From: Paula Newsome [mailto:pnewsome@email.arizona.edu]
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 6:03 PM
Subject: UA Theatre Arts Presents 'Leading Ladies'
UA’s Arizona Repertory Theatre performs the comedy ‘Leading Ladies’
Dates & Times:
Previews: March 1 at 1:30 p.m. & March 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Evenings: March 4-7, 12-14, 26-28 at 7:30 p.m.
Matinees: March 8, 14 & 29 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 $28, Senior Citizen/UA Employee/Military $26, Student $19, Preview $17.
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: “Leading Ladies,” by Ken Ludwig. Presented by the UA School of Theatre Arts Arizona Repertory Theatre (ART) and guest directed by Samantha Wyer.
Season Producer Sponsor: The Harris
Production Sponsor: Lyn Tornabene
From the creative mind behind “Lend Me a Tenor” comes a zany comedy complete with money, motivation, and mistaken identities. When a pair of broke Shakespearean actors discover a dying millionaire who wants to leave her estate to her long-lost relatives, they decide to pass themselves off as the heirs, only to find that the nephews are really nieces. With some creative costuming, the actors transform themselves, trying to fool the family, but things prove difficult when they become fools in love and risk forfeiting their façade.
"Ken Ludwig's 'Leading Ladies' is a guilty pleasure—a farcical romp meant to tickle the funny bone of those who see it," says guest director Samantha Wyer. "Take eight larger-than-life characters, six slamming doors, three hasty engagements, two out-of-work Shakespearean actors disguised as females and one three million dollar inheritance; it all adds up to a night of pure frivolity and fun."
Wyer is currently the Associate Artistic Director/Education Director at Arizona Theatre Company. Her past directing credits for ART include “Company,” “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.
Mature themes.
Audience Enrichment: Learn more about “Leading Ladies” through an exciting pre-show discussion, which is free and open to the public. March 12 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.
Media Contact: Paula Newsome, (520) 626-2686, pnewsome@email.arizona.edu
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