2017 Season Tickets. Save On. Six Amazing Shows

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1 2017 Season Tickets Save On Six Amazing Shows Your seat is waiting for you... It s no secret that QCT Season Ticket Holders are some of the happiest people around. Why? Subscribers are guaranteed seats to six outstanding productions with no hassles, minimal planning, and unbelievable savings. So start your season ticket journey today - you ll be happy you did! Flex Plan Flexibility: Choose when to come to your shows based on your schedule. Great Seats: Receive vouchers to make reservations days before the General Public - giving you more seating options. Easy Reservations: Select your seats online, visit the Box Office, or call to make your reservation whichever way is most convenient for you. Fixed Plan Planned Dates: You can choose when you come to the shows with one of SEVEN Date Packages (Ex. 1st Friday, 1st Saturday, etc.). Same Seats: Pick your favorite seats in your Season Ticket section and keep them for every Main Season Ticket Show. Tickets Now: Receive all of your tickets at once. Exchanges: Need to change a show? Your first exchange of the season is free. Ordering We can process Fixed Season Tickets in-person or via mail, with Flex Tickets also available online. Season Ticket renewals begin for current Season Ticket holders October 3. Season Tickets are available to new patrons beginning October 17. Fixed Season Ticket holders in the 2016 Season are guaranteed their current seats through Oct. 14. All Season Tickets are on sale through March 31, Questions? If you have questions, please call the Box Office at (217) or visit We re always happy to help!

2 Donations In years past, Season Ticket holders made a donation to QCT with the purchase of certain season ticket packages. In clarifying the buying experience, automatic donations have been removed from the packages. We are proud to say that the Season Ticket buying experience is now a simpler, easier process. As a lover of the theatre, we ask that you consider adding or continuing a tax-deductible annual donation. Your financial contribution allows us to produce outstanding quality works at an affordable price. Together, we can imagine, create, and collaborate to provide this community with the ultimate theatre experience. Benefits Angel $25-$199 Producer $200-$299 Star $300-$499 Director s Circle $500+ Tax Deduction*: Receive a federal income tax deduction notice of your contribution made above the Season Ticket price Recognition*: Your name(s) listed in every Main Season Ticket Show s stagebill Priority Reservations*: Begin making your Season Ticket reservations on our Priority Reservation days Share the Stage Free Tickets*: Receive two (2) additional free tickets to any Season Ticket Show to share the experience with friends Free Exchanges*: Exchange your Season Tickets all season (for the same production) at no cost to you Experience Every Moment*: Receive two (2) tickets to the Student Musical TARZAN and two (2) tickets to the Student Lab adventure 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA Opening Parties*: Receive an exclusive invitation for you and a guest to attend the opening parties for all five (5) Main Season Ticket Shows Held every 1st Friday of a production *Donations at this level and above made before March 3, 2017 will be listed in every 2017 Main Season Ticket Show s stagebill. All donations at this level and above will be listed online at 1qct.org.

3 Flex Tickets Flexible Dates Easy Reservations Fantastic Seats Before The General Public FLEX STEP 1 Contact Information (Please Print) Name (s) Address City State Zip Home Phone c Cell Phone New Membership c Membership Renewal Address By providing my , I understand that I am registering to receive the E-Prompter, reminders about additional shows at QCT, and the QCT newsletter. STEP 2 Select your number of tickets Areas All Seats Price $85 Number of Seats Season Ticket Subtotal $ *See Seating Chart on Page 2 STEP 3 Keep QCT Strong (optional) c $5 c $25 c $50 c $100 c $200 c $300 c $500 c Other: For Donation Benefits, please view the second page of this insert, visit 1qct.org, or call STEP 4 Payment Information Payment Type: c Cash c MasterCard Season Ticket Subtotal $ c Check c American Express Donation $ c Visa c Discover Total $ FLIP FOR FIXED TICKETS PLEASE RETURN TO: Quincy Community Theatre 300 Civic Center Plaza, Ste. 118 Quincy, IL 62301

