Sierra Repertory Announces 2013 Season
New Season to Include Buddy Holly, Oklahoma, and More
Sierra Repertory Theatre will open its 2013 season with the
biographical musical BUDDY: The Buddy
Holly Story. With nine shows in all, the recently announced 2013 season
will also include a summer performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, a fall performance of the comedic play Harvey, and a special Christmas run of It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play, which will close the season.
Season tickets are now on sale, and general admission tickets go on sale to the
public October 1.
The 2013 Gala opens the season with a special performance of BUDDY. Following the story of legendary
recording artist Buddy Holly, BUDDY runs
March 2 – April 21 at the East Sonora Theatre. The successful rock n’ roll
musical includes more than 20 of Holly’s greatest hits, including “Peggy Sue,”
“That’ll be the Day,” “Oh Boy,” “Rave On” and “Maybe Baby.” The Daily Telegraph
called the show “an utter joy,” writing, “You will leave with a smile on your
face and a spring in your step. Exilarating!”
The season continues April 19 with Church Basement Ladies, playing through May 19 at Fallon House
Theatre. A musical celebration of the church basement kitchen and the women who
work there, Church Basement Ladies features
four distinct characters as they organize the food and solve the problems of a
rural church about to undergo changes in 1965. From the elderly matriarch to
the young bride-to-be, we see them handle a record-breaking Christmas dinner,
the funeral of a dear friend, a Hawaiian Easter Fundraiser and a hot July
wedding. They stave off disasters, share and debate recipes, and keep the
Pastor on course while enjoying (and tolerating) each other as the true “steel
magnolias” of the church.
The second show at East Sonora, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks,
plays May 31-June 23. The comedy is about a formidable retired woman and an
unexpected friendship she develops with her acerbic dance instructor. Since its
Broadway opening, the play has been translated into 12 languages and has
traversed the globe with productions in over 20 countries.
The popular Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! plays Fallon House June 28 – August 18. Set in the
Western Territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry
between the farmers and the cowboys provides a colorful backdrop for the love
story of handsome cowboy Curly and winsome farmgirl Laurey. The beloved score
includes “Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin’” and “People Will Say We’re In Love.”
RESPECT:
A Musical Journey of Women opens July 26 and plays through September 1
at East Sonora.
This international hit musical tells
the exciting story of women through popular music and the real adventures of
women realizing dreams, lost loves, relationships and careers. The song list
includes “Won’t You Come Home Bill Bailey,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Boogie
Woogie Bugle Boy,” “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend,” “I Enjoy Being a Girl,”
“Where The Boys Are” ... to ... “I Am Woman,” “Seventeen,” “Boots Are Made For
Walkin’,” “R.E.S.P.E.C.T.,” “I Will Survive” and dozens more.
The
Spitfire Grill plays October 4-27 at
East Sonora. It depicts the journey of a young woman just released from prison
who decides to start her life anew in a rundown mining town. When she begins
changing the lives of the townsfolk, she sparks a journey within the town
toward its own reawakening. New York Magazine wrote, “The amiable
Country-flavored tunes and lyrics are transcendent. It is not often that
material moves me to tears, but this was one of those occasions. The Spitfire Grill has heart and soul.”
The season at Fallon House concludes with two comedic plays. Don’t Dress for Dinner runs September
6-29 and follows the mishaps of a philandering husband and several mistaken
identities. It’s a side-splitting farce served up at a break-neck speed: a
perfect recipe for hilarious fun that The Guardian described as “hurtling along
at the speed of light” and as a “breathtaking farce is a near faultless piece
of theatrical invention.”
The classic play Harvey brings Elwood P. Dowd and his
invisible rabbit to Fallon House Theatre October 25 – November 24. This
irresistible classic American comedy is chock-full of eccentric and loveable
characters and has warmed the hearts of audiences for generations. The New York
Daily News described the Pulitzer Prize winner as “the most delightful, droll,
endearing, funny and touching piece of stage whimsy I ever saw.”
Closing the 2013 season at East Sonora, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play runs November 15 –
December 22. The holiday treat stays true to the classic film and brings the
spirit of the season to captivating life on stage right before your eyes (and
ears). Five actors play the dozens of characters, as well as produce the sound
effects in this creative play performed as a 1940s live radio broadcast in
front of a studio audience. The Chicago Sun-Times wrote, “One of the best
holiday shows around... This is a fresh and inventive way of reconnecting with
a classic story of love and redemption.”
Season tickets for 2013 are on sale now through the Sierra Rep
box office and can be purchased over the phone at 209-532-3120 or in person at
the East Sonora Theatre. Single tickets go on sale October 1. For more
information, visit www.sierrarpep.org.
