Anne of the Thousand Days
Hi all!
I just wanted to remind you about my upcoming performances with Vpstart Crow in Manassas, VA. If any of you are in the area and would love to come, I’d love to see you there. Our pay what you can preview is tonight, Thursday, July 13, 2006 at 8pm, and we open tomorrow night.
Either way, I hope you enjoy the rest of your summer!
Anne of the Thousand Days Opens July 14
For Immediate Release
July 4, 2006
MANASSAS - Vpstart Crow Productions, Inc., a non-Equity professional theatre company, will continue its 2006 season with Anne of the Thousand Days, Maxwell Anderson’s classic play about Anne Boleyn’s turbulent and eventually fatal marriage to Henry VIII, July 14-30, 2006, at The Cramer Center, located at 9008 Center St. in Old Town Manassas, VA.
Written by Anderson in 1947, Anne of the Thousand Days is described by Dramatists Play Service as a "beautiful presentation of the story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn played against the well-known historical background of the Court of Henry." The play was later adapted into an Academy Award-winning film in 1969, directed by Charles Jarrot and starring Richard Burton as Henry VIII and Genevieve Bujold as Anne Boleyn.
The production will run Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Vpstart Crow Interim Artistic Director Christine Lange will direct Anderson’s masterpiece, having previously co-directed A Christmas Carol for Vpstart Crow in 2005 as well as appearing onstage there in Romeo and Juliet (Benvolio/Apothecary) and The Taming of the Shrew (Bianca) last season.
Anne will feature Vpstart Crow veterans Jay Tilley (Henry VIII), Ted Ballard (Thomas Boleyn/Bishop Fisher), Sallie Ronan (Elizabeth Boleyn) and Paul Rubenstein (Henry Norris/John Houghton).
The production will also include the following talented newcomers: Pamela Sabella (Anne Boleyn), Donald Neal (Cardinal Wolsey), Carl Brandt Long (Mark Smeaton), Sam McCrea (Norfolk), Brian Crane (Thomas Cromwell), Brett Bartosavage (Percy/Bailiff), Abigail Wright (Mary Boleyn), Brian Ross Huse (Thomas More), Lauren Christopher (Jane Seymour) and Melissa Klein (Madge Shelton).
Melissa Jo York-Tilley serves as production manager and rehearsal stage manager with properties and set dressing by Erika Wahle, costumes by Elizabeth Vernaci, dramaturgy by Kate McConnell, poster and program cover by Christopher Robin, and publicity by Jay Tilley.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students, seniors, and City of Manassas or Prince William County employees. For tickets, please contact Tickets.com or call them at (800) 955-5566. For group sales or more information, please contact Vpstart Crow at vpstartcrow@comcast.net or (703) 365-0240 or visit www.vpstartcrow.com.
PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN PREVIEW AND TALK BACK PERFORMANCE
In an effort to make this production accessible to all members of the community, Vpstart Crow has made arrangements with The Cramer Center and production personnel to open the final dress rehearsal on Thursday, July 13, at 8 p.m. as a "pay-what-you-can" preview. Everyone is invited to bring their entire family to the show, making only a small donation, if possible. We will also be hosting a special "talk back" with the entire production team - actors, directors, designers and crew - on Sunday, July 23, immediately following the performance. This unique opportunity is provided for those interested in the entire "page-to-stage" process and always proves to be very informative and entertaining for those on both sides of the curtain.
ABOUT VPSTART CROW PRODUCTIONS, INC.
Founded in 1994, Vpstart Crow Productions, Inc. is a professional theatre company dedicated to performing the works of Shakespeare and other theatre classics. Vpstart Crow’s mission is to produce live theatre as a vital, accessible and exciting part of community life. Employing a resident company of local professional actors and artists of the highest caliber, Vpstart Crow is dedicated to breaking down the barriers between audience and actors in a performance style that is thought-provoking and altogether vpstartling.
