Lakewood Theatre Company will celebrate its 56th anniversary season with six productions beginning July 11, 2008. Season tickets for the 2008-2009 season are on sale now and prices range from $140.00 - $150.00. Performances are Thursday -Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sundays at 7:00 PM and some Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM. Season tickets can be purchased at the LTC Box Office at 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego. Box Office hours are 9-5 weekdays and 10-4 on Saturdays. Call 503-635-3901 to charge your order by phone. Tickets may also be purchased on line beginning April 15th at http://www.lakewood-center.org
Highlights for Lakewood's 2008-09 season include the Oregon premiere of the new Ken Ludwig adventure play, The Three Musketeers and the Oregon premiere of the new Michael Allen Harrison musical, Prometheus. Single ticket prices range from $26 -30 dollars.
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2008 -09 Season at Lakewood Theatre Company
performances on the Headlee Mainstage at Lakewood Center for the Arts
368 S. State Street, Lake Oswego, Oregon
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
July 11 - August 24, 2008
From the novel by Alexandre Dumas Adapted by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Don Alder
This exciting and funny new adaptation by Ken Ludwig (Lend Me A Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) is based on the timeless story by Alexandre Dumas. In a tale of heroism, treachery and honor, d'Artagnan, a young Frenchman from Gascony, sets off for Paris to become a king's musketeer. A swashbuckling action comedy and an Oregon premiere!
PROMETHEUS THE MUSICAL
September 12 - October 19, 2008
by Michael Allen Harrison and David Bates
Directed by Greg Tamblyn
Popular Portland composer/performer Michael Allen Harrison brings his hot new musical to Lakewood for its world premiere. Co-written with David Bates, the story of Prometheus is about the legendary Greek who stole the sacred flame of the gods and gave it to man. This exciting new musical features ballads, big-band swing, children's choruses and ensemble arrangements. Zeus and the heavens ignite with this epic tale!
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
November 7 - December 14, 2008
by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Directed by Jim Crino
At the zany Sycamore household, presided over by Grandpa Vanderhof, everyone does just what he or she pleases. The one "normal" family member is granddaughter Alice, who is in love with her boss, Tony Kirby. When Tony's stuffy parents come to visit, you can expect a few fireworks and even a police raid! Winner of the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Best Play. Show Sponsor: The Bank of Oswego.
BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE
January 16 - February 22, 2009
by John Van Druten
Directed by Bruce Blanchard
Before there was "Bewitched," there was the stylish and funny romantic comedy, Bell, Book and Candle. Gillian, a modern-day witch, decides to amuse herself by casting a love spell on her handsome young neighbor. Her life is turned upside-down when she gets supernatural assistance from her eccentric aunt and beatnik-warlock brother. An enchanting comedy that asks the question, "How much are you willing to change for the one you love?" Show Sponsor: Lakewood Center Associates.
A FLEA IN HER EAR
March 13 - April 19, 2009
Adapted from the play by Georges Feydeau New translation by David Ives
Directed by Alan Shearman
This venerable French farce with a new translation by David Ives (All In the Timing, Is He Dead?) received rave reviews with its recent Chicago debut. A young wife wonders if her husband is having an affair when she surreptitiously opens his mail and finds a strange pair of suspenders. What is her husband up to? Does he still love her? Mistaken identities, slamming doors and a hotel rendezvous are served up with frothy frenetic fun!
INTO THE WOODS
May 8 - June 14, 2009
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine
Directed by Wade Willis
Once upon a time, a Baker and his Wife journey into the woods on a quest to lift a witch's curse. On the way they cross paths with Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella, and a menagerie of other fairy tale characters to reveal what happens after "happily ever after." Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning score weaves a magical spell with such bewitching gems as "Children Will Listen," "Giants In The Sky" and "No One Is Alone." Show Sponsor: The Dorothea M. Lensch Fund/Oregon Community Foundation.
Thursday - Saturdays at 8:00 PM, Sundays at 7:00 PM
and some Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM.
Performances at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street, Lake Oswego.
Please note: Shows are subject to change.
Call 503-635-3901 for tickets or go on line at www.lakewood-center.org
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Lakewood Theatre Company features an intimate 220-seat theatre conveniently located at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street in Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034. For further information please call 503-635-3901.
LAKEWOOD THEATRE COMPANY WEBSITE:
www.lakewood-center.org
About Lakewood Theatre Company
56 Years of Live Theatre: Founded as a not-for-profit organization in 1952, Lakewood Theatre Company is a semi-professional theatre dedicated to the study and presentation of drama in all its forms; the training and development of actors; and the creation, maintenance and operation of a theatre in which to present plays and other forms of entertainment. Lakewood Theatre Company is the oldest continually operated, not-for-profit theatre company in the Portland Metropolitan area. It annually provides more than 700 theatre artists the opportunity to learn and display their craft and attracts more than 40,000 people to its shows.
- 56th Season -
Productions in the 2008-09 Season are underwritten, in part, by
The Regional Arts & Culture Council & Work for Art,
The Oregon Arts Commission and
The National Endowment for the Arts
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