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I am thrilled to be sharing Olney Theatre Center’s 75th Anniversary with you. We have a wonderful series of productions planned for you to enjoy in 2013.

In 1938, local businessmen Steve Cochran and C.Y. Stephens wanted to provide professional summer theatre in a beautiful Maryland country setting. Inexplicable inspiration led them to re-purpose the Olney Roller Rink, transforming it into a rustic 430-seat summer stock theatre.

Prominent stage and screen actors such as Jessica Tandy, Tallulah Bankhead, Helen Hayes and, in later years Chris Sarandon, Roy Scheider and Sir Ian McKellan all graced our Historic Stage. Although the theatre changed leadership several times over the years, it has always maintained a standard of top-notch productions in a warm and inviting atmosphere.

Olney Theatre Center’s national and internationally acclaimed touring company, The National Players, was created in 1949 by theatre educator Father Gilbert Hartke. The Players are currently embarking on their 64th annual tour with productions of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Orwell’s Animal Farm.

75CELEBRATING

YEARS

“There is something you see at Olney that you rarely see at other professional theatres in the Washington, D.C area — families.” —The Gazette

Photo at Left:

1966 Production of Man and Superman

William H. Graham, Sr. became Olney Theatre’s General Manager in 1955, and in 1994 the company was renamed the Olney Theatre Center, and expanded from a summer stock theatre to a year-round professional theatre company.

A second theatre was added in 1999, the 150-seat Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre Lab, and in 2005 the 430-seat New Mainstage Theatre was inaugurated with a stunning production of The Miracle Worker. In that same year, Olney Theatre Center also opened The Root Family Stage, our outdoor amphitheatre, completing our unique four theatre complex.

Amy Marshall joined Olney Theatre Center in 2007 as Managing Director and has become a driving force in bringing in new and enthusiastic

contributors to be a part of the Olney Theatre Center family, as well as expanding our public and corporate funding.

Which makes me the new kid on the block — joining Olney Theatre Center as its Artistic Director in June of 2012. My hope is that my four decades of experience as a director and producer will lead to an exhilarating 75th Anniversary

season for Olney Theatre Center — a season which includes an array of 20th-century American classics, new works, reinterpretations of classics, musical theater. . . and much more. We will soon

be announcing a varied program of music, film, and special 75th Anniversary events to complement our season of nine great plays and musicals.

Come and be a part of an exciting theatrical journey and play your part in our story. I look forward to meeting you at the theatre in the months ahead!

Martin Platt Artistic Director

“If you’re a serious theatergoer…then know this: Better get yourself to the suburbs!” —The Washington Post

SPRING

AWAKENING“The most gorgeous Broadway score this decade.” —Entertainment Weekly

February 7 –March 10

W inner of eight Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, Spring Awakening explores the journey from adolescence to adulthood with

poignancy and passion you will never forget. The New York Times called the music in this show “A ravishing rock score.” (Recommended for ages 16 and up due to mature themes and language.)

Music byDUNCAN SHEIK

Directed by STEVE COSSON

Book & Lyrics by STEVEN SATER

Music Director CHRIS YOUSTRA

Lighting Design ROBERT WIERZEL

Costume Design SARAH BEERS

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Sound Design WILL PICKENS

THE

SUBMISSIOND.C. area premiere!Where

Survivormeets The Office.

Four out-of-condition, middle-aged businessmen sent off on a team-building exercise in England’s bucolic Lake District succeed in being the first

people ever to get shipwrecked on a tiny island.

Bound in by fog, menaced by wildlife, and cut off from the world, this perfunctory middle-class exercise turns into a carnival of recrimination, rare birds, and sausages. What should have been a bonding process for Gordon, Angus, Roy, and Neville turns into a muddy, bloody fight for survival. Because when night sets in, strange things happen out in the wilds. And what took place on Neville’s Island that foggy November weekend none of this particular middle-management team would ever forget... (Recommended for ages 13 and up)

Sponsored by Patricia Woodbury, F.T.I. Consulting.

