Clark’s Market store manager Harold Youngs stands behind a sign with the Theatre Aspen summer slate that includes “Sylvia,” “A Chorus Line” and “Grease.”
Clark’s Market Aspen and Theatre Aspen are teaming up for their annual one-day event in which locals can get the first crack at buying tickets to Theatre Aspen’s three-play summer slate, discounted by as much as 48%.
The sale takes place on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. and will continue online at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Last year, the locals passes sold out in less than 36 hours.
Theatre Aspen’s summer season includes “Sylvia”(June 15-27); “A Chorus Line”(July 3-25); and “Grease”(July 31-Aug. 29).
“Supporting organizations like Theatre Aspen is part of what makes doing business in our community so special,” said Clark’s Market president Tom Clark. “Their commitment to making high-quality performing arts accessible to everyone in our valley is something we’re proud to stand behind.”
After the sale Tuesday, online sales will begin Wednesday at 10 a.m., if there is still availability. Passes are available to Roaring Fork Valley residents and include one ticket to each summer mainstage production and one ticket to a Solo Flights production of the buyer’s choice.
Passholders choose their seats during the reservation window (April 27 to May 8), prior to the public sale on May 12.
Returning for his sixth season with Theatre Aspen, Tony Award nominee Hunter Foster (“Urinetown,” “Little Shop of Horrors”) directs “Sylvia” with a full creative team including Riw Rakkulchon (scenic design), Wheeler Moon(lighting design), Jeff Sherwood (sound design) and Nikki Moody (costume design). Moon is returning for his second season and Sherwood and Moody are both returning for their third season.
Foster said in an email interview with the Aspen Daily News: “Not only does this show explore the relationships between canines and humans, but also the relationships of couples navigating their later years. It’s funny, heartwarming and hopefully a story we can all relate to, dog owner or not.”
“A Chorus Line” features a creative team led by director Paige Price, who is celebrating her return to Theatre Aspen having served 10 years as executive artistic director.
Alongside Price are Eamon Foley (choreography) and Beth G. Tankersley (music direction). Rakkulchon (scenic design), Moon(lighting design) and Sherwood(sound design) are also part of the production team.
“The stories within ‘A Chorus Line’ are in the DNA of not only the generations of dancers and creators who have done the show, but also in the audiences who witnessed a part of the process they’d never been privy to,” Price said in an email interview with the Aspen Daily News. “In an industry that can seem so glamorous we pull the curtain back to reveal the humans who are putting themselves out there, when their bodies are what they have to offer. It’s a thrill to imagine this classic on Theatre Aspen’s thrust stage, and to draw the line from 1977 to today by honoring the original and also inserting new choreography.”
Patrick O’Neill returns to direct “Grease,” after two years of directing Theatre Aspen’s holiday cabarets. Additional creative team includes Bryan Hunt (associate choreographer) and Adam Beskind (music direction). Dustin Cross will handlecostume design. Rakkulchon (scenic design), Moon(lighting design) and Sherwood(sound design) are also part of the production team.
“I’m so excited to be coming back to Aspen with some of my favorite actors from New York and the brightest future Broadway talent rising through Aspen’s incredible apprentice program,” O’Neill said. “I saw ‘Grease’ for the first time when I was 13 years old and it jump started a 30-year love affair with the American musical. I’m most excited to bring the musical to Aspen to introduce it to a whole new generation and get their families and friends of all ages dancing in their seats. Aspen’s love and support for live theatre makes it one of Broadway’s favorite places to spend the summer, and we can’t wait to see everyone in August.”
Premium passes are $350 and include one ticket to each of the three main stage shows (in premium seats and include opening nights, with a preshow reception). Standard passes are $239, a 28% savings on standard ticket pricing. Tickets are not redeemable on opening nights. Matinee-only passes are $199, 45% offthe premium ticket price, and are redeemable only at matinees.
Local season passes are limited. The sale ends when the passes sell out. In-person single tickets will be available for purchase on May 12 at the Hurst Theatre Tent; online sales will begin on May 13. For more information, visit TheatreAspen.org.
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