Pacific Theatre's 2011-2012 Season To Include TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

For 27 years Pacific Theatre has been devoted to creating theatre that matters, using richly diverse seasonal offerings to examine the spiritual side of human existence. The 2011/2012 season will be no different: "I couldn't be more thrilled about the season," says artistic and executive director Ron Reed, "We've got world premieres and fresh takes on familiar classics, comedy and drama, uplifting, life-affirming stories and the edgy, challenging work we've built our reputation on."

TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE Sept 14-24
by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom
a guest production by Gallery 7 Theatre
Mitch Albom is a high flying sports journalist challenged by his long-forgotten promise to a former college professor. From the wonderfully funny book that spent four years on the New York Times Best-Seller List, a life-changing story about generosity of spirit in the face of death.

RE:UNION WORLD PREMIERE! Oct 21-Nov 12
by Sean Devine
a co-production with Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Theatre
November 2, 1965. Norman Morrison drives to the Pentagon with his infant daughter, a jug of kerosene, and a box of matches. 36 years later, in the wake of 9/11, his daughter returns to confront the costly legacy of sacrifice.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Dec 2-31
adapted by Ron Reed from the novel by Charles Dickens
An impassioned one-man interpretation of Dickens' masterpiece of storytelling, Reed's adaptation restores the thrilling originality, wit and fire, glorious language, vivid characterization and compelling social conscience of this classic work.

DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA Jan 20-Feb 4
by John Patrick Shanley
Pacific Theatre presents Annunciation Pictures
In a rundown bar in the Bronx, two strangers meet at the end of their ropes. Haunted by the past and trapped in the violence of the present, Danny and Roberta begin the ruthless act of revealing themselves - a brutal exposure that threatens to change everything.

DOUBT, A PARABLE Mar 2-31
by John Patrick Shanley
A progressive priest locks horns with Sister Aloysius, an orthodox nun who guards the young students in her care as fiercely as she upholds order, tradition, and discipline. A tightly woven mystery, this Pulitzer Prize winner is an eloquent, provocative investigation of elusive truth and terrible consequence.

THE MEAL April 12-14
a guest production by The Lost Gospel Ensemble
Four singers swig wine and break bread while anxiously awaiting a late guest of honour. It's the Last Supper - in a funky, theatrcial new song cycle inspired by the Gospels of John, Thomas, Judas and Mary Magdalene, featuring some of Vancouver's top indie music artists.

100 SAINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW May 4-26
by Kate Fodor
Matthew is a faithful priest caught in a spiritual crisis. Theresa is a former wild girl whose earthbound life as a freelance maid has her asking Big Questions. As she journeys toward a faith that he's falling away from, unexpected events leave them grappling with both their worldly and other-worldly longings.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Season subscriptions start as low as $59, and can be purchased now through the Pacific Theatre box office at 604-731-5518. The subscription form can also be printed off our website (http://www.pacifictheatre.org) and mailed or faxed in.

New Subscriber Benefit - Artistic Director Conversations
Pacific Theatre is celebrating its first-ever season sponsorship with Rhema Health Products by initiating a special series of Artistic Director Conversations. Open to all subscribers the second Saturday of every run at 4:30 pm, join Ron Reed in discussion with a company member or guest artist whose contribution to that project is especially intriguing.

PRODUCING PARTNERS

Pacific Theatre is thrilled to maintain its vibrant community connections this season, including guest productions, co-productions, and presentations. Guest companies this year include Gallery 7 Theatre from Abbotsford (Tuesdays with Morrie), filmmaker Jason Goode's Annunciation Pictures (Danny and the Deep Blue Sea), and Vancouver's Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Theatre (Re:Union).

ABOUT PACIFIC THEATRE

Pacific Theatre is a mid-sized professional theatre company in Vancouver. In operation since 1984, Pacific Theatre moved into its current home at 12th and Hemlock in 1994. Set apart from with its unique, 128-seat alley-style theatre, Pacific Theatre offers professional mainstage programming as well as development opportunities for emerging artists.