words from jim & amy Our 2011 season was critically-acclaimed with the press using phrases like “every actor is razor-sharp,” “rewarding,” “expert direction,” “outstanding,” and “Broadway caliber” to describe our shows. Next season promises to delight critics and audiences alike, with a mixture of plays including the area premier of the warm-hearted comedy Over the Tavern, the Tony Award®-winning Broadway hit The 39 Steps and the suspense thriller Sleuth. And if that wasn’t enough, our musicals bring characters from the page and screen to life on the stage. See the Peanuts gang in action in You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, watch Seymour battle a plant from outer space in Little Shop of Horrors, and witness Cinderella’s journey from her own little corner to the palace in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Cinderella. That’s three diverse plays and three musical favorites. If you subscribe by December 2, you can see all six shows for as little as $195! Our subscription options can fit any schedule or pocketbook. Save money, get great seats, and experience amazing talent, story and song at Olney Theatre Center.
Jim Petosa,
Artistic Director
Amy Marshall,
Managing Director
the gang’s all here!
you’re a good man, charlie brown book, music and lyrics by clark gesner directed and choreographed by stephen nachamie musical direction by christopher youstra Charlie Brown struggles through another full day of book reports, baseball games, kite flying, and philosophy with a little help from his friends. Charles Schultz’s classic Peanuts gang takes a leap from the newspaper page onto the stage in this lively musical.
family musical
FEb 22 - Mar 18
Mainstage sponsored by Patricia Woodbury & FTI Consulting, Inc.
Sun
Feb
Mon
Tues
WEEK 1
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
22 8:00 pm
23 8:00 pm
24 8:00 pm
25 2:00 pm
afterwords
8:00 pm 26 2:00 pm 7:30 pm
27
WEEK 2
4 2:00 pm 7:30 pm
WEEK 3
11 2:00 pm 7:30 pm
WEEK 4
18 2:00 pm
28
29 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
5
12
6 7:30 pm
Mar
8:00 pm
2 8:00 pm
3 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
7 8:00 pm
8 8:00 pm
9 8:00 pm
10 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
14 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
15 8:00 pm
16 8:00 pm
17 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
Talkback
13
1
“Whimsical” –Talkin’ Broadway
hitchcock – with a twist
the 39 steps adapted by patrick barlow directed by clay hopper
Sun
When Richard Hannay agrees to take home a mysterious woman he meets at the theatre, he unexpectedly finds himself accused of murder and being chased by spies. With four actors playing over 150 characters, this classic Hitchcock thriller takes a comedic turn on the stage.
comedy
apr 18 - may 13
Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab sponsored by Kathleen Quinn
APR
Mon
Tues
WEEK 1
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
18 7:45 pm
19 7:45 pm
20 7:45 pm
25
26
27
21 1:45 pm
afterwords
7:45 pm 22 1:45 pm 7:45 pm
23
WEEK 2
29 1:45 pm 7:45 pm
WEEK 3
6 1:45 pm 7:45 pm
WEEK 4
13 1:45 pm
24
30
MaY
1
7:45 pm
7
8
28 1:45 pm 7:45 pm
1:45 pm 7:45 pm
7:45 pm
7:45 pm
2 7:45 pm
3 7:45 pm
4 7:45 pm
5 1:45 pm 7:45 pm
9 1:45 pm 7:45 pm
10 7:45 pm
11 7:45 pm
12 1:45 pm 7:45 pm
Talkback
“Absurdly enjoyable!” –The New York Times
let the games begin
sleuth by anthony shaffer directed by jim petosa
Sun
When a wealthy mystery novelist invites his wife’s lover to his elegant and isolated country estate, a menacing game of cat and mouse begins, which spirals into a complex duel of wits and power plays.
thriller
jun 13 - jul 8 Mainstage
Mon
JUN
Tues
WEEK 1
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
13 8:00 pm
14 8:00 pm
15 8:00 pm
20
21
22
16 2:00 pm
afterwords
8:00 pm 17 2:00 pm 7:30 pm 24 2:00 pm 7:30 pm
JUL
18
WEEK 2 25
WEEK 3
1
2:00 pm 7:30 pm 8 2:00 pm
19
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
27 8:00 pm
28 8:00 pm
29 8:00 pm
30 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
4 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
5 8:00 pm
6 8:00 pm
7 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
Talkback
2
WEEK 4
26 7:30 pm
3
23 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
2:00 pm 8:00 pm
“Theater games play at its finest.” –Cincinnati Theater Examiner
boy meets girl, boy falls for girl, boy meets plant from outer space
little shop of horrors music by alan menken book and lyrics by howard ashman directed by mark waldrop choreographed by vince pesce
Sun
AUG
musical
Mainstage
Tues
WEEK 1
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
1 8:00 pm
2 8:00 pm
3 8:00 pm
8
9
10
4 2:00 pm
afterwords
8:00 pm
Seymour needs all the help he can get, so when a mysterious plant shows up at his doorstep and helps him catch the eye of his secret crush, Audrey, he’ll give it anything to keep it alive.
