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SEPT. 1, 2016
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
A New Musical
Upcoming
Events
MAINSTAGE
Folk Sessions Does
Dylan
9/30
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Curves Ahead
10/6—10/8
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Ghost Talk
10/21-10/22
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The popular rollicking musical, The Addams Family 2016-2017 Season on
sings, dances and laughs its way through an origi- Mainstage
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Mainstage Prices
nal story that is every father's nightmare. Miss
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Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkAuditions
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ness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet,
STAGE TOO!
smart young man from a respectable family - a
Veronica’s Room
happy man her parents have never met. And if that isn’t upsetting enough,
10/13 –10/30
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Wednesday confides in her father, Gomez, and begs him not to tell her moth- Houdini 10/30
Edgar Allan Poe
er, Morticia. Gomez then must do something he's never done before - keep a
10/31
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secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything hilariously changes for both
2016-2017 Season on
families on the fateful night the Addams family host a dinner for Wednesday's
Stage Too!
Stage
Too! prices
'normal' boyfriend and his parents.
9/8, 9/9, 9/10, 9/15, 9/16, 9/17, 9/22,
9/23, 9/24 at 7:30
Tickets $25
9/11, 9/18 & 9/25 at 2:00
Tickets $22
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STAGE TOO!
9/22, 9/23, 9/24 at 7:00
PV Library 9/25 2:00
GALLERY
INTERSECTIONS:
ART AND WORDS
8/22-9/24
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4th
Fri
Art
Walk
9/23
By Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee
Antique Typewriters
Directed by Lyssa Romaine
Thru 9/24
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DAY OF THE DEAD
Based on the early life of Henry David Tho9/26-10/30
reau leading up to his night spent in jail in
CALL FOR ART
concord, MA for refusing to pay a poll tax.
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This play and its protagonist though they are of the 19th Century are speaking
STUDIO TOUR
to today’s concerns: an unwanted war in another land, civil disobedience, the 9/30-10/2 10am–4 pm
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interdependence of man and nature, education, the role of government and
Featured
Artist
Wall
the governed." Free, but $5 greatly donation appreciated.
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Sid Freeman Page 9
Reader's Theater is a style of theater in which the actors do not
GIFT SHOP NEWS
memorize their lines. Actors use only vocal expression to help the
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audience understand the story rather than visual storytelling such
Mainstage Theatre
as sets, costumes, intricate blocking, and movement. This style of
Lobby Art
Co Produced with Folk Sessions
performance of literature was initially lauded because it emphaArlene Minuskin
sized hearing a written text as a new way to understand literature.
Thru 11/1
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FOLK SESSIONS DOES DYLAN
9/30/16 at 7:30
Mainstage Tickets $20
Join some of Arizona’s favorite musicians
in a special musical tribute to the songs of
Bob Dylan. The FOLK SESSIONS DOES DYLAN will celebrate America’s greatest living
songwriter with moving performances and
audience sing-alongs.
The 5th Annual Female Playwrights Onstage Project
CURVES AHEAD
Oct. 6, 7 & 8
7:30
Oct. 8
Mainstage
2:00
Tickets $14
Little Black Dress INK is an experiment in support, inspired by recent revelations in numbers on the subject
of just how few female playwrights actually get produced. Through outreach, education, and producing
opportunities, Little Black Dress INK strives to create
more production opportunities for female playwrights
while also strengthening the female playwright network.
10-Minute Plays
If you’re a playwright who wants to get involved in this very exciting event,
please contact Tiffany at [email protected]. The more producers
and theaters who are willing to host a reading or production, the more female
playwrights we get to produce. Let’s spread the awesomeness!
Ghost Talk
Tickets $15 Youth $12
October 21 6:00 & 7:30
October 22, 6:00, 7:30, 9:00
Arizona legends come alive Oct. 21-22 in a fresh, new, original show each year when the "spirits" present their historic
ghostly enactments of Arizona's past through traditional storytelling, modern performance art, special effects, music,
movement, dance, and song. All proceeds benefit youth
programming at the PCA and West Yavapai Guidance Clinic, the co-sponsors of Ghost Talk.
