Act II Playhouse Extends Art Thru June 12

Act II Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Bud Martin announced that its acclaimed production of the comedy Art has been extended by a week, to June 12.

Additional performances are: Wednesday, June 8 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Thursday, June 9 at 8 p.m., Friday, June 10 at 8 p.m., Saturday, June 11 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 12 at 2 p.m.

Tony Braithwaite and Ian Merill Peakes will continue playing best friends Marc and Serge. During the extension week, local actor Will Dennis will take over the role of Yvan, replacing Pete Pryor who plays the role through June 5, but had a previous commitment during the extension week. Dennis is a real-life friend and former student of Braithwaite, and has performed at the Kimmel Center, Montgomery Theater and Society Hill Playhouse.

Written by Yasmina Reza (author of the recent Broadway hit God of Carnage) and translated by Christopher Hampton, Art is the story of male friendship and modern art. When Serge (Peakes) buys a nearly all-white painting for a very expensive sum, his best friend Marc (Braithwaite) goes ballistic. A third friend, Yvan (Pryor through June 5, Dennis during the extension), is pulled into their wrangling, and battle lines are drawn. By turns funny and explosive, Art is a sly, revealing portrait of what men expect from their friends - and themselves.

Tickets are $27 for Wednesday through Thursday and $33 for all Friday -Sunday performances. Tickets can be ordered online at www.act2.org, in person at Act II at 56 E. Butler Avenue, or by calling the Act II Box Office at (215) 654-0200.

The design team is comprised of scenic designer Dirk Durossette, costume designer Wade Laboissonniere, Sound Designer David O'Connor, and lighting designer James Leitner.

ABOUT WILL DENNIS
Will Dennis (Yvan) makes his Act II debut with Art. Recent credits include Everybody Loves Opal (Montgomery Theater), Reindeer, Magnetosphere (Philadelphia Theatre Workshop), The Next Reunion (Society Hill Playhouse) and The Fantasticks (Kimmel Center). Will was also recently named Associate Artistic Director at Philadelphia Theatre Workshop. In addition, Will serves as Assistant Director at his beloved Alma Mater, St. Joe's Prep.

ABOUT ACT II PLAYHOUSE
Act II Playhouse, in its 12th season of professional theatre in the Philadelphia suburb of Ambler, PA, is committed to creating world-class theatre in a venue whose intimacy draws audiences and actors into dynamic interaction. Act II produces new, classic, and contemporary plays and musicals under the direction of Bud Martin (Producing Artistic Director) and Harriet Power (Associate Artistic Director). In July 2010, Howard Shapiro of The Philadelphia Inquirer declared that "Act II Playhouse is arguably the most up-and-coming of the region's small professional theaters outside Center City."

Art
By Yasmina Reza
Translated by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Bud Martin

Theater:
Act II Playhouse

56 E. Butler Ave.

Ambler, PA 19002

Prices:
Adults: $22-$33
Special discounts are available for students, seniors and groups of 10 or more.

Tickets:
Phone: (215) 654-0200
Online: www.act2.org

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