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2011-2012 season 74 on sale
Since 1938, the Racine Theatre Guild, a community theatre, has been enriching and entertaining generations of area residents with an annual main-stage series of plays and musicals. Brochures have been mailed promoting ticket packages for a sensational season of live entertainment, running July 2011 through May 2012.
Season tickets and flex passes offer substantial savings. Basic subscriptions, priced from $50-$70, include reserved seats for three comedies and two musicals scheduled September through May: "Comic Potential," "Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka," "Glorious!," "The Curious Savage" and "Chicago." In addition there are early-bird subscriber discounts for three extra-special shows with limited runs: the musical "I Do! I Do!," the award-winning "Doubt: A Parable," and a modern adaptation of "Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure." For those with unpredictable schedules, flex pass packs ($70-$112) provide five to eight discounted admissions which can be used throughout the season for any or all of the eight RTG plays and musicals.
Individual tickets for performances in the 2011-2012 season range in price, for adults, from $13-17 per play and $15-19 per musical, depending on performance time. There are discounts for seniors, students, groups and subscribers.
For more information, call the RTG at (262) 633-4218 or visit the box office between 12 and 6 p.m. weekdays. (Please note that discounts and coupons cannot be applied to online orders, nor can season tickets be purchased online.) The Racine Theatre Guild is located at 2519 Northwestern Avenue (Highway 38) in Racine.
Here then is the 2011-2012 season, in order by date:
· "I Do! I Do!" Book & Lyrics by Tom Jones, Music by Harvey Schmidt
The show begins with a couple on their wedding day and traces their life together over a period of 50 years, through the wedding night jitters, raising a family, negotiating mid-life crises, quarreling, separating and reconciling, until the day they leave their house to the next pair of newlyweds. The popular ballad "My Cup Runneth Over" came from this Broadway hit, which collected seven Tony nominations. July 15-24, 2011 (limited run)· "Comic Potential" By Alan Ayckbourn
This winner of London's Olivier Award for Best Comedy opens in a TV studio in the near future, where a soap opera is being filmed entirely with robot actors. One of the female "actoids" reveals a sense of humor, among other human qualities. An aspiring (human) writer recognizes her creativity and wants to build a series around her. He's also falling for the charming robot. September 9-25, 2011· "Doubt: A Parable" By John Patrick Shanley
Awarded the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony for Best Play, this gripping mystery starts when stern Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, suspects charismatic Father Flynn of improper relations with a male student. Is he innocent or guilty? The play brilliantly examines the line between gossip and truth, discipline and compassion, certainty and . . . DOUBT. October 14-23, 2011 (limited run)· "Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka" Music & Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, Adapted by Leslie Bricusse & Tim McDonald, Based on the Book "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
The world-famous and reclusive candy man has invited five lucky children to tour his magical, mystical chocolate factory, but only one will become his heir. From the classic family film "Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory" come the songs ("Pure Imagination," "The Candy Man," "I've Got a Golden Ticket") in this touching tale. It's a full-blown, big-budget musical that's NOT FOR KIDS ONLY! December 2-18, 2011· "Glorious!" By Peter Quilter
Socialite Florence Foster Jenkins had a passion for singing, but a voice that left audiences crying with laughter. Undaunted, the "Diva of Din" not only made bizarre recordings and gave unbelievable recitals in small venues; her ultimate triumph was to fill Carnegie Hall. This glittering comedy tells the true and endearing story of the joyful Ms. Jenkins and her devoted friends, who were almost as eccentric as she was. January 20-February 5, 2012· "The Curious Savage" By John Patrick
Ethel Savage's husband has died and left her millions. She's decided to use his fortune to help people realize their dreams. Her grown-up stepchildren think she's lost her senses and have her committed. At The Cloisters, she's inspired by the gentle inmates, who are exactly the sort she wants to assist. Together they foil the greedy Savage siblings, leading each of them on a comical wild goose chase. March 2-18, 2012· "Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure" Adapted by Steven Dietz, Based on the play by William Gillette and Arthur Conan Doyle
The world's greatest detective is contemplating retirement, until a case too tempting to ignore presents itself. A king is about to be blackmailed over a notorious photograph, and the woman at the heart of the crime is opera singer Irene Adler. With the trusted Dr. Watson at his side, Holmes pursues first the case, and then the affections of Miss Adler. In doing so, he marches into the lair of his adversary, Professor Moriarty. April 13-22, 2012 (limited run)· "Chicago" Book by Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse, Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb
In roaring 1920's Chicago, star-struck Roxie Hart kills her lover and lands in jail, where she meets another merry murderess, showgirl Velma Kelly. They vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces to seek fame, fortune and acquittal. With a dazzling score that features "All That Jazz," the 1996 production won six Tony Awards and is currently the longest-running musical revival on Broadway. May 11-27, 2012
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