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Be here at the place where theatre lives! Where
Broadway music soars! Laughter explodes! And drama
ignites passion!
Be here at one of the most outstanding community
theatres in one of the most beautiful venues in the
country.
Many have come since the Delray Beach Playhouse first
opened its doors in 1947. Today, the Playhouse is stronger and more exciting than ever, boasting thousands of
members, hundreds of actors and volunteers bringing
live theatre for all ages.
The professional staff brings decades of production
experience, delivering first-class performances:
Randolph DelLago – Artistic Director
Chip Latimer – Technical Director
Kevin Barrett – Executive Director
Many more will come this 20172018 season to the Playhouse,
nestled in a park on beautiful
Lake Ida. They’ll come for the
Broadway Plays, for Musical
Memories, for interactive Studio
Theatre, for New Year’s Celebration and for the Children’s
Theatre productions, classes and
camps.
Be here for
the best live
theatre value
in South
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Few things compare to the thrill of live theatre. Keeping a theatre running takes a
community of support—from volunteers and local dedicated talent to supportive
local businesses and kind donors. Most importantly, it takes a strong member base of
enthusiastic theatre-goers who appreciate quality performances.
The Delray Beach Playhouse offers several levels of memberships for its Main Stage
Plays – Play Members receive a $50 savings over individual ticket prices and Musical
Memory Members receive a $25 savings over individual ticket prices.
Snowbirds, see Page 13.
member
One ticket to each show with reserved
seating
One free exchange within each show
$100/person
Main Stage Plays
$150/person
Musical Memories
Additional exchanges are $5.00 each.
patron
One ticket to each show with
reserved seating
Unlimited free exchanges within and
between Main Stage Plays, or within
and between Musical Memories
Name in Playbill and invitations
to special events
Includes a $25 tax-deductible donation
$125/person
Main Stage Plays
$175/person
Musical Memories
personal angels
Two tickets to each show with
reserved seating
All the benefits of a Patron, plus
unlimited free exchanges within or
between Main Stage Plays and/or
Musical Memories
Name on Donor Board in the lobby
Includes a $75 tax-deductible donation
Main Stage Plays
$275/couple
Musical Memories
$375/couple
The Delray Beach Playhouse offers special donor
opportunities, such as naming a selected seat after
a loved one and other opportunities.
business angels
Two tickets to each show with reserved
seating
All the benefits of a Personal Angel
Includes a $100 tax-deductible donation
for Main Stage Plays
Main Stage Plays
$300/couple
This level only applies to Main Stage Plays.
archangels
Two tickets to each show with reserved
seating
All the benefits of the Business Angels
Includes a $300 tax-deductible
donation for Main Stage Plays, or $200
tax-deductible donation for Musical
Memories
Main Stage Plays
$500/couple
Musical Memories $500/couple
benefactors
Two tickets to each show with reserved
seating
All the benefits of the Archangels
Includes an $800 tax-deductible
donation for Main Stage Plays or a $700
tax-deductible donation for Musical
Memories
Main Stage Plays
$1000/couple
Musical Memories $1000/couple
Remember, if you work for or are retired from a
Matching Gift Company, your tax-deductible contribution to the playhouse may be doubled or tripled!
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All Individual Tickets $30
THE AMOROUS AMBASSADOR
An American Farce by Michael Parker
October 6 – 22, 2017 | Show 1
If you enjoyed last season’s popular hit The Sensuous Senator, then
rejoice, because “Hormone Harry” Douglas is back! However, he
is no longer a Senator! He’s now the US Ambassador to Great
Britain! Along with his new responsibilities comes an even more
urgent need for romantic dalliances. He tells his wife (Lois) that
he’s arranged a golfing weekend, whereupon Lois announces that
she’s going to a spa and that their daughter Debbie will be visiting
a girlfriend. So Harry arranges a stay-at-home tryst with a sexy
neighbor named Marianne. Meanwhile, Debbie secretly arranges
a romantic weekend with her boyfriend and Harry’s secretary Faye
decides to use Harry’s “empty house” for an assignation with a young Marine Corps Captain. In the
end, Harry’s usually unflappable British butler (Perkins) finds himself at wit’s end trying to keep the
house’s burgeoning population of “weekend lovers” from discovering each other’s secrets! Critics
have hailed this vintage American farce as “A block-buster hit!” “An evening of madcap merriment
from start to finish!”
