Village Theatre Announces Mainstage Season

Village Theatre announces its 2008-2009 Mainstage Season, comprised of five shows that explore the perils of young love and the thrill of a great story.  Featuring two all-new musical productions and three well-known tales, the season is comprised of:

Saint Heaven
Music and Lyrics by Keith Gordon
Book by Martin Casella
Based on the story by Steve Lyons
Issaquah: September 17-October 26, 2008
Everett: October 31-November 23, 2008

Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton
Issaquah: November 12, 2008-January 4, 2009
Everett: January 9-February 1, 2009

The Importance of Being Earnest
By Oscar Wilde
Issaquah: January 21-March 1, 2009
Everett: March 6-29, 2009

Stunt Girl
Music by David Friedman
Lyrics by Peter Kellogg
Issaquah: March 18-April 26, 2009
Everett: May 1-24, 2009

Show Boat
Music by Jerome Kern
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Based on the Novel Show Boat by Edna Ferber
Issaquah: May 13-July 3, 2009
Everett: July 10-August 2, 2009

Village Theatre Mainstage Subscription packages are on sale now, ranging in price $70-$230 (Issaquah) and $60-$200 (Everett). All tickets are available via the Village Theatre Box Office at (425) 392-2202 (Issaquah) and (425) 257-8600 (Everett), or online at www.villagetheatre.org. Performances take place at the Francis J. Gaudette Theatre in Issaquah located at 303 Front Street North and at the Everett Performing Arts Center located at 2710 Wetmore Avenue. For more information about the upcoming season, please contact Michelle Sanders at (425) 392-1942 x124 or msanders@villagetheatre.org.

About Village Theatre

Based in Issaquah, WA, with operations in Everett, Village Theatre is a leading producer of musical theatre in the Pacific Northwest. Producing entertaining quality productions for the entire family since 1979, Village Theatre has grown into one of the region's best-attended Equity theatres, with over 18,000 subscribers and 170,000 projected total attendance each season. Through its Village Originals program, Village Theatre is nationally recognized for its contribution to the development of new musicals, having launched over 75 new works to date. Village Theatre also takes pride in nurturing tomorrow's audiences through its youth education programs, Pied Piper and KIDSTAGE, serving over 53,000 young people, families, and schools annually.

Village Theatre season sponsors are The Boeing Company, Continental Airlines, Microsoft and Lombardi

Village Theatre is also funded in part by 4Culture, ABODA, ArtsFund, ArtsUnited, Bellevue Arts Commission, Cascade Bank, City of Everett, City of Issaquah /Issaquah Arts Commission, Encore Arts Programs, First Mutual Bank, Frontier Bank, Journal Newspapers, The National Endowment for the Arts, Overlake Hospital and Medical Center, PONCHO, Port Blakely Communities/Issaquah Highlands, Standing Ovation, and Washington State Arts Commission. Village Theatre is a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and Theatre Puget Sound.
 

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