2011-2012 SEASON

THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED)
SEPT. 23–OCT. 9, 2011
By Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor
Directed by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor

The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged) takes you on an irreverent but heartwarming trip through the holidays. The show is festive, funny, physical family fun, honoring your favorite winter holiday traditions, while creating some brand new ones for good measure. Rekindle the joy, the inner-child, the familial dysfunction inside us all!  This outrageous comedy springs from the fertile imaginations of Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor (All the Great Books (abridged), The Complete History of America (abridged), and The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged).The play is directed by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor themselves, and stars North Bay favorites Dodds Delzell, Dan Saski and Chad Yarish.

But Christmas in September? “Why?” you ask. Because this is only the beginning for this tour-de-force comedy! After workshopping at NVCT, The Ultimate Christmas show begins a national tour starring Mr. Martin and Mr. Tichenor. In fact, you can be a part of this history-in-the-making! There are three public readings (see below) to which the public is invited. Attendees are encouraged to stay and share feedback with the playwrights afterward.

There’s more! Audience members can bring a wrapped gift of less than $10 in value and participate in our Christmas gift exchange. You may leave your gift under the tree and take a different gift.

Sept. 22 (preview) 23, 24, 29, 30, Oct. 1, 6, 7 and 8 at 8pm also Sept 25, Oct. 2, 9 at 2pm
Special Public Readings: August 16, August 30, Sept 13 at 7pm
$20 general, $15 stu/sen/mil
Studio Theater
 

 

SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK LIVE!
(THEATER FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES)
OCT. 11-19, 2011
Directed by Jennifer King
Music Direction by Dr. Eve-Anne Wilkes

For the young ones, Schoolhouse Rock Live! will shake the rafters as a Theater for Young Audiences Special Event. You'll hear "Conjunction Junction," "Three is the Magic Number" and "Just a Bill,"  along with many other favorites from the long-running educational television program. The run will include four low-cost student matinees for local elementary schools.
School Performances are Oct. 11, 13, 17 and 19 at 11am  
Public Performances are Oct. 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 2pm 
Special Fun Pack Rate: Buy four tickets or more and you pay only $5 a ticket! (Presale only...offer not valid "at the door")
Main Theater
 

 

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
NOV. 4-19, 2011

ADDED PERFORMANCES! DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, TWO MORE PERFORMANCES HAVE BEEN ADDED
TO STREETCAR'S RUN: WED., NOV. 16 AT 8PM AND SUNDAY, NOV. 20 AT 7PM

By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Sharon Winegar

Perhaps more timely than ever, this sensitive masterwork of American dramatist Tennessee Williams, probes the mental turmoil of a young woman whose life has been turned inside out by a devastating change in financial and social circumstances and the resultant emotional upheaval. Whether examining the brutish Stanley, devoted Stella, salt-of-the-earth Mitch or the delicate Blanche, Williams treats each character with such tender sympathy that the audience is left to wonder just where everything went wrong and if, indeed, anyone is to blame. Starring Napa Valley Conservatory Theater Artistic Director, Jennifer King, as Blanche DuBois.

Nov. 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19 at 8pm and Nov. 6 and 13. Understudy Performance on Nov. 19 at 2pm 

ADDED PERFORMANCES! WED., NOV. 16 AT 8PM AND SUNDAY, NOV. 20 AT 7PM
Note: Wednesday, Nov. 16 is a Pay-What-You-Can performance! While people may still purchase tickets in advance for full price, a limited number of seats will be held back and sold ½ hour prior to performance on a Pay-What-You-Can basis.

$20 general, $15 stu/sen/mil
Studio Theater
 

 

ALMOST, MAINE
MARCH 9-25
By John Cariani

Running March 9-25, 2012 is the magical, off-beat, often hilarious and always tender paean to true love, Almost, Maine. Set among the forests and snow of tiny Almost, Maine, metaphor becomes reality as hapless couples navigate the tricky pathways to true love. Hearts are literally broken, "the other shoe" really does drop, and love can be returned...by the bagful, in fact. If you want to be uplifted and reminded that love really does make the world go 'round, this is the show for you.

March 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 at 8pm and March 11, 18, 25 at 2pm

$20 general, $15 stu/sen/mil
Studio Theater

 

SWEENEY TODD
APRIL 12-22, 2012
By Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Jennifer King
Music Direction by Dr. Eve-Anne Wilkes

From the brilliant mind of Stephen Sondheim comes the twisted story of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Sweeney Todd is the portrait of what a normal man may become if stripped of his wife, his daughter, his rights and his dignity. In a world of fanaticism and terror, it is a cautionary tale, not only for the individual, but for society as a whole.

“The excitement of… Sweeney Todd is not in the depiction of violence but in the knowledge that these figures, however startlingly fashioned by pulp conventions, are part of our moral order. Their gestures, full and empty at the same time, re-told yet fresh, are inescapably human. And the more we listen to Sondheim's score, with its passages of brilliance, vaudevillian flourishes and mournful cadences, the more its human-ness, its outrage and wonder at what individuals are capable of, transforms the cheap thrills into a penetrating examination of the dangerous aspects of the human heart.”  – Excerpted from "Brilliant Gestures” by Caridad Svich at hotreview.org

April 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21 at 8pm and April 15 and 22 at 2pm
$25 general, $20 stu/sen/mil
Main Theater
 


INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ALL PERFORMANCES

Venue
All shows are at the Performing Arts Center, Napa Valley College, located at 2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy, Napa


To Buy Tickets
By phone: 707-256-7500 (leave a message and you will be called back)
Online: http://www.napavalleytheater.org
In person: Tickets are on sale in the box office one hour prior to performance. Walk-up tickets are not guaranteed as shows do sell out! Pre-purchasing by phone or online is highly recommended.
 

Thursday night Pay-What-You-Can: Studio shows ONLY
While people may still purchase tickets in advance for full price, 15 seats will be held back for Thursday night shows and sold ½ hour prior to performance on a Pay-What-You-Can basis. (Minimum $5 requested.) The studio shows are: The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged), A Streetcar Named Desire and TBA.


Arrival Times
Out of respect for all our patrons and performers, Napa Valley College Performing Arts events begin on time. Late seating is at the discretion of the house manager and will be permitted only at a safe and appropriate time once the performance has begun. Latecomers might not be seated in their reserved seats, but in seats where they will not disturb other patrons. If you do not arrive on time, and you do not notify us that you are running late, we reserve to right to release your tickets.


Refunds
There are no refunds on tickets purchased from Napa Valley College. With 48 hours notice, tickets may be exchanged for another performance of the same show. Tickets may not be exchanged from one show to another.

 

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