aug 1 - aug 26
Mon
6
5 2:00 pm 7:30 pm
WEEK 2
12 2:00 pm 7:30 pm
WEEK 3
19 2:00 pm 7:30 pm
WEEK 4
26 2:00 pm
7
13
20
14 7:30 pm
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
15 8:00 pm
16 8:00 pm
17 8:00 pm
18 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
22 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
23 8:00 pm
24 8:00 pm
25 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
Talkback
21
11 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
2:00 pm 8:00 pm
“Little Shop of Horrors is cool frothy summer fun.” –The New York Times
sometimes a boy just wants to have a little fun
over the tavern area premiere
Sun
by tom dudzick directed by john going
SEP
Precocious 12-year-old Rudy believes that we were put on earth “to have fun.” He refuses to be force-fed rules and values from anyone – not from his diligent Catholic parents and especially not from Sister Clarissa.
comedy
sept 26 - oct 21 Mainstage
Mon
Tues
WEEK 1
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
26 8:00 pm
27 8:00 pm
28 8:00 pm
3
4
5
29 2:00 pm
afterwords
8:00 pm 30
OCT
1
2:00 pm 7:30 pm
WEEK 2
7 2:00 pm 7:30 pm
WEEK 3
14 2:00 pm 7:30 pm
WEEK 4
21 2:00 pm
8
15
2
9 7:30 pm
8:00 pm
10 8:00 pm
11 8:00 pm
12 8:00 pm
13 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
17 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
18 8:00 pm
19 8:00 pm
20 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
Talkback
16
8:00 pm
6 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
2:00 pm 8:00 pm
“…a staged sitcom with a dash of pretend blasphemy... it has real heart.” – The New York Times
a musical tale of magical proportions
cinderella
Mon
NOV
family musical
nov 14, 2012 - jan 1, 2013
Wed
Thurs
Fri
Sat
14 8:00 pm
15 8:00 pm
16 8:00 pm
17 2:00 pm
21
22
23
afterwords
8:00 pm 2:00 pm 7:30 pm
Cinderella dreams of adventure and romance and unwittingly calls upon her fairy godmother with a wish to attend the Prince’s Ball. Through this enchanting fairy tale we learn that the impossible is possible and dreams truly can come true.
Tues
WEEK 1 18
music by richard rodgers book and lyrics by oscar hammerstein II directed by bobby smith musical direction by christopher youstra
Mainstage
Sun
19
WEEK 2
25 2:00 pm 7:30 pm
WEEK 3
2 2:00 pm 7:30 pm
WEEK 4
9 2:00 pm 16
27 7:30 pm
Thanksgiving
8:00 pm
28 8:00 pm
29 8:00 pm
30 8:00 pm
Talkback
24 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
DEC
1
2:00 pm 8:00 pm
3
4
5 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
6 8:00 pm
7 8:00 pm
8 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
10
11
12
13 8:00 pm
14 8:00 pm
15 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
18
19 8:00 pm
20 8:00 pm
21 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
22 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
25
26 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
27 2:00 pm
28 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
29 2:00 pm 8:00 pm
WEEK 5 17
WEEK 6
23 2:00 pm 7:30 pm
WEEK 7
30
2:00 pm 8:00 pm
26
2:00 pm
2:00 pm
20
24
31
WEEK 8
Christmas
Jan
1 2:00 pm 7:30 pm
“off-the-wall funny” – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Tour 63
• Tues, Jan 10 7:30pm, Historic Stage
• Wed, Jan 11 7:30pm, Historic Stage • Fri & Sat, May 11-12 7:30pm, Root Family Stage
Tour 64
• Fri & Sat, Aug 24-25 8:00pm, Root Family Stage
• Wed & Thurs, Sept 12-13 7:30pm, Historic Stage
About Olney Theatre Center
Olney Theatre Center, located in Olney, Maryland, is a 73-year-old professional award-winning nonprofit Equity theater whose mission is to inspire and nurture artists, students, technicians, administrators, and its audience members through its diverse array of theatrical and musical productions. Located in arts-rich Montgomery County, Olney Theatre Center is easily accessible from Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD. For more information please visit www.olneytheatre.org.
About the National Players
In operation since 1949, National Players is America’s longest running touring company. Comprised of young professional actors, each year the company travels throughout the country (including every region of Maryland) performing two plays in repertory – one Shakespearean play and one dramatic classic. National Players reaches students and families who might otherwise have a limited opportunity to see live, classical theater. In addition, Players conducts workshops with students in such theaterrelated areas as Shakespeare, playwriting, acting, stage combat, scene analysis, and improvisation. Committed to the development of young theatrical talent and audiences, National Players’ tours celebrate the experience of theatergoing by presenting the world’s greatest dramatic literature. www.nationalplayers.org
We thank the following for their generous support All programs at Olney Theatre Center are made possible by support from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County; the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of Maryland; the Maryland State Department of Education; and the National Endowment for the Arts. We gratefully acknowledge additional support from Robert Dohmen, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Bob Roberts, The Philip L. Graham Fund, The Margaret Abell Powell Fund of the William S. Abell Foundation, Shelley and Tommy Mulitz, The Carl M. Freeman Foundation, Marilyn Mead, EagleBank, and The Meltzer Group.
Mr. Robert Dohmen – 2012 Season Sponsor Over the last two years, this passionate individual has inspired many others to generously support Olney Theatre Center’s high-quality programming. We hope that you, too, will give what you can, in addition to your subscription purchase, to fund great theater. From our costumes and props to the electricity that lights our stages, everything we do depends on faithful supporters like you and Mr. Dohmen. Please give! To learn more about giving opportunities and sponsorship rewards, visit www.olneytheatre.org.
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