BIG ARTS Herb Strauss Announces 2011-2012 Theater Season

Aug. 21, 2011 - PRLog -- BIG ARTS has announced its 2011-2012 live theater season beginning this fall. Productions include Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (October 27-29; November 1-5), A Couple of Blaguards (November 15-26), Winter Wonderettes (December 16-31), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (January 13-February 11), Das Barbecü (February 17-March 17), and Over the Tavern (March 23-April 21). All productions are at BIG ARTS Herb Strauss Theater.
Tickets are $42 for adults, $20 for child 16 and under. Series tickets $108 for three shows, or all six shows for $198.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, the season’s inaugural production, comes to BIG ARTS for a special eight-night run from the stage of the Florida Laboratory Theater. Annette Trossbach, recognized most recently for her directing work in Hamlet, A Clockwork Orange and Women Beware Women, is set to direct this classic written by famed playwright Edward Albee. Performances are October 27, 28, 29; November 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.  
Described by The New York Times as “memorable,” A Couple of Blaguards is a two-man comedy by award-winning authors and brothers Frank and Malachy McCourt (Angela’s Ashes, A Monk Swimming, respectively) about their experience growing up in Ireland and America. Their show, which continues to enjoy tremendous critical acclaim as it tours around the country, also includes a sprinkling of Irish song and dance. Performances are November 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, and 26.
Winter Wonderettes is the holiday-themed sequel to Roger Bean’s well-received 1999 musical comedy, The Marvelous Wonderettes, and has been called “the perfect Christmas revue” by LA Weekly. Be sure to reserve tickets for the musical’s very special New Year’s Eve performance, complete with a champagne toast to ring in 2012. Performances are December 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31. Special New Year’s Eve performance, with champagne reception, starts at 9 p.m.
Based on the popular 1988 film, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is the Tony® Award-winning musical that has taken Broadway by storm. The story centers around two con men living on the French Riviera who unsuccessfully attempt to combine forces only to realize the town is only big enough for one of them. Performances are January 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, February 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11.
All shows, except New Year’s Eve, begin at 8 p.m. Pre-season ticket orders to BIG ARTS Members, begin in September. Remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public after October 15.
The Herb Strauss Theater is located at 2200 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel FL. Box Office phone number is  (239) 472-6862.                                                                
To learn more about these productions and BIG ARTS events, stop by BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel; call (239) 395-0900; e-mail info@BIGARTS.org; or log on to www.BIGARTS.org.

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