 News from ATF - Contact: 518-798-7478 or atf@atfestival.org FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE…February 19, 2002 Early
announcement: The
2002 Adirondack Theatre Festival will open Wednesday, June 19 with the East
Coast Premiere of GUYS ON ICE, book and lyrics by Fred Alley, music by James
Kaplan. GUYS ON ICE is a fresh,
funny musical originally produced by the American Folklore Theatre and
Milwaukee Rep in Wisconsin and comes to ATF for its east coast premiere this
summer. Despite the chilly temperatures inside the ice shanty,
GUYS ON ICE is sure to warm audiences with its humorous look at life,
love, and the meaning of life from the perspective of a couple of guys named
Marvin and Lloyd. GUYS
ON ICE will be directed by ATF artistic director Martha Banta, whose past
credits at ATF include ART, WIT, and TIMES OF WAR.
Her recent credits include the world premiere of HALLOWED GROUND at
Portland Stage, PLAYHOUSE DISNEY LIVE at Disney’s MGM Studios, Orlando,
and BARBARA'S BLUE KITCHEN (ATF premier 2000) at Cincinnati Playhouse. Casting for GUYS ON ICE will be announced in April. ATF’s
season will continue with three other productions, children’s workshops,
post-show discussions, and new play readings which will all be announced in
mid-April. Discount season
subscriptions will also go on sale in mid-April.
To make sure you’re on ATF’s mailing list and receive a season
brochure in April call 798-7479 or go to www.ATFestival.org. The
Adirondack Theatre Festival has been presenting new and contemporary theater
in the Glens Falls/Lake George region since 1995.
Among its many premieres was the original production of FULLY
COMMITTED which is now being presented around the country after an eighteen
month Off-Broadway and the first post-New York production of Adam Rapp’s
NOCTURNE. ATTENTION
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