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2012 - 2013 SEASON
A GREAT NIGHT OUT IN AMBLER! Welcome to Act II Playhouse, an intimate, professional theatre in downtown Ambler. Every seat is comfortable, and close to the action. Act II is the perfect place to meet your friends or take your family for an afternoon matinee or an evening show. And thanks to Ambler’s superb restaurants and shops, a trip to Act II makes for a terrific outing. Every show in our 2012-13 season will entertain you. Here’s what new Artistic Director Tony Braithwaite has to say about the seven shows making up our 14th season: "I can't wait for you all to come see what we've got on our stage this season: hilarious comedies, a gripping new drama, the Beatles, you name it. Act II offers everybody a fun night out, and as always there ain't a bad seat in the house." Cover: Jessica Bedford and Greg Wood (Sylvia). Photo by Bill D'Agostino. P2: Act II Playhouse Artistic Director Tony Braithwaite and Managing Director Howie Brown. Photo by John Flak. P3: Dito van Reigersberg and Luigi Sottile (The Mystery of Irma Vep). Photo by Bill D'Agostino. P11: Eileen Cella and Tony Braithwaite (My Fair Lady). Photo by John Welsh. P14: Jessica Bedford (Sylvia). Photo by Bill D'Agostino. Back Cover: Susan McKey (Time Stands Still). Photo by Matt Urban.
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Robert Dubac's Free Range Thinking
4 Lads from Liverpool
Gutenberg! The Musical!
Jul. 18 – Aug. 12, 2012
A Tribute to the Beatles
A co-production with
Special Event • Comedy
Sept. 4 – 30, 2012
Music
Oh, What Fun! created by and starring
Montgomery Theater
Tony Braithwaite
Oct. 9 – Nov. 4, 2012
Dec. 11 – 30, 2012
Musical Comedy
Special Event • Variety
Why I'm Scared of Dance by Jen Childs
Assassin
Lend Me A Tenor
*World Premiere*
May 7 – June 2, 2013
written and performed by
A co-production with
Comedy
Jennifer Childs
Jan. 15 – 27, 2013
Special Event • Comedy & Music
InterAct Theatre
Feb. 19 – Mar. 17, 2013
Drama
ROBERT DUBAC
OFFENSIVE TO SOME July 18 - August 12, 2012
LAUGHTER FOR ALL
“Hilarious,” “Intelligent,” “Provocative,” and “Scorching,” all describe Robert Dubac’s new solo show Free Range Thinking. This time, Dubac buckles us up for a fast paced joy ride over the pot-holed highways of cultural hypocrisy. It’s comedy on steroids. Think your funny bone can handle it?
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September 4 - 30, 2012
A Tribute to the Beatles
4 Lads from Liverpool is not just another Beatles tribute band. The members are experienced, professional musicians of the highest caliber and watching the live show will transport you back in time. The show takes you through an epic journey that begins in the early days in Hamburg, Germany and the Cavern Club in Liverpool, then fast forwards to the Sgt. Pepper-era and beyond. Paired with an amazing multimedia experience, you get to see, hear and feel how it all got started.
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October 9 - November 4, 2012 In this two-man musical spoof, a pair of aspiring playwrights perfrom a backers’ audition for their new
A co-production with Montgomery Theater
written by Scott Brown & Anthony King directed by Tom Quinn
starring Tony Braithwaite
project - a big, splashy musical about printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg.
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December 11 - 30, 2012
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season with Oh, What Fun! The guys who brought you
Laughing All the Way present this all-new comedy variety show, filled with hilarious skits, songs, and even tap
dancing! Plus "It's Your Wonderful Life!" - our popular holiday-themed improvisation.
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Directed by Harriet Power
January 15 - 27, 2013
A one-on-one lesson in jazz, hip-hop and ballet and why working at the barre is not quite as much fun as working at the bar. A moving and self-effacing comedy, Why I’m Scared of Dance by Jen Childs is about turning the choreography life gives you into the dance that only you were meant to do.
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A hard-hitting, heart-pounding new drama. Thirty years ago, feared NFL defensive back Jack Tatum, nicknamed “Assassin,” ended receiver Darryl Stingley’s career. Today, Jack seeks a meeting with the man he paralyzed, hoping for a chance at redemption. In his way is a young attorney … and a secret that may destroy them both.
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May 7 - June 2, 2013 Lend Me a Tenor is a madcap screwball comedy that takes place when Tito Merelli, the fiery-tempered and world famous Italian superstar, goes missing just as he’s to make his debut with a local opera company. As the show's presenter (played by Tony Braithwaite) conspires to cover for Tito's absence, placate his hot-blooded wife, and distract his passionate fans, chaos on a truly operatic level ensues!
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MAKE IT A NIGHT IN AMBLER
Ambler 276 476
SEPTA Landsdale Line 76
A lively and walkable downtown, Ambler is conveniently located near several highways and major thoroughfares (476, 309, Bethlehem Pike, Germantown Ave.) and is on SEPTA’s Lansdale/Doylestown Regional Rail Line. To enjoy Ambler’s upscale restaurants and bars, plan to come early or stay late when you use a show at Act II. Directions, parking and the latest news can all be found on Ambler Main Street’s website: amblermainstreet.org.
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Free Range Thinking
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