[Capdist-announce] [Curtain Call Theatre] 2016-2107 Season Announcement (CORRECTED)

[Jeremy Ward]

*CURTAIN CALL THEATRE ANNOUNCES 2016-2017 SEASON*



Latham, NY -- Curtain Call Theatre announces its 2016-2017 season!  The 17th
season is an exciting combination of regional premieres and popular
classics that offers something for everyone. The upcoming season reaffirms
the company’s dedication to offering quality theatre in an intimate space.



Full-season subscription prices provide one of the most affordable packages
in the area at $ 144 per person for all 8 shows. Half season subscriptions
are also available for $ 81 for any 4 shows. The company will continue to
offer a “Thrifty Thursdays” subscription of $ 134 for Thursdays only.
Individual tickets are $ 24 each.



Productions run Thursdays at 7:30 PM, Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM and
Sunday at 3:00 PM.  There will be one Saturday matinee per run as noted
below at 3:00 PM.



Following is the 2016-2017 Season:



*Time Stands Still*|REGIONAL PREMIERE

by Donald Margulies

September 16 – October 15, 2016  |Saturday – September 24, 2016 at 3:00 PM



After barely surviving a bomb blast in Iraq, photojournalist Sarah Goodwin
finds herself caught in a tug of war between her career and the quiet of
domestic life. Returning home into the care of her long-time lover, James,
Sarah is caught off-guard by James’ desire for family and by the simple
domestic life pursued by Richard, her editor, and his much younger
girlfriend, Mandy.



*Farragut North*|REGIONAL PREMIERE

by Beau Willimon

October 28 – November 26, 2016  |Saturday – November 5, 2016 at 3:00 PM



It’s election season, and press secretary Stephen Bellamy finds his idyllic
career as the silver-tongued spin master for a presidential hopeful
jeopardized by one tempting, late night phone call. Beneath the idealistic
sheen of a primary race, doubletalk, dirty tricks, and machinations betray
the ruthless reality of a political campaign. Friends and enemies begin to
look alike when ambition trumps loyalty in the cutthroat game of
professional politics from the creator of the smash-hit “House Of Cards”.



*Out of Order*

by Ray Cooney

December 9 – December 31, 2016  |Saturday – December 17, 2016 at 3:00 PM



Richard Willey, a Government Junior Minister, plans an evening with Jane
Worthington, one of the Opposition’s typists, but things go disastrously
wrong, beginning with the discovery of a ‘body’ trapped in the hotel’s only
unreliable sash window. With the arrival of Ronnie, Jane’s distraught young
husband, things really come to a head.



*Dial M for Murder*

by Frederick Knott

January 13 – February 11, 2017  |Saturday –  January 21, 2017 at 3:00 PM



Deception, betrayal, passion and greed prove potent ingredients for a
perfect mystery in this intense and gripping thriller. Retired tennis
player Tony Wendice married his wife Margot for her money. Now he plans to
kill her for the same reason, convinced that she is having an affair. When
his precise murder plot goes awry, can he improvise an equally deadly plan
B?



*Skin Deep *|REGIONAL PREMIERE

by Jon Lonoff

February 24 – March 21, 2017  |Saturday – March 4, 2017 at 3:00 PM



A large, lovable, lonely-heart, named Maureen Mulligan gives romance one
last shot on a blind-date with sweet awkward Joseph Spinelli.  They were
set up on the date by Maureen's sister Sheila and her husband Squire, who
are having problems of their own.  With Maureen particularly vulnerable to
both hurting and being hurt, the time is ripe for all these unspoken issues
to bubble to the surface.



*The Normal Heart*

by Larry Kramer

April 7 – April 30, 2017  |Saturday – April 22, 2017 at 3:00 PM



A searing drama about public and private indifference to the AIDS plague
and one man's lonely fight to awaken the world to the crisis. Produced to
acclaim in New York, London and Los Angeles, *The Normal Heart* follows Ned
Weeks, a gay activist trying to save the world from itself, who confronts
the personal toll of AIDS when his lover dies of the disease.  Hailed by
critics as “riveting” (*Newsday*) and “a great night at the theater” (*New
York Times*).



*TBA*

May 19 – June 24, 2017  |Saturday – June 3, 2017 at 3:00 PM



Stay tuned for an exciting production to be announced soon!



*Buyer & Cellar*|REGIONAL PREMIERE

by Jonathan Tolins

July 7 – August 5, 2017  |Saturday – July 15, 2017 at 3:00 PM



As a struggling L.A. actor, Alex More finds himself with the odd job of
being hired by Barbara Streisand to be the resident shopkeeper for her
Malibu estate’s basement arcade where Babs herself is the only buyer.  “The
most talked-about comedy of the year” (New York Times).



For more information, please contact:                         Carol Max

(518) 877-7529

theatre.curtaincall at gmail.com


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Sincerely,
Jeremy Ward
Associate Producer
Phone:  (518) 788-5254
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