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Put together a hip-hop
witch, a philandering Prince
Charming, a bloodthirsty
Little Red Riding Hood and
you’ve got an evening of
great entertainment as Apple
Hill Playhouse presents Into
the Woods. But, this
fractured fairy tale by
Stephen Sondheim and James
Lapine also has its serious
side.
In true fairy tale form, the
crazy characters have their
wishes granted by the end of
Act I, but the consequences
of their actions return to
haunt them later. What
begins as an irreverent
fairy tale becomes a moving
lesson about community
responsibility.
Director Jim Walters of
Apollo is pleased to have
the directorial team from
2002's production of
"Fiddler On The Roof"
reunited for "Into The
Woods." The team includes
choreographer, Laura Wurzell,
of Delmont, and his wife,
Michelle Walters as musical
director, keyboardist, and
orchestra conductor. "This
talented and enthusiastic
cast brings together
students from a wide variety
of university theatre
programs, high-school
students planning to enter
theatre programs in the
future, as well as those who
hail from other professions
and simply love to perform
in their spare time. I have
thoroughly enjoyed working
with them."
The cast of Into the Woods
includes: Maria D’Ascenzo,
Lauren Nestor, Jolene
Stouffer, Ryan Hadbavny, Rob
Owens, Ron Rukenbrod, Meghan
O’Halloran, Leyna McCarthy
and Rori Aiello of the
Irwin/North Huntingdon area;
Beverly Price, Kevin
O’Leary, Michael Rozell of
Greensburg; Elisa Anderson
of Delmont, Elyssa Book of
Murrysville, Matthew Semler
of Glenshaw and Mallory
Mousseau, Ryan Foy, Nick
Oleson and Katie Kerr of
Pittsburgh.
Into the Woods by Stephen
Sondheim and James Lapine
runs July 8-24 at Apple Hill
Playhouse in Delmont.
Curtain is at 8 p.m. for
evening performances and 2
p.m. for the matinees. Call
the Apple Hill Box Office
for tickets at 724-468-5050
or log on to
www.applehillplayhouse.org.
More Apple Hill Treats
Puss in Boots Appears on the
Apple Hill Stage
The big screen isn’t the
only place to find an ogre
and Puss in Boots this
summer. Apple Hill
Playhouse’s Johnny Appleseed
Theater brings The Truly
Remarkable Puss in Boots to
the stage this July.
This children’s play is
about swaggering female
feline who helps her master
defeat a mean spirited ogre.
Together, they take over the
castle and win the heart of
the princess.
“The Truly Remarkable Puss
In Boots is a story that
many people have heard of
but are not all that
familiar with,” says
director Ron Rukenbrod of
Irwin. “This show offers
children a chance to get see
how a clever 'pet' cat can
help out his poor owner.”
The cast includes Alyssa
Bruno and Kimberly Higgins
of Apollo, Bryan Matechen,
Brenden Rogers, Meghan
O’Halloran, Zea Zingarelli
and Tina Lepidi-Stewert of
the Irwin/North Huntingdon
area and Weasie Offerman of
Pittsburgh.
The Truly Remarkable Puss in
Boots runs June 29 through
July 9 at Apple Hill
Playhouse in Delmont. All
shows are at 11 a.m. Call
the Apple Hill Box Office
for tickets at 724-468-5050
or log on to
www.applehillplayhouse.org
for more information.
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