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Signature Season

2009 2010

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Signature Season Boleros for the Disenchanted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The Grapes of Wrath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Is He Dead?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Sound of Music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Special Events

Presented at the Gottwald Playhouse at Richmond’s CenterStage Black Nativity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Crowns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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September 18 – October 25, 2009 at Willow Lawn

Boleros For the Disenchanted By José Rivera Produced in association with the Latin Ballet of Virginia The inaugural production of our 3-year Hispanic Theatre Project Playwright José Rivera, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of The Motorcycle Diaries, revisits his native Puerto Rico in an exploration of love and marriage that reverberates with the passion of Latin love songs. Romance and humor collide when young Flora discovers her fiancé has been cheating on her. Ignoring both her mother’s advice that a spell could make him faithful and her father’s proposal to have him killed, she changes course and falls for another man. The couple moves across the world to Alabama and begins a 38-year journey of adventure, disillusion and sacrifice that will forge the deeper love that grows long after the rush of romance has gone. Presented in English with Spanish supertitles. Please notify the box office if you would like to be seating with viewing access to the supertitles.

EVENINGS at 8pm

Thursday– Saturday – Sept. 18 – Oct. 24 Select Wednesdays – Sept. 23, Oct. 7, 21

MATINEES at 2pm

Sundays – Sept. 20 – Oct. 25 Select Wednesdays – Sept. 30, Oct. 7, 21 Select Saturdays – Sept. 19, 26

Subscriber Tickets From $20 – $28.50 Single Tickets $39 Groups of 15 or more $33 Call 282-9440.

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November 20, 2009 – January 17, 2010 at Willow Lawn

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Music and Lyrics by William Finn Book by Rachel Sheinkin Conceived by Rebecca Feldman Additional Material by Jay Reiss

This tuneful, offbeat Tony Award-winning musical is a bonafide Broadway crowd pleaser that’s chock-full of overachievers’ angst, bizarre and multi-syllabic words, romance and cliff hanging suspense! The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as six deliciously geeky, philologically industrious young students from across the county take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

EVENINGS at 8pm

Wednesday– Saturday – Nov. 20 – January 16 Except – Nov. 26, Dec. 2, 15, 16, 24, 25, Jan. 1, 13

MATINEES at 2pm

Sundays – Nov. 22- Jan. 17 Select Wednesdays – Dec. 2, 9, 23 Select Saturdays – Nov. 21, 28, Jan. 16

Subscriber Tickets From $20 – $28.50 Single Tickets $40 Groups of 15 or more $34 Call 282-9440.

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February 12 – March 21, 2010 at Willow Lawn

The Grapes of Wrath By Frank Galati Adapted from the novel by John Steinbeck Co-produced with TheatreVCU Part of the Acts of Faith Festival Winner of the Tony Award and Outer Critics Circle Award, the story of the Joad family and their flight from the dust bowl of Oklahoma is familiar to all. Desperately proud, but reduced to poverty by the loss of their farm and the Great Depression, the Joads pile their few possessions on a battered old truck and head west for California, hoping to find work and a better life. The play stays true to Steinbeck’s novel and remains a soaring and deeply moving affirmation of the indomitability of the human spirit, and of the essential goodness and strength that—then as now—reside in the hearts and minds of the “common man” throughout the world.

EVENINGS at 8pm

Thursday– Saturday – Feb. 12 – March 20 Select Wednesdays – Feb. 17, March 3, 17

MATINEES at 2pm

Sundays – Feb. 14 – March 21 Select Wednesdays – Feb. 24, March 3, 17

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April 16 – May 23, 2010 at Willow Lawn

Is He Dead? By Mark Twain Adapted by David Ives Straight from Broadway, this recently discovered comedy by America’s master satirist, Mark Twain, combines humorous mistaken identity with Twain’s unique point-of-view on the absurdity of the human condition. A desperate young painter attempts to increase the value of this work by faking his own death and returning as a long-lost sister to gain the spoils of his own “legacy.” As the riotous scheme unfolds, Twain poses daring questions about fame, greed and the value of art, while poking his signature, mischievous fun at everyone involved.

