PHAMALY (The Physically Handicapped Actors & Musical Artists League) presents “The Diviners” January 13 – 30, 2011 at the Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave, Aurora. Previews are Thursday, January 13 & Friday January 14 @ 7:30 p.m.; opening Saturday, January 15 and runs Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m., Sundays @ 2 p.m. Audio Description & Sign Interpretation, Sun. Jan 23 @ 2pm with a post show talk back. Encore performances will be held at the Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities February 24 – 27 @ 7:30 p.m. nightly. Go to www.phamaly.org for additional details.
“The Diviners” is the story of an emotionally traumatized young boy named Buddy who holds the ability to divine water in a town where water and faith are in short supply. When a charismatic preacher who has lost his faith comes to town, the two outcasts find a common bond and help each other divine for truth, faith and hope. The demands for the preacher to return to a way of life he no longer believes in drives them both to a crisis of trust.
When asked about this production Director Christy Montour-Larson said, “My favorite plays are the ones who make me feel, invite me to imagine and bid me to think about the world in a new way. “The Diviners” is one of those plays. And when I add on the opportunity to explore this play through the lens of PHAMALY, it makes the experience all the richer.”
Starring: Daniel Traylor (Buddy Layman); Jeremy Palmer (C.C. Showers); Jason Dorwart (Ferris Layman); Lyndsay Giraldi-Palmer (Jennie May Layman); Norma Henshaw (Kathi Wood); Darlene Henshaw (Elise Marie Hallof); Briana Berthiaume (Goldie Short); Don Mauck (Basil Bennett); Twanna LaTrice Hill (Luella Bennett); Edward Blackshere (Melvin Wilder) and Nick Ortiz-Trammell (Dewey Maples).
Tickets for the Aurora Fox performances on sale November 1, are $26 adult, $24 seniors, students & military, $20 PHAMALY subscribers (additional single ticket for subscribers $22), $18 groups (call Gloria Shanstrom 303-931-7241), $12 all seats preview Jan 13 & 14. Thursday night special buy one full price ticket @ $26 and get the 2nd for ½ price $13 (limited seating available) *plus $2 service charge per ticket. Box Office 303-739-1970 or online at www.phamaly.org.
