People's Light Announces 2011-2012 Season
By: Gabrielle Sierra Jun. 16, 2011
People's Light & Theatre launches its 2011-2012 Season with a selection of nine plays that promise to entertain, engage, and inspire audience members. Highlights include John Steinbeck's classic Of Mice and Men, an adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's beloved tale A Wrinkle in Time, and two plays from Philly's own Bruce Graham: the uproarious The Philly Fan and the world premiere of Mr. Hart and MR. Brown. Subscription packages are now on sale and include the 6-Play Series and the PNC Arts Alive Family Discovery Series, as well as additional flexible packages. People's Light & Theatre is located at 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, PA 19355. For tickets call 610.644.3500 or visit PeoplesLight.org.
6-PLAY SERIES
The Return of Don Quixote
By Kira Obolensky, Freely adapted from Cervantes' Don Quixote of La Mancha
Directed by Ken Marini
September 21 - October 16, 2011
Main Stage
Don Quixote's respectable retirement is turned upside down when Sancho Panza shows up with an unauthorized biography of the Don's life. The bio makes a mockery of his previous escapades and his long-lost love, Dulcinea, while inspiring windmill-tilting imitators to roam the countryside in search of giants! What else can Don Quixote and Sancho Panza do but hit the road again? A charming tale to remind us that romance and adventure hide around every corner...if we are brave enough to look. This production is sponsored by Customers Bank and Nihill & Riedley.
Treasure Island: A Musical Panto
By Kathryn Petersen, Inspired by the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
Music & Lyrics by Michael Ogborn
Directed by Pete Pryor
November 16, 2011 - January 8, 2012
Main Stage
"X" marks the spot for a Poop Deck Panto Party! Mother Hawkins and Long John Silver return for the holidays with the rascally rabble aboard Ye Olde Blowharde. They sing, dance, stagger, and swim their way through a few of the Seven Seas in search of Billy Bones' treasure. Bigger and better and with more hilarity and hi jinks the second time around-everybody say "aargh!" This production is part of the PNC Arts Alive Family Discovery Series. Best appreciated by ages 5 and up.
Fallow
By Kenneth Lin
Directed by Jackson Gay
World Premiere
January 11 - February 5, 2012
Steinbright Stage
Upon discovering a cache of unsent letters, Elizabeth Hayes travels to California on a quest to understand her son Aaron's murder. An introspective Ivy Leaguer, Aaron took a summer job as a beekeeper, joining the nearly invisible underclass of migrant workers traveling across America. As he became engrossed in tending his hive, the ties to his own family and former identity quickly began to fade. A play that asks what holds us to the families we are born into and how do we seek to make new families of our own.
Of Mice and Men
Directed by David Bradley
February 15 - March 25, 2012
Main Stage
John Steinbeck's heart-wrenching tale of George and Lennie, an unlikely pair of migrant workers who dream of purchasing a piece of land to farm and call their own. This classic American drama is a story of deep friendships and hard choices, set against the backdrop of Depression era California.
Shakespeare's Will
Directed by AbiGail Adams
May 30 - June 24, 2012
Steinbright Stage
Several actresses embody the heart and mind of Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare's wife. On the day of his funeral, Anne reflects on her life and marriage to the famous poet as she prepares to read his last wishes. Inspired by the actual contents of Shakespeare's will, this play gives a voice to this remarkable woman and her compelling story.
Mr. Hart and MR. Brown
By Bruce Graham
Directed by Pete Pryor
World Premiere
July 18 - August 19, 2012
Steinbright Stage
Set in Nebraska in the 1920s during the era of Prohibition, Two-Gun Hart is the only law for 300 miles. When a Duesenberg-driving antiques dealer from Baltimore shows up for a visit, young Ambrose Healey of the Homer Weekly Star smells a story. But is it worth his life to write it? A play about freedom of the press, the myth of the Old West, and a whole lot more from the award-winning writer of The Philly Fan, Any Given Monday, and Something Intangible. This production is sponsored by Customers Bank.
SUBSCRIPTION ADD-ON
Subscribers may add this production to their package and receive a 15% discount, as well as the best seats.
The Philly Fan
By Bruce Graham
October 25 - November 20, 2011
Steinbright Stage
The Philly Fan hits the 'burbs! In this one-man tour de force, Tom McCarthy takes audiences on a journey through Philadelphia's sports history of the last fifty years and the frustrations therein. It's a tell-it-like-it-is romp through the eyes of a hard core sports fan who is used to seeing "sure thing" victories turn into "oh-my-God-they-blew-it" defeats. Featuring an abundance of new material that includes recent updates on Philly's sports scene! This production is sponsored by ING.
PNC ARTS ALIVE FAMILY DISCOVERY SERIES
This series includes Treasure Island, as well as the two plays below:
Shipwrecked! An Entertainment-The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told by Himself)
Directed by Jackson Phippin
March 22 - April 15, 2012
Steinbright Stage
A delight-filled traveler's tale (which may or may not be true) that takes you from the exotic islands of the Coral Sea to Queen Victoria's garden to the Royal Geographic Society. Has Louis been on a grand adventure or is he suffering delusions of grandeur? Do wombats really fly? Can you ride a sea turtle? This is genuine entertainment for all! Best appreciated by ages 9 and up.
A Wrinkle in Time
Adapted by John Glore, from the Newbery Medal-winning book by Madeleine L'Engle
Directed by Samantha Bellomo
April 26 - May 20, 2012
Main Stage
"It was a dark and stormy night" begins this beloved novel by Madeleine L'Engle. Set off on an adventure through space and time via a tesseract with three children, each with a special gift and assisted by the three eccentric Mrs. Ws, to free their scientist father from the power of It. (Nothing good was ever named It!). This production is sponsored in part by PECO. Best appreciated by ages 9 and up.
SUBSCRIPTION & TICKET INFORMATION
Subscriptions to the 2011-2012 Season are available at a significant savings! 6-Play Series prices range from $126 - $240. Shows include: The Return of Don Quixote, Treasure Island: A Musical Panto, Fallow, Of Mice and Men, Shakespeare's Will, and Mr. Hart and MR. Brown.
Subscriptions to the PNC Arts Alive Family Discovery Series are available for youth ages 17 and under for $59 or $69. Adult tickets are $89 or $99. The three-show subscription includes: Treasure Island: A Musical Panto, Shipwrecked!, and A Wrinkle in Time.
The box office is now open for subscription sales. For information or to purchase subscriptions, call 610.644.3500 Monday - Sunday, 12pm - 6pm or visit PeoplesLight.org. Actors, prices, performance dates and times are subject to change. Additional service charges may apply. Service charges are non-refundable.
Single tickets range in price from $25 - $45 and will go on sale August 15th. For the productions in the PNC Arts Alive Family Discovery Series we will have select PNC Arts Alive Family Access Nights during which all tickets will be half-price. Special discounts are available for groups of 10 or more (15 or more for Treasure Island). For more information or to purchase group tickets, call 610.647.1900 x134 or email charles@peopleslight.org.
People's Light, a professional, not-for-profit theatre in Chester County, Pennsylvania, makes plays drawn from many sources to entertain, inspire, and engage our community. We extend our mission of making and experiencing theatre through arts education programs that excite curiosity about, and deepen understanding of, the world around us. These plays and programs bring people together and provide opportunities for reflection, discovery, and celebration. Founded in 1974, we produce seven to nine plays each season, in two black box theatres with 350 and 170 seats respectively, mixing world premieres, contemporary plays, and fresh approaches to classic texts for our 6-Play and Discovery Series.
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