For the fourth time in 20 years the Pitt-Johnstown Theatre Department is performing double repertory theatre. From February 19 to March 1 (Thursdays through Sundays), two theatre productions will play in alternation at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center’s studio theatre, for a total of eight performances.
This season’s repertory consists of Brian Friel’s Irish play, Dancing at Lughnasa and John Cariani’s Almost, Maine.
In Dancing at Lughnasa, five unmarried sisters labor to hold their family together in 1936 Ireland. Their struggles are complicated by the arrival of their older brother, a retired priest from Uganda, and blessed by the presence of a small child. The play made its New York debut in 1991.Cariani’s Almost, Maine is new, having opened in New York in 2006. The comedy features a cast of 19 and depicts nine simultaneous happenings on a late snowy evening in the tiny town of Almost, Maine. Frosty weather notwithstanding, the play is a warmhearted valentine, each encounter punctuated with the magical northern sky illuminated by the aurora borealis.
Performances of Dancing at Lughnasa are at 8 p.m., February 19, 21, and 27, and March 1. Almost, Maine plays February 20, 26, and 28 at 8 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on February 22.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center at 1-800-846-2787 or 814-269-7200 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. The box office is open for in-person sales from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Discounted tickets of $13 are available to senior citizens (over 62 years of age) and members of the Pitt-Johnstown Alumni Association. Tickets for students and children are $10. Additional information is available on line at: upjarts.com.
