Dramatic, Funny, Classic, Off-The-Wall and Totally Spectacular!
The G.B. Theatre Season Begins!
Get ready for another fabulous G. B. Community Theatre season! This year�s line-up promises to be our best ever with eight shows and special events that are sure to carry you off on a thrilling emotional roller coaster ride! Our goal is to have you laughing, crying and telling all your friends about your favorites! As a non-profit organization, our advertising dollars are extremely limited and we count on you to spread the word and encourage friends and neighbors to attend our shows. The better our attendance this year, the better our show line-ups can be in the future. So, please, plan on spending your entertainment dollars here at the Arts Center. We are working hard to make your experience here worth every penny!
Our 2005-2006 eight show season will open on Wednesday, September 7 with the production Babies Having Babies. Additional performances of this Teen Theater show will be held on September 10, 11, 14, and 17. This four daytime Emmy winner is a frank, sensitive and humorous story about youngwomen facing the prospect of an unplanned and unwanted prenancy.
Try to cheat the I.R.S. and what happens? Find out in the wild comedy Love, Sex and the I.R.S when two out of work musicians file their tax returns as a married couple only to discover that they are going to be investigated! Their solution? One masquerades as a housewife! Performances will be held on September 30 and October 1, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14 and 15.
The classic musical favorite Guys and Dolls, sponsored by KeyBank, will take the stage on October 29, 30 and November 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 and 13. A Save the Souls Mission officer, Sister Sarah, attempts to save the souls of the New York gamblers. Audiences will recognize favorite songs including "Luck be a Lady," "I've Never Been in Love Before" and "Marry the Man Today."
Following the holiday season and Ballet Theatre Ashtabula's production of "The Nutcracker" in early December, G.B. Theatre returns to ward off the winter chill with a slapstick comedy about the frenetic on and off-stage high jinks of a second-rate touring company. Noises Off will play on January 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 21.
February is the time for Valentines and what better way for lovers, young and old to celebrate than with dinner theater. Savor a delectable meal as you enjoy My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra. Filled with songs from throughout Sinatra's career, this dinner theater production will be held on February 4, 5, 11 and 12th. If you want to see the show without the dinner, February 3 and 10 are performances only.
Like to watch Court TV on cable? See it live when Inherit the Wind follows on February 24, 25 and March 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11. The Evolution versus Creationism argument is at the center of this classic American courtroom drama that is based on the Scopes "monkey" trial.
An extravagantly ridiculous, silly, intellectual, moronic and nearly scholarly comedy which purports to tell the entire story of the nation in less than two hours is The Complete History of America (Abridged). Performances will be held on March 24, 25, 31 and April 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8.
Closing the season with a one weekend performance on April 21, 22, and 23 will be the students of our Children's Theater Production Class. Our youngest actors and actresses will perform the classic animal filled adventure, Jungle Book.
And be sure not miss our delicious dinners before the show! Dinners will be available on the second and third Saturday evening performance of each main stage production. More detailed dinner information is available on page 13. On the first Saturday performance of each main stage production a dessert buffet will be available for $2.50.
Tickets can be reserved by calling the Arts Center at (440) 964-3396. Please remember that all ticket orders of four or more must be pre-paid before seats can be reserved.
SATURDAY NIGHTS "DINNER AND A SHOW"
No need to turn on the stove or fret about where to make Saturday night dinner reservations this season. G.B. Community Theatre at the Ashtabula Arts Center has planned an entire evening of food and entertainment on select Saturday evenings through April 2006.
"Each of our pre-show dinners is held in our art gallery," says Pamela Hammond, Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator for the Ashtabula Arts Center, home of G. B. Community and Straw Hat Theatres. "The pleasant atmosphere here allows patrons to dine surrounded by the monthly art exhibit."
Dinners are served at 6:30 p.m. prior to an 8:00 p.m. performance. Cost of dinner is $13 in addition to the theater ticket of your choice. The menu usually includes soup or appetizer, salad, entree, vegetables, rolls, dessert and assorted beverages. Menus are available approximately two weeks before each dinner.
"We offer a different menu for each show and sometimes it fits a particular theme," says Hammond. "For example, last fall we offered a German meal during our production of "Cabaret" which was set in 1930 Berlin."
The next dinner offerings will be on January 14 and 21, prior to performances of "Noises Off." Reservations and pre-payment are required for all dinners and must be made by the Wednesday noon prior to the event. Reservations can be made by calling the Arts Center at (440) 964-3396.
"On Saturday nights when a dinner isn't offered," adds Hammond "we are offering a dessert bar. There is always a wide selection of desserts to choose from and for $2.50 you can try as many as you like." The next dessert bar will be available before the opening night performance of Noises Off on January 7 beginning at 7:00 p.m.
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