Artisan Center Theater presents
BIG RIVER
Music and Lyrics by Roger Miller | Book by William Hauptman
Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain
Directed by Dennis Canright
Music Direction by Mary Helen Atkins
Production Runs February 3 – March 17, 2012
Hurst, Texas, January 16, 2012 – Artisan Center Theater proudly presents BIG RIVER at its 150 seat theater-in-the-round. The theater is located in the old historic Belaire Plaza at 420 East Pipeline Road. The daytime box office is located at 418 East Pipeline Road. The show runs Friday February 3 through Saturday March 17, 2012. Performances are at 7:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with 3 pm matinees on Saturdays 2/11, 2/18, 2/15, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17/2012. Reserved seating tickets are $18.00 for adults, $16.00 for students and seniors, and $9.00 for children 12 and under. Monday through Thursday tickets are $14.00. The box office number is 817-284-1200.
BIG RIVER will be interpreted for the deaf and hearing impaired by TCC Practicum students Debra Essen and Lauren Gaines on Tuesday February 7, 2012.
About BIG RIVER:
Twain’s timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Their adventures along the way are hilarious, suspenseful, and heart-warming, bringing to life your favorite characters from the novel: the Widow Douglas and her stern sister, Miss Watson, the uproarious King and Duke, who may or may not be as harmless as they seem, Huck’s partner in crime, Tom Sawyer, and their rowdy gang of pals, Huck’s drunken father, the sinister Pap Finn, the lovely Mary Jane Wilkes and her trusting family. Propelled by an award winning score from Roger Miller, the king of country music, this jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.
MUSICAL HIGHLIGHTS:
Songs include: Waiting for the Light To Shine, Muddy Water, Leavings Not the Only Way To Go, Hand For The Hog, Arkansas, River In The Rain, Worlds Apart and Free At Last
Cast (double cast):
Huck Finn – Nate Davis, Christopher Dorf
Jim – Billy Poole, Ecko Wilson
Tom Sawyer – Connor Thompson, David Seil
Pap – Neil Rogers, Seth Johnston
King – Dan Nolen, Jr., Gary Payne
Duke – Kyle Holt, Eric Gentry
Alice – Sandy Pruitt, Lanetia Taylor
Production Team:
Producer – Dee Ann Blair
Director – Dennis Canright
Stage Manager – Lindsay Hardisty
Music Director – Mary Helen Atkins
Choreographer – Dennis Canright
Set/Props Design – Dennis Canright
Costumes – Jennifer Cadenhead, Nita Cadenhead
SUMMARY OF BIG RIVER:
Who: Artisan Center Theater, a 150 seat theater-in-the-round
What: BIG RIVER
When: February 3 – March 17, 2012
Where: The Belaire Plaza, 420 East Pipeline Road, Hurst, Texas
Director: Dennis Canright
Showtimes: 7:30pm M/T/Th/F/Sat with 3 pm matinees on Saturdays 2/11, 2/18, 2/15, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17/2012.
Tickets: Reserved seats: $18.00 for adults, $16.00 for students and senior citizens, $9.00 for children 12 and under. Mondays through Thursdays are $14.00 for ages 13 and up and $7.00 for 12 and under.
Reservations: Call 817-284-1200; web site: www.ArtisanCT.com
List of actors and biographical information can be found on the website at www.ArtisanCT.com
Photo credits:Christopher Dorf and Ecko Wilson
Photo courtesy of Al Smith
Coming next to Artisan is
OLIVER
by Lionel Bart
March 23 – April 28, 2012
Directed by Christine Chambers
- SUMMARY OF Big River
- Who: Artisan Center Theater, a 150 seat theater-in-the-round
- When: February 3 to March 17
- Where: The Belaire Plaza, 420 East Pipeline Road, Hurst, Texas
- Director: Dennis Canright
- Showtimes: 7:30pm M/T/Th/F/Sat, with 3pm matinees on Saturdays
- Tickets: Reserved seats: $18.00 for adults, $16.00 for students and senior citizens, $9.00 for children 12 and under. Mondays through Thursdays are $14.00 for ages 13 and up and $7.00 for 12 and under
- Reservations: Call 817 284 1200; or order online at www.artisanct.com
- Press Contact – Dee Ann Blair 817 999 8935 or deeann@artisanct.com
- Photographer – Al Smith