Performances have sold out in the past, so get your tickets early!
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STAGE TOO!
Directed by Frank Malle
October 13, 14, 15, 20, 27, 28, 29 at 7:30
October 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 at 2:00
Tickets $17
This intimate thriller explores the thin line between
fantasy and reality, and the lengths one is willing to
go to find absolution. What begins as a simple errand of mercy quickly spirals into a nightmare cycle
of guilt, sacrifice, and murder.
Houdini as performed by Duffy Hudson
Stage Too! Oct 30 7:30 Tickets $20
Duffy Hudson is an actor, director,
writer, teacher and filmmaker. Duffy
has directed over 300 theatrical pieces, including, workshop productions
with Brooke Shields, The Three Sisters with Jessica Lange, Don Johnson and Tatum O’Neal, Who’s
Afraid Of Virginia Woolf with Marlo Thomas.
Edgar Allan Poe as performed by Duffy Hudson
Stage Too!
October 31 7:30
Tickets $ 20
In The Shadow of the Raven, Edgar Allan Poe
stumbles on as if in the final moments of his life.
Weaving biographical material and the performance of some of Poe’s most brilliant works, this
show gives a glimpse into the life of one of America’s most influential and enigmatic personalities.
If you are interested is ushering at PCA Events, please contact
Tim Joseph at [email protected].
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On the Mainstage for 2016 –2017
for Season Tickets choose 6 out of 7 Plays
Welcome everyone on behalf of the Board of Directors, the Production Committee and Staff. We are proud to announce the 2016-2017 Season. On the mainstage we are excited to announce our opening production of:
The Addams Family
9/8, 9/9, 9/10, 9/15, 19/6, 9/17, 9/22, 9/23 & 9/ 24 7:30
9/11, 9/18 & 9/25 2:00
The weird and wonderful family comes to devilishly delightful life in THE ADDAMS FAMILY. This magnificently
macabre new musical comedy is created by Jersey Boys authors Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice.
Up next;
DANCING AT LUGHNASA
11/10, 11/11, 11/12, 11/17, 11/18, 11/19 7:30
11/13, 11/19 & 11/20 2:00
Winner of the 1992 Tony Award for Best Play, five unmarried sisters living in a modest cottage in Donegal, Ireland
possessing unfailing courage and sweet forgiveness engage in a wild, final celebration of their way of life before it
changes forever. By Brian Friel
In collaboration with our Family Theatre Series, we will present a holiday treat;
12/8, 12/10, 12/15, 12/16, 12/17 at 7:30
12/11 12/17 & 12/18 at 2:00
A delightful and faithful rendition of the Dickens classic. A delicious family treat . By Charles Ludlam
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
To ring in the New Year, we present the farce:
Charley’s Aunt
1/12, 1/13, 1/14, 1/19, 1/20, 1/21 7:30
1/15, 1/21 & 1/22 2:00
Widely regarded as one of the most sensational and entertaining farces of all time! Don’t miss this laugh-out-loud
comedy, a widely entertaining escape to enjoy with friends or the whole family!
By Brandon Thomas
And to keep the laughter going, we will present:
CALENDAR GIRLS
2/16, 2/17, 2/18, 2/23, 2/24, 2/25 7:30
2/19, 2/25 & 2/26 2:00
A show full of poignant moments but also offers plenty of humor as the six friends and WI members decide to pose
nude for a calendar. A play that guarantees to make you laugh, cry and come out singing Jerusalem! By Tim Firth
Our spring musical brings the ever popular: HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
3/23, 3/24, 3/25, 3/30, 3/31, 4/1, 4/6, 4/7, 4/8 7:30
3/26, 4/2 & 4/9 at 2:00
Big business means big laughs in this delightfully clever lampoon of life on the corporate ladder. Trying” to climb the corpo-
rate ladder from lowly window washer to high-powered executive. Music by Frank Loesser
And finally end the season with a hoot we present:
NOISES OFF
6/8, 6/9, 6/10, 6/15, 6/16, 6/17 7:30
6/11, 6/17, 6/18
2:00
Called the funniest farce ever written. Doors slamming, on and off stage intrigue figure in the plot of this hilarious
and classically comic play. By Michael Frayn.
