StageOne Launches Its 2012-2013 Season With WILEY AND THE HAIRY MAN, 10/13 & 20

StageOne is rolling out the 2012-2013 season at The Kentucky Center's Bomhard Theater with a Musical World Premiere.

Wiley and the Hairy Man- Musical World Premiere, October 13 & 20 at 11 am and 2 pm.
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Suzan Zeder's Wiley and the Hairy Man as a brand new reimagined musical! StageOne is proud to collaborate with Zeder and Louisville's own Harry Pickens to compose a beautiful score of lyric poetry. Drawn from folklore, young Wiley sets out for the woods, prepared to confront the frightful Hairy Man; choosing to look fear in the face and overcome it. Suzan Zeder chairs the Playwrighting Department at UT Austin and is recognized around the world for her plays for young audiences. StageOne will celebrate opening night of Wiley and the Hairy October 1 with a "Romp in the Swamp" reception at the Kentucky Center. Learn more or reserve tickets at www.StageOne.org.
Recommended for ages 5 and up.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever- November 24, December 8 & 15, 2 pm & 5 pm, December 20, 10 am & 12 pm.
The Herdmans have bullied their way into the churches' annual Christmas pageant and the whole town has gathered to see them ruin it! Will the pageant be a disaster as everyone is expecting, or will the spirit of the season change the hearts and minds of the Herdman family? Featuring a cast of over 32 students from Louisville and Southern Indiana, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever has been a perennial favorite at StageOne for 20 years! Directed by Lucas W. Adams.
Recommended for ages 8 and up.

Jackie and Me, February 23, 2 pm & 5 pm.
Celebrate baseball legend and hero Jackie Robinson during Black History Month! Jackie and Me follows Joey Stoshack, a headstrong young boy with a special talent for time travel. Assigned to write a report on an African American who has made an important contribution to society, Joey travels back in time to 1947, meeting one of history's greatest baseball players, Jackie Robinson; a meeting that will forever change his view of history and his definition of courage. From playwright Steven Dietz, Jackie and Me explores racial issues in the U.S. and its effect on Robinson as a major league ballplayer, including Robinson's long time relationship with Louisville's own PeeWee Reese. This production will be seen by over 20,000 students at the Kentucky Center and the Ogle Center on the campus of Indiana University Southeast.
Recommended for ages 8 and up.

Charlotte's Web, May 11 & 18, 11 am & 2 pm.
Published in 1952, Charlotte's Web is argued as one of the best children's books ever written. It has sold more than 45 million copies and has been translated into 23 languages. Based on E.B. White's own experience, this beautiful, knowing play speaks to the meaning of friendship. Wilbur, the irresistible young pig, befriends a barn spider named Charlotte. When a bleak message is delivered regarding Wilbur's fate, Charlotte begins spinning winning words into her web to save Wilbur's life. A campaign that proves to be victorious, thanks to Charlotte, and her web. Celebrating 60 years on the page, StageOne is proud to close its season with Charlotte's Web. Recommended for ages 4 and up.

Season Packages start at $13 per show and are available any time of the year. To purchase, call 502.498.2436. Group Rates available for parties of 12 or more. To purchase group tickets call 502.498.2447. Single Tickets are on sale through The Kentucky Center. Tickets are $14.75 each for Wiley and the Hairy Man and Charlotte's Web. Tickets for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and Jackie and Me are $19.75 each. To purchase, call 502.584.7777, order in person at the box office, or online at www.kentuckycenter.org.

StageOne Family Theatre is dedicated to producing, presenting, and developing quality, diverse and affordable entertainment and to training and mentoring local youth in the arts. Learn more at www.StageOne.org or by calling 502.498.2436. StageOne receives support from The Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County, Fund for the Arts, Kentucky Arts Council, PNC Foundation, Brown-Forman, YUM! Brands, The Mimi and Marshall Heuser New Play Development Fund, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare KentuckyOne Health, The Shubert Foundation, Louisville Metro Council, Louisville Metro External Agency Fund, the Ar-Hale Foundation, and the Gheens Foundation.

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