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
A Musical by Dorothy Fields & Herbert Fields
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
December 1 – 17, 2017 | Show 2
Irving Berlin’s classic musical about Annie Oakley (the world’s
foremost female sharp-shooter) and Frank Butler (the star of Buffalo Bill Cody’s famous travelling Wild West Show) remains one
of the best-loved musicals in the history of the American Musical
Theatre. Annie Get Your Gun was the first show that America’s
greatest living songwriter wrote for Ethel Merman (The First Lady
of the Broadway Musical Stage) and the result was a musical masterpiece! The story of the unlikely romance between an illiterate
backwoods hillbilly and a chauvinistic “swollen-headed stiff” who
gradually fall in love as they work together in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show was transformed into
pure gold in Irving Berlin’s greatest score, a score that includes such Broadway standards as “You
Can’t Get a Man With a Gun,” Doing What Comes Naturally,” “I Got Lost in his Arms,” “They Say it’s
Wonderful” and the show-stopping duet, “Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better).” The score also
includes Irving Berlin’s great Broadway anthem, “There’s No Business Like Show Business!”
AND THE WORLD GOES ROUND:
THE MUSIC OF KANDER & EBB
A Musical by David Thompson, Scott Ellis
and Susan Stromen
February 2 – 18, 2018 | Show 3
When John Kander and Fred Ebb met in 1962, it was the beginning of one of the most successful pairings of two musical
theatre talents since Richard Rodgers met Oscar Hammerstein.
Their first show together was Flora The Red Menace. It wasn’t
a big hit, but it was a great learning experience and it also
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introduced a bright new talent to the world named Liza Minnelli (a lady who continued to inspire
and champion their work for the rest of her career)! Their first great success was Cabaret! From then
on, Kander and Ebb produced one ground-breaking show after another: Chicago, Zorba, 70 Girls 70,
Woman Of The Year and Kiss Of The Spider Woman. And The World Goes ‘Round celebrates 50 years of
great Kander and Ebb standards, songs like “All That Jazz,” “Cabaret,” “Ring Them Bells,” “Maybe This
Time,” “My Coloring Book,” Sometimes a Day Goes By,” “The Grass is Always Greener,” “How Lucky
Can You Get?” and the anthem they wrote in tribute to The Big Apple, “New York, New York!”
BLACKOUT
A Mystery Thriller by Rick Harlowe
March 23 – April 8, 2018 | Show 4
In this suspenseful mystery play, we learn that (thirteen years
ago) a five-year-old boy named David was abducted and brutally
murdered in the woods outside of a small town in Massachusetts. At the time of the murder, it was assumed that the killer
had to be a vagrant, since everyone in this small community
knew each other so well. When the young victim’s father died,
the child’s mother (Martha) took her surviving daughter to live
with her own mother, the town’s wealthiest and most influential
citizen. Thirteen years later, Martha receives a mysterious letter
threatening the life of her now 15-year-old daughter, Rosemary.
Suddenly, the community realizes with horror that the unidentified murderer they had assumed to
be a passing stranger was in fact one of their own neighbors. In a frenzied effort to prevent a second
murder, they begin an investigation to discover the identity of the killer before he can strike again. A
powerful drama that is also a classic murder mystery, Blackout is a play you will not soon forget.
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
A Classic Drama by Edward Albee
May 18 – June 3, 2018 | Show 5
When Edward Albee died in 2016, he was the last representative of an American playwriting tradition that had begun with
Eugene O’Neill and included such giants as Arthur Miller and
Tennessee Williams, all playwrights who wrote about the American family as if it were the center of their artistic universe. Albee
made his explosive debut in 1962 when Virginia Woolf became
the most talked about and controversial play on Broadway.
Damned by some for its explicit use of language and sexual
themes, it was hailed by others as the most brilliantly written
examination of a marriage in the modern theatre. The play takes
place one night after a faculty meeting in a small college when George and Martha (a middle-aged
professor and his wife) invite Nick and Honey (a new member of the faculty and his wife) over for
drinks and (what the older couple calls) “Fun and Games.” People who only remember the humorless film version of the play sometimes forget that Edward Albee’s masterpiece is also intensely
witty, consistently entertaining and completely absorbing.
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All Individual Tickets $35
Show 1 | YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU!
The Story of Al Jolson,
America’s First Musical “Superstar”
October 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25, 2017
Anyone who’s listened to his recordings or seen
his films will not be surprised to learn that as
a Broadway star, Al Jolson was billed simply as
“The World’s Greatest Entertainer!” When he
recorded the first song ever heard in a sound
film (The Jazz Singer), he had already been
a star in Vaudeville and on Broadway for three decades. Before the age of “re-enforced
sound,” Jolson was renowned for being able to galvanize audiences in The Winter Garden
Theatre without a microphone. His film The Singing Fool was the highest-grossing film of
its time! (It’s record was finally broken in 1939 by Gone With The Wind.) And as a singer, he
introduced more popular songs than any other singer of his generation, including George
Gershwin’s “Swanee,” “April Showers,” “Toot Toot Tootsie,” “California, Here I Come,” “The
Anniversary Waltz,” “Rock-a-bye Your Baby (With a Dixie Melody)” and “Waiting for the
Robert E. Lee.”