4 Fixed Tickets Planned Dates Same Seats Get Your Tickets Now STEP FIXED 1 Contact Information (Please Print) Name (s) Address City State Zip Home Phone Cell Phone Address By providing my , I understand that I am registering to receive the E-Prompter, reminders about additional shows at QCT, and the QCT newsletter. STEP 2 Select your 2017 Season Package c c New Membership Membership Renewal Areas Section C Section B Section A Price $75 $85 $95 Number of Tickets $75 $85 $95 Season Ticket Subtotal $ $ $ *See Seating Chart on Page 2 STEP 3 Select Seats Seating Preference Renewing Season Ticket Holders may request the same seats from the previous season, but these seats are guaranteed only if the 2017 Season Ticket order is received by October 14, 2016 and if no changes have been made from last season. (If no seating preference is chosen you will be given Box Office Choice Seating.) STEP 4 Select a Date Package c Thursdays (March 23, May 11, July 20, Sept. 14, Oct. 26, Nov. 30) c 1st Friday (March 24, May 12, July 21, Sept. 15, Oct. 27, Dec. 1) c 1st Saturday (March 25, May 13, July 22, Sept. 16, Oct. 28, Dec. 2) c 1st Sunday (March 26, May 14, July 23, Sept. 17, Oct. 29, Dec. 3) c 2nd Friday (March 31, May 19, July 28, Sept. 22, Oct. 27, Dec. 8) c 2nd Saturday (April 1, May 20, July 29, Sept. 23, Oct. 28, Dec. 9) c 2nd Sunday (April 2, May 21, July 30, Sept. 24, Oct. 29, Dec. 10) STEP 5 Keep QCT Strong (optional) c $5 c $25 c $50 c $100 c $200 c $300 c $500 c Other: For Donation Benefits, please view the second page of this insert, visit 1qct.org, or call STEP 6 Payment Information Payment Type: c Cash c MasterCard Season Ticket Subtotal $ c Check c American Express Donation $ c Visa c Discover Total $ PLEASE RETURN TO: Quincy Community Theatre 300 Civic Center Plaza, Ste. 118 Quincy, IL 62301

5 imagine. create. collaborate. quincy community theatre 2017

6 welcome! 2017 marks Quincy Community Theatre s 80th Season! Eighty seasons of storytelling; eighty seasons filled with almost every emotion known to Google. This season you will find stories filled with the pain of love lost, dark thoughts of vengeance, an understanding of family, hilarious moments of true friendship, an appreciation of lives well lived, and what better way to end the season at Christmas romance. All stories filled with passion; all stories filled with love. The love that you ll find at QCT goes far beyond that of the love within the stories. We infuse what we do with love love of the art, love of artistic integrity, love of friendship, love of a good challenge, love of learning. When you peruse this brochure, look for the heart within each show logo. This is our reminder and our pledge that this story is being formed and told out of love. Come to Quincy Community Theatre and imagine with us, create with us, and collaborate with us. When you do, we hope you ll see that love. We hope that you ll feel that love. We hope that you ll be a part of that love. J. Daniel Conboy Executive Director Brandon J. Thomsen Artistic Director 2017 Season Sponsored by: 2017 Media Sponsors: Mission Statement To offer and perpetuate quality theatre entertainment and education in the performing arts through community participation.

7 THEATRE INFORMATION STAGE ORCHESTRA A B C Box Office Hours The Box Office is open Monday-Friday 10:00 AM-5:00 PM and one hour before performances. Curtain Time Unless otherwise noted, all performances Thursday-Saturday are at 7:30 PM and Sunday matinees are at 2:00 PM SINGLE TICKETS Ticket Exchanges Tickets may be exchanged for another performance of the same production for $1 per ticket. All sales are final. There are no refunds. Season Tickets Experience an entire season at QCT and save! See the attached insert for more information. Questions For more information about Box Office Policies, Group Rates, and other discounts, visit 1qct.org or call (217) All productions and dates for the 2017 Season are subject to change. Section A Section B Section C Adults $22 $21 $20 Senior Citizens (65+) $20 $19 $18 Students (ID Required) $20 $19 $18 Military (ID Required) $20 $19 $18 Musicals Add $2 Add $2 Add $2 Student Theatre Musicals $14 Student Theatre Plays $10 Begin making your Flex Season Ticket reservations... when you see this symbol on the calendar! Select your seats online or call Begin making your Priority reservations... when you see this symbol on the calendar! Select your seats online or call

