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Port Chester Council For The Arts Set To Kick Off Summer Theatre Season
2012 season includes Godspell, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Peter Pan, Much Ado About Nothing.
A reunion show and a Shakespeare in the park production highlight the 31st summer theatre season of the Port Chester Council for the Arts.
The shows, presented in cooperation with the Village of Port Chester, feature the talents of children, teens and adults from the Town of Rye and the surrounding communities.
The season opens July 13 and 14 with “Godspell.”
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This reunion show stars alumni from all the previous PCCFA productions of this popular musical. PCCFA Executive Director Denise Colangelo co-directs this performance with her daughter, Christina Colangelo, a multiple Metropolitan High School Theater Award nominee. Cindy Moore returns as musical director.
Based on the gospel of Matthew, “Godspell” presents the story of Jesus and his disciples through a series of skits and songs set in modern day society. Stephen Schwartz wrote the songs and John-Michael Tebelak the book. Memorable songs from the show include “Beautiful City,” “We Beseech Thee” and “By My Side.”
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To reserve tickets, call the Council offices at 914-939-3183 or email PortChestercfa@gmail.com. Tickets are cash or check only.
Tickets are $18 general public, $15 for seniors 65 and older and children 12 and under. All performances are at 8 PM at the Girl Scout House, 60 Parkway Drive, Port Chester, NY.
The Youth/Teen Theatre production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” follows on July 20 and 21, directed by Kelly Budde, with musical direction by Cindy Moore. Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the music and Tim Rice the lyrics.
The show tells the Old Testament story of Joseph, the favorite son of Jacob, who finds himself blessed with prophetic dreams. Sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, he’s taken to Egypt where he endures a series of adventures that challenge his spirit and humanity. Eventually his suffering brothers find their way to Egypt groveling at the feet of a stranger, who turns out to be their grown brother Joseph. In the end, he shows them compassion and they reconcile.
Tickets are $12 general public, $10 for seniors 65 and older and children 12 and under. All performances are at 7:30 PM at the Dunn Performing Arts Center at Rye Country Day School, Cedar Street, Rye, NY.
A cast of 82 takes the stage in the Children’s Theatre presentation of “Peter Pan” July 27 and 28, featuring an original script by Diane Linen. Julie Colangelo directs the story of Peter, Captain Hook, Wendy and the Lost Boys in Neverland, with musical direction by Cindy Moore.
Tickets are $12 general public, $10 for seniors 65 and older and children 12 and under. All performances are at 7:30 PM at the Dunn Performing Arts Center at Rye Country Day School, Cedar Street, Rye, NY.
Peter Green returns as director for the seventh season of LawnChair Theatre’s Shakespeare production, “Much Ado About Nothing,” August 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11 in parks throughout the Town of Rye. Carin Zakes produces.
This version is set in 1917 and the director describes it as “Shakespeare meets Downton Abbey.” Young lovers Claudio and Hero find their wedding ruined when the villainous Don John slanders the bride-to-be. Hero’s family pretends she’s died from shock, but eventually Don John’s evil plan is revealed. When Claudio learns Hero is still alive, the young lovers are reunited, while Don John is captured and punished for his crime.
Suggested donations are $15 general public and $10 for seniors 65 and older and children 12 and under. All performances are at 5:45 PM. For rain date updates, visit www.lawnchairtheatre.org.
The venue schedule is as follows:
August 3, Rye Town Park, Dearborn Avenue, Rye, NY
August 4, Pine Ridge Park, corner of Latonia Drive and Mohegan Lane, Rye Brook, NY
August 9 & 11, Lyon Park, 60 Parkway Drive, Port Chester, NY
August 10, Crawford Park, 122 N. Ridge Street, Rye Brook, NY
Founded in 1981, the Port Chester Council for the Arts is committed to providing high-quality, innovative programs that build and encourage cooperation and community through artistic experience, and inspiring an appreciation of creative expression and new ways of thinking. To learn more, check out www.portchestercfa.org.
CAST LISTS FOR PCCFA 2012 SUMMER THEATRE SEASON
Godspell
Jesus: Andy LaBella, Port Chester
Judas: Jeffery Aldana, Port Chester
Rest of cast:
Brian Beadle, Port Chester
Kaitlin Carey, Katonah
Christina Colangelo, Port Chester
Julie Colangelo, Port Chester
Carolina Crespo, Port Chester
Brian Crosby, Port Chester
Margaret Crosby, Port Chester
Zachary Dore-Flynn, Port Chester
Stacey Lurie, Rye Brook
Amanda Mickatavage, Port Chester
Tracy O’Sullivan, Yonkers
Jill Verrastro, Port Chester
Peter Pan
Leads in cast of 82
Peter Pan: Sasha Spitz, Rye
Wendy Darling: Taylor Masi, Port Chester
John Darling: Charlie Storck, Larchmont
Michael Darling: Andrew Glener, Mamaroneck
Tinker bell: Grace Herbert, Port Chester
Tiger Lily: Christina Ledesma, Rye Brook
Hook: Jimmy Mitchell, Port Chester
Smee: Ryan Heffernan, Port Chester
Mr. Darling: Robert Mickatavage, Port Chester
Mrs. Darling: Grace Simmons, Port Chester
Eliza: Shannon Maguire, Port Chester
Much Ado About Nothing
Don Pedro: Larry Reina, Port Chester
Don John: David Ryan, Ardsley
Claudio: Phillip Hahn, Stamford, Conn.
Benedick: Michael Limone, Stamford, Conn.
Leonato: John Fotia, Port Chester
Balthazar: Kiah Thomas, Port Chester
Borachio: Andrew Benowich, Rye Brook
Dogberry: Charles Krause, Port Chester
Friar Francis: Bruce Pearl, Cortland Manor
Hero: Maureen Fleming, Katonah
Beatrice: Melissa Schleier, Norwalk, Conn.
Margaret: Glwendolyn Wiegold, Rye
Conrade: Josh Miller, Yorktown
Verges: Steve Simmons, Port Chester
Watch: Craig Campanaro, Dobbs Ferry
Ursula: Liana Bekker, Montebello
The cast list for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is still to come.
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