Show 2 | ALL THAT JAZZ!
The Musicals of Bob Fosse
Dec. 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20 and 21, 2017
One of the most innovative and brilliant directors and choreographers in the history of the
American Musical Theatre, Bob Fosse created
a style of dance and a conceptual approach to
staging that remain uniquely his own. After
making his Broadway debut as a choreographer
for The Pajama Game, he went on to create a
succession of hit shows including Damn Yankees, Bells Are Ringing, Little Me, How To Succeed
In Business, Pippin, Sweet Charity and Chicago. By the end of the 1970’s, he had become such
an iconic figure that Hollywood invited him to make an autobiographical film about his
own life called All That Jazz. In 1999, Broadway paid him the ultimate tribute by creating
a musical revue simply called Fosse featuring recreations of some of his greatest dance
numbers, such as “Steam Heat,” “Whatever Lola Wants,” “Hernando’s Hideaway,” “I’ve Got
Your Number,” “Razzle Dazzle” and “All I Care About (Is Love).”
Show 3 | DEFYING GRAVITY!
The Songs of Stephen Schwartz
Feb. 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2018
In a career that now spans over four decades,
Stephen Schwartz has created some of the
most popular musicals in the history of the
American Theatre, from the innovative Godspell
to the high-flying Broadway spectacular, Wicked. After writing a series of highly praised stage
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musicals like The Baker’s Wife, Rags and Pippin, he was chosen by the Disney Corporation to
create scores for such popular animated (and live-action) films as Pocahontas, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame and Enchanted (scores that have earned him three Academy Awards).
In addition to his work on stage and film, he also wrote lyrics for Leonard Bernstein’s Mass.
His songs include “Magic to Do!,” “Day by Day,” “God Bless the Outcasts,” “Corner of the
Sky,” “So Close,” “That’s How You Know.” “Colors of the Wind” and “Popular.” Wicked is
currently one of the longest-running shows in the history of the American Musical Theatre.
Show 4 | ON THE ROAD TO “HAMILTON!”
From Gilbert & Sullivan to Rap
April 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12, 2018
The Broadway musical Hamilton has become
both a financial and cultural phenomenon. It is
the MUST-SEE show on Broadway today and is
poised to become the most financially successful show of all time. The “revolutionary” aspect
of this show about the American Revolution is
that the actors playing our Founding Fathers
are being played by non-whites and the score is a blend of hip-hop and rap music. At
first glance, the score for Hamilton seems like a total departure from classical Broadway
music. However, the show’s composer points out that “hip-hop” is simply the latest form
of the “patter song” first refined by Gilbert & Sullivan in operettas like HMS Pinafore and
The Pirates Of Penzance. This technique of sung-speech later reappeared in shows like The
Music Man (“Trouble”) and My Fair Lady (“I’m An Ordinary Man”). Later, Stephen Sondheim
“rapped” in Company (“I’m Not Getting Married Today”) and Into The Woods (“Greens,
Greens and Nothing But Greens!”).
Show 5 | OPENING NEW WINDOWS!
Angela Lansbury on Broadway
May 28, 29, 30, June 4, 5 and 6, 2018
Angela Lansbury has enjoyed an astonishing
career as a performer succeeding triumphantly
in every phase of show business. She earned her
first Academy Award nomination at the age of
17 in Gaslight. Later she starred in the popular
television series, Murder, She Wrote. In 1966, she
conquered Broadway with her dazzling performance as Mame. Later she created the iconic role of “Mrs.Lovett” in Stephen Sondheim’s
Sweeney Todd. Other musicals include Jerry Herman’s Dear World and Sondheim’s Anyone
Can Whistle, along with revivals of Gypsy and A Little Night Music, two generations of
children know her best as “Mrs. Potts,” the grandmotherly teacup who sang the title song
in Disney’s animated classic, Beauty And The Beast. In a stage career spanning five decades,
Angela has introduced over a dozen Broadway standards, including “Bosom Buddies”, “If
He Walked into My Life,” “We Need a Little Christmas” and “Not While I’m Around.”
