Actors NET's BOOTH Plays At Morrisville Heritage Center 5/29-6/15

Austin Pendleton's stunning historical drama about the Booth Family -- America's first First Family of the Theatre -- takes to the Heritage Center Stage. Meet the patriarch Junius Booth, a tormented alcoholic actor, and his two sons, Edwin and "Johnny." Edwin will eclipse his father as an actor while Johnny wins infamy as Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth.

To understand the father is to understand the sons. "As the twig is bent, so grows the tree." Starring George Hartpence and Tom Smith. Costarring (alphabetically) Jack Bathke, Susan Fowler, David Swartz, Theresa Forsyth Swartz, Carol Thompson and Ben Weinstein as young John Wilkes Booth. Directed by Cheryl Doyle. Produced by Chuck Donnelly. Stage managed by Jennifer Dzama. Set design and fight choreography by George Hartpence. Fencing choreography by Mark Holbrow. Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. With new additional content by playwright Austin Pendleton, author of Orson's Shadow.

May 29 - June 14, 2009, nine performances only.

Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 6 p.m.

The Morrisville Heritage Center, 635 North Delmorr Avenue (Route 32), Morrisville, PA 19067.

TICKETS: $20 for adults, $17 for seniors (62 and up) and $10 for children under age 13. Parental guidance suggested due to intense moments.

Call The NET box office at 215-295-3694 or email actorsnet@aol.com Pre-purchased tickets available on-line with credit card at www.brownpapertickets.com - at site, search for "actorsnet."

Coming July 10 - 26: Finian's Rainbow-The classic musical comedy! An Irishman steals a crock of gold, comes to the U.S. to bury it near Fort Knox in hopes it will grow in value. When the leprechaun he stole it from follows him, great music, laughs and bedlam abound. Music by Burton Lane, book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy. Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. Featuring such classic songs as "Old Devil Moon," "If This Isn't Love" and "How Are Things In Glocca Morra?" Starring Joe Mattern, Tess Ammerman, John Bergeron, Mike Gearty, Sarah Webster and Bill Thompkins. Featuring Tom Kammerand, Stacy Ann Danka, and many more. Directed by Joe Doyle. Produced by Susan Fowler. Musical direction by Pat Masterson. Choreography by Dani Tucci-Juraga. Stage managed by Kelly Allen. Produced by special arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.

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