Youngstown Playhouse Announces 2011-2012 Season
The Youngstown Playhouse announces exciting line-up for next season
The Youngstown Playhouse is announcing another great season that offers something for everyone! Whether you like drama, humor, tragedy, or music, the Youngstown Playhouse has it all with the new season beginning this fall.
The 2011-2012 season features classics such as Romeo and Juliet and To Kill a Mockingbird. The Playhouse will continue its tradition of offering the ever-popular musicals with three shows with song already slated. Next season features Gypsy and an unusual “solve-it-yourself musical” where you get to choose the ending in The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Plus, celebrate the holidays with a Youngstown Playhouse special event Scrooge the Musical. A second special event, To Be Young, Gifted, and Black, is scheduled for February.
Entering its second season, the Griffith Adler Series continues to tackle difficult or controversial themes, acted out in the smaller, more intimate Moyer Room. Buried Child deals with the breakdown of the traditional American family, and Boston Marriage depicts the struggles of two young female lovers at the turn of the twentieth century. Circle Mirror Transformation is a play within a play, as the five characters are students in an acting class, and the audience witnesses their journey together.
Here is the full season line-up with dates:
Gypsy (MAIN STAGE)
Sept 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18
Circle Mirror Transformation (GRIFFITH/ADLER)
Sept 30, Oct 1, 7, 8
To Kill A Mockingbird (MAIN STAGE)
Oct 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23
Gee’s Bend (GRIFFITH/ADLER)
Nov 11, 12, 18, 19
Scrooge the Musical
Dec 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18
Boston Marriage (GRIFFITH/ADLER)
Jan 13, 14, 20, 21
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black
Feb 3, 4, 10, 11
Romeo and Juliet (MAIN STAGE)
Feb 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26
The 39 Steps (MAIN STAGE)
Mar 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, April 1
Buried Child (GRIFFITH/ADLER)
April 13, 14, 20, 21
DROOD (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) the musical (MAIN STAGE)
May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13
The Homecoming (GRIFFITH/ADLER)
May 25, 26, June 1, 2
Lend Me A Tenor (MAIN STAGE)
June 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24
Secure season passes so you don’t miss a beat this season! Passes are valid for any six shows in the Youngstown Playhouse (Mainstage, Griffith Adler, etc.) season. After a pass has been used six times, patrons can present the pass for a discount on any additional shows.
And for the next five days, you can get your hands on next year’s season tickets at a special discounted price. During the run of Oliver! season passes will be available for the great rate of $70 for adults and $50 for seniors. This price is only good until the curtain closes April 17. Plus, bring a non-perishable item to donate to the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley. Those making a donation will be entered into a drawing to win a season pass.
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