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And the
The Amorous Annie Get
World Goes
Ambassador Your Gun
Round
Day/Time
ing Night:
New Open
NEW
1 Fri. 8 P.M.
Oct. 6
Dec. 1
Blackout
Who's Afraid
of Virginia
Woolf
Mar. 23
May 18
Feb. 2
1 Sat. Mat. 2 P.M.
Oct. 7
Dec. 2
Feb. 3
Mar. 24
May 19
1 Sat. Eve. 8 P.M.
Oct. 7
Dec. 2
Feb. 3
Mar. 24
May 19
1 Sun. 2 P.M.
Oct. 8
Dec.3
Feb. 4
Mar. 25
May 20
1 Wed. 8 P.M.
Oct. 11
Dec. 6
Feb. 7
Mar. 28
May 23
1 Thurs. 8 P.M.
Oct. 12
Dec. 7
Feb. 8
Mar. 29
May 24
2 Fri. 8 P.M.
Oct. 13
Dec. 8
Feb. 9
Mar. 30
May 25
2 Sat. Mat. 2 P.M.
Oct. 14
Dec. 9
Feb. 10
Mar. 31
May 26
2 Sat. Eve. 8 P.M.
Oct. 14
Dec. 9
Feb. 10
Mar. 31
May 26
2 Sun. 2 P.M.
Oct. 15
Dec. 10
Feb. 11
Apr. 1
May 27
2 Thurs. 8 P.M.
Oct. 19
Dec. 14
Feb. 15
Apr. 5
May 31
32 Fri. 8 P.M.
Oct. 20
Dec. 15
Feb. 16
Apr. 6
June 1
3 Sat. Mat. 2 P.M.
Oct. 21
Dec. 16
Feb. 17
Apr. 7
June 2
3 Sat. Eve. 8 P.M.
Oct. 21
Dec. 16
Feb. 17
Apr. 7
June 2
3 Sun. 2 P.M.
Oct. 22
Dec. 17
Feb. 18
Apr. 8
June 3
musical memories 2017 – 2018
On the Opening
Road to
New
Hamilton Windows
Series Option
#
Series
You Made
Me Love
You
All That
Jazz!
Defying
Gravity
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1st Mon. Mat.
Oct. 16
Dec. 11
Feb. 12
2
1st Mon. Eve.
Oct. 16
Dec. 11
Feb. 12
Apr. 2
May. 28
3
1st Tues. Mat.
Oct. 17
Dec. 12
Feb. 13
Apr. 3
May. 29
Apr. 2
May. 28
4
1st Tues. Eve.
Oct. 17
Dec. 12
Feb. 13
Apr. 3
May. 29
5
1st Wed. Mat.
Oct. 18
Dec. 13
Feb. 14
Apr. 4
May. 30
6
1st Wed. Eve.
Oct. 18
Dec. 13
Feb. 14
Apr. 4
May. 30
Dec. 14
Feb. 15
Apr. 5
Oct. 23
Dec. 18
Feb. 19
Apr. 9
June. 4
Added
1st Thur. Mat
7
2nd Mon. Mat.
8
2nd Mon. Eve.
Oct. 23
Dec. 18
Feb. 19
Apr. 9
June. 4
9
2nd Tues. Mat.
Oct. 24
Dec. 19
Feb. 20
Apr. 10
June. 5
10
2nd Tues. Eve.
Oct. 24
Dec. 19
Feb. 20
Apr. 10
June. 5
2nd Wed. Mat.
Oct. 25
Dec. 20
Feb. 21
Apr. 11
June. 6
2nd Wed. Eve.
Oct. 25
Dec. 20
Feb. 21
Apr. 11
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Added
2nd Thur. Mat.
Dec. 21
Feb. 22
Apr. 12
Added
2nd Thur. Eve.
Dec. 21
Feb. 22
Apr. 12
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name__________________________________________________________________
address_______________________________________________________________
city___________________________ state_________ zip_______________________
phone (day)____________________phone (cell)__________________________
email_________________________________________________________________
We strongly recommend only one family per subscription.
Multiple families on one subscription limits your ability to exchange.
oo Renewal:
No changes
oo Renewal: Changes
oo Day
membership level
oo
oo
oo
oo
oo
oo
oo Seats
# of
# of
subscriptions tickets
benefactors $1000 archangels
$500 business angels$300 personal angels$275 patron
$125 member
$100 oo New
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)
seating preferences
_________________ 1st choice
_________________ 2nd choice
_________________ 3rd choice
See page 14 for seating chart.
See page 3 for explanation of member benefits.
performance choice
oo
oo
oo
oo
oo
1st Fri. Eve.
1st Sat. Mat.
1st Sat. Eve.
1st Sun. Mat.
1st Wed. Eve.
oo
oo
oo
oo
oo
ticket exchange policy
1st Thurs. Eve.
