Springtime Heats Up With 5 Year Anniversary Of Stand-Up Comedy Series

Eagle Theatre celebrates their fifth year of presenting Stand-Up Comedy with their next installment on May 12th @ 7:00PM & 9:30PM.

Since 2013, Eagle Theatre's Stand-Up Comedy Series host, Kevin Hurley, has provided Hammonton with a diverse range of comedians, specializing in a variety of eclectic styles; one-liners, prop-comedy, and ventriloquists. Past lineups have hailed from the Philadelphia region. However, the May 12th lineup will feature comedians from the Big Apple; Gianmarco Soresi, Jocelyn Chia, Michael Salgarolo, Jay Jurden, and Mike Lasher.

Hurley states, "Eagle Theatre's Stand-Up Comedy Series has always featured up-and-coming comics who go on to Colbert and Conan. There is no better way to celebrate our 5th anniversary than by providing a lineup with credits ranging from Comedy Central to NBC... even an official GE spokesperson! Audiences will be sure to be able to say, I saw them when!"

Eagle Theatre's on-site Sharrot Wine Lounge will open 45 minutes prior to the performance and remain accessible throughout the performance.

ABOUT THE EAGLE:

The Eagle Theatre, South Jersey's only year-round professional Equity theatre, is dedicated to redefining regional theatre through innovation, enlightened production techniques and the development of eclectic theatrics.

Under The Direction of Ted Wioncek III & Ed Corsi, this nationally recognized, award-winning regional theatre produces more than 160 live performances each year, including full-scale Broadway caliber World Premieres and re-conceptualized revivals; New Works Development Series, a play reading series dedicated the nurturing local playwrights; a traveling Theatre for Youth Audiences program, specializing in providing arts education to schools in under served communities; an Annual Fringe Festival, a 3-day street fair and theatrical marathon, featuring multiple eclectic productions, a beer and wine garden, pop-up art, food, live music, and street performers; Innovations Factory, a core of theming artist dedicated to experimental storytelling through medium advancing technology; and Eagle Theatre Conservatory, a year-round tuition based theatrical institute for all ages and levels of professionalism. In addition, Eagle Theatre is serves on Facebook's inaugural SMB Council for Small Business.

The Eagle Theatre's beginnings were humble, with just a simple announcement printed in the local newspaper in June of 1914, stating that "Mr. Litke will put up a concrete building on his lot on Vine Street, for his moving picture winter theatre." From that, the Eagle Theatre was born.

Eagle Theatre originally opened its doors in 1914 as a silent movie theatre and playhouse from 1914 until 1944, when it was then sold to the Pentecostal Assembly of God and converted into a church. The church occupied the building for 15 years, then sold it to Harry and Evelyn Hitman in 1959. The Hitman's used the building for storage until 2006. By that time, the old building was on the verge of being demolition. Tracy Petrongolo, the head of the Hammonton's arts and cultural committee, researched the building's history and determined that it was worthy of preservation. What followed was a remarkable example of dedication by a devoted base of volunteers who were intent on seeing the theatre restored.

The theatre was restored in 2009 to serve as a performing arts center. Since the reopening, Eagle Theatre has quickly grown into a nationally recognized non-profit producing organization.

Today, this award-winning culturally diverse epicenter boasts state of the art technical equipment, a free parking lot, Sharrott Winery's on-site Wine Lounge, and is located within walking distance of several boutiques and acclaimed dining destinations in beautifully revitalized Downtown Hammonton, serving patrons from New Jersey, Philadelphia, New York, and beyond.

REMAINING PERFORMANCES IN THE EAGLE'S 2018 SEASON:

THE LAST FIVE YEARS

Music and Book by Jason Robert Brown

Directed by Ed Corsi Music Direction by Jason Neri

Previews May 30 & 31, 2018 Runs June 1 - July 1, 2018

NOIR: THE 3D/4D SEMI-CINEMATIC SATIRICAL THRILLER

An Eagle Theatre World Premiere Production

Created by Ted Wioncek III

Written by Tim Rinehart

Directed by Ted Wioncek III

Previews September 12 & 13, 2018

Runs September 14 - October 14, 2018

THE SPITFIRE GRILL

Book and Music by James Valcq

Lyrics and Book by Fred Alley

Based on the 1996 Film by Lee David Zlotoff

Directed by Ed Corsi

Music Direction by Jason Neri

Previews November 14 & 15, 2018

Runs November 16 - December 16, 2018

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