Addison (TX) – WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director Shane Peterman today announced casting and creative details for Harvey.
WaterTower Theatre’s 24th season is off to a successful start with Sister Act and the upcoming Cirque Holidays, followed in the new year by Harvey which will run from February 6th- February 23rd on the Terry Martin Main Stage at the Addison Theatre Centre. This Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Mary Chase follows Elwood P. Dowd, a polite man with a very strange best friend. Elwood’s sister, Veta, is concerned her brother’s friend will interfere with her life as a socialite, and who can blame her? Elwood’s friend is a six-foot, three-and-one-half-inch invisible rabbit named Harvey. To avoid future embarrassment, Veta attempts to have Elwood committed, but after her frantic recount of her brother’s condition she finds herself mistakenly committed instead. The truth quickly reveals itself, and the search is on for Elwood and his invisible companion. When Elwood shows up at the sanitarium looking for his long lost friend Harvey, it seems that the mild-mannered Elwood’s delusion has had a strange influence on more than one of the doctors, which leads Veta to realize that maybe Harvey isn’t so bad after all.
WaterTower Theatre’s production is directed by Dick Monday. The production stars Jeremiah Johnson as Elwood P. Dowd, Felicia Bertch as his sister Veta Simmons, Kennedy O’Kelley as his niece Myrtle Mae Simmons, Kim Titus as Dr. Chumley, Laura Yancey as Betty Chumley, Mary Tiner as Ethel Chauvenet, Carson D. Wright as Dr. Sanderson, Jo-Jo Steine as Nurse Kelly, Tyler Cochran as Wilson, Bradley Campbell as Judge Gaffney, and Mark Quach as E. J. Lofgren.
The creative team includes Becca Janney as Costume Designer, Aaron Johansen as Lighting Designer, Hillary Collazo Abbott as Properties Designer, Clare Floyd DeVries as Scenic Designer, Rich Frohlich as Sound Designer, Michelle Foster as Production Stage Manager, and Samantha Honeycutt as Assistant Stage Manager.
WaterTower Theatre’s Season 24 Opening Night Sponsor is Antonio Ristorante.
WaterTower Theatre’s 2019-2020 Season Sponsor is the Town of Addison.
Performance details:
Where: The Terry Martin Main Stage at the Addison Theatre Centre
Show Run Dates: February 6-23, 2020
Preview: Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 7:30pm
Opening night: Friday, February 7, 2019 at 8:00pm
Performance times:
Wednesdays & Thursdays: 7:30 p.m.
Fridays & Saturdays: 8:00 p.m.
Sundays: 2:00 p.m.
Ticket prices:
Single Tickets - $38
* Student, Industry, and HERO (Veterans and active duty service personnel) discounts available.
* Subscribers always get discounts and may purchase additional individual tickets at a discount as well.
* If you are not currently a subscriber, 4-show subscription packages are available for purchase via the box office & will include tickets to CIRQUE HOLIDAYS, HARVEY, I AM MY OWN WIFE, and THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY.
How/Where to Buy Tickets:
Online: www.watertowertheatre.org
By Phone: 972.450.6232
Or In-person: WaterTower Theatre at the Addison Theatre Centre, 15650 Addison Road, Addison, TX 75001
Fax: 972.450.6244
Email: boxoffice@watertowertheatre.org
Box Office Hours
Performance Weeks: Tuesday-Saturday Noon - 6 p.m. Closed Sunday-Monday
Non-Performance Weeks: Tuesday-Friday Noon - 6 p.m. Closed Saturday-Monday
Please note: The Box Office opens one hour before show time on performance days and remains open through intermission.
About WaterTower Theatre
Founded in 1996, WaterTower Theatre (WTT) is one of Texas' leading professional theatre companies and one of the flagship arts institutions in North Texas, having played an important role as a leader in developing new talent and encouraging the growth of the DFW artistic community through its commitment to hiring local artists. WaterTower Theatre is consistently recognized for its artistic excellence by the Dallas Theatre League, DFW Theatre Critics Forum, The Dallas Morning News, The Dallas Observer, D Magazine, The Column, and The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, among others. WaterTower Theatre has a subscription base of more than 2,000 subscribers and serves an audience of over 24,000 patrons annually.
WaterTower Theatre is 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, proudly operating under an SPT license with Actors Equity Association, the labor union representing American actors and stage managers. WaterTower Theatre relies on its ticket income and generous donations from individuals, corporations, foundations, and government organizations to produce world-class live professional theatre and to offer community engagement and arts education programs. WaterTower Theatre gratefully acknowledges the support of the Town of Addison, The Civic League, The Shubert Foundation, TACA, Texas Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. WaterTower Theatre’s 2019-2020 Season is also supported, in part, through the generosity of its many civic, corporate, and foundation donors including AMLI Residential Addison, CIC Partners, FASTSIGNS Carrollton, Guaranty Bank, ONCOR, and individual donors Don and Barbara Daseke, The Bob Downs Family, Stan Graner and Jim McBride, Phillip and Janeva Longacre, Kathy Messina and Gary Goodwin, Janiece and Jimmy Niemann, Karol Omlor, Jack and Libby Swindle, Deborah and Craig Sutton, and Ron and Donna Whitehead.
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