2013320 Cocalico Street, PO Box 173, Ephrata, PA 17522

717.733.7966 • www.EphrataPerformingArtsCenter.com

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INTRODUCTION

The EPAC tradition lives.Tevye, the central character in Fiddler on the Roof, believes that tradition helps you keep your balance in difficult times. At the Ephrata Performing Arts Center, we believe in our own special tradition — presenting entertaining, provocative, daring theater. In 2013, we will keep that tradition going with a bold and exciting season that includes the area premiere of Angels in America, probably the most acclaimed American play of the last 30 years.

The title Angels in America gives you a clue to the rest of the season — all the productions we will present were written by Americans. You can see beloved plays by Tennessee Williams (The Glass Menagerie) and Neil Simon (Brighton Beach Memoirs), two of the greatest American musicals (Guys and Dolls and Fiddler on the Roof), and two modern musicals that explore American life in offbeat and surprising ways (Avenue Q and Assassins).

Join the EPAC family you’ve come to know — our performers, directors, choreographers, musical directors and designers — in a season that will delve into the things that bring us together as Americans along with things that sometimes drive us apart (as well as the reasons why some of our ancestors came here). We believe this season will be one of our best. We hope you will agree!

Sincerely,

Edward R. Fernandez Artistic Director

Season Media Sponsor: Blue Ridge

Communications

Season Sponsor: Green Mountain Cyclery/

The Farrington Family

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Have our theater your way The Ephrata Performing Arts Center is dedicated to producing diversely exciting theater that matters. EPAC’s subscription options are equally diverse.

Choose as few as three or as many as all eight major productions coming to the Sharadin Bigler Theatre’s intimate thrust stage in 2013 and still enjoy full subscriber benefits:

Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (March 7-9 and 13-16) and Angels in America: Perestroika (March 28-30 and April 3-6)

Avenue Q (May 2-4, 9-11 and 15-18)

Brighton Beach Memoirs (June 13-15, 20-22 and 26-29)

Guys and Dolls (July 25-27, Aug. 1-3 and 7-10)

The Glass Menagerie (Sept. 5-7, 12-14 and 18-21)

Assassins (Oct. 17-19, 24-26 and Oct. 30-Nov 2)

Fiddler on the Roof (Dec. 5-7, 12-14 and 18-21)

SUBSCRIBE NOW. SAVE MONEY. ENJOY PERKS!

Just $150 for all eight shows ($125 for Saturday matinees)

Or create your own season: Three shows for $66 • Four shows for $88 • Five shows for $105

Purchase first-choice seating for EPAC’s perennially sold-out Kids4Kids production (Annie Jr., Feb. 1-3 and Feb. 8-10) before it goes on sale to the general public.

For all subscribers, the two parts of Angels in America count as one production. So a three show subcription could feature the full Angels in America plus two other shows.

Enjoy additional discounts on all single tickets purchased for Main-Stage or Kids4Kids productions.

Free ticket exchange. Notify us 24 hours in advance and swap your tickets for another performance.

Lost your tickets? The box office will reissue them and have them waiting when you arrive.

Be our guest at EPAC’s annual Subscribers/Sponsors Reception. Preview the coming season and mingle with the performers and artistic director, Edward R. Fernandez.

HOW TO SUBSCRIBE: Call the box office at 717-733-7966, ext. 1, and speak to our subscription specialist today or visit

www.ephrataperformingartscenter.com and click on the Subscribe option under the Tickets tab.

Annie, Jr. Feb. 1-3 and 8-10

The feisty Little Orphan Annie of comic book fame comes to glorious life in this beloved family musical about an abandoned child whose “Hard Knock Life” is transformed by the billionaire Daddy Warbucks. Tailored to the talents of EPAC’s perennially pleasing young artists, this annual Kids4Kids production is traditionally a sold-out, singular attraction.

“An artful blend of historical fact and fictional dramatic elements humanizes our nation’s stormy, tragic struggle against homosexual bias and political agendas to identify and begin treating the rising spectre of the HIV virus. Mr. Kushner has written the most thrilling American play in years.”—The New York Times.

Angels in America Part 1: ”Millennium Approaches” March 7-9 and 13-16.

Angels in America Part 2: “Perestroika” March 28-30 and April 3-6

A freewheeling epic of American life in the 1980s, focusing on love, betrayal, AIDS, the Reagan Revolution, religion, Valium, sexual identity and bigotry. This multi-award-winning modern classic mixes real people from American history with fictional characters (and angels) in a dizzying and often comic fantasia that moves us from New York to Antarctica, Utah, the Kremlin, Heaven and other places, real and imaginary. Angels in America is a not-to-be-missed event.

