RED BANK, NJ — TRTC announced that single tickets to its 2006-07 Main Stage Theater Series, Best of New Jersey Dance, Emerging Classical Artists Series and Young Audiences NJ Family Series will go on sale to the general public Tuesday, September 5. Previously open only for subscription sales, TRTC has sold a record number of season packages this year with nearly 2,200 sold as of August 25 (an increase of 5% over last season). Given the high demand for select dates, patrons are encouraged to reserve seats early before shows sell out. Beginning on September 5, the TRTC box office will be open Monday to Friday from 11am – 5pm, Saturday from noon – 5pm and on performance days from 1 hour prior to curtain until 30 minutes after the start of the show. For tickets or information call 732.345.1400. Tickets are also available 24 hours a day at TRTC’s online box office at www.trtc.org.
Ain’t Misbehavin’
The Main Stage Series kicks off with Ain’t Misbehavin’ a rousing musical journey to the nightclubs of the Harlem Renaissance featuring music by Fats Waller. Running from September 27 – October 22, 2006, this 1978 Tony winner for “Best Musical” is based on a concept by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr. and will be directed by Saundra McClain. Ms. McClain also directed Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Playhouse on the Green—a production that won the Drama Critics Award for Best Ensemble. Her other credits include Death of a Salesman, Antigone, and To Be Young, Gifted and Black as Artistic Director of Troupe NY, The Women of Plums at Kennedy Center’s Youth and Family Program, and TRTC’s 2003 production of Spunk.
Saundra McClain has assembled a cast that includes James Alexander as Ken who received the Connecticut Critic Circle Award for the same role at Playhouse on the Green; recent Belmont University graduate Rebecca Covington as Charlaine; vocalist Lucy Shropshire as Armelia whose work alongside Dizzy Gillespie, Jennifer Holiday, and Mary Wilson in Las Vegas and elsewhere has won her awards and accolades from The Los Angeles Times, the Reno Area Music Awards, and even the United Nations; seasoned Off-Broadway and regional actor Charles E. Wallace as Andre who last appeared at TRTC in Spunk in 2003; and Kathleen Jackson as Nell.
Ain’t Misbehavin’ will be music directed by Ronald Metcalf who has appeared on Broadway as a musician in both Jelly’s Last Jam and Street Corner Symphony and has music directed Off-Broadway for The River, Williams and Walker, and Li’l Ham. The artistic team also includes Harry Feiner (scenic & lights), Moira Shaughnessy (costumes), Byron Easley (choreographer), and Darren Reid Sussman (sound).
Theater Series
The scene shifts from 1930s Harlem to 17th Century France for the next play, Moliere’s satirical comedy, Tartuffe, from November 15 – December 3, 2006. Next on stage is Sam Shepard’s raw human drama A Lie of the Mind, winner of the 1986 New York Drama Critics Award for Best Play of the Year, from January 17 – February 4, 2007. In the spring, TRTC is holding open its March slot for a collaboration with New Dramatists. New Dramatists members or alums have written six of the last eight Pulitzer Prize winners and the last two Tony winners for Best Play. From March 7 – 25, 2007, TRTC will present one of the newest plays by New Dramatists’ most talented, up-and-coming writers. This play will be directed by newly appointed Artistic Director Aaron Posner. Rounding out the season is the uproariously funny Steve Martin adaptation of the Carl Sternheim play The Underpants. Martin brings a sophisticated literary sensibility to this entertaining romp, examining the politics of sex and sexism from May 2 – 20, 2007. Single tickets range from $30 - $54 depending upon date selection. Students and young people under 26 get $15 tickets (valid ID required).
Best of New Jersey Dance
The Dance series will feature New Jersey’s premier dance companies all on one bill: American Repertory Ballet (October 28 and 29, 2006), Umoja (February 10 and 11, 2007), Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company (March 31 and April 1, 2007), and Randy James Dance Works (June 2 and 3, 2007). Each company will perform on Saturday evening for an adult audience and on Sunday afternoon for a family audience. Evening packages are $95 and Family packages are $68 for the 4-performance series. Single tickets are $30 for Saturday evenings and $20 for Sunday family matinees.
Young Audiences NJ Series
TRTC will present a Young Audiences New Jersey Family Series – a Saturday morning series for children and their families by some of the country’s leading performers: four-piece band Rockroots (October 14, 2006), hip-hop dance and music performers Urgeworks (February 17, 2007), storyteller David Gonzalez (March 24, 2007), and singer/electric violinist Caryn Lin (May 19, 2007). All performances begin at 11am and a 4-event package is only $40. Single tickets are $12.
Emerging Classical Artists Series
Following the success of its 2005-06 classical concerts series, TRTC will present a 4-event Emerging Classical Artists Series. Performers include The Amity Players, piano quartet (September 16, 2006), Yoni Levyatov, piano (November 4, 2006), Ching-Yun Hu (February 24, 2007), and Xiayin Wang, piano (April 21, 2007). All performances start at 8pm and a 4-event package is only $75. Single tickets are $20.
Just Added
The Paper Bag Players will be returning again this year to entertain families with their innovative style of theater. They will be performing their classic show Dandelion that takes the audiences from the beginning of the world to the beginning of civilization. This witty, inventive, and intelligent musical for the whole family takes on the much publicized evolution vs. creation debate in today’s schools. Friday, December 29 and Saturday, December 30 at 1pm. Adult tickets $18, Children tickets $15.
For additional information on TRTC’s 2006-07 Season, call 732.345.1400, visit www.trtc.org or visit the Two River Theater Company Box Office, located at 21 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank, NJ. Box Office Hours: M-F: 11a-5p; Sat: Noon-5p. |
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