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STAGE TOO! Season 2016—2017
In our black box theatre, STAGE TOO!, we are shaking things up a bit starting with:
Veronica’s Room
10/16, 10/22, 10/23, 10/29 & 10/30
2:00
10/13, 10/14, 10,/15, 10/20, 10/27, 10/28, 10/29
7:30
This intimate thriller explores the thin line between fantasy and reality and lengths one is willing to go to
find absolution. By Ira Levin
Next we are proud to present:
On Golden Pond
12/1, 12/2, 12/3, 12/8, 12/10, 12/15, 12/16, 2/17 7:30
12/4, 12/10, 12/11, 12/18 2:00
The love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer. Time is against them, but the good years have
been good and, perhaps, another summer on Golden Pond awaits. By Ernest Thompson
Shifting gears we are proud to announce an Arizona Premiere of comedy:
4/6, 4/7, 4/8, 4/13, 4/14, 4/15 4/20, 4/21, 4/22 at 7:30
NAKED TRUTH
4/9, 4/16, 4/23 at 2:00
When a couple from Ohio inherits a clothing-optional resort in Key West, they discover parts of themselves never
before exposed! By Rich Orloff.
And last but certainly not least when it comes to Mamet:
American Buffalo
5/11, 5/12, 5/13, 5/18, 5/19, 5/20, 5/25, 5/26, 5/27
7:30
5/14, 5/21, 5/28 2:00
This fast paced drama is all aggression and testosterone, with characters wielding words like weapons. The results are hilarious, powerful and ultimately tragic in a play that’s recognized as a modern masterpiece.
By David Mamet
Season Tickets for the 2016–2017 season are available through the end of The
Addams Family for Mainstage 9/25 . Season Tickets are available for Stage Too!
through Veronica’s Room 10/30. Individual tickets for all plays on Mainstage
and Stage Too! are available.
Mainstage choose six out Friend Evening $98 Non Friend Evening $107
of seven plays
Friend Matinee $83 Non Friend Matinee $90
Stage Too! with four plays
Friend $48
Non Friend $56
Evening or Matinee
We continue to offer Create Your Own Series with a minimum purchase of
5 shows. Friend: $3 off each ticket. Public: $1 off each ticket.
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Auditions for Up-Coming Shows
Scripts are in for all plays are in the gallery for the 20162017 Season Scripts can be checked out for two weeks for a refundable $10.
CALENDAR GIRLS Directed by Cathy Miller Hahn
9/12 & 9/13 6:30-9:30 Mainstage Presented 2/16-26/17 3M,
12 W, 6 young girls ages 5-7 Sides available at the box office
True story of members of a women's group who make an "alternative" calendar for charity and capture the attention of just about everyone!!
DANCING AT LUGHNASA Directed by James Pyduck
9/19 & 9/20 6:30 - 9:30 Mainstage Presented 11/10 - 20 /16 3 M, 5 W Sides at the box office
Set in County Donegal in 1936 during the Celtic harvest festival of Lughnasa, the play tells the story of the five
Mundy sisters and their brother Jack, who has returned home from the missions after 25 years away. The story is
told by the sisters' nephew, Michael, who recalls when he was seven years old the summer spent with his aunts
who raised him in their crumbling, rural home in Ballybeg, a place where they once danced a wild, raucous dance,
a dream-wild dance of memories. Dancing at Lughnasa is itself an Irish dance to the exciting, fleeting melody of
the past, yet is also a dance against the harsh, progressive beat of the present.
ON GOLDEN POND Directed by Melanie Synder
9/26 & 9/27 PCA Gallery 6:30—9:30 Presented 12/1-18/16 at Stage Too! 2 W, 3 M, 1 M Teenager
The love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who returning to their summer home on Golden Pond for the fortyeighth year. As summer wanes, Norman and Ethel are brought even closer by the incident of a mild heart attack.
