JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK Held Over At 1st Stage 6/25-26

1st Stage, Tysons Corner's own, award-winning, professional theater company, in partnership with First Draft, a nonprofit organization devoted to the development of audiences and new plays, today announced that they will extend performances of "Jack and the Bean-Stalk" through June 26 - adding shows at noon and 3 pm on Saturday, June 25, and another show at noon on Sunday, June 26.

The companies also announced that the production had recently been awarded "Helen Hayes Awards Recommended" status by the well-known DC-area organization devoted to building theater audiences, introducing children to the power of live theater and celebrating Washington professional theater.

Written for children and adults by DC playwright Mario Baldessari, with music by Rex Daugherty and directed by Leslie A. Kobylinski - "Jack and the Bean-Stalk" is a fun-for-the-whole-family, comic, rollercoaster ride of quirky characters, including an irreverent Cow, a crafty, bean-peddling Stranger and a saucy Hen What Lays the Golden Eggs. Aimed at younger audiences, but with lots of laughs built in for adults, it's a perfect fit for families who want to share the joy of live performance theater.

"Jack and the Bean-Stalk" runs through June 26. Tickets are $15. Group discounts are available for parties of 10 or more. All tickets are for general admission seating. Tickets can be purchased in advance online at www.firststagetysons.org or by calling the 1st Stage box office at 703-854-1856. The run time is 45 minutes; the show is fun-for-the-whole-family entertainment, for ages 3 and up.

1st Stage's mission is to bring great, professional theater to the Tyson's Corner area and help to establish a strong, vibrant arts presence for the growing community. The theater also strives to give emerging talents, in the form of actors and playwrights, a launching pad to full-time careers in the theater. 1st Stage was the winner of the 2010 Helen Hayes Awards "John Aniello Award for Outstanding Emerging Theatre," and has received three "Audience Choice Award" nominations from DC Theatre Scene.

First Draft's mission is to develop audiences alongside new plays, and support local artists and theaters seeking to produce new work. Best-known for its Reading Series, which runs monthly at Theater on the Run in Arlington and the Arts Club of Washington in downtown DC, First Draft encourages local audiences to explore, experience and engage in the development and presentation of new plays.

First Draft is supported in part by Arlington County through the Arlington Commission for the Arts and the Cultural Affairs Division of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Resources. The First Draft Reading Series is also made possible in part by the warmth and generosity of the Share Fund and Drama Committee of the Arts Club of Washington.

For more information, visit 1st Stage online at www.firststagetysons.org and First Draft at www.firstdraft.org; or follow the theater companies on Facebook.

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