Inskiers,
I have obtained FREE tickets for Inskiers to a dress rehearsal of a TRUMAN CAPOTE play (see below) for Tuesday, Nov. 30, in Palo Alto. Tickets for regular performances are $27 to $42. Please email Mary Ann M by Friday Nov. 26, the day after Thanksgiving (preferably earlier) if you are interested, so we can 'order' enough tickets (and if you cannot come at the last minute, please email before 5 pm Tues. Nov. 30 or call or text my cell. Some of you may have attended free rehearsals before through other groups. Usually the play goes straight through. Ocassionally they interrupt for direction. If you have seen a Theatreworks production before, As Ed said, you know they are a terrific professional company.
The doors open at 7:00 PM with performance at 8:00 PM. Please arrive 7:15-7:45. If enough people are interested, we may arrange a dinner beforehand near the theatre.
Parking: There is free parking in front of the theater and on the streets.
AN ALL-NEW HOLIDAY MUSICAL
A CHRISTMAS MEMORY
Based on the story by Truman Capote
Book by Duane Poole
Music by Larry Grossman
Lyrics by Carol Hall
Directed by Robert Kelley
Lucie Stern Theatre
World Premiere
Sure to delight the entire family, Truman Capote’s enchanting masterpiece springs to life in this big-hearted musical treat. A wistful memoir of cherished youth, it chronicles the 1930s friendship of a shy boy and his eccentric aunt—misfits who launch kites, haunt speakeasies, and mail fruitcakes to everyone from Jean Harlow to President Roosevelt!
A CHRISTMAS MEMORY IN DEVELOPMENT
A Christmas Memory received a workshop at TheatreWorks in September moving toward its world premiere in December. At this stage of development authors, director, orchestrator, musical director, and actors worked over the course of a week, adding, cutting, and shaping the show. Lead actors Penny Fuller (Sook) and Gabriel Hoffman (Buddy) began to forge their all-important bond, and the authors were afforded the opportunity to view a semi-staged reading of the piece in its entirety.
Getting to know some of the major players:
Penny Fuller (Sook Faulk)
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Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for The Elephant Man
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Tony Award nominations for Best Featured Actress in a Play (The Dinner Party) and in a Musical (Applause)
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Sally Bowles replacement in original 1966 Broadway production of Cabaret
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Appeared in over 65 TV series and movies, including All the President's Men
Gabriel Hoffman (Buddy)
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Dill in TheatreWorks’ To Kill a Mockingbird
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Jesse in TheatreWorks’ Distracted
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Noah understudy with performances in TheatreWorks’ Caroline, or Change
Duane Poole (Book)
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Writer/producer on over 50 TV series and movies
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Teleplay/co-executive producer on 1997 TV film of A Christmas Memory
Larry Grossman (Music)
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2 Tony Award nominations for Best Original Score (Grind and A Doll's Life)
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Written or contributed music to 8 Broadway productions
Carol Hall (Lyrics)
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Drama Desk Awards for Music and Lyrics of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
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Emmy Award-winning television show, children's book, and album Free to Be... You and Me
Steve Orich (Orchestrations)
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Tony Award nomination for Best Orchestration for Jersey Boys
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Orchestration for Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots (TheatreWorks, 2008)