By JEFF TALBOTTDirected by DAVID ELLIOTT Scenic & Costume Design BILL CLARKELighting Design TOM STURGE

“A mischievous dance across the minefield of affirmative action in the arts.” —The Hollywood Reporter

The 2012 Outer Critics Circle® John Gassner Award Winner

NEVILLE’S

ISLAND

A comedy in thick fog.By TIM FIRTH

Directed by MARTIN PLATT Scenic Design RUSSELL PARKMANLighting Design JOEL MORITZ

Costume Design MARTHA HALLY Sound Design WILL PICKENS

Shaleeha G’ntamobi’s stirring new play about an alcoholic black mother and her card-sharp son trying to get

out of the projects has just been accepted into the nation’s preeminent theater festival. Trouble is, Shaleeha G’ntamobi doesn’t exist, except in the imagination of wannabe white playwright Danny, who created her as a kind of affirmative-action nom-de-plume. Winner of the Laurents/Hatcher Award. (Recommended for ages 16 and up due to mature themes and language)

April 4 –April 26

May 9 – June 9

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CARNIVAL

ANGEL STREET(GASLIGHT)

June 20 – July 14

This hit Broadway mystery focuses on a seemingly

normal couple, the Manninghams. Is the handsome Jack Manningham a caring husband — or is he discreetly trying to drive his young wife Bella into insanity under the guise of kindness? It takes an extraordinarily dedicated Scotland Yard detective, the aptly named Inspector Rough, to unravel this delightfully twisted thriller. Angel Street last thrilled audiences at Olney Theatre Center in 1950. (Recommended for ages 13 and up)

Sponsored by Kathleen Quinn.

August 3 – September 1

Music and Lyrics by BOB MERRILL Book by MICHAEL STEWARTBased on Material by HELEN DEUTSCH

Based on the ever-popular 1953 film Lili and featuring the hit song ‘Love Makes The World Go Round,’ Carnival tells the story of a lonely

orphan girl who literally runs away to join the circus. There are magicians, trapezes, puppets, and romance in Carnival — and all wrapped in some of the most wonderful Broadway music of all time. Variety calls Carnival “a gem.” (Recommended for ages 5 and up)

Sponsored by Helen Marshall.

A Victorian thriller

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Directed by JACK GOINGScenic Design JAMES WOLKCostume Design LIZ COVEY

Lighting Design DENNIS PARICHYSound Design JEFF DORFMAN

Lighting DesignROBERT WIERZEL

Scenic DesignRUSSELL PARKMAN

Directed byMARTIN PLATT

Music DirectorROSS SCOTT

Sound DesignLINDSAY JONES

Choreographed byKELLI BARCLAY

Costume DesignHOLLY POE DURBIN

“Shh, can you hear the foot-steps?”

HISTORIC STAGE

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By PATRICK HAMILTON

&By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Directed by ERIC TUCKER

“RAW, VITAL, INTENSE THEATRE... not to be missed.” —The Providence

Journal

IN ROTATING REPERTORYSeptember 4 – October 27

Choose one of the BEDLAM shows as part of your

8-play subscription and add the 2nd up to 50% off.

P rince Hamlet is depressed. Having been summoned home to Denmark to attend his father’s funeral, he is shocked to find his mother

already remarried — to his father’s brother, Claudius. Worse still, Claudius has had himself crowned King despite the fact that Hamlet is heir to the throne. No wonder Hamlet suspects foul play. BEDLAM brings their unique performance style to Shakespeare’s greatest play — arguably the greatest play in the English language. (Recommended for ages 13 and up)

New York’s critically acclaimed BEDLAM THEATRE brings

SAINT JOAN

“An UNFORGETTABLE show …THE MOST EXCITING George Bernard Shaw revival I’ve ever seen, BAR NONE.”

—Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal

By GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Directed by ERIC TUCKER

Considered by many to be Shaw’s greatest play, Saint Joan played a major role in Shaw being awarded the 1925 Nobel Prize. Joan of Arc was

canonized by the Catholic Church in 1920 — over four centuries after her death. Shaw’s great play opened just three years later! In this stripped down, boldly theatrical, critically acclaimed new production by one of America’s most innovative theatre companies, we meet the Joan of Arc that Shaw believed in: not a saint, a witch, or a madwoman, but a French farm girl who is anything but simple — an illiterate intellectual, a true genius whose focus on the individual rocked the Church and State to their core. (Recommended for ages 13 and up)

MULITZ-GUDELSKY

THEATRE LAB⁄⁄⁄⁄⁄⁄∂

CUTTING EDGECLASSICS

HAMLETSponsored by

Joan E. Dubinsky & Craig N. Packard.

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September 26 – October 20

Set in Modern Paris, Molière’s always-relevant classic comedy Tartuffe, about a religious hypocrite and the home he invades, gets a

vibrant makeover, and a Euro-pop score. The New York Times calls Tartuffe “Molière’s hilarious raillery against religious fanatics, hypocrisy and sex.” (Recommended for ages 13 and up)

Music by MARY RODGERSLyrics by MARSHALL BARER Book by JAY THOMPSON, DEAN FULLER, & MARSHALL BARERDirected by MARK WALDROPChoreographed byVINCE PESCE Music DirectorCHRIS YOUSTRA Sound DesignLINDSAY JONES

The musical comedy that made Carol Burnett a star

remains one of the great Broadway family shows of all time. If you thought you knew the story of The Princess and the Pea, you may be in for a walloping surprise! Carried on a wave of beguiling songs (by the daughter of Richard Rodgers and mom of Light in the Piazza’s composer Adam Guettel), a shy prince, a hen-pecked King, a Wicked Queen and a one-of-a-kind Princess lead a cast of characters that will ensure that you’ll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again. (Recommended for ages 5 and up)

Sponsored by Kathleen Quinn. A great show for the entire family during the Holiday Season.

