets online at www.pcstheater.org

Directed by Dave Ebersole, Angels in America, Part I: Millennium Approaches, is the beginning of Kushner's intimate epic that focuses on the HIV/AIDs epidemic that afflicted the gay community in New York City in the 1980's and depicts the politics and social failures surrounding the disease and its emergence in the United States. PCS will present the conclusion of this work, Angels in America, Part II: Perestroika, in November, with Ebersole returning as director.

Angels in America, Part I: Millennium Approaches tells the story of a diverse group of New Yorkers, including Louis, (Ryan Goulden, Upper Darby) a liberal Jew wracked with guilt for leaving Prior (Ed Donlevie, Devon), his AIDS-infected lover; Joe (Taylor Darden, Philadelphia), a married Mormon lawyer beginning to accept that he is gay; Harper (Heather Ferrel, Wilmington), Joe's valium-addicted wife; Belize (Walter Hamilton McCready, Chester), a compassionate, ex-drag-queen nurse; and the HIV-infected Roy Cohn (Steve Connor, Springfield), the real-life Jewish anti-Semite and homosexual infamous as the rabid anti-Communist attorney of Sen. Joseph McCarthy. In addition, Joe's mother Hannah (Rhonda Goldstein, Abington Twp.), arrives from Salt Lake City hoping to rescue Joe's and Harper's marriage. Meanwhile, AIDS-stricken and abandoned, Prior is visited by The Angel (Lizzy Dalton-Negron, Glen Mills), who invites him to become a prophet. "Mr. Kushner has written the most thrilling American play in years," wrote The New York Times when Angels in America played on Broadway.

Ebersole has assembled a talented creative team including original music by Mick Loro; sets by Tim Bruno; costumes by Randino Del Rosario; props by Dale and Bob Dimond, and make-up by Marie Antoinette Simons. The producer is Denise Kolodziej, and the stage manager is Hannah Wisniewski.

Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches runs from Friday, March 18 through Saturday, April 2. Thursday performances are at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. ADVISORY: Strong language, adult themes, and nudity. Angels in America is best suited for mature audiences. Parental discretion is advised. Audiences can meet the artists in a talkback discussion after the March 20 performance. Buy tickets either online at www.pcstheater.org, by calling OvationTix at 866-811-4111, or at the door. For more information about PCS - including upcoming events, shows, ticketing and directions, visit www.pcstheater.org.