ANGELS IN AMERICA

Avenue Q May 2-4, May 9-11 and May 15-18

A laugh-out-loud winner of the Tony Triple Crown – Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book – Avenue Q pairs live performers with Muppet-like characters as the residents of a shabby New York neighborhood struggle with universal issues ranging from racism and romance to sexual identity and porn. This fancifully delightful musical is recommended for mature audiences only.

Brighton Beach Memoirs June 13-15, June 20-22 and 26-29

This heartwarming coming-of-age comedy by Neil Simon (author of EPAC’s 2011 hit Lost in Yonkers) is inspired by Simon’s own youth in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach neighborhood during the Depression. Eugene Jerome, the playwright’s alter-ego, shares with us the challenges of puberty, his shaky self-image, and assorted family problems when his recently widowed aunt and her two daughters move in with the family.

Guys and Dolls July 25-27, Aug. 1-3 and Aug. 7-10

This evergreen musical comedy pits colorful Damon Runyon characters—gamblers, gangsters and dizzy dames—against the save-a-soul efforts of a Salvation Army missionary lass. Bursting with classic Frank Loesser songs—including “Luck Be a Lady”, “A Bushel and a Peck”, “I’ll Know,” “If I Were a Bell,” and “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat”—Guys and Dolls is considered by many the most perfect musical comedy of all time.

The Glass Menagerie Sept 5-7, Sept 12-14 and Sept 18-21

Tennessee Williams’ revered memory play is an American classic. Set in the Wingfield family’s humble St. Louis apartment, the family’s lovingly domineering mother, Amanda (long ago abandoned by her husband, “a telephone man who fell in love with long distances”), tries to hold the family together. But Amanda’s nagging threatens to drive away her son, Tom, an aspiring writer who feels trapped by responsibility for his mother and his painfully shy sister, Laura.

the Glass Menagerie

Assassins Oct 17-19, Oct 24-26 and Oct 30-Nov 2

A smash hit for EPAC in 2000, this 1991 Stephen Sondheim stunner frames portraits of multiple presidential assassins and wannabes — from John Wilkes Booth through Lee Harvey Oswald — in the garish setting of a carnival shooting gallery. Rather than offend by glorifying these misfits and misguided “patriots,” Assassins personalizes them with piercing insight, comedy and pathos.

Fiddler on the Roof Dec 5-7, Dec 12-14, Dec 18-21

This world-famous, widely loved musical celebrates family in a way that transcends its exotic setting, a small village in czarist Russia, where Tevye, a poor Jewish milkman, labors to support his strong-willed wife and five daughters. Conflicts arise when the three oldest girls wish to marry for love rather than allowing their parents and the local matchmaker to choose for them. Meanwhile, anti-Semitic persecution threatens to unravel the family’s entire world. Tevye’s wry sense of humor and the family’s love for one another carry them through hard times.

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Purchasing Tickets Tickets are available for purchase over the phone with a credit card, in person during Box Office hours (717.733.7966) or online through our website: EphrataPerformingArtsCenter.com

Center Section Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27.50 Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.50 Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.50

Left and Right Section Seating Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.50 Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22.50 Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22.50

Left and Right Bargain Sections All Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15

Angels in America, Parts I and II Buy one get one half off package price . . . . . . . . . . $23–41

Kids4Kids Show: Annie Jr. Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15 Children 12 and under . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10

Group Rates: Groups of 10-19 people will receive a discount of $3 per ticket. Groups of 20 or more will receive a discount of $5 per ticket. Group rates are not available for the Kids4Kids show: Annie Jr. or Bargain Seating. Groups must make advance reservations and make one payment for the whole group at the time of reservation. Groups have the option to combine their visit with a small pre-show reception. Perfect for any celebration! For more information, please contact the business office, either by e-mail, at sbtmgr@ptd.net, or by phone, at 717-733-7966, ext. 3.

Student Rush: All seats remaining unsold 30 minutes prior to the start of the show will be sold to high school and college students for $10. Seating is subject to availability and is not guaranteed. Tickets may not be reserved in advance. Current student ID required. Student Rush tickets are not available for Kids4Kids shows nor special events.

Saturday Matinee Pay What You Wish: All seats remaining unsold at 1:30 p.m. on matinee days will be sold by donation. Seating is subject to availability and is not guaranteed. Tickets may not be reserved in advance. Pay What You Wish tickets are not available for Kids4Kids shows nor special events.

