Perseverance Theatre Announces 2017-2018 Statewide Season

By: A.A. Cristi Feb. 21, 2017

Perseverance Theatre has crafted a statewide season of professional theatre designed to entertain and delight Alaskan audiences and feature new and classic works, favorite and exciting new actors. The season includes two new works by Alaskan playwrights: Dreaming Glacier Bay by Joel Bennett and William, Inc. by Lucas Rowley. Seven plays will be presented in Anchorage and Juneau.

The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
by Kristoffer Diaz
Directed by Shona Osterhout
JUNEAU: September 12 - October 8, 2017
ANCHORAGE: November 19 - 19, 2017
Steel Magnolias
by Robert Harling
Directed by Carolyn Howarth
ANCHORAGE: September 28 - October 15, 2017
JUNEAU: December 1 - 31, 2017
Dreaming Glacier Bay
by Joel Bennett
Directed by Michael Haney
JUNEAU ONLY: October 24 - November 19, 2017
*A World Premiere*
A Christmas Carol
by Arlitia Jones and Michael Haney based on the book by Charles Dickens
Directed by Tom Robenolt
ANCHORAGE ONLY: December 14 - 29, 2017
William, Inc
by Lucas Rowley
Directed by Randy Reinholz
JUNEAU: January 23 - February 18, 2018
ANCHORAGE: March 1 - 11, 2018
*A World Premiere*
The Arsonists
by Jacqueline Goldfinger
Directed by Art Rotch
ANCHORAGE: January 11 - 21, 2018
JUNEAU: May 6 - June 3, 2018
*An NNPN Rolling World Premiere*
Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmund Rostand. Translated and adapted by David Grimm
Directed by Eleanor Holdridge
JUNEAU: March 14 - April 15, 2018
ANCHORAGE: April 26 - May 6, 2018
*A World Premiere of this new adaptation.*

More information, including synopses of the plays is available at http://www.ptalaska.org/season39/ .

Perseverance is pleased to announce a new subscription option which is available now. Super-Subscribers. A super-subscriber chooses to subscribe to the entire season, and in addition to all of the traditional subscriber benefits including no-fee exchanges, and priority seating, super-subscribers can return to see any play as many times as they want for free, space-available.

Subscribers help inform our season with their support-having a base of engaged theatregoers allows the theatre to bring in new, exciting plays by and for Alaskans. Information about subscribing is available at ptalaska.org/subscriptions.

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