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Golden’s Miners Alley theatre announces 2015 season line-up
The Cripple of Innishmaan
By Martin McDonagh
Directed by Len Matheo
January 30 – March 8
Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland in 1934, “The Cripple of Innishmaan” is a comic tale in the great tradition of Irish storytelling. In 1934, the people of Inishmaan learn that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighboring island to film his documentary Man of Aran. No one is more excited than Billy, an unloved and crippled boy whose chief occupation has been gazing at cows and yearning for a girl who wants no part of him.
Billy is determined to cross the sea and audition for the Yank. As news of his audacity ripples through his rumour-starved community, “The Cripple of Inishmaan” becomes a portrayal of a world so comically cramped that hope is an affront to its order.
With this uproariously funny dark comedy, Martin McDonagh fulfilled the promise of his award-winning “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” while confirming his place in a tradition that extends from Synge to O’Casey and Brendan Behan.
Tickets are $23 Adult
Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO 80401
303-935-3044 or online at minersalley.com
Godspell (The Revival)
By Stephen Schwartz
Directed by Brenda Worley Billings
March 27 – May 3
*Regional Premier of the 2012 Broadway Revival*
A mega hit On Broadway, Off Broadway and around the world “Godspell” was radiantly revisited and revived by it’s composer Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin) With crisp new arrangements and an injection of contemporary references. “Godspell” (2012) is every bit as delightful as the original and its uniqueness is strong enough to allow it to stand alone without eclipsing its predecessor.
Tickets are $26 Adult
Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO 80401
303-935-3044 or online at minersalley.com
Brighton Beach Memoirs
By Neil Simon
Director TBD
May 22 – June 28
The first in Neil Simon’s “Eugene Trilogy”
(followed by Biloxi Blues & Broadway Bound)
Winner of a New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play
Meet Eugene Jerome and his family, fighting the hard times and sometimes each other—with laughter, tears, and love. It is 1937 in Brooklyn, during the heart of the Depression. Fifteen-year-old Eugene Jerome lives in Brighton Beach with his family. Eugene is witty, perceptive, obsessed with sex, and forever fantasizing his baseball-diamond triumphs as star pitcher for the New York Yankees.
As our guide through his “memoirs,” Eugene takes us through a comic series of observations and insights that show his family meeting life’s challenges with pride, spirit, and a marvelous sense of humor.
Tickets are $23 Adult
Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO 80401
303-935-3044 or online at minersalley.com
Pump Boys and Dinettes
By J. Foley, Hardwick, Monk and Cass Morgan
Directed by Brenda Worley Billings
July 17 – August 23
“Pump Boys and Dinettes” is the story of four gas station attendants and two waitresses at a small-town dinette in North Carolina….the show is a musical tribute to life on the roadside. Pump Boys was nominated for both Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Music.
Tickets are $26 Adult
Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO 80401
303-935-3044 or online at minersalley.com
My Name is Asher Lev
Adapted from the novel by Chaim Potok by Aaron Posner
Directed by Len Matheo
September 11 – October 18
* Regional Premiere *
“My Name is Asher Lev” follows the journey of a young Jewish painter torn between his Hassidic upbringing and his desperate need to fulfill his artistic promise. When his artistic genius threatens to destroy his relationship with his parents and community, young Asher realizes he must make a difficult choice between art and faith. This stirring adaptation of a modern classic presents a heartbreaking and triumphant vision of what it means to be an artist.
“A profound declaration of the power of storytelling on a stage.”
~ Philadelphia Inquirer
“Thought-provoking, humorous and deeply insightful.”
~ Talkin’ Broadway
Tickets are $23 Adult
Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO 80401
303-935-3044 or online at minersalley.com
A Tuna Christmas
By Ed Howard, Joe Sears, Jaston Williams
Directed by Robert Kramer
November 13 – December 20
In this hilarious sequel to “Greater Tuna,” it’s Christmas in the third smallest town in Texas. Radio station OKKK news personalities Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie report on various Yuletide activities, including hot competition in the annual lawn display contest. A Tuna Christmas is a perennial favorite and a total delight!
“A hoot!” – The New York Times
“So funny it could make a racoon laugh affectionately at Davy Crockett…
It’s far too good for just Christmas.” ~ The New York Post
“The hilarity…never lets up.”- The Village Voice
“A Tuna Christmas” was first presented on December 15, 1994 at the Booth Theater in New York City. It was directed by Ed Howard.
Tickets are $23 Adult
Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Avenue, Golden, CO 80401
303-935-3044 or online at minersalley.com
Season Tickets are currently on sale.
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