School Day Performances: EPAC is offering school day performances for Annie Jr., The Glass Menagerie and Fiddler on the Roof. School day performances are open to all schools, colleges and home school groups. For more information, please contact the business office, either by e-mail, at sbtmgr@ptd.net, or by phone, at 717-733-7966, ext. 3.

TICKETS

SCHEDULE

FEBRUARY Annie Jr.

S M T W TH F S

1 2

3 8 9

10

MAY Avenue Q

S M T W TH F S

2 3 4

9 10 11

15 16 17 18

JULY-AUGUSTGuys and Dolls

S M T W TH F S

July 25 26 27

August 1 2 3

7 8 9 10

OCTOBER-NOVEMBERAssassins

S M T W TH F S

October 17 18 19

24 25 26

Oct./Nov 30 31 1 2

MARCH-APRIL Angels in America Part 1: “Millennium Approaches”

S M T W TH F S

7 8 9

13 14 15 16

Angels in America Part 2: “Perestroika”

S M T W TH F S

March 28 29 30

April 3 4 5 6

JUNEBrighton Beach Memoirs

S M T W TH F S

13 14 15

20 21 22

26 27 28 29

SEPTEMBERThe Glass Menagerie

S M T W TH F S

5 6 7

12 13 14

18 19 20 21

DECEMBERFiddler on the Roof

S M T W TH F S

5 6 7

12 13 14

18 19 20 21

7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

Voices of America

2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.

SPONSORSHIPSSponsors are a very important part of financing the shows we produce. We have many sponsorship options, from supporting the full season or a special show to underwriting our school day performances and making Summer Camp more affordable for area children. To find out the many ways sponsorship can benefit you and your business as you help us continue our tradition of theater that matters, contact Business Manager Terry Kreider at 717-733-7966, ext. 3, or sbtmgr@ptd.net today.

New Single Performance Sponsorship Opportunity!

This new, affordable sponsorship category recognizes you as the sponsor for a single performance and accords you the following benefits:

• Single Performance Sponsor Participation Level - $600

• Six seats for the scheduled performance date

• Listing in the show insert

• Facebook recognition for the sponsored performance

• Announcement of the sponsorship during the opening welcome

Center Stage Theater Camp

Want to know where some of EPAC’s outstanding young talent comes from? Many of them began their theatrical journey in EPAC’s annual Center Stage Theater Camp. This four-week summertime program is open to students completing grades 1-6. The professionally monitored theater arts experience culminates in a musical theater performance for families and friends. Campers may choose to attend for one to four weeks. Registration opens April 1, 2013. First come, first enrolled. Space is limited. Check the Ephrata Performing Arts Center home page online for further details.

Living up to EPAC’s Performing Arts Center status

The Sharadin Bigler Theatre’s intimate thrust stage is home to more than EPAC’s highly acclaimed resident theater company. This fully appointed theater space also accommodates special EPAC events (cabarets by EPAC’s Broadway alums Catherine Walker and Jonathan Groff; nationally known comic Suzanne Westenhoeffer, and the Dave Stahl Big Band) as well as rentals by outside performers and performance troupes such as the Laurel Dance Company. Visit the Ephrata Performing Arts Center home page on line for a current listing and for rental inquiries.

EDUCATION

SPECIAL EVENTS

Contact and Location: Ephrata Performing Arts Center at the Sharadin Bigler Theatre P.O. Box 173 • 320 Cocalico Street (in Tom Grater Memorial Community Park) Ephrata, PA 17522 • 717.733.7966 www.EphrataPerformingArtsCenter.com

Detailed directions are available on our website

Box Office Hours: Show Weeks: Monday – Wednesday 12:00-3:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday 12:00-6:00 p.m.

Hours are extended on show nights The Box Office is open two hours before show time on Saturday and Sunday.

Non-Show Weeks: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:00-4:00 p.m.

Performance Times Main Stage: Wednesday and Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 p.m. Saturday Matinees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00 p.m.

Kids4Kids: Thursday, Friday, Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Matinees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00 p.m.

Parking: Ample free parking is located adjacent to the theatre.

Please Arrive on Time. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager.

Children: Children under the age of 5 are not permitted to attend Main Stage productions. Children of all ages are welcome to attend Kids4Kids productions.

Accessibility: Handicapped seating and listening assistance devices are available. Please let the box office know at time of reservation.

Ticket Sales and Exchange Policy: All sales are final, no refunds. Exchanges may be made no later than 24 hours before a performance. Non- subscribers will be charged a $5 per ticket fee for exchanges. No exchanges will be made after curtain time for that performance.

Photographing and/or recording performances is expressly forbidden by copyright law.

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