Tickets & Dinner Theatre Packages for Proof

Jan. 1, 2012 - PRLog -- WHAT:  Stage One’s production of Proof, by David Auburn.  Proof is the recipient of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize and the 2001 Tony Award for drama.

WHERE & WHEN: Janesville Performing Arts Center 408 S. Main St., Janesville, WI.
Jan 19, 20, 21, 27, & 28 at 7:30pm; Jan. 22 & 29 at 2:00pm.

TICKETS: $14; all students $7. Call JPAC for reservations: 608-758-0297, or online at www.janesvillepac.org. Pay What You Can Night: Jan 19.

Special Offerings to Delight Your Senses!

** Dinner Theatre Packages at the Speakeasy **
Proof provides food-for-thought; the Speakeasy provides food for your culinary pleasure!
Dinner & Theatre from $32 - $45 per person.
Choose from 3 special menu offerings: Surf & Turf; seafood or chicken; pasta.
Reserved theatre seat at JPAC for Proof included.
Available by reservation Jan 20, 21, 27 & 28.
Call (608) 531-0012 for reservations.
www.gospeakeasylounge.com

** Proof After-Glow **
Sat, Jan 21, & Fri, Jan 27, join us at the Speakeasy, immediately after the show, for a complimentary dessert bar; meet the cast & crew; and partake in an informal discussion facilitated by Barbara Bendlin, of the UW-Rock County Math Dept. Cash bar available.
Speakeasy: 19 North High Street Janesville, WI. (608) 531-0012

THE CAST:
Director: Michael Stalsberg (Janesville)
Producer: Edie Baran (Hanover)
Stage Manager: Kristen Loudon (Janesville)
Catherine: Carrie Sweet (Verona)
Robert: Tom Hensen (Madison)
Claire: Amy Krebs (Janesville)
Hal: Jeremy Heesen (Janesville)

THE PLAY: Catherine has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions,
including wondering whether she has inherited not only his genius, but also his madness.

This play by David Auburn combines elements of mystery and surprise with old-fashioned storytelling to provide a compelling evening of theater. - David Kaufman, Daily News

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: Michael Stalsberg has directed the highly-acclaimed Tick, Tock, … BOOM! by Jonathan Larson, and The Frogs by Stephen Sondheim and Burt Shevelove, both at the Janesville Performing Arts Center (JPAC). He is currently the Technical Director at JPAC and most recently was Tech Director of Stage One’s Rabbit Hole. Other theatre affiliations include New Court Theatre, Theatre Unlimited, and numerous other Rock County theatre organizations. Michael is a graduate of Madison Media Institute.

ABOUT STAGE ONE: Stage One’s mission is to entertain, educate, and creatively challenge its audience by producing high-quality, thought-provoking plays, such as Pulitzer Prize winning dramas, American theater classics, Shakespeare, and other important pieces of theatre.  Stage One’s 2011 – 2012 season is a season of Pulitzer Prize winners: Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Michael Chase (Oct 2011); Proof, by David Auburn, directed by Michael Stalsberg (Jan. 2012); and Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive (May 2012), which will be directed by Wm. Patrick Barlow. This non-profit theatre company is based in Janesville, WI. For more information, go to www.stageonewi.org, email: info@stageonewi.org, or call Edie Baran, producer, at 608-931-5705. Stage One representatives are available to speak to community service clubs, book clubs, and other interested organizations.

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