Press Release
November 12, 2007
For Show photos visit: www.village-players.org/news/EbenezerPhotos.htm
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Village Players Theatre
Oak Park’s Center for Performing Arts Presents:
Ebenezer by Bruce A. Petsche and Jim Cronin,
December 9- 23, 2007
Oak Park Il- Back by popular demand the Village Players Theatre will revive their original musical Ebenezer. Penned by founding members Bruce A. Petsche and Jim Cronin, it is the musical version of Charles Dickens' classic. For years this show was an Oak Park holiday tradition and Village Players Theatre hopes to rekindle that status once again.
"It has been an amazing year with our renovation and this show helps us come full circle paying our respects to the founders who created this theatre and the community who supports it," says Artistic Director Carl Occhipinti.
Directed by Bruce A. Petsche and Phil Nardulli, Musical Director Alison Henderson, Musical Coordinator Mercita DeMuynke and featuring John Roeder as Ebenezer, Malik D. Hughes as Tiny Tim. Also featuring Alison Barnes, Anna K. Kurtz, Bekira Rabinowitz, Antoinette Rabinowitz,
Joshua Edwards, Katie Becker, Burke Fry, Jimmy Sandoval, Kelly Sandoval, Chuck Sisson, Serena Sacco, Jacqueline Petzel, Tessa Newman, Alexandria Frisch, Maryann Carlson, James Leonard,
Kirsten Leyndyke, Ava Raddatz, Allyssa O'Donnell, Sarah Sapperstein, Jamie Sandoval, Dan Suarez, Jake Levin, Aiden VanNest, Nia Coke, Naomi Coke, Kevan Casson, Adi McKenzie, Erin Noell Watt, Craig Zeller, and J.T. Sandoval.
The Show runs December 9-23, with performances on Friday and Saturdays at 8p.m and Sundays at 3 p.m with a special Wednesday matinée on December 12 at 1 p.m. Tickets for December 9th's opening afternoon celebration are $30 for adults and include wine & hors d'oeuvre s post-performance eception. Regular run tickets are $25 and $20 for seniors and students. To order call 866-764-1010 or visit www.villageplayers.org.
Presented in the main stage space of the newly renovated Village Players Theatre located at 1010 W. Madison. Plenty of parking is available on the street. The theatre is handicap accessible; please call ahead to arrange for special seating.
Village Players Theatre, Oak Park’s Center for Performing Arts offers an eclectic mix of entertainment that empowers and inspires while exploring the human condition.
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