Celebration Theatre Announces 29th Anniversary Year

Celebration Theatre announced today its 2011-2012 season of shows, under the new artistic direction of John Michael Beck. This is the Celebration's 29th season of shows. "On paper, you can't have four more different productions and yet the one word that encapsulates Season 29 for me is empowerment," comments Celebration Theatre's new Artistic Director John Michael Beck. "Whether it be a teenager going against family and the law to be himself or a trio of lovers wanting to live by their own moral code, these characters must stand up and be counted. We are thrilled to be presenting such an exciting season!"

The 2011-2012 Season will feature:
WHAT'S WRONG

WITH ANGRY

Written by Patrick Wilde
Directed by Michael Matthews
Opens Friday, September 9, 2011 (Previews September 7 & 8)

The 29th Season opens with What's Wrong With Angry?, directed by Celebration Theatre resident director Michael Matthews. WHAT'S WRONG WITH ANGRY was written at a time in British history when the age of consent for homosexuals was 5 years older than heterosexuals.

Legislation, called Section 28, prohibited schools and local authorities from depicting homosexual relationships as an acceptable view of family life. While school was a setting for romance with Mr. Popular, John Westhead , Steven Carter spent his life at home telling his parents what they wanted to hear. His fortunes take an unexpected turn when he discovers that his feelings for John are reciprocated; however, what's one to do when your family, school and country tell you your love isn't acceptable? In order to discover "it gets better", sometimes you gotta get ANGRY!

A New Take on the Classic!

DESIGN FOR LIVING

Written by Noel Coward
Opens November 11, 2011 (Previews November 9 & 10)

In this classic ménage-a-trois by a master of the sophisticated, Noel Coward, Gilda and Otto are living a bohemian lifestyle, she as a dilettante, he as a painter. A visit by Leo, Otto's old friend and a successful playwright leads to an affair that upsets everyone's lives and leads to years of emotional turmoil. 'Design For Living is about...living by your own moral code, which is threatening to other people's standards but hurtful to no one but oneself." - New York Times

World Premiere!

Leslie Jordan:

Stories I Can't Tell Mama

Opens January 6, 2012 (Previews January 4 & 5)

In January, Celebration Theatre welcomes Emmy Award-Winner, Leslie Jordan, for the World Premiere of his one-man show, Stories I Can't Tell Mama. After spending 2011 in Provincetown work-shopping his latest collection of stories, Jordan takes over Celebration Theatre's main stage in a world premiere romp that weaves tales about growing up in the South with his very own, hysterical observations and celebrity secrets. Who shared a jail cell with Robert Downey Jr. --- we'll give you three guesses, and the first two don't count. "He combines a writer's eye for detail with an actor's facility for mimicry and a stand-up comedian's knack for injecting spontaneity..." - New York Times

L.A. Intimate Theatre Premiere of the Broadway Hit!
THE COLOR PURPLE

Directed by Michael Matthews
Opens March 9, 2012 (Previews March 7 & 8)

Closing the season in March will be the Los Angeles Intimate Theatre Premiere of the hit Broadway Musical, The Color Purple. The Tony Award-winning hit based upon the novel of the same is brought to Celebration Theatre under the skillful hands of director Michael Matthews. This is an up-close and intimate look at the lives of Celie, Shug and the cast of characters we've grown to know and love.

ABOUT THE PRICING

Tickets for What's Wrong with Angry? and Design For Living are $30.
Tickets for Leslie Jordan: Stories I Can't Tell Mama and The Color Purple are $34.

Memberships to Celebration Theatre are available at 3 different levels. Level 1 is $100 and you get 5 tickets to be used any time you want for 1 year from the date of purchase. Level 2 is $200 and you get 10 tickets to be used as you choose for a 1 year period. Level 3 is $300 for 15 tickets and works the same way as the first two levels. In addition you get a number of perks with Level 2 and even more perks with Level 3. With any level membership you purchase, you will get advance notIce To shows before they go on sale to the public, giving you our members a 1 week advantage over the general public.

To become a member, you can go to www.celebrationtheatre.com or call the theatre at 323-957-1884.

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