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JEFF DANIELS' ONSTAGE & UNPLUGGED Adds Performances at the Purple Rose, 12/20-21

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The Purple Rose Theatre Company is adding three performances to the sold out run of Jeff Daniels' Onstage & Unplugged (originally scheduled for December 26 - 31). Added performances will be held Friday, December 20 at 8:00 PM and Saturday, December 21 at 3:00 PM & 8:00 PM.

These added performances also change the current extension of The Vast Difference by Jeff Daniels. Originally extended through December 21, The Vast Difference will now run through Wednesday, December 18, 2013.

Tickets are currently on sale for all The Vast Difference performances. Performances for the new extension are a Sunday matinee at 2:00 PM, a Wednesday matinee at 3:00 PM and Tuesday and Wednesday evening performances at 8:00 PM. (Editor's Note: An extension performance schedule including pricing can be found on page 2). All performances will be at The Purple Rose Theatre Company, 137 Park Street, Chelsea, MI 48118.

About Jeff Daniels' Onstage & Unplugged: A prolific songwriter as well as playwright, Jeff Daniels (PRTC Founder) will perform an arsenal of songs that are alternately humorous and poignant. Daniels has toured nationally with his music, but has reduced his concert appearances since landing his Emmy winning lead role on HBO's acclaimed series The Newsroom. "Jeff's got an incredibly busy schedule now, so we're honored that he's able to fit in these concerts during his holiday break," says PRTC Artistic Director Guy Sanville.

About The Vast Difference by Jeff Daniels: In this 20th anniversary production, George Noonan is having a mid-life crisis. The father of five girls and a flight attendant for a small Midwestern airline, he is scheduled to have a vasectomy. As he works up the courage to go through with the procedure, George becomes reflective on his struggles with his career, living up to his father's expectations, and the nature of "being a man" in the modern world. The Vast Difference contains mild adult language and themes.

Founded in 1991, The Purple Rose Theatre Company is dedicated to producing the new American play and creating opportunities for Midwest theatre professionals. The PRTC is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit theatre operating under a Small Professional Theatre agreement with the Actors' Equity Association. The PRTC promotes the development of new American theatre and its practitioners, provides valuable educational opportunities for young artists, and, through consistently high quality production values, has earned the respect of both local and national theatre communities.

Tickets for The Vast Difference are on sale now and tickets for the added performances of Onstage & Unplugged are on sale beginning November 22 at 10:00 am, by phone at 734.433.7673 and online at www.PurpleRoseTheatre.org.

THE VAST DIFFERENCE NEW EXTENTION SCHEDULE:

Sunday, December 15 2:00 pm $37

Tuesday, December 17 8:00 pm $27

Wednesday, December 18 3:00 pm $27

Wednesday, December 18 8:00 pm $27 Closing Night

ADDED PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE ONSTAGE & UNPLUGGED:

Friday, December 20 8:00 pm $75

Saturday, December 21 3:00 pm $75

Saturday, December 21 8:00 pm $75

Photo by Sean Carter Photography.

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