Burbage Theatre Company Concludes Sixth Season with THE ALTRUISTS

Burbage Theatre Company concludes their sixth season with the Rhode Island Premiere of 'THE ALTRUISTS' by Nicky Silver, directed by Vince Petronio, which opens previews Friday March 17.

The Altruists runs March 17 - April 15 at Aurora Providence, 276 Westminster Street, Providence RI. Tickets are $10-$20. Visit www.burbagetheatre.org to purchase tickets.

ABOUT THE PLAY
THE ALTRUISTS (Mar 17 - Apr 15)
by Nicky Silver
directed by Vince Petronio

THE ALTRUISTS revolves around a dedicated, if disorganized and demented, group of young radicals. These are the kids who protest. They protest arts funding and arms funding. They protest school cutbacks and AIDS cutbacks and welfare cutbacks. They march for gay rights and children's rights and Women Against Drunk Drivers. Of course, when it's time to act on their principles, if it's to their detriment, forget about it. Their morality is put to the test one day when a frustrated Sydney, a shallow, anorexic soap-opera actress, fires a gun in a fit of passion. Will this band of shallow misfits triumph in the face of the extraordinary, or plummet into the depths of life threatening uncertainty? Either way, their misadventures guarantee that hilarity will ensue.

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION

Ensemble -
Valerie Westgate, Sydney
Kevin Broccoli, Ronald
Patrick Keeffe, Ethan
Paige Barry, Cybil
Courtney Stafford, Lance

Creative Team-
Vince Petronio, director
Andrew Iacovelli, stage manager
Liz Hallenbeck, production assistant
Owen Tidwell, Board Op

Andrew Iacovelli, Operations Manager
Trevor Elliot, Technical Director EVENT DATES:
Friday Mar 17 7pm Preview #1
Saturday Mar 18 6pm Preview #2
Friday Mar 24 7pm Pay-What-You-Can
Saturday Mar 25 6pm Press Opening

Friday Mar 31 7pm Performance #1
Saturday Apr 1 6pm Performance #2
Friday Apr 7 7pm Performance #3
Saturday Apr 8 6pm Performance #4
Friday Apr 14 7pm Performance #5
Saturday Apr 15 6pm Performance #6

TICKETS
(PREVIEW PERFORMANCES $10)
GENERAL ADMISSION $20
STUDENTS/SENIORS $15
Rhode Island College STUDENTS $10

ABOUT BURBAGE

Founded in 2010, Burbage is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization committed to excite and engage a new generation of theatre-goer with socially relevant and compelling stories, both classic and contemporary, told by an inventive and expert ensemble of actors.

We believe in the importance of irreverence. We believe that acting comes first. We believe the theatre's continued relevance as a civil institution is best perpetuated by building productions and their aesthetic around the collaboration of an expert ensemble of storytellers. We believe it is the actor's job to activate thought and inner movement in his audience.

In collaboration with Aurora, Burbage's theatrical residence in downtown Providence, Burbage is dedicated to the growing and cultivating of the diverse artistic community in Rhode Island by providing affordable access to the performing arts and perpetuating a discourse about, not only content, but the actor's role as storyteller in today's world.

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