Twelve-Twenty Four at Little Theatre

On Friday, December 1, Magic 93 will partner with the area’s biggest and best holiday act: Twelve-Twenty Four.

Their music is a resounding re-creation of the music of the Transiberian Orchestra. The show is scheduled for Friday, December 1 with one show only at 7:30 p.m at the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, 537 N.Main Street, Wilkes-Barre.Tickets are $15.

Proceeds will benefit area kids at the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital.

Tickets are available at Geisinger Hospital and Rock Street Music in Pittston. You can get also your tickets, or more information by calling Magic 93 at 824-9000.

Little Theatre seeks Staff for Children’s Show

Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre is seeking an Assistant Director and a Musical Director for their upcoming children’s theatre production of “Through the Looking Glass.”

Letters of interest should be sent to : Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, PO Box 1, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.

For more information call the Little Theatre Box Office, 823-8175, and leave a message. Application deadline is December 8th.

Performance dates for the production will be January 27th and 28th, 2007.
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The Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre
537 North Main Street
Mailing address:
PO Box 1
Wilkes-Barre, PA
18703-0001
(570) 823-1875
ltwb@hotmail.com
http://www.ltwb.org

Little Theatre Presents “Assassins”

“Assassins” will have its regional premiere on Friday, November 10, 2006 at 8:00 PM at Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, 537 North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. Additional performances will be held November 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 2006, with Friday and Saturday night performances beginning at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday matinees beginning at 3:00 p.m. Special Notice: Adult Content and Language. All tickets are $15.00 and reservations are strongly recommended. Visit www.ltwb.org or call the Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre Box Office at (570) 823-1875 for more information and to make your reservations.

“Assassins” explores the history of presidential assassination in America, from John Wilkes Booth to Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, all the way up to John Hinkley, Jr. It is an examination of those who feel the need to assassinate
and how they felt it gave their otherwise unsuccessful lives some meaning. From its nightmarish beginning in a carnival shooting gallery, “Assassins” goes on to examine the lives of various men and women who have committed–or attempted to commit–the ultimate crime, and dramatizes the unpopular thesis that the most notorious killers in our culture are as much a product of that culture as the leaders they attempt to murder. For this chorus of lost souls, Sondheim composes “Another National Anthem,” the nightmarish underside of the American dream.

Director Deirdre McLaughlin was impressed with the quality of talent that attended the auditions in late September. The cast that has been assembled is made up of a fine blend of Little Theatre favorites, veterans who haven’t graced the stage on North Main Street for many years, and a few new faces.

Jack Evans will portray the assassin who started it all with his assassination of Abraham Lincoln - John Wilkes Booth. Charles J. Guiteau, the failed lawyer, failed writer and aspiring Ambassador to France who assassinated James Garfield, will be played by Joe Sheridan. Ron Araya will portray Leon Czolgosz, the poverty-worn, young factory worker who assassinated William McKinley because he believed that one man should not have so much service while others have none. Tony Alberti will play Guiseppe Zangara, the immigrant brick layer driven mad by the constant sharp pain in his abdomen who attempted to assassinate President-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. Sean McKeown will portray the Santa suit-clad Samuel Byck, who tried to assassinate Richard Nixon by hijacking a commercial jetliner and crashing it into the White House. Eleanor Gwyn-Jones will play Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, the pixie hippie who loved Charles Manson and Ellen O’Brien will play the frazzled housewife Sara Jane Moore - both Fromme and Moore attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford within weeks of each other. Michael Marone will play John Hinkley, the depressed college student who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan as an expression of his love for Jodie Foster. Jay Fink will play Lee Harvey Oswald, the suicidal, dejected, shipping clerk who assassinated John F. Kennedy from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, Texas. Christa Manning will play Emma Goldman, the turn of the century anarchist, agitator, and feminist who many believe inspired Czolgosz to action. The Proprietor will be interpreted by Steven Stylinski while Jason Sherry will play the Balladeer. Matthew Gorski will play Billy, the son of Sara Jane Moore. appearing in the ensemble will be Jim Williams, Christina Reynolds, Gina Gibbon, Paul J. Rodella, Beth Titus, Dave Baloga, and Matthew Bloom.

Nuremberg Community Players present “Subject To Change”

Te Nuremberg Community Players will present their fall comedy, “Subject To Change” by Jules Tasca, at The Factory on School and Apple streets in Nuremberg.

Two sisters- Madeline Basset, aged 61 (Squeen Denke) and Gertrude Basset, aged 58 (Becky Nenstiel)- have lived together in New York for many years. For all of those years Gertrude has taken care of her older sister to the point where Madeline is incapable of even “peeling a banana without instructions printed on the outside”. Their neighbor Joanne (Debbie Falco) seems to be there all the time putting her two cents in. Enter Erwin Leeds, aged 64, (Don Murray) who has fallen in love with Gertrude and wants to marry her. His mother, aged 83 (Dawn Whitfield) likes her whiskey but likes having her boy around even more. She is less than thrilled with either sister and makes no bones about it. Meanwhile, Gertrude is doing all she can to thwart the marriage plans while handyman Mr. Pignitelli (Ed Samler) pops in and out trying to get his work done, but gets drawn into the ongoing conflict. The play was first performed in 1972 with Phyllis Diller playing the part of Madeline.

Dinner will be offered at 6:00 on Friday and Saturday, November 17 & 18 and 2:30 on Sunday, November 20. The two Georges, Denke and Welch, will be serving hearty beef noodle soup or garden salad with salsa vinaigrette, slow roasted pork and homemade sauerkraut, real mashed potatoes, creamy chicken gorgonzola with pasta, zesty garlic green beans almandine, home style corn-off-the-cob and various deserts including CMP cake, 3-layer mocha chocolate cake, pumpkin pie cake and deep-dish apple pie.

Show times are at 7:30 on Friday and Saturday and at 4:00 on Sunday. Tickets are $22 for dinner and show or $10 for show-only. Reservations are required for dinner and strongly suggested for show since there are only three performances. However, tickets will be available at the door. For reservations call 453-6430 or 454-0928. Visit our website at http://nurembergplayers.org.

A Dose of Anti-Depressants at Bracken Theatre Company

Have you been having one of those weeks? Feeling a little down? Could use a chuckle? Well, laughter is the best medicine and Bracken Theatre Company has plenty in store with Anti-Depressants, a night of one act comedies by playwright Tom Flannery under the direction of John Morris.

The four short plays including Love, Whales and Harpoons, Beckett and Ernie, Mary on the Backboard and Men Who Hug in Bars, take a look at pomposity, commitment, faith and friendship with often heartfelt and always hilarious results. The comedies feature a cast of local favorites including Karen Padden, Kelly Clisham, Joe Palumbo and John Schugard.

Anti-Depressants runs November 3, 4, 10 & 11 at 8:00 at Showcase Theatre, 54 Tunkhannock Avenue, Exeter.
Tickets are $12.00. Please call 654-2555 for reservations or more information.

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