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FOUNTAIN HILLS COMMUNITY THEATER IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE
THE WORLD PREMIER OF A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY ‘MIDSUMMER DREAMIN’

Fountain Hills Community Theater is proud to announce the world premier of the new musical comedy Midsummer Dreamin’, a brand new musical adaptation based on William Shakespeare’s comedy ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ but set in the early 1970’s and featuring top 40 hits of the era including ‘Crocodile Rock’, ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ and ‘YMCA’ to name a few.

Midsummer Dreamin’ tells of the adventures of four young lovers, a group of amateur actors, and the fairies who inhabit a moonlit forest. When Mia, who is in love with Andy, is told she must marry Denny or face life in a convent or death, she and her friend Helen run away into the Forest of Arden. They are followed by their loves Denny and Andy. There, through the machinations of a rather stoned fairy named Puck and with the help of an ‘herbal concoction’ that Puck and his king Oberon create, they fall in and out of love with each other with hilarious results. Meanwhile, a group of workman turned actors, of questionable talents, come under the spell of the Queen of the Fairies, Titania. The Queen, once again with the help of the ‘herbal remedy’, falls helplessly in love with one of the performers.

Fountain Hills Community Theater has always been dedicated to presenting new works. In the past FHCT has premiered many new works including ‘The Three Musketeers’, ‘The Vanishing of Anna’, ‘Mumblety-Peg’ and ‘Moby Dick’. The theater is proud to present the world premier of this new musical by Artistic Director, Peter J. Hill.

Midsummer Dreamin’ is produced by Patty Torrilhon and Linda Ferington and directed by Peter J. Hill. The show is choreographed by Noel Irick and musically directed by Russ Noble. Midsummer Dreamin’ features Kevin Briancesco, Alex Bradley, Heidi Carpenter, Todd Carrie, Ross Collins, Lindsey Garland, Christian Gentry, Peyton Jordan, Ryan Jordan, Christina Keosky-Smith, Matt Mcdonald, Jacqui Notorio, Sean Owen, Zach Percevecz, Roger Prenger, Erin Ryan, Diane Senffner, Tanya Schoenwolf, Doug Simmons, Michael Stewart, Debbie Vinopal, Tom Vinopal and Owen Zerambo.

Midsummer Dreamin’ will play May 14-30, 2010. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM and Sundays at 2PM. A reception will be held on Opening night for all those attending that evening, featuring free appetizers, wine and soft drinks. Individual tickets are $25.00 for Adults and $20.00 for children 17 and under. Seniors receive a $5.00 discount on all Thursday performances. Group rates and student rush discounts are available. A “Pay What You Can” matinee performance will be held Saturday, May 22nd at 2PM. Ticket price for this performance is on a donation-basis only, no money will be collected. To be guaranteed seating please call the Box Office, walk-ins will be seated subject to availability.

All performances are at Fountain Hills Community Theater on its Mainstage at 11445 N. Saguaro Blvd. (The Corner of Saguaro and Rand). Tickets are available through the Theater Box Office at (480) 837-9661 x3. Box Office Hours are 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Tuesday through Saturday. Visit our website at www.fhct.org.

For additional information not contained in this press release, please call Fountain Hills Community Theater Artistic Director, Peter J. Hill at (480) 837-9661 EXT. 7.

Caption: Diane Senffner, Roger Prenger, Jacqui Notorio, Lindsey Garland, Christina Keosky-Smith & Peyton Jordan.

Caption: Matt Macdonald, Seany Owen & Zach Percevecz

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
9-13-2009

FOUNTAIN HILLS COMMUNITY THEATER IS PROUD TO OFFER
FREE TICKETS TO ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

WHAT: Free tickets to active military

WHEN: Throughout the FHCT Mainstage & Youth Seasons

WHERE: Fountain Hills Community Theater 11445 N Saguaro Blvd., Fountain Hills, AZ 85268

HOW: Reservations: (480) 837-9661 x3 Visa/MC/Amex/Discover

PRICE: Free

Fountain Hills Community Theater is proud to offer free tickets to active military members and their immediate families. Recognizing the sacrifice and dedication of our military personnel, Fountain Hills Community Theater has chosen to provide free tickets to all shows throughout the entire 2009-10 Mainstage and Youth Seasons to currently active military personnel and their immediate families.

