Moonbox Productions to Present Tony Award Winning Production AMADEUS

Moonbox Productions, nominated for numerous IRNE and Elliot Norton Awards, will soon present acclaimed playwright Peter Shaffer's brilliant Tony Award winning production Amadeus, November 25th - December 17th at the Boston Center for the Arts Plaza Theatre, 539 Tremont Street, Boston.

Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Fridays/Saturdays at 8 pm, Sat/Sun matinees 2 pm. Tickets are $50/$45 ($25 for under 25 and $15 student rush ½ hour prior to performance) available at bostontheatrescene.com or by calling 617-933-8600.

Amadeus is an extraordinary meditation on art, love and the human condition. The year is 1781, and the place is Vienna. Joseph II is Emperor of Austria, and Vienna's world of music is ruled by the precise and pedantic composer Antonio Salieri. Then the famous Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrives, throwing Salieri's predictable court life into chaos. At first, Mozart's genius fills Salieri with awe, but that awe quickly turns to a poisonous jealousy. Salieri must decide how far he will go to protect the world he has created, and to destroy the man who is a constant reminder of the artist he will never be.

Since the music of Mozart is as important to the show as the characters themselves, Moonbox is partnering with the Baroque performance ensemble, Grand Harmonie, to record its own historically informed versions of the music for the production. With the help of fortepiano soloist Sylvia Berry and the widely acclaimed Grand Harmonie orchestra musicians, Moonbox will recreate the aural sounds of 18th century Vienna using instruments appropriate to Mozart's time.

Produced by Sharman Altshuler and directed by IRNE and Elliot Norton-nominaTed Allison Olivia Choat, the cast of Moonbox Productions' presentation of Amadeus features Cody Sloan (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), Matthew Zahnzinger (Antonio Salieri), Caroline Keeler (Constanze Weber), Arthur Gomez (Count Franz Orsini-Rosenberg), Ed Peed* (Count Johann-Kilian Von Strack), Andrew Winson (Baron Gottfried Van Swieten), Ray O'Hare (Joseph II), Sarah Leary (First Venticello), Nick Osborne (Second

Venticello), J. Deschene (Teresa Salieri, et al.), Katie O'Reilly (Katherina Cavalieri, et al.), Matt Arnold (Salieri's Valet, et al.), Cailin Doran (Salieri's Cook, et al.), Adam Manacher (Kapellmeister Bonno, Leopold Mozart, et al.) *Member of Actors' Equity Association.

As with each show, Moonbox Productions partners with a local non-profit giving them visibility on their website and in their promotional materials, as well as giving them access to their audiences in order to raise awareness of their cause, create connections within the community, and increase the reach and impact of their work. For the production of Amadeus, Moonbox will be partnering with Food for Free. Since 1981, Cambridge based Food For Free, has responded to local hunger by rescuing food that would otherwise go to waste, and distributing it to local emergency food programs including food pantries, youth programs, shelters, and more. As one of the nation's first food rescue programs, Food For Free, a local nonprofit, feeds more than 30,000 individuals annually in 12 Greater Boston cities. In 2015, Food For Free distributed 2 million pounds of fresh, healthy food, which translated into over 1.5 million meals. Through a combination of food rescue, farming, school and transportation programs, Food For Free's year-round services give people access to fresh fruits and vegetables, which are typically lacking from the diets of low-income individuals and families.

"We are all so thrilled to be bringing Amadeus to the Plaza," said Sharman Altshuler, Producer and Artistic Director for Moonbox Productions. "The world suffered a great loss this year with the death of acclaimed playwright Peter Shaffer. Moonbox is honored to celebrate Shaffer's life by presenting his masterwork," said Altshuler. "We are also looking forward to partnering with Food for Free. It's an organization that's making a deep impact on the Boston community, and we can't wait to help them get the word out," said Altshuler.

The creative and design team include Sharman Altshuler (Producer), Allison Olivia Choat (Director), Julie Marie Langevin (Production Manager), Emily Cuerdon (Assistant Stage Manager), Jeffrey E. Salzberg (Lighting Design), David Wilson (Sound Design), David Lucey (Costume Design), Marian Bertone (Costume Design Consultant), Peter Mill (Wig Design), Cameron McEachern (Set Design/Properties Master), Dan Rodriguez (Music Director/Conductor), Thomas Carroll (Musical Consultant), Yoni Kahn (Musical Consultant), Nathaniel Jewett (Master Electrician), Lila West (Wardrobe Supervisor), Arielle Lipshaw (Dramaturg), Scene Shop: New England Scenic.

To purchase tickets to Amadeus, you can go to www.bostontheatrescene.com.
To make an additional donation to support the work of Moonbox, you can go to www.razoo.com/story/Moonbox-Productions.

Moonbox Productions was founded in 2011 by Producer/Artistic Director Sharman Altshuler. Based in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Moonbox is dedicated to supporting local arts and local artists, and to connecting communities to the non-profit organizations that serve them. To fulfill their artistic mission, Moonbox taps the deep well of talent within their own communities to bring top quality theatrical experiences to stages throughout the Greater Boston area. To fulfill their social mission, they partner with a local non-profit organization for each show, giving them visibility on their website and in their promotional materials, as well as giving them access to their audiences in order to raise awareness of their cause, create connections within the community, and increase the reach and impact of their work.

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