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SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Get the Best Seats At the Best prices The BEST SEATS in the house – get your seats before tickets go on sale to the general public. The LARGEST DISCOUNT off single ticket prices – up to 60% off non-Subscriber prices. ULTIMATE ATTENDANCE FLEXIBILITY 6-show Subscribers enjoy unlimited ticket exchange privileges. EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS and PRIORITY BOOKING for special, hit productions like A Christmas Carol and ‘Til Death Do Us Part before tickets go on sale to the public.
The joy of professional theatre awaits at Geva Theatre Center – where loyal patrons and America’s best actors, directors, playwrights and designers come to play. Together, we’ll make Broadway-quality productions right here in Rochester, just for you. It’s your theatre, home grown. Our fifty full-time staff and over one hundred guest artists are poised once again to create theatrical memories on both the Wilson Mainstage and Fielding Nextstage. Geva is thankful to be New York State’s most attended not-for-profit regional theatre company, and one of the 25 most subscribed theatres in the country. Forty-one years of theatre-making with the Rochester community have demonstrated the broad range of first-rate shows that define the Geva experience: music, drama, comedy and lots in between. The 2014-2015 Season will be no different, and we invite you to be a part of it. There is something for everyone – a full array of handcrafted productions sure to entertain, provoke, inspire, surprise and delight.
Mark Cuddy Artistic Director
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Tom Parrish Executive Director
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By Frederick Knott | Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher Directed by David Ira Goldstein
September 9 - October 5
CLASSIC THRILLER
WILSON MAINSTAGE | 14 -15 SEASON
A Greenwich Village apartment becomes the setting of a suspenseful game of cat and mouse when a group of thuggish con men manipulate and terrorize the recently blinded Susan over a mysterious doll hidden inside – waiting until dark to play out this classic stage thriller’s chilling conclusion. The vulnerable Susan must muster her resources to outmaneuver her tormentors, turn her disability to advantage, and survive.
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By David Lindsay-Abaire Directed by Mark Cuddy
BROADWAY HIT
In South Boston, this month’s paychecks cover last month’s bills, Bingo is a night on the town, and sharp-tongued single-mom Margie Walsh has been let go from yet another job. Scrambling to make ends meet, she risks what little she has left to look up an old flame, hoping he’ll help her make a fresh start. Nominated for a Tony Award® for Best Play, a humor-filled drama from Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire about how twists of fate can determine our path.
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OCTOBER 21 - NOVEMBER 16
Book by Howard Ashman Music and Lyrics by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman Directed by Sean Daniels Based on the film by Roger Corman, Screenplay by Charles Griffith
JANUARY 13 - FEBRUARY 15
FAMILY MUSICAL
WILSON MAINSTAGE | 14 -15 SEASON
A hapless skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation – and gets the girl of his dreams – when he discovers an exotic man-eating plant. This delightfully demented, charming and tuneful family musical blends doo-wop, rock and Motown into an affectionate cult classic send-up of B-movie horror flicks and the American Dream. From the award-winning songwriting team of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken.
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By Wendy MacLeod Directed by Sean Daniels
World premiere COMEDY
Thelma and Louise meets The First Wives Club in this fun and flirtatious new comedy by Rochester-born playwright Wendy MacLeod. Divorcees Mary and Jo are suspicious of their friend Liz’s new dentist boyfriend. He’s not just a weirdo; he may be a serial killer! After all, his hygienist just disappeared. Trading their wine glasses for spy glasses, imaginations run wild as the ladies try to discover the truth and save their friend in a hilarious off-road adventure.
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FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 22
By Katori Hall Directed by Skip Greer
MARCH 31 - APRIL 26
INSPIRING DRAMA
WILSON MAINSTAGE | 14 -15 SEASON
A soul-stirring reimagining of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s last night on earth. After delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted King retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel. A visit from the feisty hotel maid compels him to confront his own doubts, destiny and legacy. Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Play and a hit in London and on Broadway, dramatic, magical storytelling gives insight into King, the man, and reaches a summit that will leave audiences breathless.
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By Christopher Durang Directed by Bruce Jordan
TONY AWARD®-WINNING COMEDY
An irresistible, laugh-out-loud comedy and winner of the Tony Award® for Best Play. Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia live a quiet life in the Pennsylvania farmhouse where they grew up. When their movie-star sister Masha makes a surprise visit with her hot boy-toy Spike in tow, so begins an unforgettable weekend of rivalry, regret and hilarious racket in this wacky, Chekhovian mash-up. By the end of their impromptu family reunion, this lovable bunch won’t ever be the same!
