SPRING 2011

After 3 years, two Tony Awards & 1,135 record-breaking performances on Broadway “The 39 Steps” ended its New York run January 16, 2011. It will open the 62nd season at Pioneer Playhouse, playing June 10 - June 25.

The 39 Steps is the perfect show for GROUPS OF ANY SIZE. Whether you’re looking for a fun-filled night out with the extended family, an excuse to get a big group of friends together, or a fabulous night out for members of your organization, look no further than two-time Tony® Award-winning comedy The 39 Steps! This fast-paced comedy is great fun for anyone from 9 to 90. And best of all, you don’t even have to be familiar with Hitchcock’s classic film to enjoy it – The 39 Steps stands alone as, hands and feet down, one of the best times you’ll ever have at the theatre! Mix Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python, some handcuffs and a good old-fashioned romance… in this gleeful send-up of a hilarious classic. Don’t even think about missing this one! A riotous comedy, rated G. As a special kick-off for our 62nd fantastic season, we were able to land this very special Broadway favorite, which will star Playhouse favorites - Eben French Mastin, Patricia Hammond, Daniel Hall Kuhn, Chris Kateff and Synge Maher - along with some exciting new faces.

For theatre excitement, Remember the summer! 2011

June 10 - 25: THE 39 STEPS - adapted by Patrick Barlow Winner of two 2008 Tony and Drama Desk Awards! Mix an Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python, some handcuffs and a good old-fashioned romance… in this gleeful send-up of a classic Hitchcock film. Don’t even think about missing it! A riotous comedy, Rated G.

June 28 - July 9: TARTUFFE: THE SOUTHERN VERSION Adapted from Moliere Literature’s most pernicious preacher is back!….In this spirited adaptation set in antebellum-era Kentucky. Full of hoopla, hoopskirts and hallelujahs, you won’t believe how the spirit moves Reverend Tartuffe... or how often. A classic masterpiece! Rated G, for my-“goodness!”

July 12 - 23: THAT MADCAP MOON A new and exciting addition to the by Janet Henson Dow and Robert Schroeder preshow activities at Pioneer Playhouse Celebrate the WW2 War Years in Danville… as seen this year will be the Backstage Boutique. through the eyes of a girl on the verge of womanhood, who Now before the show, as well as the feels a change coming, to family, community… and to an Raintree County display, you can have a entire world. A coming-of-age story set on Danville’s Main Street... that feels like a “Looking Back 70 Years” article delicious ice cream with homemade sprung to life! Comedy, Rated G. chocolate toppings at the Palace of Sweets, meander casually through the turn-of-the- July 26 - Aug. 6: century Village, and peruse the fabulous DON’T CRY FOR ME, MARGARET MITCHELL stock of original hand-made jewelry, by V. Cate and Duke Ernsberger clothing, quilts and crafts at the all-new “Gone With the Wind” producer David O. Selznick has Backstage Boutique. locked two men in his office for an emergency session, to Located in the Pioneer Village across “improve” the script. As time goes by, they become from the Palace of Sweets, this new venue increasingly delirious, acting out every major character, from is dedicated to fabric arts and other unique Scarlett to Mammy - - in howlingly funny parodies of arts by Teresa Martin and other artists. filmdom’s greatest moments. Bring a handkerchief because One of a kind fabric art wearables and you’ll be weeping with laughter! Comedy, Rated G. other unique items created by Teresa Aug. 9 - Aug. 20: include:  Hand painted silk scarves  KOSHER LUTHERANS - by William Missouri Downs  Hand dyed silk and rayon clothing A young Jewish couple are desperate to adopt the unique hand pieced skirts and jackets  infant of a fresh-off-the-farm Iowa girl, whose dogmatic dad wool felted dolls  handbags and carry only likes ...Lutherans. So the couple poses as a pair of totes  One of a kind ceramics  Inkle and ludafisk-loving, Prairie Home Companion listening, polka tape looms… And More!!!! fans… in this divinely inspired, comedy with message and

Contact Teresa Martin - (859) 936-9075 heart! Rated PG. eMail: [email protected] More than 50 Booths, Sales and Demonstration located on the Pioneer Playhouse Grounds! Local Artists and Craftsman produced items for sale: Paintings, pottery, quilts, rugs, photography, wood work, loom work/ weaving, blacksmithing, hand-dyed clothing, jewelry. There will also be food vendors, barbeque, breads, cookies, ice cream.

Working with a grant from the Bluegrass Community/ Lottie Ellis Foundation, Pioneer Playhouse is very excited to work with Bluegrass students, to develop their passion for history and the cultural arts. The Arts Educational Outreach Program will include two hundred Bluegrass area high school students from Fayette, Clark, Franklin, Scott, Woodford, Jessamine, Harrison, Boyle, Bourbon, Madison, Montgomery and Anderson counties. The Program will consist of a workshop from 2pm- 10:30pm every Wednesday between June 1 – August 20. Program activities will include basic acting workshops, watching rehearsals, watching “Summerstock” the one- hour PBS documentary about Pioneer Playhouse, having dinner, taking a guided tour (with emphasis on history, recycling, and turning dreams into reality), volunteering (teaching “service to community” by ushering), capped off by watching a live performance at historic Pioneer Playhouse. During that time all that the students have learned will be put into practical context, enriching their understanding of the arts. All the schools in the Bluegrass region will be contacted; however, if you know of any student who might be interested in We welcome any size contribution. Checks can be made participating in this special project, you can out to Pioneer Playhouse. Mail your donation to: contact Jane Dewey at Danville High School Pioneer School of Drama (dba Pioneer Playhouse) is a registered or Mimi Becker, whose email address is: 501 (c) (3) non-profit institution dedicated to education and promotion of all phases of theatre arts on a local, state and national level. [email protected] Your contribution is Tax Deductible. Pioneer Playhouse is very grateful to the yes! I want to make a charitable donation Bluegrass Community/ Lottie Ellis Foundation, to help support and preserve for assisting us in this exciting venture to work with Bluegrass students, to develop their passion Kentucky’s oldest outdoor theatre. for history and the cultural arts.  I have enclosed a check to Pioneer Playhouse in the amount of $ ______.

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