EVENINGS at 8pm

Thursday– Saturday – April 16 – May 22 Select Wednesdays – April 21, May 5, 19

MATINEES at 2pm

Sundays– April 18 – May 23 Select Wednesdays – April 28, May 5, May 19

Subscriber Tickets From $20 – $28.50 Single Tickets $39 Groups of 15 or more $33 Call 282-9440.

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June 4 – July 3, 2010 at the Empire Theatre

The Sound of Music Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse Co-produced with Theatre IV The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she’s dispatched to serve as governess for the children of a widowed naval captain. Her growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled with her generosity of spirit, gradually captures the heart of the stern captain, but when Austria is invaded by the Nazis, they demand the captain’s immediate service in their navy, and the family must plan their escape. This timeless classic features such musical favorites as “My Favorite Things,” “Do, Re, Mi,” “Edelweiss,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” and, of course, “The Sound of Music.”

EVENINGS at 8pm

Thursday– Sunday – June 4 – July 2 Select Wednesdays – June 9, 23, 30

MATINEES at 2pm

Sundays – June 6 – July 3 Select Wednesdays – June 16, 23, 30 Select Saturdays – June 5, 12

Subscriber Tickets From $20 – $30 Single Tickets $39 Groups of 15 or more $33 Call 282-9440.

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Black Nativity

a musical play by Langston Hughes

by Regina Taylor; Adapted from the book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry

December 4 – 20 at the Gottwald

May 7 - 30, 2010 at the Gottwald Playhouse

December 26 – January 3

June 4 - 27, 2010

Playhouse at Richmond’s CenterStage at the Empire Theatre

A soulful, gospel version of Langston Hughes’ muscial play, Black Nativity tells the universal story of our search for salvation and “peace on earth.” A joyous company of singers, actors, dancers and musicians deliver thispowerful message of joy and hope. Co-produced by African American Repertory Theatre. Tickets $40

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Group of 15 or more call 282-9440. Special discounts for groups of 50 or more.

at Richmond’s CenterStage

at Willow Lawn

The return of “hattitude” - one of the best selling shows in Barksdale’s history is back! Crowns explores the lives of the “hat queens,” six women in the South whose stories of love, loss, identity and sisterhood are woven into the hats that crown their heads and the songs that speak their truth. Co-produced by African American Repertory Theatre. Tickets $40

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Group of 15 or more call 282-9440. Special discounts for groups of 50 or more.

MATINEES at 2pm

Saturday – December 12, 19, 26

MATINEES at 2pm

Saturday – May 15, 22, 29

MATINEES at 4pm

Each Sunday

MATINEES at 4pm

Sunday – May 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6, 13, 20, 27

EVENINGS at 7pm

Sunday – December 6, 13, 20, 27

EVENINGS at 7pm

Sunday – May 9, 16, 23, 30

EVENINGS at 8pm

Wednesday – December 9, 16, 30 Thursday – December 10, 17 Friday – December 4, 11, 18 Saturday – December 5, 12, 19, 26, Jan. 2

EVENINGS at 8pm

Wednesday – May 12, 19, 26 Thursday – May 13, 20, 27, June 10, 17, 24 Friday – May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25 Saturday – May 8, 15, 22, 29, June 5, 12, 19, 26

Photo courtesy of BlackNativity.org

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Left – Shilimar Hickman Jones and Tanya Tatum. Photo by Jay Paul Right – Desiree Roots Centeio, Photo by Robyn O’Neill

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Zak Resnick and Maggie Marlin in Thoroughly Modern Millie. Photo by Aaron Sutten

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$32 per coupon Clockwise from top left: Bianca Bryan, Robin Arthur and Kelly Kennedy in The Clean House. Photo by Jay Paul.

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Boleros

SPELLING BEE

GRAPES OF WRATH

IS HE DEAD?

Fri. 8pm

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Nov. 20

Feb. 12

April 16

June 4

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Nov. 21

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June 13

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Sat. 8pm

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Landon Nagel and Erica Siegel in Children of a Lesser God. Photo by Jay Paul

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