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<\/p>\n Clark\u2019s Market store manager Harold Youngs stands behind a sign with the Theatre Aspen summer slate that includes \u201cSylvia,\u201d \u201cA Chorus Line\u201d and \u201cGrease.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Clark\u2019s 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\u2019s three-play summer slate, discounted by as much as 48%.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Theatre Aspen\u2019s summer season includes \u201cSylvia\u201d(June 15-27); \u201cA Chorus Line\u201d(July 3-25); and \u201cGrease\u201d(July 31-Aug. 29).<\/p>\n \u201cSupporting organizations like Theatre Aspen is part of what makes doing business in our community so special,\u201d said Clark\u2019s Market president Tom Clark. \u201cTheir commitment to making high-quality performing arts accessible to everyone in our valley is something we\u2019re proud to stand behind.\u201d<\/p>\n 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\u2019s choice.\u00a0<\/p>\n Passholders choose their seats during the reservation window (April 27 to May 8), prior to the public sale on May 12.<\/p>\n Returning for his sixth season with Theatre Aspen, Tony Award nominee Hunter Foster (\u201cUrinetown,\u201d \u201cLittle Shop of Horrors\u201d) directs \u201cSylvia\u201d 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.<\/p>\n Foster said in an email interview with the Aspen Daily News: \u201cNot only does this show explore the relationships between canines and humans, but also the relationships of couples navigating their later years. It\u2019s funny, heartwarming and hopefully a story we can all relate to, dog owner or not.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cA Chorus Line\u201d 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u201cThe stories within \u2018A Chorus Line\u2019 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\u2019d never been privy to,\u201d Price said in an email interview with the Aspen Daily News. \u201cIn 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\u2019s a thrill to imagine this classic on Theatre Aspen\u2019s thrust stage, and to draw the line from 1977 to today by honoring the original and also inserting new choreography.”<\/p>\n Patrick O\u2019Neill returns to direct \u201cGrease,\u201d after two years of directing Theatre Aspen\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m 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\u2019s incredible apprentice program,\u201d O\u2019Neill said. \u201cI saw \u2018Grease\u2019 for the first time when I was 13 years old and it jump started a 30-year love affair with the American musical. I\u2019m 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\u2019s love and support for live theatre makes it one of Broadway\u2019s favorite places to spend the summer, and we can\u2019t wait to see everyone in August.\u201d<\/p>\n Premium passes are $350 and\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n
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