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Woodberry Performing Arts Presents The Fall of the House of Usher and Exiles from the Sun in DC and NYC this Summer
Woodberry performing arts faculty, alumni, and current students are flying their colors in Washington, DC, and New York City this summer. Theater program director Brent Cirves and Woodberry alumnus Mike Johnson '05 co-wrote a musical that will make its debut at the Washington, DC, Fringe Festival in July, and will also be performed at the NY Fringe Festival in August. Cirves also wrote an original drama that has been selected for a full production at the NY Fringe.
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, based on Poe's masterpiece, will premier at the Apothecary Theater in Washington, DC, an intimate space in an 1840s building in the heart of the theater district at 1013 7th Street NW. Show times are Saturday, July 11 ,at 3:00 p.m and at 10:00 p.m.; Saturday, July 18 ,at 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday, July 22, at 9:00 p.m.; and Friday, July 24 at 9:30 p.m. Brent Cirves will direct. Cast members include Harry Averett '08 and Alex Cirves '06. The technical crew includes alumni Denis Houyoux '94, Josef Ciskanik '09, Ian Cordray '08, John McAfee '03, Jordan Marchese '06, and Alex Cirves '06; Woodberry performing arts faculty members Tim Stakem and Wallace Hornady and current student Dennis Wilson are also assisting in the production.
Tickets are $15 each, and they go on sale June 22. They can be purchased at this website: http://www.capitalfringe.org
The group will reprise THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER in New York City from August 14 to August 20, in repertory with our second show, EXILES FROM THE SUN, a family drama. Both shows run two hours with a ten-minute intermission between the acts. For more information, a description of the shows, or tickets--which will cost $15 in NYC as well--you can go to this Web site: http://www.fringenyc.org.
Please also see these Web sites as they go live: www.usherthemusical.com and www.exilesfromthesun.com.
Mark your calendars and support Woodberry's performing arts this summer.
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