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2 0 15 / 16 SEASON WELCOME TO THE FIREHOUSE ARTS CENTER The Firehouse Arts Center is dedicated to inspiring passion through the arts. With world-class performing and visual arts, exciting interactive programs for all ages, and a state-of-the-art venue, we combine the sophistication of the culturally rich Bay Area arts landscape with the hospitality and intimacy of our own home town. FIREHOUSE ARTS CENTER BOX OFFICE Tickets may be purchased for events scheduled at both the Firehouse Arts Center and the Amador Theater at the Firehouse Box Office. Group discounts of 15% are offered for most purchases of ten or more tickets made at the same time for the same event. Gift certificates are available online, by phone or at the Box Office. TICKETS ONLINE: TICKETS at the BOX OFFICE: www.firehousearts.org 4444 Railroad Avenue, Pleasanton TICKETS BY PHONE: BOX OFFICE HOURS: 925.931.4848 Wed - Fri 12- 6 PM • Sat 10 AM - 4 PM HARRINGTON GALLERY HOURS Wed - Fri 12- 5 PM • Sat 11 AM - 3 PM & 1 hour prior to performances WELCOME TO THE FIREHOUSE ARTS CENTER JOIN THE CAST BECOME A MEMBER OF THE FIREHOUSE ARTS CENTER $150 ARTS CENTER THEATER MEMBER Become a part of the Firehouse Arts Center Membership Program and join others in support of our local Performing Arts Theater and Civic Arts programs With a Firehouse Arts membership, you will receive: Best Seats First Invitation Only Events Be the first to purchase tickets to any of Wine & Cheese Reception at the beginning next season’s shows before they go on of the season and a Member Appreciation sale to the general public. Event at the end of the season. Free Drinks Special Offers Receive 4 Drink Tickets, which may be 2-for-1 promotional offers as they become redeemed at the concessions stand at available. the Firehouse, during any show. Discount Tickets Free Gift Receive a 10% discount on most ticket Your choice of Firehouse bag or tumbler. purchases. We’d like to thank those patrons who participated in the inaugural year of our Membership Program: Allen Aldrich • Dory Bottorff • Boyd Burt • Kerrie Chabot • Lisa Delucchi • Marilyn Duman • Robin Engeman • Jean Felton • Gary Harrington • Mary Hekl • John & Nancy Hudson • H Roger Lewis • Darlene Loll • Alan Mode • Teresa & Dan Morley Pamela Ott • Olivia Sanwong • Tim Schultz • Howard Seebach • Charlotte Severin Michelle Suski • Richard Van Tassell • Stephanie Wedge • Victor Wheatman For more information, visit www.firehousearts.org/memberships or call (925) 931-4848 EVENTS LISTED BY GENRE AMERICANA HOLIDAY SHOWS (continued) Tony Furtado . 9 Cash Country Christmas . .12 . BLUES Big Fat Year-End Kiss-Off. ................... 13 Mark Hummel’s JAZZ Golden State Lonestar Revue . 8 Julian Lage . 8 BLUEGRASS Edmar Casteneda . 9 Larry Vuckovich: Special Consensus . 13 Tribute to Vince Guaraldi . 15 CABARET Spencer Day . 7 LECTURE SERIES - Museum on Main Golden Follies . 12 The Harrington’s . 19 The Swingin’ Blue Stars of the USS Hornet . 17 An Evening with Harry Houdini . 19 CLASSICAL MUSICAL THEATER PCAC - Piano Duo . 14 South Pacific . 10 Pleasanton Chamber Players . 17 TBA Family Musical . 14 Enchanted April . 17 COMEDY Big Fat Year-End Kiss-Off. ................... 13 POP/ROCK Darlingside ................................. 7 COUNTRY Unauthorized Rolling Stones ................ 8 Cash Country Christmas . .12 . December People 2015 ......................11 FAMILY THEATER JOEL ........................................13 Tales of Olympus, Jr. .........................7 Ambrosia ...................................14 Elf, Jr. 11 Larkin Poe . 16 Midsummer Night’s Dream . 15 Heart By Heart ..............................16 FOLK TEEN/YOUTH Darlingside . 7 Creatures of Impulse: Nightmare . 20 “Those Were the Days” - William Florian . 11 3rd Annual Holiday Youth Music Festival . 10 HARRINGTON GALLERY Creatures of Impulse: A Long Winter’s Tale . 20 Creatures of Impulse: Improv Face-Off . 20 Pleasanton Art League Member’s Exhibition . 18. Youth Music Festival: Strata . 18 “Y2K” and “True Fusion” . 16 Allied Artists West . 18 Creatures of Impulse: Heroes & Villains . 20 Figures in Space . 19 Fresh Works 2016 . 19 VOCAL HOLIDAY SHOWS m-pact ......................................15 December People 2015 . 11 WORLD MUSIC Golden Follies . 12 Edmar Casteneda ........................... 9 Jeff Bordes & Friends . 