“A princess is a delicate thing…”

November 14 – December 29

“Oh, I may be devout— but I am human all the same!”

Translated byRICHARD WILBURDirected by MARTIN PLATTScenic Design RUSSELL PARKMAN

By MOLIÈRE

Costume DesignCAITLIN RAINLighting Design JOEL MORITZSound Design JEFF DORFMAN

TARTUFFE

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MY ONE AND

WE HAVE A STORY TO TELL...And you are a part of it. As we approach our 75th anniversary in 2013, we

would like to know what Olney Theatre Center means to you — the first time you experienced the power of theatre at Olney Theatre Center, your favorite performance, or the impact Olney Theatre Center has had in your everyday life. With your contribution of $250 or more, you will receive a complimentary commemorative book celebrating Olney Theatre Center’s milestone that will include your stories and experiences.

Make your gift and send your story with your subscription purchase. You can also donate online at www.olneytheatre.org and submit your story to dfrank@olneytheatre.org.

MR. ROBERT DOHMEN, 2013 SPONSOROver the past three years, Mr. Dohmen’s extraordinary generosity and commitment to Olney Theatre Center has inspired others to generously support Olney Theatre Center’s vibrant artistic life. As we celebrate the theatre’s 75th anniversary season in 2013, please join Mr. Dohmen in celebrating the high-quality programming by making a gift to Olney Theatre Center. From our costumes and props to the electricity that lights our stages, everything we do depends on faithful support of believers like you and Mr. Dohmen. Please give today!

WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR GENEROSITY AND SUPPORT: Robert Dohmen, Maggi Root, Bob and Eveline Roberts, Roberts Oxygen and Roberts Home Medical, Shelly and Tommy Mulitz, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Z. Kaufman, Helen Marshall, The Meltzer Group, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, The Margaret Abell Powell Fund of William S. Abell Foundation, The Carl M. Freeman Foundation, EagleBank, and Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Gregory.

To learn more about supporting Olney Theatre Center and additional giving opportunities and benefits, please call 301.924.4485 (ext. 128) or visit www.olneytheatre.org.

Please let us know if you require any of these services:

Sign-Interpreted Series: Choose Week 3 Thursday evening on the order form. For single tickets on sign-interpreted nights, reserve your seat two weeks in advance with the Box Office.

Audio Described Series:Choose Week 3 Wednesday Evening on the order form.

Sound Amplification: Visit the House Manager when you arrive to enjoy the crystal-clear amplification of our infrared listening system receivers. (Service not available on Week 3 Wednesdays.)

Wheelchair Accessible Seats: Indicate on the order form if you will need these seats.

Post-Show Discussions: AfterWords — Join the artistic staff and/or invited guests after the first Saturday matinee for AFTERWORDS. Talkback — The cast holds a talkback after the third Wednesday evening performance.

• Great Savings • Guaranteed priority seating in all venues • Free ticket exchange and replacement • $5 off additional tickets • Early notification of special events

ALL SUBSCRIBERS RECEIVE

8-Play Subscribers Receive:• One free ticket to a 2013 Subscriber Season show (one per show) • One 1/2 price ticket for 18 and under • Exclusive Super Saver Benefit Card

7 and 6-Play Subscribers Receive:• One 1/2 price ticket to use anytime in 2013

IN ADDITION:

Ultimate flexibility with coupons that can be used for any performance in our 2013 Subscriber Season, pending availability.

PASSBOOK HOLDERS RECEIVE

PATRON SERVICES

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EARLY BIRD PRICING* AFTER 10/21*

8-SHOW 7-SHOW 6-SHOW 8-SHOW 7-SHOW 6-SHOW

PREVIEW: 1ST WEEK THU, FRI 8PM $268 $248.50 $225 $284 $262.50 $237

REGULAR: TUES, SUN 7:30PM WED, THU, FRI 8PM WED, SAT 2PM

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Spring Awakening

Neville's Island

The Submission

Angel Street

Carnival Tartuffe Once Upon A Mattress

Saint Joan Hamlet

SERIES A (8) A A A A A A A A

SERIES B (8) B B B B B B B B

SERIES C (6) C C C C C C

SERIES D (6) D D D D D D

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