Hillbarn Theatre to Stage Peter Shafer's AMADEUS in 2015

Hillbarn Theatre, the Peninsula's premier community theatre company, follows up on the success of their critically acclaimed 2014 fall season with Peter Shafer's award-winning drama, Amadeus. This enthralling work weaves an argument between mediocrity and genius into a tale of spectacular dramatic power featuring music, murder and Mozart. Antonio Salieri is the established composer in the court of Austrian Emperor Joseph II. Salieri has given himself to God so that he might realize his sole ambition to be a great composer. But when the greatest musical genius of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, enters, Salieri is confronted with that which is beyond his envious grasp: Genius. The winner of seven Tony Awards - including Best Play - and the Academy Award for Best Picture, Amadeus has been described by the New York Post as, "A total iridescent triumph...of complexity of thought, emotion and dramatic power." Amadeus will run January 22 - February 5, 2015 at Hillbarn Theatre (1285 East Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City). Performances are Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Press night for Amadeus will be held on Friday, January 23, 2015. Single tickets range in price from $23 - $42 and are available now by calling 650.349.6411 ext. 2 or visiting www.hillbarntheatre.org.

Says Hillbarn Theatre Executive Artistic Director Dan Demers: "I chose Amadeus to open our 'part 2' of the 'Season of Awakening' because Peter Shafer's award-winning play breathes an immensely creative spirit into our season. With the New Year comes new beginnings and life, and what better way to personify that than with the breathtaking story of Mozart and Salieri in this incredible dramatic work."

Hillbarn Theatre's production of Amadeus features a cast of 12 actors led by Jerry Lloyd as Salieri, Ross Neuenfeldt as Mozart, and Lauren Rhodes as Mozart's wife Constanze. Joining them are Jennifer Ellington, Jessamy Collier, LeighAnn Cannon, Ray D'Ambrosio, Robert Fairless, Ron Lopez, Jr., Scott Stanley, Steven Anthony, and Tom Bleecker.

The creative team for Amadeus, led by director Leslie Lloyd , includes scenic designer Kuo-Hao Lo, costume designer Lisa Claybaugh, dialect coach Kimily Conkle , hair, wig, and makeup designer Dee Morrissey, stage manager Felice Ana Denia, master carpenter Steve Nyberg, and properties designer A.J. Diggins.

Hillbarn Theatre would like to acknowledge its 2014-15 company sponsors: Foster City Islander, Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, Peninsula Beauty and Penelope's Coffee & Tea.

Hillbarn Theatre's 2014-15 season, "A Season of Awakening," continues with the acclaimed drama, Proof (March 12 - 29, 2015) and the hit Kander and Ebb musical, Curtains (May 7 - 31, 2015). Partial subscriptions are still available for the remainder of the season by visiting hillbarntheatre.org/subscribe or calling 650.349.6411 ext. 2.