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Saturday, January 11, 2014

“MASTER CLASS OPENS @ BARN THEATRE IN MONTVILLE

clip_image001MASTER CLASS
By Terrence McNally

WHEN: January 10, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 and February 1 at 8 PM; and on January 11,12,19, 26 at 2 PM
WHERE:
The Barn Theatre is located on Skyline Drive in Montville, NJ, just minutes off Exit 47 from Route 287
TICKETS: $18 (senior/student tickets are $16 on matinees only).
For more reservations, information or directions, call The Barn Theatre Box Office at (973) 334-9320, or visit the Barn Theatre on the web at www.barntheatre.org

Master Class is the Tony Award-winning play based on a series of master classes in opera given at the Julliard School of Music by the renowned opera singer Maria Callas.

Maria Callas herself is glamorous, commanding, larger-than-life, caustic, and surprisingly drop-dead funny all at the same time. Both dismayed and impressed by her students, Callas recalls glories of her own career. She tells her students about her younger years, her fierce hatred of her rivals, her battles with the press, her triumphs, as well as her affair with Aristotle Onassis.

The cast of Master Class features Carla Kendall (of Wayne, NJ) as opera singer Maria Callas, Danielle Pennisi (Cedar Grove, NJ) as Sharon, Jeff Dopson (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) as Tony, Kelly Miller (Dover, NJ) as Sophie, Ken Magos (Maplewood, NJ) as Manny and Claudia Metz (Boonton, NJ) in the role of Stagehand.

Photo: Carla Kendall as Maria Callas with Danielle Pennisi (right) and Ken .Magos (left). Photograph by Tom Schopper.