Yorkey Set to Helm Village Theatre's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, 5/11-7/3

Village Theatre is thrilled to announce that Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Brian Yorkey will return in the 2010-2011 Season to direct Village Theatre's highly anticipated production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.

Yorkey is the recently famed author behind the Broadway hit Next To Normal. Previously he served as Village Theatre's associate artistic director for Village Theatre, and was a pioneering force behind Village Theatre's popular youth education program, KIDSTAGE. His most recent directoral work for Village Theatre was last seen in Lost In Yonkers (2010), AIDA (2008), and Footlight Award winner, The Who's TOMMY (2007).

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR will run in Issaquah May 11-July 3, 2011 and in Everett from July 8-31, 2011. The easiest way to secure the best seats in the house on a preferred date to JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is by purchasing a season ticket. Village Theatre Mainstage 5-Show season ticket packages are on sale now and include productions of The Full Monty, Anne of Green Gables, Sleuth, Iron Curtain, as well as Jesus Christ Superstar. 5-Show season tickets range in price from $80-$240 (Issaquah) and $75-$215 (Everett).

Single tickets go on-sale for each production at different times throughout the season and range in price from $20-$60 in Issaquah, and $21-$54 in Everett. For JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, single tickets go on sale in Issaquah in March 2011, and in Everett in May 2011.

All tickets are available via the Village Theatre Box Office at (425) 392-2202 (Issaquah) and (425) 257-8600 (Everett), or online at www.villagetheatre.org. Performances take place at the Francis J. Gaudette Theatre in Issaquah located at 303 Front Street North and at the Everett Performing Arts Center located at 2710 Wetmore Avenue.

Based in Issaquah, WA, with operations in Everett, WA, Village Theatre is regionally recognized for artistic excellence and is the largest fully-producing theatre in the Pacific Northwest. Producing entertaining quality productions for the entire family since 1979, Village Theatre has grown into one of the region's best-attended Equity theatres, with over 18,000 Subscribers and 182,000 projected total attendance each season. Each production is conceived, designed, and built from the ground up by Village Theatre to fulfill the individual vision of every Mainstage show. Utilizing the expertise of specialized artisans, musicians, and creative staff, while employing predominantly local talent, a Village Theatre show is a unique experience, in a class all its own.

Village Theatre season sponsors are Continental Airlines, Microsoft, and Lombardi's.

Village Theatre is also funded in part by 4Culture, ArtsFund, ArtsUnited, Axonus, City of Everett, City of Issaquah /Issaquah Arts Commission, Continental Airlines, Encore Arts Program, The Herald, Issaquah/Sammamish Reporter, KING5.com, Larkspur Landing, Lombardi's Neighborhood Italian, Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, Microsoft, National Endowment for the Arts, Overlake Hospital and Medical Center, Port Blakely Communities/Issaquah Highlands, Rowley Properties, and Washington State Arts Commission. Village Theatre is a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and Theatre Puget Sound.

Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski

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