Buck Creek Presents I LOVE YOU BECAUSE 10/1-17

The Buck Creek Players will open their 2010-2011 season "From Page to Stage" with Joshua Salzman and Ryan Cunningham's hit Off-Broadway musical, I Love You Because. Opening Friday, October 1, and running for three weekends through Sunday, October 17, curtain times will be at 8:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, with 2:30 p.m. matinees offered on Sundays. All performances will be held at the Buck Creek Playhouse on Indianapolis' southeast side at 11150 Southeastern Avenue. Tickets are $16 for adults and $14 for students and senior citizens (ages 62 & older) and can be reserved by calling (317) 862-2270. Group discounts are available for parties of ten or more.

Premiering for the first time in Indiana, I Love You Because is a modern-day telling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Set in New York City, the six-person cast takes the audience on an adventure through two completely different relationships between four lovably awkward characters. When Austin (David Michael Cress), a conservative greeting card writer, discovers that his long-time girlfriend has been cheating on him, he thinks his life is over. His knuckleheaded brother Jeff (Stacey 'Jack' Johnson) immediately runs to his rescue and encourages him to play the field. In no time, the two are on a double date with best friends Marcy (Angela Manlove), a free-spirited photographer, and Diana (Jennifer Poynter), a number-crunching actuary. Marcy is wild and liberal and knows just how to push Austin's conservative buttons. Diana tries to teach Jeff to be practical in his life. While the individuals in the relationships contrast vastly, their love develops in interesting and comedic ways. It's a comedy that explores the rules and nuances of dating and reminds us that true companionship means learning how to love someone, not in spite of their differences, but because of them. Rounding out the cast performing all the remaining roles will be Kate Ayers and David K. Dulhanty.

Matthew Konrad Tippel makes his Buck Creek Players directing debut with I Love You Because. Joining Tippel on the production team are Melissa DeVito (Producer), Christopher Higgins (Musical Director), Aaron B. Bailey (Set Designer/Technical Director), Linda Rowand (Costumes), Stacey 'Jack' Johnson and Kate Ayers (Lighting Designers), Jeff Rowand (Sound Designer), Amanda Lane (Stage Manager), Judith Duncan (Assistant Director), and Ruthie Weller-Passman (Assistant Stage Manager).

For more information or directions to The Playhouse, please visit the theatre's website at www.buckcreekplayers.com.

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