Interpreted Show: BIG RIVER – DFW

BIG RIVER will be interpreted for the deaf and hearing impaired by TCC
Practicum students Debra Essen and Lauren Gaines on Tuesday February 7,
2012.

Artisan Center Theater presents

BIG RIVER

Music and Lyrics by Roger Mille
Book by William Hauptman
Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain

Directed by Dennis Canright
Music Direction by Mary Helen Atkins

Production Runs February 3 – March 17, 2012

Hurst, Texas, January 16, 2012 – Artisan Center Theater proudly
presents BIG RIVER at its 150 seat theater-in-the-round. The theater
is located in the old historic Belaire Plaza at 420 East Pipeline Road.
The daytime box office is located at 418 East Pipeline Road. The show
runs Friday February 3 through Saturday March 17, 2012. Performances
are at 7:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with 3
pm matinees on Saturdays 2/11, 2/18, 2/15, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17/2012.
Reserved seating tickets are $18.00 for adults, $16.00 for students and
seniors, and $9.00 for children 12 and under. Monday through Thursday
tickets are $14.00. The box office number is 817-284-1200. More
information can be found on the website at http://www.ArtisanCT.com

BIG RIVER will be interpreted for the deaf and hearing impaired by TCC
Practicum students Debra Essen and Lauren Gaines on Tuesday February 7,
2012.

About BIG RIVER:

Twain’s timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the
irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to
freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Their adventures along the way
are hilarious, suspenseful, and heart-warming, bringing to life your
favorite characters from the novel: the Widow Douglas and her stern
sister, Miss Watson, the uproarious King and Duke, who may or may not
be as harmless as they seem, Huck’s partner in crime, Tom Sawyer, and
their rowdy gang of pals, Huck’s drunken father, the sinister Pap Finn,
the lovely Mary Jane Wilkes and her trusting family. Propelled by an
award winning score from Roger Miller, the king of country music, this
jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure
Americana.

MUSICAL HIGHLIGHTS:
Songs include: Waiting for the Light To Shine, Muddy Water, Leavings
Not the Only Way To Go, Hand For The Hog, Arkansas, River In The Rain,
Worlds Apart and Free At Last

Cast (double cast):
Huck Finn – Nate Davis, Christopher Dorf
Jim – Billy Poole, Ecko Wilson
Tom Sawyer – Connor Thompson, David Seil
Pap – Neil Rogers, Seth Johnston
King – Dan Nolen, Jr., Gary Payne
Duke – Kyle Holt, Eric Gentry
Alice – Sandy Pruitt, Lanetia Taylor

Production Team:
Producer – Dee Ann Blair
Director – Dennis Canright
Stage Manager – Lindsay Hardisty
Music Director – Mary Helen Atkins
Choreographer – Dennis Canright
Set/Props Design – Dennis Canright
Costumes – Jennifer Cadenhead, Nita Cadenhead

SUMMARY OF BIG RIVER:
Who: Artisan Center Theater, a 150 seat theater-in-the-round
What: BIG RIVER
When: February 3 – March 17, 2012
Where: The Belaire Plaza, 420 East Pipeline Road, Hurst, Texas
Director: Dennis Canright
Showtimes: 7:30pm M/T/Th/F/Sat with 3 pm matinees on Saturdays 2/11,
2/18, 2/15, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17/2012.

Tickets: Reserved seats: $18.00 for adults, $16.00 for students and
senior
citizens, $9.00 for children 12 and under. Mondays through Thursdays
are $14.00 for ages 13 and up and $7.00 for 12 and under.

Reservations: Call 817-284-1200; web site: http://www.ArtisanCT.com

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