FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Gena Wade, PVCC Box Office Coordinator
Box Office Phone: 602-787-7738
Email: boxoffice@paradisevalley.edu
Website: www.paradisevalley.edu/cpa
WHO: Paradise Valley Community College
WHAT: June 2014 Events
WHERE: Center for the Performing Arts
WHEN: June 19-29, 2014
ADMISSION: Advance tickets: $15 adults/$12 seniors & staff/$10 students/$8 Children. At the door tickets: $18 adults/$15 seniors & staff/$13 students/$11 Children.
WEBSITE: www.paradisevalley.edu/cpa
BOX OFFICE PHONE: 602-787-7738
BOX OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday thru Friday, 12pm to 5pm, and one hour prior to shows.
The Pirate Queen: June 19 – 29, 2014
Thursday, Friday & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm
The Pirate Queen is a musical written by Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil, best known for their adaptation of Les Miserables and Miss Saigon; with co-lyricists John Dempsey and Richard Maltby. This production will be the first time it has been presented in the U.S. since playing on Broadway. It is a beautiful musical adventure full of forbidden love, a forced marriage, and the succession of a chieftain. It is based on the life and adventures of the 16th century Irish pirate Grace O’Malley, who was one of the last Irish clan leaders to resist Queen Elizabeth I and the English conquest of Ireland. Directed by Gary Zaro.
Grace O’Malley: Andrea Robertson
Queen Elizabeth I: Alexandra Melikian
Tiernan: Ken Goodenberger
Donal: Peter Oldak
Dubhdara: Kevin Hemstreet
Bingham: Jeffrey Middleton
Evleen: Jacque Hemstreet
Majella: Susan St. John
Eoin: Troy Zaro
Chieftain O’Flaherty: Eric Kennedy
Male Ensemble: Kevin Lopez, Eric Kennedy, Connor Vallecillo, Hayden Domenico, Arman McLaughlin, AJ Farrimund, Alex Hansen, Matt Compton, Troy Zaro
Female Ensemble: BreAwna Harpe, Leann Tegl, Anya Bregman, Emma Hemstreet, Delaney Welch, Jen Blom, Leigh Treat, Mickenzie Hemstreet, Carrie Hemstreet
THE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT PVCC:
As the one of the latest additions to the Valley’s rapidly expanding cultural scene, the Center for the Performing Arts opened to great acclaim in October 2005. The fully professional theatre is equipped for music, theater and dance productions plus film presentations. In addition, the lobby space serves as an art gallery. The multi-use facility houses student productions, touring acts and educational programs, and is also utilized for instructional purposes. The venue is outfitted with the latest technology and contains state-of-the-art lighting system, sound and audiovisual equipment, as well as an orchestra pit and seating that accommodates approximately 300 patrons.
The Center for the Performing Arts is conveniently located at 34th Street and Union Hills at the east end of the campus of Paradise Valley Community College in North Phoenix. Parking is free. For additional information or reservations, please call 602.787.7738 or on the internet at: www.paradisevalley.edu/cpa.
Note: In order to promote a healthy learning and work environment, the Maricopa County Community College District has created smoke-free and tobacco-free campuses effective July 1, 2012. Smoking and all uses of tobacco is prohibited at Paradise Valley Community College, including but not limited to parking lots, rooftops, courtyards, plazas, entrance and exit ways, vehicles, sidewalks, common areas, grounds, athletic facilities and libraries. Visitors also must adhere to this policy when on campus for public events