2nd Fri. Eve.
2nd Sat. Mat.
2nd Sat. Eve.
2nd Sun. Mat.
oo
oo
oo
oo
oo
2nd Thurs. Eve.
3rd Fri. Eve.
3rd Sat. Mat.
3rd Sat. Eve.
3rd Sun. Mat.
Performance is by run of show, not by calendar date.
Tickets MUST be received by the Box Office no later than 72 hours prior to original
show date. Exchanging between Main Stage Plays and Musical Memories is available to Personal Angels and higher member levels. Please see exchange policies on page 1 3.
official use only
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we ask that you consider
paying by check
This will offset the large fees we pay to process credit
card payments. Thank you for your understanding and support.
(Did you know, last year we paid over $14,000 in credit card processing fees).
method of payment:
check • Visa • MasterCard
please make checks payable to Delray Beach Playhouse
or fill in credit card information below
credit card #_________________________________________________
exp. date_____________________________________________________
signature_____________________________________________________
All membership applications must be signed.
ALL TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE
how would you like to receive
your tickets?
oo By mail
oo Held at Box Office (Patron & higher only)
If no choice is made, tickets will be mailed to your address.
Send order form to
main stage plays
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL 33444
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Main Stage Plays Membership
$______________
Additional Donation $______________ Processing Fee
(per order)
5.00
$______________
GRAND TOTAL $______________
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name__________________________________________________________________
address_______________________________________________________________
city___________________________ state_________ zip_______________________
phone (day)____________________phone (cell)__________________________
email_________________________________________________________________
We strongly recommend only one family per subscription.
Multiple families on one subscription limits your ability to exchange.
oo Renewal:
No changes
oo Renewal: Changes
oo Day
membership level
oo
oo
oo
oo
oo
oo Seats
# of
# of
subscriptions tickets
benefactors $1000 archangels
$500 personal angels$375 patron
$175 member
$150 oo New
(2)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)
seating preferences
_________________ 1st choice
_________________ 2nd choice
_________________ 3rd choice
See page 14 for seating chart.
See page 3 for explanation of member benefits.
performance choice
oo
oo
oo
oo
oo
1st Mon. Mat.
1st Mon. Eve.
1st Tues. Mat.
1st Tues. Eve.
1st Wed. Mat.
oo
oo
oo
oo
oo
1st Wed. Eve.
2nd Mon. Mat.
2nd Mon. Eve.
2nd Tues. Mat.
2nd Tues. Eve.
See page 8 for series
options.
Performance is by run of
show, not by calendar date.
ticket exchange policy
Tickets MUST be received by the Box Office no later than 72 hours prior to original
show date. Exchanging between Main Stage Plays and Musical Memories is available to Personal Angels and higher member levels. Please see exchange policies on page 1 3.
official use only
For more information, call 561-272-1281 ext. 4
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we ask that you consider
paying by check
This will offset the large fees we pay to process credit
card payments. Thank you for your understanding and support.
(Did you know, last year we paid over $14,000 in credit card processing fees).
method of payment:
check • Visa • MasterCard
please make checks payable to Delray Beach Playhouse
or fill in credit card information below
credit card #_________________________________________________
exp. date_____________________________________________________
signature_____________________________________________________
All membership applications must be signed.
ALL TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE
how would you like to receive
your tickets?
oo By mail
oo Held at Box Office (Patron & higher only)
If no choice is made, tickets will be mailed to your address.
Send order form to
musical memories
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
Delray Beach, FL 33444
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Musical Memories Membership
$______________
Additional Donation $______________ Processing Fee
(per order)
5.00
$______________
GRAND TOTAL $______________
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be a member
General Information:
See page 3 for membership levels and prices for all Main Stage Plays and Musical
Memories.
Individual ticket prices are $30 per Main Stage Play and $35 per Musical Memory.
Ticket exchanges begin Sept. 5, 2017. See below for Ticket Exchange Policy.
Remember that you can save $50 by becoming a Main Stage Play Member and
$25 by becoming a Musical Memory Member
Box Office reserves the right to sell side pairs only to couples.
ticket policies
All Individual Ticket Sales are Final.
All Membership sales are final once the
season begins.
ticket exchange policies
Exchanging between Main Stage Plays
and Musical Memories is available to
Personal Angels and higher member levels. See Membership Levels on page 3.
Snowbirds Note: If you become a Personal Angel with a donation of $75, you
have the benefit of exchanging between
Plays and Musical Memories. So you could
exchange your first play in October to any
Musical Memory.
Tickets to be exchanged must be received by the Box Office no later than
72 hours before original show date. Most
members call first to reserve seats on new
date.
