** The show will be interpreted for the deaf and hard of hearing on Monday October 16, 2006. **
ARTISAN CENTER THEATER
418 Pipeline Road
Hurst, Texas 76053
Box Office: 817-284-1200
http://www.ArtisanCT.com
Contact: Dee Ann Blair
Phone: 817-999-8935
E-mail: [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 18, 2006
Artisan Center Theater Presents the Regional Premiere of Off-Broadway’s
THE ARK
Music by Michael McLean
Book and Lyrics by Michael McLean and Kevin Kelly
Music and Arrangements by Joseph Baker
Hurst, Texas, September 18, 2006 – Artisan Center Theater proudly presents THE ARK at Artisan’s 150 seat theater-in-the-round. The theater is located in the historic Belaire Plaza at 420 E. Pipeline Road. The daytime box office is located at 418 E. Pipeline Road. The show runs Friday October 13 through Saturday November 11, 2006. Performances are at 7:30pm on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights with 3pm matinees on Saturdays October 21, 28, November 4 and 11. Reserved seating tickets are $13.00 for adults, $11.00 for students and seniors, and $8.00 for children 12 and under. Monday and Thursday tickets are $9.00 for 13 and over, and $7.00 for 12 and under. Reservations are strongly recommended, and can be made by calling 817-284-1200. More information can be found on the website at http://www.ArtisanCT.com.
The show will be interpreted for the deaf and hard of hearing on Monday October 16, 2006.
About the Play:
THE ARK is a fresh take on a familiar tale; it’s the story of how one family learns to brave life’s rough waters by sticking together. Michael McLean, the renowned composer of more than 20 best-selling albums, gives an incredibly uplifting score, ranging from pop to gospel.
It’s about what happens when a family faces things they’ve been trying to run away from all their lives. Issues they’ve been avoiding. Conflicts they don’t want to talk about…or talk about too much. It’s about learning how to love each other, even when we can’t see things eye to eye. It’s about holding on and letting go. It’s about reconciliation, and forgiveness, and tolerance. It’s about the power of miracles, especially when those miracles don’t come when or how we wished for them, but are miracles just the same.
With a powerhouse cast, songs that’ll have you dancing in the “isles,” and one of the most adventurous stories ever told, THE ARK proves that, just like the waters, the depth of human emotion knows no bounds.
THE ARK was recognized at ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop with Stephen Schwartz and later developed at the Festival of New Musicals sponsored by the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. Village Theatre in Issaquah, WA, further developed the musical.
Artisan’s Production of THE ARK:
Artisan Center Theater’s production is the first since THE ARK opened off Broadway in November 2005. It is excited to present it to audiences in Northern Texas and to help tweak the material for publication and licensing. They are working with Erik Orton (THE ARK’s New York Producer) on this project, along with Joseph Baker, the music arranger, to make sure the music and script flow together well.
About:
Michael McLean (Book, Lyrics and Music)
Michael is a songwriter, composer, author, performer, playwright, film producer and director. Michael has written music and lyrics for more than 20 albums and has sold nearly two million recordings since his first release in 1983. He has written three books, each with an accompanying CD: Distant Serenade; Hold on the Light Will Come: And Other Lessons My Songs Have Taught Me; and The Forgotten Carols. Michael has performed a theatrical version of The Forgotten Carols to sold-out audiences throughout the United States since 1991. He was the original story writer, producer and director of the film Nora’s Christmas Gift starring Academy Award winner Celeste Holm. He also produced and co-authored the original holiday television classic Mr. Krueger’s Christmas starring film legend Jimmy Stewart.
The Cast (some parts are double cast):
Noah Dennis Canright
Eliza Susan Metzger
Japeth John Tillman
Sariah Allison Robinson and Crystal Bratton
Ham JaceSon Barrus and Shane Hurst
Egyptus Feleceia Benton
Shem Gary Sticht
Martha Melissa Tillman and Laura Schlirf
SUMMARY OF THE ARK
Who: Artisan Center Theater, a 150 seat theater-in-the-round
What: THE ARK by Michael McLean
When: October 13 through November 11, 2006
Where: Belaire Plaza, 420 E. Pipeline Road, Hurst, Texas
Director: Dee Ann Blair
Showtimes: 7:30pm Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, with 3pm Saturday matinees on 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, and 11/11/06.
Tickets: Reserved seats: $13.00 for adults, $11.00 for students and senior citizens, $8.00 for children 12 and under. Mondays and Thursdays are $9.00 for age 13 and up and $7.00 for 12 and under.
Reservations: Call 817-284-1200; web site: http://www.ArtisanCT.com
Photography by Al Smith
http://www.deafnetwork.com/file/theark2blue.jpg (Big picture)
In the picture:
Front row, left to right – Allison Robinson, Susan Metzger, Dennis Canright, Laura Shlirf
Back row, left to right – John Tillman, JaceSon Barrus, Feleceia Benton, Gary Sticht
DeeAnn Blair
Executive Director
817-999-8935 – cell
Artisan Center Theater
404 E Pipeline Road
Hurst, TX 76053-5832
817-284-1200 – Box Office
817-284-1419 – Fax
Where Texas Families GO for Entertainment
http://artisanct.com/
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