I'll be there tonight, say hello if you are too. Watch for my post late this evening with my reaction to the play.
John Wren
By Steven Dietz
John Wren
By Steven Dietz
From
the book by Dan Gutman
WHEN & WHERE:
November
15 – December 22 in The Space Theatre
Media Night:
Thursday, November 21 @ 6:30pm
PERFORMANCE
DATES:
Thursday,
November 21 6:30pm
Friday
– Sunday 7:30pm
Saturday
& Sunday matinee 1:30pm
ABOUT:
This engaging, family-friendly show
about a time traveling Little Leaguer plucks all the right heartstrings. Joey
Stoshack jumps back in time to witness Jackie Robinson break the baseball color
barrier for a school project. When Joey’s skin color changes in the process, he
learns how different the world can look and how important it is to have a hero.
CAST:
Joey
Stoshack AARON
M. DAVIDSON
Jackie
Robinson WILLIAM
OLIVER WATKINS
Coach MICHAEL
SANTO
Bobby
Fuller RYAN
WUESTEWALD
Mom DIANA
DRESSER
Dad TIMOTHY
MCCRACKEN
Mrs.
Levitt KRISTEN
ADELE
Flip MICHAEL
SANTO
Leo
Durocher JUSTIN
WALVOORD
Branch
Rickey MICHAEL
SANTO
Rachel
Robinson KRISTEN
ADELE
Ant RYAN
WUESTEWALD
Dixie
Walker JOHN
M. JURCHECK
Eddie
Stanky LEIGH
NICHOLS MILLER
Pee
Wee Reese JUSTIN
WALVOORD
Mrs.
Herskowitz DIANA
DRESSER
Delivery
Man TIMOTHY
MCCRACKEN
Policeman LEIGH
NICHOLS MILLER
Ben
Chapman RYAN
WUESTEWALD
Babe
Ruth MICHAEL
SANTO
ARTISTIC STAFF:
Director STEPHEN WEITZ
Set
Designer LISA M. ORZOLEK
Costume
Designer MEGHAN ANDERSON DOYLE
Lighting
Designer CHARLES MACLEOD
Sound
Designer JASON DUCAT
Dramaturg DAVID SAPHIER
Voice
and Dialect Coach KATHRYN G. MAES, Ph.D
INTERESTING
FACTS:
·
Author
Steven Dietz was born and raised in Denver, Colorado and received his BA from
the University of Northern Colorado.
·
Adapter
Dan Gutman is best known for his Baseball Card Adventures book series which
started off with Honus & Me. The
series revolves around a child travelling back in time to meet a baseball
legend.
·
The
set was created to feel like a baseball stadium and its floor was hand-painted
with baseball cards from the 1800’s until today.
·
In
1949, Jackie Robinson was selected as the National League’s Most Valuable
Player of the Year and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
·
In
1997, Major League Baseball "universally" retired his uniform number,
42, across all major league teams; he was the first pro athlete in any sport to
be so honored. Initiated for the first time on April 15, 2004, Major League
Baseball has adopted a new annual tradition, "Jackie Robinson Day",
on which every player on every team wears #42.
·
Robinson's
retired #42 hangs in tribute in every big-league stadium.
QUOTES:
“As
a life-long baseball fan, I love the way this play speaks to the place of the
game in our culture. Baseball provides the perfect platform for a young boy's
journey of growth and understanding. The play also shows the historical
significance of the game in America. For every significant moment in
modern American history, there's a story about baseball that encapsulates that
moment.”
– Stephen Weitz, Director
“Since I was a little boy, I have had
two loves in my life, sports and the arts. Too often I have seen people who are
a lover of one of these humanistic expressions dismiss the other, but to me
they couldn't be more similar. They both are about doing the impossible,
testing physical and mental limits, about the dreams of kids that can become
realities as adults. It’s about seeing something you never imagined could
happen and then dreaming about it for yourself. I hope that with Jackie & Me we can bring lovers of
both sports and theater to the Denver Center and make them discuss, think, and
dream.” – Aaron M. Davidson, actor
playing the role of Joey Stoshack
INTERVIEW
OPPORTUNITIES:
The
cast and artistic staff of Jackie &
Me are available for interviews. Please send requests to agriesmer@dcpa.org.
EVENTS:
American Sign
Language Interpretation/Audio Described Performance | December 8, 1:30pm
Ø CONNECT
Spark a dialogue today when you connect
through our free discussion series.
Perspectives
on the Play | November 15 at 6pm
The DCTC’s
creative team provides the audience a unique perspective on the production. In
The Jones Theatre.
General
Talkback | November 24, post-show
Join us for a discussion with the actors
from the show.
Talkback
hosted by the Higher Education Advisory Council | December 8, post-show
Join the cast for a discussion led by
members of our academic community.
Denver
Public Library Workshop
Prepare for Jackie & Me through a participatory workshop designed to
introduce the characters and explore the themes of the play and novel.
TICKETS:
Single
tickets for Jackie & Me start at $29
(non-SCFD) and also are available for $10 (SCFD 10 for $10 program). To
purchase, call Denver Center Ticket Services at 303.893.4100. For groups of 10 or more, please call
303.446.4829. TTY (for Deaf and
hard-of-hearing patrons): 303.893.9582.
Tickets also may be purchased at the Denver Center Ticket Office,
located in the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex lobby. Buy and print online at www.denvercenter.org. Student rush $10
tickets are available one hour prior to curtain with a valid student ID subject
to availability. Senior and military rush
tickets are available one hour prior to curtain, subject to availability. No
children under four will be admitted to any theatre.
The Denver
Center for the Performing Arts is supported in part by the Scientific and
Cultural Facilities District (SCFD).
Please visit our website at www.denvercenter.org.
GENERAL:
This production of Jackie & Me
is generously supported by Producing
Partners The Corley Legacy Foundation and Keith & Kathie
Finger. Jackie & Me is part of the
Denver Center Theatre Company 2013/14 season, which is generously supported by Daniel L. Ritchie, Larimer Square, The
Steinberg Charitable Trust and Wells
Fargo.
About the Denver Center Theatre
Company
The Tony Award-winning Denver Center Theatre
Company, helmed by Producing Artistic Director Kent Thompson, is currently in
its 35th season of offering classic, contemporary and new works to the American
West.
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