Time is against them, but perhaps another summer on Golden Pond still awaits.
CHRISTMAS CAROL Directed by Parker Anderson
10/9 & 10/10 TBA Presented 12/8-18/16
A delightful and faithful rendition of the Dickens classic. A delicious entertainment for the entire family.
Another GRAND Thank You to Ron Miller and his crew of
mural painters who have recreated the window design on
the west wall of the theatre. It is stunning and we greatly
appreciate all their hard work.
A grand thank you to
Whitedove apple
for refurbishing the sandwich
board to reflect
the current name
of the gallery
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INTERSECTIONS: ART AND WORDS
8/22-9/24
4th Friday 9/23 5-7 PM Music by Phil & Mary Show
This is the opening exhibit of the Gallery’s 2016-2017 season. The focus of this exhibit is visual art using text for its
graphic impact, whether in 2D or 3D. The art juxtaposes
vivid images with the descriptive and decorative language
of letters, numbers and/or symbols. With individual words,
passages of text or a fresh look at the visual form of numbers, the artists bring new insights to a variety of subjects,
from “To Do” lists to literature to the mystery of mathematics and beyond.
Judge Regina Helstrom chose the following artwork for awards:
People’s Choice
Nicole Sorenson TAPESTRY OF LIFE
Mixed Media
2nd Pl., 2D Joanne Brody
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Digital Photo Print
3rd Pl., 2D Annie Alexander
A CUT IN TIME
Paper Cutout
Best of Show Sid Freeman
CARBON BASE Watercolor
and Gouache
1st Pl., 2D Sukey Jones WHEN?
Intaglio Print, Watercolor
2nd Pl., 3D Annie Alexander SNOW ALPHABET IN BOULDER
Coptic bound handmade paper of re-purposed linen with
inclusions of sunflower petals & U.S. currency.
3rd Pl., 3D Annie Alexander
WORDS Altered Book,
Personally Handmade Paper
1st Pl., 3D
Brenda Diller
TRIBUTE
TO TESLA
Artist Book
with Plano
Hinge
Binding
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ANTIQUE TYPEWRITER COLLECTION Through 9/24
This amazing collection of George Wiant’s antique typewriters can be seen in the Gallery during the
Intersections exhibit. Christoper Latham Sholes is credited with inventing the typewriter in 1874. In
1888, the first machines used visible printing. More fascinating information about typewriters can be
found in the Gallery, especially about “men only” keyboards and Remington’s decision to sell its patent to a “small company” – IBM – in 1935.
DAY OF THE DEAD 9/26-10/30
CALL FOR ART DEADLINE 9/10
This exhibit celebrates the Day of the Dead / el Dia
de los Muertos, a day of rich cultural significance in
many Hispanic parts of the world. In Mexico, special
songs, poems, food, and toys are created. Families
gather at an ofrenda, an altar dedicated to the deceased, or at their gravesite, bringing decorated sugar skulls, candles and their loved ones’ favorite foods
and drinks. Whimsical skulls and skeletons, “papel
picado” (perforated paper), are also part of the event
iconography. Entry forms can be found in the Gallery
and posted on the PCA website: www.pca-az.net
9/30, 10/1 & 10/2 10 AM—4 PM
The PCA Gallery is highlighted as an Art
Center during the Prescott Area Artists Studio
Tour, September 30-October 2. At PCA, six local artists will offer demonstrations and sell
their work from 10:00 to 4:00 each day: Ron
Miller, welded metal sculpture; Lynn Cummings, functional and decorative ceramics;
Maryhelen Ewing, oil painter; Joan Knight, upcycled wearables; Barb Wills, silk scarves; Leslie Parsons, jewelry.
For more information:
http://prescottstudiotour.com
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FEATURED ARTIST WALL
BONNIE CASEY
Through 9/24
The All Creatures Great & Small exhibit Best of Show winner was Bonnie Casey. From her earliest years in Chicago, Bonnie evidenced an exceptional
ability in drawing and painting, and soon won a student scholarship to the
Art Institute of Chicago, later taking a summer class at the American Academy of Art to learn to interpret scenery. Her experience includes free-lance
commercial illustrating, commissioned fine art, and portrait painting. She
studied privately with prominent contemporary western painter, Joe Abbrescia. She is an accomplished painter and enthusiast of the American Southwest landscape. Her work can be found in private and corporate collections
in the United States and overseas.