12 Tito y Son de Cuba ...........................10 4 FIREHOUSE ARTS CENTER 2015 - 2016 SEASON FOR THE FAMILY CIVIC ARTS STAGE COMPANY FAMILY THEATER PERFORMED BY LOCAL YOUTH TALES OF OLYMPUS JR. September 18 - 27 Friday • 7:30 PM Saturday • 2 & 7:30 PM Sunday • 2 PM Peering down from their home on Mount Olympus, the ancient Greek gods and goddesses see a fast-paced, modern world filled with folks who don’t know who they are. Who will tell their stories? The Muse of Epic Poetry, Calliope, descends from the mountaintop to ask 11 year-old Jason for his help. Join us on this musical journey with Jason to meet Zeus, Athena, Aphrodite and the rest of the Greek pantheon to hear the Tales of Olympus! See page 7 At the AMADOR THEATER ELF THE MUSICAL JR. December 11 - 20 Friday • 7:30 PM Saturday • 2 & 7:30 PM Sunday • 2 PM Based on the beloved holiday film, this hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy follows Buddy the Elf in his quest to find his true identity. Join The City of Pleasanton for this heart-warming classic, brought to life by the award-winning Bay Area Children’s Theatre company. See page 11 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM March 11 - 20 Friday • 7:30 PM Saturday • 2 & 7:30 PM Sunday • 2 PM Civic Arts Stage Company is proud present one of William Shakespeare’s most popular comedies live at the Firehouse Arts Center. This whimsical play includes magic, fairies, and mistaken identity; a theatrical recipe perfect for the whole family! See page 15 FIREHOUSE ARTS CENTER www.firehousearts.org 5 SEASON OF MUSICALS PACIFIC COAST REPERTORY THEATRE Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre (PCRT) is proud to present the 2015 - 2016 Season of Musicals. Subscription packages are now available for this exciting upcoming musical series. Purchase the same number of tickets for each of the three shows in the 2015 - 2016 season and receive a 15% subscriber discount. You will also enjoy reduced processing fees, have preferential seating to shows, share in Friends of Subscribers, and have exchange privileges for subscribers only. With Friends of Subscribers, you can purchase additional tickets to any of the PCRT Season of Musicals performances at a discount of $3 off per ticket for family and friends by calling or visiting the box office. SOUTH PACIFIC November 7 - 22, 2015 See page 10 This classic musical set in WWII is about love, war and overcoming racial prejudice. Songs include Younger than Springtime, Some Enchanted Evening, Bloody Mary and There is Nothin’ Like a Dame. Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. SHOW #2 - TO BE ANNOUNCED ... Be a Part January 30 - February 14, 2016 of Our World See page 14 (Winter 2016) We can’t publish the title of this show – YET To Be – but we can tell you it is based on a classic Announced Soon... fairy tale involving a Prince, a Princess, a (Rights Permitting) Witch, a King and many undersea creatures. ENCHANTED APRIL April 23 - May 8, 2016 See page 17 World Premiere of a brand new musical! The story is based on the Elizabeth von Arnim novel, Tony Award winning play, and Oscar nominated film. Four very dissimilar London women meet up at a remote Italian chateau, each seeking and finding surprising answers to her own life’s problems. Lyrics by Charles Leipart, music by Richard Evans Subscription packages are available by phone, at the box office during box office hours or online by selecting “Subscriptions”. 6 FIREHOUSE ARTS CENTER 2015 - 2016 SEASON 2014 - 2015 SEASON FOLK/POP: DARLINGSIDE Firehouse Season 6 Kick-Off! Saturday, September 5 • 8 PM $20 - $30 Indie, folk, and retro-pop sensibilities; four-part barbershop harmonies; classical strings paired with bluegrass, folk, and rock instrumentation equal the lush musical world of Darlingside. Quoting David Fricke of Rolling Stone, they are a “Quartet with a rich line in acoustic textures and chamber-rock dynamics…now in my daily rotation.” Electric bass, electric and acoustic guitar, cello, violin, banjo, mandolin, percussion. CABARET: SPENCER DAY: “THE LOOK OF LOVE” #1 Billboard Recording Artist and Songwriter Celebrates the Classics Saturday, September 12 • 8 PM $17 - $27 A perennial favorite in the San Francisco Bay Area! Known for the versatility of his music, Day infuses his shows with elements of cabaret, storytelling, and comedy. Featuring classic Great American Songbook standards including Groovin, A World Without Love, and The Look of Love, re-imagined and interpreted in Spencer’s trademark honey baritone voice, with a contemporary, upbeat twist that has become his signature sound. CHILDREN’S THEATER: Civic Arts Stage Company TALES OF OLYMPUS JR. September 18 - 27 Friday • 7:30 PM Saturday • 2 & 7:30 PM Sunday • 2 PM $7 - $18 Peering down from their home on Mount Olympus, the ancient Greek gods and goddesses see a fast-paced, modern world filled with folks who don’t know who they are. Who will tell their stories? The Muse of Epic Poetry, Calliope, descends from the mountaintop to ask 11 year-old Jason for his help. Join us on this musical journey with Jason to meet Zeus, Athena, Aphrodite and the rest of the Greek pantheon to hear the Tales of Olympus! FIREHOUSE ARTS CENTER www.firehousearts.org 7 BLUES: MARK HUMMEL’S GOLDEN STATE LONESTAR REVUE Cross-Country Blues Extravaganza! Saturday, October 3 • 8 PM $17 - $27 Winner of both Best Album and Best Traditional Album of the 2014 Blues Music Awards, and 2014 Grammy-Nominated for Best Blues Album, this band is a cross-country meeting of the minds between California and Texas musicians.