Partial group exchanges cannot be
done, i.e. every member on one order
form must exchange together.
For information on Group Sales to groups
of 20 or more, please see page 17.
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seating chart
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LOBBY
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N
M
L
K
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N
M
L
K
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F
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F
E
E
D
D
C
C
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102
B
A
101
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A
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2
3
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7
8
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STAGE
general policies
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•
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Proper attire required (casual/business). Shorts are
discouraged.
Bring a sweater, the theatre tends to be chilly.
The playhouse has a concession stand in the lobby.
NO food or drink allowed inside the Theatre (except bottled
water).
Late arrivals may be seated in rear of theatre until
intermission.
All cell phones must be turned off prior to the performance.
Heavy use of perfume or cologne is discouraged.
•
A limited number of hearing devices are available. See the
House Manager at the Box Office (You must leave an ID
which will be returned to you after the show).
•
A limited number of seat cushions are available at the Box
Office for our shorter patrons.
•
The theatre is equipped with wheelchair accessible spots.
Seating for companions may be located adjacent to these
spots. Please request this seating arrangement when
purchasing tickets. Adjacent seats subject to availability. For
more information, call 561 272 1281 ext. 4.
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be playful
children’s theatre
Young Actors Workshop
Summer Fun Camp
Summer Musical Production
We also have several other children’s
programming options throughout the
year:
Available Fall 2017 & Winter 2018
It all started some 23 years ago with 7
children and 2 teachers, of which one – our
Ms. Dolly continues to teach and direct the
acting classes and shows. Workshops are
available for students from age 6 – 18, and
consist of drama, diction, improv, music,
singing and dance. In addition, Dolly has
audition classes for those students trying to
secure a position in an arts school, as well
as private instruction.
Each year we put on one major musical
for children (of all ages), by our talented
children actors/singers/dancers. Auditions
are in March or April and rehearsals start
on the weekend in May and full days M-F
after school is out in June. Children have
fun while learning what it takes to put
on a major production. We have 3 public
and over 20 camp performances (other
Summer Camps from Sunrise to Jupiter
to Pahokee pack 238 campers in each of
these performances). Information will be
available on our website in February 2018.
A weekly camp offered 3 – 4 weeks each
summer. Children learn acting, improv,
singing and dancing, plus have lots of
fun playing theatre games. Each Friday,
the children put on a show “Live From
The Delray Beach Playhouse, It’s Friday
Afternoon!”. They perform skits that
they have written and a song and dance
number. Information will be available on
our website in March 2018.
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Musical Readings
Talent Shows­
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Kids Night Out
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teenagers to learn
backstage skills
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Today, when people speak of our "Great
American Songbook," they sometimes suggest that the songs in that "Songbook" are
simply a collection of Top Ten song hits. Not
so! The songs at the core of our "Songbook"
are the songs that emerged from the period
that defined our Greatest Generation, the
years in which Americans who had withstood the challenges of the Depression
went on to fight and win World War II.
The songs of this period literally bound our
nation together, whether they were the Big
Band songs introduced by Glenn Miller or
the popular songs of longing, separation
and hope written by Johnny Mercer, Hoagy
Carmichael or Frank Loesser.
Join us on New Year's Eve as we celebrate a
time in our history when all Americans were
united in sharing the same dream: to win
the War and to bring our boys back home.
You'll hear songs made famous by such
popular singers as Jo Stafford, Doris Day,
Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters, songs
like "I'll Walk Alone," "I'll Be Seeing You,"
"Seems Like Old Times," "You'd Be So Nice
to Come Home To" and "It's Been a Long,
Long Time."
Two Shows:
Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 2:00pm
(1:00pm Champagne Reception) $50
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Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 8:00pm
(7:00pm Champagne Reception) $80
Tickets on Sale September 5, 2017
Call 561-272-1281 Ext. 4
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group rates
Group Rates are available for 20 or more
people who are paying and attending as a
single group. We have all types of groups
that attend The Delray Beach Playhouse:
Social Clubs, Neighborhood Associations,
Church’s, Temples and Synagogues.
Group Rates
Main Stage Plays & Musical Memories $25
Studio Theatre
$20
Feelin’ Groovy
$20
Some groups pass along the savings to
members and others use it as a Fund-Raiser
and charge the regular theatre rate.
To reserve group seats, simply call the Box
Office 561-272-1281 Ext.4 and tell us what
show, when you would like to attend and
the number you expect in your group. We
will send you a contract to be signed and
returned with a 25% deposit. The balance
(payment in full) is due no later than 30
days prior to the reserved performance
date. Changes to the contract (number in
group, etc.) must be made and submitted in
writing at least 30 days prior to the selected
performance. Seating is based on the best
available at the time your reservation
contract is received.