SID FREEEMAN 9/26-10/30
Intersections: Art and Words Best of Show winning artist is Sid Freeman, calligrapher, for her Carbon Base watercolor and gouache. Receiving her MFA from the University of Wyoming and then working in advertising, she became enamored with calligraphy. Her work is represented in many private collections as well as the Wyoming
State Art Museum and the University of Wyoming Art Museum. As a full-time painter, she is exploring text as
image poetry. Look for more of her work on the Featured Artist Wall when visiting the Gallery during the Day of
the Dead exhibit.
GIFT SHOP NEWS
On your visit to the current Gallery exhibit, be sure to view the new collection of work added to the
Gift Shop, including clothing, jewelry, wood pieces, pottery, furniture, cards, and more. We welcome
new artists and invite them to contact us to make an appointment to bring in their work for review:
[email protected]. New and Returning Gift Shop Artists:
Julie Lessard
Daniele Ippoliti
Mary Bruce
Diana Blockberger
Rita Day
Michael McDermott
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MAINSTAGE THEATRE LOBBY ARTWORK
Arlene Minuskin
Through 11/1
Arlene is active in both the performing and visual arts. She has appeared in community theatre productions since her teen years. She
has performed in PCA’s Mainstage and Stage
Too theatres and with other Prescott area theatre groups. Arlene began to pursue photography when she moved to Arizona in 2000,
with a preference for “urban landscapes,”
focusing on the city and the people who live
in it. She has won many awards for her
work. Arlene is a member of PCA’s Visual
Arts Committee and local photography
clubs. “Photography is demanding. The
camera’s eye demands that I stay alert to
life going on around me – that I capture the
unusual – that I capture the ordinary – and
that I never stop learning and telling a story.”
The Gallery is completely supported by the work of its active volunteers. Curators are
an integral component of each exhibit. Tasks include drafting the Call for Art and Acceptance letters, jurying in submissions, hanging the exhibit, and participating in the
openings and art walks. Contact Barb Wills at [email protected] for more information.
The Visual Arts Committee (VAC) meeting is held in the Gallery at 3pm on the first
Tuesday of each month. The committee oversees the Gallery’s activities. A congenial
group, you are invited to stop by and attend a meeting. We seek people who are interested in hosting, working on exhibits and have an interest in the visual arts. Training is
provided. If you are interested, call Barb Wills, (928) 445-2796,
[email protected].
If you would like to host a morning or afternoon in the Gallery, contact VAC host coordinator, Mary Ann Sorrell – [email protected]. If you have never hosted at the gallery, nor
hosted since 2014, you need to take a one-hour training class. The next training course is
Saturday, September 24, 10am. Please contact Marge Landry to sign up for the next
class: [email protected]
The PCA Gallery is open 7 days a week. Look for the teardrop sign by the entrance
on Willis Street. Hours: Monday, 11AM-3 PM; Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-3pm; Sunday,
Noon-4pm. ‘Friends of PCA’ receive a 10% discount on all items in the Gallery and the
Gift Shop. Stop by the Gallery to pick up a Friends application form, or find it on-line:
www.pca-az.net
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Box Office: 928-445-3286
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PCA Staff
Robyn Allen
Executive Director
Executive Committee
Catherine Miller Hahn, President
Kate Howell, Treasurer
Jim Adams, Secretary
Board Members
Janis Best
Sandy Griffis
Alastair MacDonald
Christine Scott
Doug Suits
Marnie Uhl
Stan Reed
Technical Director
Nancy Dunham
Finance Directpr
Suzy Campbell
Box Office Manager
Sharlene Blackley
Nancy Dunham
Karen Hagberg
Melanie Snyder
Box Office Assistants
Tim Joseph
Head Usher
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