Waypoint Theatre presents THE NEW MUSICAL COMEDY, CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES

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WAYPOINT THEATRE COMPANY WILL HAVE YOU LAUGHING

TILL YOUR SIDE DISH HURTS IN THE NEW MUSICAL COMEDY,

CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES

 

Written by Jim Stowell and Jessica Zuehlke with music and lyrics by Drew Jansen Inspired by the books of Janet Letnes Martin and Suzann Nelson,

authors of the best- selling book Growing Up Lutheran

 

                 

Friday, Oct. 24, 7:30pm, Saturday, Oct. 25, 3pm and Sunday, Oct. 26 at 3pm

 

Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind, Berger Performing Arts Center

1200 West Speedway (2 lights west of I-10, north side of Speedway) 

 

Hold onto your oven mitts and stay out of the kitchen! Church Basement Ladies is a musical celebration of the church basement kitchens everywhere and the wonderful, unsung women who work there.  Set in 1964-65, the show is a hilarious musical comedy and heartfelt reflection on the four women who tirelessly prepare the food and solve problems for the congregation at a rural Minnesota church.

 

The church basement ladies are portrayed by Waypoint Theatre regulars and include the elderly matriarch of the kitchen (Amy Lyons), a young bride-to-be (Sarah Carver and Choreographer), a jack-of-all-trades farmer’s wife (Waypoint’s Artistic Director, Melanie David), the best dressed cook in the church and Signe’s mother (Elizabeth von Isser) with the coffee-loving Pastor Gunderson (Wayne McKinley). Susan Wedel serves as the production’s Music Director. Church Basement Ladies is directed by Melanie David.

 

Together, these four “steel magnolias” of the church stave off potential disasters, share and debate recipes, instruct the young, and keep the pastor on due course as they cope with the changing world and changes within the church.  In the span of a year, they plan a record-breaking Christmas dinner, the funeral of a dear friend, a Hawaiian Easter fundraiser and a steaming hot July wedding feast.

 

Church Basement Ladies will be Waypoint’s first production in their new performance venue, Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind’s Berger Performing Arts Center, located at 1200 West Speedway, two lights west of I-10, and is directed by Waypoint’s Founder and Artistic Director, Melanie David.

 

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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE AND TICKET INFORMATION

         

Performances:  Friday, October 24 at 7:30pm

Doors open at 7pm

   $22 General Admission (adults, seniors or military)

   $16 per person, Groups 10 or more      

   $15 Students (12 – 22 years)

   $12 Children 5 -11 years)  

   Add $2 at the door per ticket**

 

Saturday, October 25 at 3pm

Doors open at 2:30pm

   $22 General Admission (adults, seniors or military)

   $16 per person, Groups 10 or more      

   $15 Students (12 – 22 years)

   $12 Children 5 -11 years)  

   Add $2 at the door per ticket**

 

Sunday, October 26 at 3pm

Doors open at 2:30pm

   $22 General Admission (adults, seniors or military)

   $16 per person, Groups 10 or more      

   $15 Students (12 – 22 years)

   $12 Children 5 -11 years)  

   Add $2 at the door per ticket**

 

 

In keeping with Waypoint’s tradition of giving back to the community of Tucson, they will be purchasing meat spaghetti sauces with boxes of spaghetti to benefit Tucson’s Interfaith Community Services’ Food Bank. 

 

More information contact the company’s website: http://www.waypoint-theatre.org/tickets

or call 520.742.9079.

 

Parking: Free, secure parking at the ASDB Berger Performing Arts Center

 

Wheelchair Accessibility:  The ASDB Berger Performing Arts Center is wheelchair accessible with limited wheelchair seating.  Please contact Waypoint Theatre in advance for your wheelchair needs to be accommodated by calling (520) 742-9079.

 

Show running time:  2 hours with one, 15 minute intermission. 

Please no babies or small children. This is a family friendly show appropriate for ages 5 and up.

 

Waypoint Theatre is southern Arizona’s faith-based, not-for-profit live theatre organization that seeks to produce professional quality, thought-provoking entertainment celebrating the joys and traditions of faith and family.

 

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