Tucson: UA's Arizona Repertory Theatre Presents Musical "Company"

 

 

From: Paula Newsome [mailto:pnewsome@email.arizona.edu]
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 9:47 AM
Subject: UA's Arizona Repertory Theatre Presents Musical "Company"

 

UA’s Arizona Repertory Theatre performs the musical ‘Company.’

 

Dates & Times:

Previews: November 9 at 1:30 p.m. & November 10 at 7:30 p.m.

Evenings: November 12-15, 20-22, December 4-6 at 7:30 p.m.

Matinees: November 16, 22, 23, December 6, 7 at 1:30 p.m.

 

Place: Marroney Theatre on the UA campus located near the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard.

 

Cost/Admission: General $31, Senior Citizen/UA Employee/Military $29, Student $21, Preview $20.

 

Ticket Information: UA Fine Arts Box Office, (520) 621-1162.

 

Parking: Theatregoers may park in the Park Avenue Garage, located on Park Ave. just north of Speedway Blvd.  For weekday evening performances, you can pre-pay for parking.  Monday through Friday, 5 p.m. to midnight, take your parking ticket immediately to the garage cashier after parking.  Cashier is located on the east side of the main level.  Parking fee will be $3 (cash only).  After the performance, insert the parking ticket at the gate to exit.  Saturday and Sunday there is no charge to park.

 

Production Information: “Company.”  Book by George Furth; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.  Presented by the UA School of Theatre Arts Arizona Repertory Theatre (ART) and guest directed by Samantha Wyer, with musical supervision by Monte Ralstin.

 

Season Producer Sponsor: The Harris

Production Sponsor: Barbara Molotsky

 

Robert, a 35-year-old single New Yorker, is relatively content with his life and considers his five married couple friends all the “Company” he needs.  His friends disagree, upholding wedded bliss while displaying each of their dysfunctional relationships.  Robert is convinced that “Someone is Waiting,” but amid a reluctance to commit to one of three incompatible girlfriends, he wonders if he will ever find the right woman that makes it worth “Being Alive” in this Tony Award-winning musical.

 

Guest director Samantha Wyer is currently the Associate Artistic Director/Education Director at Arizona Theatre Company.  Her past directing credits for ART include “Betrayal,” “The Philadelphia Story,” “Noises Off!,” “Rumors,” “Three Sisters,” “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” “Angels in America: Millennium Approaches,” and “Arcadia.”  She holds an MFA in Directing from the University of Missouri and is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

 

Adult language and themes.

 

Audience Enrichment: Learn more about “Company” through exciting discussions, which are free and open to the public.

 

Pre-show discussion: November 20 at 6:45 p.m.; check signage in the Tornabene Theatre lobby for discussion location.  Guest speakers will lead an exciting dialogue where you can get behind-the-scenes information about the production.

 

Post-show discussion: November 23, immediately after the performance in the Marroney Theatre.  Meet the actors during a Q&A segment facilitated by guest speakers.  

 

Experience more of “Company” through our blog spot at http://web.cfa.arizona.edu/theatrestudies/.  It features photos, articles, and other information designed to enhance your experience with the show.  

 

Media Contact: Paula Newsome, (520) 626-2686, pnewsome@email.arizona.edu

 

 

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