The theater’s board, staff and volunteers are making these tickets available as the theater’s way of saying ‘Thank You’ to those dedicated members of the armed services who put themselves in harm’s way to protect this country and the way of life that allows theaters like ours to flourish.

Active military members may call the theater box office for any regularly scheduled performance and reserve tickets to any Mainstage or Youth performance for themselves and their immediate family. Seating is limited and advance reservations are required.

Performances for Mainstage are Thursdays, Friday and Saturdays at 8:00 P.M. and Sunday at 2:00 P.M. Youth Theater performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:00 PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM All performances are at Fountain Hills Community Theater at 11445 N. Saguaro Blvd. (The Corner of Saguaro and Rand). Tickets are available through the Theater Box Office at (480) 837-9661 x3. Box Office Hours are 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Tuesday through Saturday. Visit our website at www.fhct.org.

For additional information not contained in this press release, please call Fountain Hills Community Theater Artistic Director, Peter J. Hill at (480) 837-9661 EXT. 7.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
9-13-2009

FOUNTAIN HILLS COMMUNITY THEATER IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE
THE ADDITION OF ‘GIVE WHAT YOU CAN NIGHT’ AT THE THEATER

WHAT: GIVE WHAT YOU CAN NIGHT

WHEN: September 26th at 2PM

WHERE: Fountain Hills Community Theater 11445 N Saguaro Blvd., Fountain Hills, AZ 85268

HOW: No reservations required. Seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Lobby opens one hour prior to performance, seating begins 30 minutes prior to curtain.

PRICE: Pay what you can afford performances.

Fountain Hills Community Theater is proud to announce the addition of ‘Give What You Can’ nights at the theater. Recognizing the difficult economic times the valley is facing, Fountain Hills Community Theater has chosen to offer a ‘give what you can afford’ performance. The theater has scheduled one additional matinee performance during the run of its upcoming production of “The Sound of Music” to audience members who might be stretching their dollars, but would enjoy attending a performance at the theater.

Artistic Director Peter J. Hill says: “We know things are tough financially, and everyone is making sacrifices. At the theater we feel it is important that people should not be required to cut the arts from their lives.”

Everyone involved in the productions, from actors to musicians to crew, is offering their services and talents for free to make this special performance possible.

Hill said: “It is a pay what you can afford night. If an audience member can afford nothing, they can join us for free and we will be delighted to have them. Of course, if someone can afford $200.00 and values what we’re doing, I’m kinda hopin’ they might join us too! We’re just relying on the community itself not to abuse the situation and allow those who would most benefit from these tickets to have them.”

Hill expressed his deepest thanks to the faithful Fountain Hills Season Ticket holders and Single Ticket patrons for continuing to support the theater and making this kind of generosity possible.

The first ‘Give What You Can’ performance will be a matinee of The Sound of Music on Saturday, Sept. 26th at 2:00pm. Seating is limited and advance reservations are required – pay “what you can afford” at the door.

The Sound of Music will play Sept. 18 through Oct. 4, 2009. Performances are Thursdays, Friday and Saturdays at 8:00 P.M. and Sunday at 2:00 P.M. Opening night will feature appetizers, wine and soft drinks for all those attending that evening. Individual tickets are $25.00 for Adults and $20.00 for children 17 and under. Seniors receive a $5.00 discount on all Thursday performances. Group rates and student rush discounts are available. All performances are at Fountain Hills Community Theater on its Mainstage at 11445 N. Saguaro Blvd. (The Corner of Saguaro and Rand). Tickets are available through the Theater Box Office at (480) 837-9661 x3. Box Office Hours are 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Tuesday through Saturday. Visit our website at www.fhct.org.

For additional information not contained in this press release, please call Fountain Hills Community Theater Artistic Director, Peter J. Hill at (480) 837-9661 EXT. 7.


Patty Torrilhon
Publicity/Education Director