Call The Box Office at 561-272-1281 Ext. 4
gift certificates
Delray Beach Playhouse Theatre Gift
Certificates make a great Birthday,
Anniversary, Christmas or Anytime Gift.
What a unique and thoughtful gift: a Day or
Evening of “Live Theatre”!
You may purchase Gift Certificates over
the phone with a Visa or MasterCard or in
person at the Box Office.
Gift Certificate Amounts are:
Main Stage Theatre Plays — $30, $60, $90,
$120 (any amount in $30 increments),
Musical Memories - $35, $70, $105, $140
(any amount in $35 increments)
Studio Theatre — $25, $50, $75, $100 (any
amount in $25 increments),
Nostalgic Concert Series – Feelin’ Groovy —
$25, $50, $75, $100 (any amount in $25
increments).
We can mail the Gift Certificate to you or
directly to the recipient. We will even write
a personal note from you. Redemption is
easy – the recipient picks the show and
time, calls the box office to reserve seats
and when they arrive for their show they
simply exchange the certificate for their
tickets.
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Get ready for an
entertaining and
exciting sixth season
of studio theatre!
Our audiences are raving, and saying it’s the best kept secret at the Playhouse!
Please join us for three clever matinee performances filled with heart-felt moments,
unexpected twists, and lots and lots of laughter! In every show, you’ll see a series
of short vignettes. Each sketch poses a different problem or situation for the
characters. Some stories may bring a smile and some may bring a tear, but every act
is unforgettable, and here’s why: the audience is invited to talk to the characters on
stage and help them figure out how to solve their problems! After each act, we’ll
bring a microphone into the audience, and ‘talk-show style’, you can choose to make a
comment, give an insight, or ask a question. Of course, you can also choose to simply
sit back and enjoy the comments of those around you. It’s always fun, it’s always
intriguing, it’s often hilarious, and it’s always a great afternoon of entertainment!
Be a Part of Three Great Shows for $60
(Season Package)
Show #1:
Cabana Boy
Friday, December 8, 2017 at 2:00pm
Gertie certainly has been
enjoying life at the lovely
Boca Del Vida Del Ray
condo community! She
plays Mah Jongg and
Canasta. She plays tennis
and goes to Zumba! Now
that she’s joined the
group fondly known as
‘The Pool Schmoozers’,
will she take the plunge
and play around?
Everybody into the pool!
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Show # 2:
Showdown at the Deli
Friday, February 9, 2018 at 2:00pm
On his first date with
Carol, Harry strolled
into his favorite
deli and waved the
waiter over with a
flourish. Smiling,
Carol ordered a
pastrami on white
with lots of mayo.
Pastrami on white
with mayo? Not on
your life! Was this
date chopped liver…
or just the appetizer?
​Show # 3:
Somewhere over the Fairway
Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 2:00pm
Wherefore art
thou, Romeo?
He's living in the
condo across the
golf course directly
opposite Harriette’s
apartment, of
course! Stepping out
onto her balcony,
romance is on her
mind and binoculars
are in her hand,
ready to take a look
at her dream date.
Once she takes a
closer look, she may
find herself in the sand trap! Will they end up toasting at the 19th
hole, or is this love affair destined to be out of bounds? Fore!
Be A Part of Three Great Shows for $60
Subscription Deadline: August 31, 2017
(Save $15 Off Individual Tickets)
Individual Tickets $25
On Sale September 5, 2017
For more information, call 561-272-1281 ext. 4
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2017 – 2018
Nostalgic Concert Series: Feelin’ Groovy
These tributes are powerful presentations of
commentary, slides and live music by Joan
Friedenberg and Bill Bowen who sing professionally as the PinkSlip Duo. While the lyrics
are projected on a screen for the audience to
sing along, emotionally stirring music and
intellectually stimulating narration and photography combine to make for a unique and
unforgettable experience.
See All Five Entertaining Shows for $100
Subscription Deadline: August 31, 2017
(Save $25 Off Individual Tickets) • Individual Tickets $25
On Sale September 5, 2017
A TIME FOR PEACE:
The Life And Song Of Pete Seeger
Wed. Oct. 11, 2017 at 2:00pm
Pete Seeger honed his banjo skills while
traveling in Appalachia and became the most
stalwart of America’s troubadours for social
justice, peace and the environment. Together
with his wife, Toshi, he founded such iconic groups as the Almanac Singers and the
Weavers and continued to entertain and rally crowds around their causes after others of
his generation had long since faded away. Seeger sang for striking workers and union rallies
in his youth, withstood with aplomb the brunt of the McCarthy communist witch hunt,
bore with dignity 19 years of blacklisting from TV appearances because of his communist
associations and continued performing and singing for causes he believed in right up until
his death March 2014 at age 94.
