Actors Theatre Opens TOM SAWYER Oct. 6
By: BWW News Desk Oct. 06, 2011
Managing Director Jennifer Bielstein is pleased to present The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in a lively new adaptation by Laura Eason and directed by Jeremy B. Cohen, playing in the Pamela Brown Auditorium at Actors Theatre of Louisville as part of the Brown-Forman Series, previewing October 4 & 5, then opening October 6 and running through October 29. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at ActorsTheatre.org or by calling 502-584-1205.
Actors Theatre invites audiences to step back in time with this new adaptation of Mark Twain's classic tale. Join Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and friends for the greatest summer adventure ever told-complete with pranks, graveyards, caves and buried treasure. Anyone who has ever been a kid will relive all that is grand and glorious about childhood as our mischievous hero wins the girl, charms the grown-ups, and brings a local criminal to justice, all in the course of one small-town day.
Described as a "near-perfect production" by the New York Times when the play premiered at Hartford Stage in 2010 Twain's much-loved novel is brought to the stage in a vibrant new staging. Playwright Laura Eason, who is forging a name for herself in American theatre for her lively adaptations of popular novels and whose Ten-Minute Play Mr. Smitten premiered at this year's Humana Festival of New American Plays, penned this joyful new production of Twain's childhood adventure. She will be joined by Jeremy B. Cohen, Producing Artistic Director at The Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis who will direct a visually inventive and imaginative show that promises to entertain audiences aged 10 to 85.
The cast features original cast member Tim McKiernan as Tom Sawyer, former Actors Theatre Acting Apprentice Robbie Tann as Huckleberry Finn, Joseph Adams as Muff Potter, Justin Fuller as Joe Harper, Michael D. Nichols as Injun Joe, Hayley Treider as Becky Thatcher, Nathaniel R. Trinrud as Sid and Doc Robinson and Nance Williamson as Aunt Polly.
The creative team includes: Broken Chord (original Music and Sound Design), Heather Fleming (Wig Designer), Dan Ostling (Scenic Designer), Daniel Stratton (Assistant Scenic Designer), Lorraine Venberg (Costume Designer), Robert M.Wierzel (Lighting Designer), Adam Greene (Assistant Lighting Designer) and Tommy Rapley (Movement Director).
Following the opening of the production at Actors Theatre,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer will move to a run of performances at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and Kansas City Repertory Theatre, ending up at the New Victory Theatre in New York City in March 2012.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is made possible in part by Brown-Forman through their continued commitment to the Brown-Forman Series. Additionally, Actors Theatre's educational outreach for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is made possible by the Yum! Brands Foundation's sponsorship of the Student Matinee Series.
Tickets are on sale priced from $24.
Kids tickets are available priced from $15
Discount rates for groups of 10 or more are available by calling 502-585-1210.
Box Office: 502-584-1205
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