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Thursday, April 11, 2013

NEIL SIMON COMEDY OPENS @ THE BICKFORD THEATRE

PLAZA SUITE 
By Neil Simon 
Director:  Barbara Krajkowski of Parsippany

WHEN: April 18 – May 5, 2013*
WHERE:
Morris Museum’s Bickford Theatre, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown
TICKETS:  Reserved seats are $45 for the General Public, $40 for Senior Citizens, $38 for Morris Museum and Bickford Theatre Guild Members, and $20 for Students (18 or under or with valid college ID). Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more.

For tickets or more information, please contact the Bickford Theatre Box Office at 973.971.3706 or visit www.morrismuseum.org.

Plaza Suite details the misadventures of three very different couples as they face crucial moments in their respective lives—all in the same hotel room in the world famous Plaza Hotel.  This Broadway smash hit comedy showcases Simon at his best.

*Performances:

  • Thursday,  April 25 and May 2 @ 2 PM
  • Thursday, April 18 and 25@ 7:30 PM
  • Friday, April 19, 26 and May 3 @ 8 PM
  • Saturday, April 27 @ 2 PM
  • Saturday, April 20 and May 4 @ 8 PM
  • Sunday, April 21, 28 and May 5 @ 2 PM

MEET THE CAST:

Duncan M. RogersDuncan M. Rogers of Maplewood:  Bickford: The Last Days of Mickey & Jean, Dr. Cook’s Garden, Fiction, Moonlight and Magnolias; Off-Broadway:  Century Center for the Performing Arts, Theatreworks USA; NJ Regional:  Women’s Theatre Company, NJ Repo; Other Regional:  Old Castle Theatre Company, North Shore Music Theatre, Penobscot Theatre, Huntington Theatre

 

Harriett TrangucciHarriett Trangucci of Summit: Bickford:  It Had To Be You; Dreamcatcher Rep: The Melancholy Play (Tilly), Pride’s Crossing (Mabel), Full Bloom (Crystal Dawn); Other NJ Regional: The Theatre Project, Women’s Theatre Company

 

 

Brenda Todd

Brenda Todd of Randolph: NJ:  Brundage Park Playhouse; Regional:  Long Beach Civic Theatre, Courtyard Playhouse, South Bay Center for the Arts, Act One Theatre

 

 

 

Louis VetterLouis Vetter of Union City: NJ Regional:  Playwrights Theatre of NJ, Dreyfus Theater, Union County Arts Center; recent graduate of Farleigh Dickinson University

 

 

Creative Team
Scenic Designer:  Jim Bazewicz of Succasunna
Lighting Designer:  Roman Klima of Holmdel
Costume Designer:  Fran Harrison of Summit
Properties Designer:  Danielle Pietrowski of Long Valley
Sound Designer:  Pasquale DeNegri of Wanaque

About The Bickford Theatre

The Bickford Theatre is a professional theater that produces and presents year-round entertainment, including a Main Stage Series, two Children’s Theatre series, a Jazz Showcase and many other special concerts and performances.

Artistic Director Eric Hafen celebrates his 11th anniversary this season with the new, unexpected and familiar, including two New Jersey premieres.   The theatre is a Senior Member of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, a not-for-profit organization of 30 professional theatres throughout the state, and works in conjunction with Actors' Equity Association (AEA) and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). From its beginnings in 1994 to the present, tens of thousands of theater-goers from across the tri-state area have enjoyed the Bickford Theatre’s many entertaining and diversified offerings in theatre, music and dance. 

The Bickford Theatre is conveniently located within the Morris Museum and offers free parking and full accessibility. Box Office hours for phone sales are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Walk-up hours are Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

About the Morris Museum

Celebrating 100 years, the Morris Museum is an award-winning, community-based arts and cultural institution which serves the public through the presentation of high caliber permanent and changing exhibitions in the arts, sciences and humanities.  The Museum also offers educational programs, family events, and is home to the Bickford Theatre and its wide range of performing arts offerings. Continuously serving the public since 1913, the Morris Museum has been designated a Major Arts Institution and has received the New Jersey State Council on the Arts’ Citation of Excellence, among other awards.  These programs are made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; the F.M. Kirby Foundation; and the New Jersey Cultural Trust.

The Museum is located at 6 Normandy Heights Road (at the corner of Columbia Turnpike) in Morristown, NJ, and is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 12-5 p.m. Admission to the museum is $10 for adults and $7 for children, students and senior citizens. Admission is always free for museum members and is free to the public every Thursday between 5 and 8 p.m. For more information, call 973-971-3700, or visit www.morrismuseum.org.