THE BRITISH INVASION:
The Music that Took Over our
Lives From 1964 to 1967
Wed. Dec. 6, 2017 at 2:00pm
When it comes to borders, no walls could ever
keep out music. In the early sixties, rock ‘n roll
was sharing the charts with the burgeoning folk
revival, Motown out of Detroit and surfer music
from California when unstoppable Beatlemania swept across the Atlantic, triggering the
British Invasion. Begun along the banks of the Mersey River, the new sound percolated in
Liverpool clubs as skiffle bands that incorporated elements of Chuck Berry-style rock n’ roll
and other influences, such as doo-wop and R&B — essentially, a fusion of American sounds
unique to British artists. In 1964, The Beatles led the way for The Dave Clark Five, Gerry and
the Pacemakers, the Animals, Rolling Stones, Zombies, Herman’s Hermits, Freddie & the
Dreamers and a host of others. In May 1965, nine songs on the U.S. Top Ten were British.
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MARCHING ON:
The U.S. Labor Movement and its Songs
Wed. Feb. 7, 2018 at 2:00pm
In the Fall of 2015, three anniversaries will remind
us of the accomplishments of the American labor
movement: The 100th anniversary of the execution of
organizer and songwriter Joe Hill (Nov. 19); the 85th
year since the death of legendary activist “Mother
Jones” (Mary Harris, Nov. 30) and the 50th anniversary
of Cesar Chavez’s Delano Grape Boycott (Sept. 16). The
labor movement used song to press its points and rally
its members. Many of those songs, by the likes of Woody Guthrie and the Almanac Singers,
Pete Seeger and the Weavers, Phil Ochs, Utah Phillips, Billy Bragg, Anne Feeney and others,
tell stories of poor working conditions and union action that propelled this social revolution and its victories. Now the victories are largely taken for granted, e.g. the 8-hour day,
workplace safety, pensions, health insurance, and the prohibition of child labor.
“REMEMBERING” WOODSTOCK:
Songs from a Seminal Event in an
Upstate Pasture
Wed. March 28, 2018 at 2:00pm
When rain washed out the second day
of the Miami Pop Festival in May 1968,
it would prove good training for promoter Michael Lang, who had organized
the gathering of 25,000 at Hallandale’s
Gulfstream Park. Lang, an NYU dropout
who moved to Coconut Grove in 1967 to
open a head shop, would relocate to upstate New York the following year. He become the
driving force for a three-day music festival in a cow pasture that became a seminal moment for a generation. Woodstock, which expected to attract 50,000 people, drew nearly
a half million, clogging traffic throughout the region and shutting down the Newburgh
and Harriman exits on New York State Thruway. The festival became a marvel of peaceful
coexistence and a symbol of Sixties’ communal values successfully applied. The music, by
Crosby, Stills and Nash, Country Joe MacDonald, Richie Havens, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie,
the Who, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Creedence
and others, became the soundtrack of a generation.
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND:
The Life And Song Of Woody Guthrie
Wed. May 23, 2018 at 2:00pm
Woody Guthrie, the iconic bard and singer-songwriter, created music that is part of the collective memory and shared culture of generations of Americans
who grew up in the mid-20th century. The messages
of his songs, such as “This Land is Your Land,” “Do Re
Mi,” “Pastures of Plenty,” “Hobo’s Lullaby,” “Union
Maid,” “This Train,” “Sinking of the Ruben James,” “Deportee,” and others, provide insight
into Depression-era America. This was a time when Dust Bowl refugees left their ravaged
farms in search of a better life and into Guthrie’s own fascinating connections to both the
Communist Party and the Jewish culture.
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Coming to the Delray Beach Playhouse:
We are 9 blocks North of Atlantic Avenue on Swinton Avenue, then left on NW 9th
Street through a residential neighborhood for 9 blocks (approximately 1 mile), then
right into Lake Ida East Park.
Leaving the Delray Beach Playhouse:
There is normally a bottleneck of traffic exiting on NW 9th Street, please feel free to
turn North on NW 4th Avenue and take 11th Street to Swinton, or turn South on NW
4th Avenue, to NW 7th Street, go North on NW 1’st Avenue and East on George Bush
Blvd. (NW 8th Street).
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Studio Theatre / Feelin’ Groovy
subscription order form 2017-2018
subscription renewal deadline June 1, 2017
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