BUYER & CELLAR to Make Colorado Premiere at the FAC

The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (FAC) is excited to present the hilariously funny Colorado premiere of Buyer & Cellar Jan 14?24, written by Johnathan Tolins, starring Sammy Gleason and directed by Cory Moosman. Grab your pals and get ready for this hilarious fictional Off?Broadway hit.

The Drama Desk Award winning one?man?show is inspired by the completely real book, My Passion for Design, by Barbra Streisand. In the book, Streisand reveals details about the mall she had built in the basement of her Malibu home. Tolins takes it a step further and creates the story of an underemployed L.A. actor, Alex More, who finds his next gig working in this basement mall. More develops a bizarre and hilarious friendship with his only customer, Babs.

Sammy Gleason (Alex More) was last seen in the FAC's hit productions of Guys and Dolls and Reefer Madness. Other credits at the FAC include The Drowsy Chaperone, Noises Off, Other Desert Cities, The Producers, Crazy For You, and Sweeney Todd. He also recently appeared in A Tuna Christmas at the Millibo Art Theatre.

Jonathan Tolins (Playwright) is the author of Buyer & Cellar, which was named Best Unique Theatrical Experience by the Off?Broadway Alliance. Tolin's other plays include: The Twilight of the Golds, If Memory Serves, The Last Sunday in June, and Secrets of the Trade. His film work includes: The Twilight of the Golds and Martian Child. For television, he was a writer for Queer as Folk, The Academy Awards, The Tony Awards, and Partners. He was the author of Pushkin 200: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, acted as script consultant on Walking with Dinosaurs: The Arena Spectacular, and co?wrote The Divine Millennium Tour and The Showgirl Must Go On for Bette Midler. He has written articles for Opera News, Opera Monthly, TheaterWeek, Time, and The Huffington Post, and is a panelist on the Metropolitan Opera Radio Quiz. He is also a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Writers Guild of America.

Buyer & Cellar

When: Jan 14?24, 2016
Where: Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St.
Tickets: FAC Members $18; Non?member $20
Something else: Students can purchase rush tickets 1 hour before the performance for $15.
Even more: Theatre ticket holders can purchase admission to the FAC museum for the day of their ticketed performance at member rates.

Fine Arts Center

The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, established in 1936, is a privately funded, non?profit art museum, professional theatre company and arts education center. Built on the foundation of the prestigious Broadmoor Art Academy, the FAC carries the legacy of Colorado's arts and cultural heritage. One of 16 charter members of the American Association of Museums, the FAC offers the best in the world of visual arts via its permanent collection and travelling exhibitions, as a TCG member theatre company, and arts education with the Bemis School of Art. The FAC building is considered an architectural landmark in the Rocky Mountain region, designed by John Gaw Meem, and is listed on the National Register for Historical Places. For information, visit csfineartscenter.org.

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