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And The Creek Don't Rise
World Premiere!
By Joseph Zettelmaier
July 7 - August 14, 2011
Directed by Joseph Albright
Rob and Maddie, longtime Michiganders and one of the many casualties of economic downsizing, find themselves experiencing a severe case of culture shock after they move to a small town in Georgia for a new job. When their friendly next-door neighbor invites Rob to join him in a Civil War reenactment, a simple and comical misunderstanding ignites a hilarious private civil war between the neighbors that threatens to demolish the couple's new life before it even begins. Michigan playwright Joseph Zettelmaier's heartwarming tale is a story of survival, acceptance and embracing a new homeland. A World Premiere.
Joseph Zettelmaier (playwright) is a two-time nominee for the American Theatre Critics Award for best new play, first in 2006 for All Childish Things (produced at Planet Ant Theatre & BoarsHead Theatre) and then in 2007 for Language Lessons (produced at Performance Network). His play It Came From Mars was produced in the 2009-2010 Williamston Theatre Season and Mr. Zettelmaier was one of the playwrights of Flyover, USA: Voices From Men of the Midwest in the WT's 2008-2009 Season. Other produced plays include Dr. Seward's Dracula, Snow Angels, Blackwater Ballad, Night Blooming, Point of Origin, and The Stillness Between Breaths. Point of Origin won Best Locally Created Script 2002 from the Ann Arbor News. The Stillness Between Breaths won Best New Play 2005 from the Oakland Press, was selected to appear in the 2005 National New Play Network's Festival of New Plays and was named Best New Play 2007 by the Ann Arbor News. Mr. Zettelmaier is an associate artist at Performance Network, and an adjunct lecturer at Eastern Michigan University.
IN THE PRESS
"Williamston Theatre's And the Creek Don't Rise has big laughs, plenty of heart"
~ John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Williamston Theatre's Creek hits mark with humor
~ Ken Glickman, Lansing State Journal
"Williamston ends season with a sure-fire hit"
~ Donald V. Calamia, EncoreMichigan.com
"Williamston's delightfully daft Creek will make you shriek with laughter"
~ Ute Von Der Heyden, Lansing City Pulse
"And The Creek Don't Rise is a joy to watch"
~ Jim Fordyce, MIEntertainment.biz
The Rogue Critic's Review
~ Carolyn Hayes, The Rogue Critic
PERFORMANCES
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays at 2pm
Additional 3pm matinees: Saturday, July 16; Thursday, July 21; Saturday, July 30, Saturday, August 6; Saturday, August 13
TICKET PRICES
Pay-What-You-Can ~ Thursday, July 7 at 8pm
Preview performances July 8, 9, 10 & 14 ~ $15
Beginning July 15:
Thursday evenings ~ $18
Friday and Saturday evenings ~ $24
Saturday and Sunday matinees ~ $20
Student tickets (with valid ID) ~ $10
Senior discount (65 and older) ~ $2 off regular ticket price
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