2008 - 2009
SEASON SHOWS
(all performances unless otherwise noted are Fridays and Saturdays at
8:00pm and Sundays at 3:00pm)
"Gypsy"
(July 25 - August 10, 2008)
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Arthur Laurents
Based on the Autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee
MUSICAL COMEDY: Gypsy is the ultimate story about an aggressive stage mother. Join Rose and her daughters, June and Louise, on their trip across the United States during the 1920's, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born. Gypsy features one of Broadway's most thrilling musical scores featuring the immortal standards "Let Me Entertain You", Some People", and "Everything's Coming Up Roses", plus "You'll Never Get Away from Me", "If Momma was Married", "All I Need is the Girl", "You Gotta Get a Gimmick" and "Together Wherever We Go". Don't miss this gripping, comical and heartfelt story. (There is NO nudity in the show).
Produced by Cheryl M. Reckeweg Directed by Joe Stine
"Dracula: The Case of the Silver Scream"
(September 26 - October 12, 2008)
by Robert Neblett and David Grapes
DRAMA / MYSTERY: Los Angeles, 1943. A bloodthirsty killer is stalking the beautiful starlets of Tinseltown. Fearing her life is in danger, Lucy Murray goes to the one man she knows can crack the case, a hard-boiled private eye names Abe Van Helsing. But who is the mysterious Count Dracula who has suddenly appeared and what are his ties to the detective? This adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel is a film noir retelling of the ledgend of Dracula, a dark romance mixed with comic relief and gruesome death. It is an autumn treat for those who love Halloween.
Produced by: Carol Charnock Directed by: David Standish
"Disney's Beauty and the Beast"
(November 21 - December 14, 2008)
Music by: Alan Menken
Lyrics by: Richard Ashman and Tim Rice
Book by: Linda Woolverton
MUSICAL: Certain stories carry on from generation to generation and earn the designation "timeless" for good reason. Disney's Beauty and the Beast is one such story. This classic tells the tale of an enchanted prince in the shape of a hideous beast and the intelligent woman who enters his life and must learn to love him if the curse is ever to be broken. Disney's Beauty and the Beast has been charming Broadway audiences for more than 10 years, and every year a whole new generation discovers the magis behind the castle walls. Belle, a young woman in a small, provincial town, meets the Beast, who in reality is a young prince whose lack of compassion has trapped him in a spell placed by the enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and to be loved, the spell will be broken and he will be transformed back into his former self. Be our guest for a storybook theatrical experience your whole family will love.
Produced by: Cheryl Reckeweg Directed by: Joe Stine
"Oliver!"
(January 23 - February 15, 2009)
Book, Music and Lyrics by
Lionel Bart
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens
MUSICAL: Oliver! tells the tale of a workhouse orphan who after being sold to a funeral parlor, runs away to live on the streets of London where he is befriended by a group of boys trained by an elderly mentor to be pickpockets. Adapted from the Charles Dickens classic novel Oliver Twist, it is one of the most dramatically involving and artistically impressive musicals of the 1960s and has been revived on Broadway several times. Familiar Dickens' characters are brought to life and will delight you with outstanding musical numbers. Please join us and "Consider Yourself at Home!"
Produced by Amy Cooksey Directed by Suzanne Donohue
"A Man for all Seasons"
(March 13 - 29, 2009)
by Robert Bolt
DRAMA: This Tony Award winning drama tells the story of Sir Thomas Moore, chancellor of England in the 16th Century under young King Henry VIII. Moore's struggle to live by his principles and his individual conscience under enormous Royal pressure, and ultimately his reluctant martyrdom in order to stand by those very principles, may lead us to ask ourselves, "What am I truly committed to?" This is not only a story of a man for all seasons, it is an inspiration for all time.
Produced by Kathy Mead Directed by Bill Graves
"The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"
(May 8 - 24, 2009)
Music and Lyrics by Carol
Hall
Book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson
MUSICAL COMEDY: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas tells the story of a little Texas brothel known as the Chicken Ranch. Melvin P. Thorpe, sensationalist television commentator, proclaims to his audience the surprising revelation that "Texas has a whorehouse in it!" House Madam Miss Mona Stangley must fight to maintain her business while struggling with the pressure exerted by the media and her feelings for Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd, who is being pushed into shutting her down. The songs, music, dancing, comedy, and touching moments lend themselves to a raucous rowdy, and sometimes bawdy good time.
Produced by Steve Claggett Directed by Lisa Kay Morton
"Sweeney Todd"
(July 10 - 26, 2009)
Music and Lyrics by Stephen
Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Based on a version of "Sweeney Todd" by Christopher Bond
MUSICAL: The rare instance of a musical thriller, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and culinary crime tells the infamous tale of the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. His thirst for blood soon expands to include his unfortunate customers, and the resourceful proprietress of the pie shop downstairs soon has the people of London lining up in droves with her mysterious new meat pie recipe!
Produced by Karen Kleyle Directed by James Kleyle
"Dearly Departed"
(August 21 - September 6, 2009)
by David Bottrell and Jesse Jones
COMEDY: In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible Belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Despite their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father's funeral, the Turpin's other problems keep overshadowing the solemn occasion. Amidst the chaos, the Turpins turn for comfort to their friends and neighbors, an eccentric community of misfits who just manage to pull together and help each other through their hours of need, and finally, the funeral.
Produced by Dave Bayles and Cheryl Reckeweg Directed by Leslie Wanko
Available at your location.
Great for dinner theaters and fund raisers
Call the PTP Boxoffice for Booking Information
301-932-6819
ONE ACT PLAYS
For presentation at the Maryland One
Act Festival and for Local presentation
Schedule TBA in Newsletter
2008 - 2009
SEASON
TICKETS
Tickets for all main stage shows are $17 ea. for adults $14 ea. for students and Seniors for ALL SHOWS
FLEX TICKET PACKAGES
You will receive either 4 or 7
individual flex tickets, each which is
good for 1 admission to any performance. These tickets may be used
in any combination
7 FLEX-TICKETS
4 FLEX-TICKETS
Adult
- $107.00 ea.
Adult - $61.00 ea.
Senior / Student
- $88.00 ea.
Senior / Student - $50.00 ea.
SEASON PASS:
You will receive one (1) punch-style pass good for 1 admission to each
production
of PTP's 2008/2009 season.
Adults - $95.00 ea.
Seniors/Students - $78.00 ea.
For more information and reservations call our box office at (301) 932-6819.
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