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MAY 5 - MAY 31
FIELDING NEXTSTAGE STUDIO SERIES
SEE ALL 3 FOR JUST $79* *When purchased with an ESL Wilson Mainstage Series Subscription, regularly $84
The Fielding Nextstage Studio Series is a collection of contemporary plays by some of America’s hottest writers, including two world premiere productions. Enjoy great storytelling in the intimate 180-seat Nextstage.
KATHERINE’S COLORED LIEUTENANT By Nora Cole World premiere DRAMA
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FEBRUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 22 Nora Cole (Fences, Voices of the Spirits in My Soul) digs deep into her family’s history to tell the story of her uncle, a Tuskegee airman, and her aunt, a Louisville schoolteacher. A moving and captivating love story set amidst the racial divisions of the American South during and after WWII.
A BODY OF WATER
By Lee Blessing
CONTEMPORARY MYSTERY
march 19 - april 5 A long-married couple wakes one beautiful morning in an idyllic summer house surrounded by lush lawn and a vast body of water. There’s only one problem – they have absolutely no memory of who they are, or how they got there. Their world is complicated further when a mysterious young woman arrives, offering information and potential explanations. Without the foundation of memory, life is a never-ending stream of possibilities – and secrets.
THE ROAD TO WHERE
By Cass Morgan
World premiere MUSICAL MEMOIR FIELDING NEXTSTAGE | 14 -15 SEASON
APRIL 23 - may 10 With the help of two talented musicians, Broadway veteran and writer Cass Morgan searches for her roots. A trip to the West of Ireland sparks memories of her childhood in Rochester, her growing up in a Florida trailer park, and a need to reconcile with her parents in an enchanting evening of story and song.
THE FIELDING NEXTSTAGE STUDIO SERIES IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY
Gouvernet Arts Fund at the Community Foundation Entercom Marketing Results Group
Lisa Gaye Dixon and Emily Dorsch Black Pearl Sings!, 2014
Thaddeus Fitzpatrick and Rachael Tice I and You, 2014
Brigitt Markusfeld Stranded on Earth, 2014 Veronica Russell and Todd d’Amour Venus in Fur, 2013
James Craven and Emily Kitchens Tinker to Evers to Chance, 2014
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Jeremiah Kissel and Will Lebow Two Jews walk into a War, 2012
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Geva Subscribers are always the first – and sometimes only – people to know about exclusive pre-sale and discount opportunities to additional productions and engagements such as A Christmas Carol, ‘Til Death Do Us Part and summer shows. Order tickets for yourself, family and friends before they go on sale to the general public. Fielding Nextstage
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JULY 9 - JULY 27 | 2014 Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin.Conceived by Rebecca Feldman. Additional material by Jay Reiss | Directed by Melissa Rain Anderson
A hilarious musical that follows six awkward adolescents on their quest for the spelling championship of a lifetime. WITH SUPPORT FROM
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‘TIL DEATH DO US PART: LATE NITE CATECHISM 3 November 4 - NOVEMBER 30 | 2014 By Maripat Donovan | Featuring Colleen Moore
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
November 26 - December 27 | 2014
By Charles Dickens | Adapted and directed by Mark Cuddy Music and Lyrics by Gregg Coffin
The sparkling classic returns, full of spectacular magic, heartwarming music and holiday tradition. WITH SUPPORT FROM
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Colleen Moore returns as ‘Sister’ in this hilarious new lesson on the Sacraments of Marriage and Last Rites.
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6-SHoW ESL WILSON MAINSTAGE SEATED PACKAGE With tickets to our entire Mainstage season already in hand, you’ll never again regret missing the show you really wanted to see, and you’ll get the same great view every time you attend on your night. Get first choice of the best seats in the house. Unlimited Exchanges | Our best value package
FIRST WEEK PREVIEW SERIES Tue. 7:30pm Wed. 2pm Wed. 7:30pm Thur. 7:30pm Fri. 8pm Sat. 2pm, Sun. 7pm
OFF PEAK SERIES Tue. 6pm Tue. 7:30pm Wed. 7:30pm Thur. 7:30pm Sun. 7pm
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Weeknights and Sunday evenings Regular
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Prime Section Section A Section B
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$408.00 $384.00 $366.00
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mix and match flex ticket package
Mix and match with six ticket vouchers you can use in any combination for the best available seats (including Prime seats) for performances in your series in the Wilson Mainstage and/or the Fielding Nextstage. Excludes holiday and summer shows. One free exchange ($5 thereafter) | Easy to give as a gift
OFF-PEAK SERIES Sun.-Thur. evenings | $261.00 PEAK SERIES Weekend evenings/matinees | $288.00
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last minute planner today pass package
One ticket to each ESL Wilson Mainstage show. Same day seating only in sections A or B. Subject to availability. Call the day of performance to reserve. Lowest priced option | Seating is not guaranteed.
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