[Capdist-announce] Opening weekend for Aaron Sorkin's "The Farnsworth Invention, " at Albany Civic Theater

[Charles Treadwell]

Albany Civic Theater Presents: 
"The Farnsworth Invention"

by Aaron Sorkin

directed by Aaron Holbritter


May 5/4-5/6/12, 5/11-5/13/12, and 5/18-5/20/12


*Pay-What-You-Will Preview Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 8 pm*
Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 3 pm


"Farnsworth" is a fast-paced account of the events leading to the realization of one of the 20th Century's most influential inventions, the television. It’s 1929. Two ambitious visionaries race against each other to invent a device called “television.” Separated by two thousand miles, each knows that if he stops working, even for a moment, the other will gain the edge. Who will unlock the key to the greatest innovation of the 20th century: the ruthless media mogul, or the self-taught Idaho farm boy? The answer comes to compelling life in The Farnsworth Invention from Aaron Sorkin, creator of The West Wing, playwright of A Few Good Men and Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning writer for The Social Network.


Starring: Peter Belenchia, Nate Beynon, Greg Borucki, Jenn Bullington, Adam Coons, Jimmy Cupp, Kyrie Ellison, Ken Goldfarb, Rob Hill, Joey Hunziker, Isaac Newberry, Andrew Pattenaude, Richard Ring, Briavel Schultz, Matthew Side, Hannah Stenzel, and Tom Templeton.


Albany Civic Theater: Metroland’s 2011 Best Community Theater!


Call 462-1297 for Reservations (no reservations are necessary for the pay-what-you-will preview; seating for that show only is first-come, first-served). 


Regular tickets are $15. Student tickets (with a valid ID) are $10. Government workers (with a valid ID) can get 2 tickets for $15. Valid ID must be presented at the box office at the time of purchase for the discount to be taken. 


Note that ACT is air conditioned, handicapped-accessible, and provides aids for the hearing impaired. 


235 Second Avenue, Albany, NY (3 Blocks from the southern terminus of I-787)


www.albanycivictheater.org