Centerstage Theatre Presents BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Centerstage Theatre is pleased to announce the second show of our 2017-18 season! This Holiday, we celebrate TEN years of British Pantomime memories with BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, an adaptation of the classic fairy tale, by Vince Brady. Mr. Brady wrote last year's Little Red Riding Hood, a critical success and our best-selling show of the 2016-17 Season. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST will also be directed by playwright Mr. Brady, in his 4th year running as Pantomime Director. Mr. Brady also directed the very first Pantomime Centerstage put up, exactly ten years ago!

The show opens Saturday, November 25th, and plays through Thursday, December 21st. Shows will take place on the following dates and times: Saturday, November 25th, at 2:00 and 7:00 pm, Sunday, November 26th at 2:00 pm, Saturday, December 2nd at 2:00 and 7:00 pm, Sunday, December 3rd at 2:00 pm, Saturday, December 9th at 2:00 and 7:00 pm, Sunday, December 10th at 2:00 pm, Friday, December 15th at 7:00 pm, Saturday, December 16th at 2:00 and 7:00 pm, Sunday, December 17th at 2:00 pm, and Thursday, December 21st at 7:00 pm.

Our cast this year includes favorites from years past: Retired Artistic Director ALAN BRYCE (The Dame), DALE BECHERER (The Professor), Helen Martin (Belle), Cooper Harris-Turner (The Beast), Taylor Davis (Lefou), OLIVIA LEE (Evil Fairy), and JENNA MCRILL (Mrs. Potts). We are also pleased to bring in amazing talent from around the Sound Region, including LIA LEE, (Babette), Fune Tautala (Cogsworth), TYLER DOBIES (Lumiere), REBECCA MAITEN (Good Fairy), and Luke Sayler (Gaston). As always, the annual Pantomime features an incredible cast of children: CHERISH WINSTON-TAYLOR, SOPHIA CARLSON, JASMYNE MENDOZA, CATRIONA BRYCE, AND LUCY AKAI.

ABOUT THE SHOW: British Pantomime follows a tradition dating back to 1717, which takes a fairy tale we know and love, and combines it with popular songs from the last several decades, rousing dance, slapstick, in-jokes, audience participation, and laughs for all ages! This year's tale has all the classic characters, plus some fabulous additions.

It's the perfect new Christmas tradition for your family. Come see why everyone who experiences the Holiday Pantomime at Centerstage returns again and again!

OUR THEATRE: Believing the theatre is an agent of challenge, change, and education, Centerstage presents and produces quality performances to enhance the lives of people and communities in Western Washington. Centerstage Theatre has been a feature of the South Sound Arts Community since 1977. Moving into the brand new Knutzen Family Theatre in 1998, the company continued to grow, eventually stepping into the professional theatre world by beginning to pay all of its actors and production crew and garnering awards from local publications and papers. For more information on BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, call the box office at (253) 661-1444, or email Interim Artistic Director Trista Duval at Trista@CenterstageTheatre.com

TICKET PRICES: $35 for adults; $30 for seniors/military, $15 for ages 18 - 25,

$12 ages 17 & under.

Tickets available online at www.CenterstageTheatre.com

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