Avon Players to Close Season with A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, 5/22-6/6

Avon Players closes its season with a love letter to community theatre, the sweet and stirring musical A Man of No Importance, based on the Albert Finney movie of the same name. A Man of No Importance runs May 22-June 6.

In 1964 Dublin, bus conductor Alfie Byrne is a working-class man with the soul of an artist. When he's not regaling his passengers with poetry, he's leading his scrappy band of amateur actors, the St. Imelda's Players. But Alfie's choice for the group's next play, Salome by his idol, Oscar Wilde, raises a scandal and creates a rift in this very Catholic community. As Alfie fights for his artistic ideals, he must confront the forces of bigotry and shame and come to terms with secrets he is barely able to admit to himself.

Winner of the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical for its original run at Lincoln Center, A Man of No Importance features a gorgeous Irish-folk inspired score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Aherns, the musical team behind Ragtime and Once on this Island, and a book by six-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally. Filled with heart and humor, and featuring a cast of colorful characters, A Man of No Importance is an exploration of relationships, identity, the nature of love, and the redemptive powers of art and community.

Tickets for all shows are $20 ($18 on Sundays for students and Seniors). Call 248.608.9077 for tickets or order online at www.avonplayers.org. Group rates are available by calling the box office. "Like" Avon Players Theatre on Facebook for special offers on tickets. Visa and MasterCard are accepted. All seats are reserved.