8 the quilta awards January 21 The QUILTA Ceremonies (the abbreviation originally stood for Quincy Little Theatre Awards) have been a tradition at QCT since QUILTAs serves as a time to recognize the volunteers involved throughout the previous season, all of whom make the theatre the wonderful place that it is. Without volunteers, this theatre would not exist. Location Town & Country Inn and Suites Dinner 6:30 PM Awards 7:30 PM Music and Dancing to follow Dress is formal and reservations are required. Tickets are available at the QCT Box Office December 19th thru January 11. More info: qct.org collaborate Volunteering your time and talents ensures that Quincy Community Theatre remains a place where excellent theatre thrives. It s also a way to meet new people and earn volunteer hours for service organizations. Join us in one or more of the following ways: ushering set building backstage crew painting cleaning box office costumes pit orchestra Training is available in all areas. Discover where you fit into the QCT family. qct@1qct.org qct.org/backstage/volunteer-opportunities

9 New Year s Day January 2017 S M T W T F S Box Office Closed Auditions: Sweeney Todd Auditions: Sweeney Todd QUILTA RSVPs Due 15 Martin Luther King Day Box Office Closed Tickets on Sale: Tarzan The QUILTA Awards qct.org 10 am - 5pm

10 February 9-12 Main Stage Musical Student Theatre Presented in collaboration with Quincy University Interpreter Studies Rated: G Swing in for this musical based on the Disney film! Orphaned after a shipwreck and raised by gorillas, Tarzan is no ordinary man. When the young explorer Jane and her father enter the jungle, Tarzan s loyalties are tested as love and family conflict. Featuring the award-winning music of Phil Collins, as well as innovative staging that seamlessly weaves American Sign Language into the dialogue, music, and choreography, TARZAN is a family adventure that will always be in your heart! SPONSORED BY: HERALD-WHIG 5th Year Sponsoring 6th Year Sponsoring 6th Year Sponsoring

11 February 2017 S M T W T F S Tarzan Tarzan Tarzan Valentine s Day Tarzan 2:00 pm 19 Presidents Day PRIORITY Box Office Closed FLEX General Public Tickets on Sale: Sweeney Todd QUINCY COMMUNITY THEATRE S PRODUCTION OF TARZAN The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film Music and Lyrics by PHIL COLLINS Book by DAVID HENRY HWANG Adapted from the story Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs Originally Produced on Broadway by Disney Theatrical Productions TARZAN owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. TARZAN is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. and Disney. All Rights Reserved. 1qct.org 10 am - 5pm

12 March & March 31-April 2 Main Stage Musical Season Ticket Show Rated: PG-13 Love, murder, and a good meat pie the recipe for an award-winning musical thriller! A barber has returned to London with one thing on his mind: revenge. With Mrs. Lovett at his side, and a twisted plan in the oven, Sweeney Todd conspires to save his daughter and destroy those that let injustice be. Featuring some of the most chilling music ever written for the stage, this is a ride that will delight audiences with its suspenseful story and a few close shaves!

13 March 2017 S M T W T F S Daylight Savings Time Begins St. Patrick s Day Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd 2:00 pm Auditions: The Dixie Swim Club Auditions: The Dixie Swim Club Sweeney Todd SWEENEY TODD The Demon Barber of Fleet Street A Musical Thriller Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Book by HUGH WHEELER From an Adaptation by CHRISTOPHER BOND Originally Directed on Broadway by HAROLD PRINCE Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Originally Produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in Association with Dean and Judy Manos SWEENEY TODD is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 1qct.org 10 am - 5pm

14 education & outreach classes Imagine. Create. Collaborate. Reach new heights with a theatre class at QCT. Classes are available year-round for performers of all ages and experience levels. outreach QCT offers in-school workshops, an exciting QCT on the Road show, and tours of our state-of-the art facility all to engage our community and stimulate creativity in the minds of young people! QCT on the Road Available for Touring! Call to book a private performance for your school or organization. Corey and Morgan are siblings who LOVE to read. They love it so much that they ve put together a play to share three of their all-time favorite stories by L. Frank Baum. With help from the audience and some important theatrical terms, these siblings teach us that we each have the power to do incredible things when we use our imaginations! Classes Outreach QCT on the Road More Information: ex. 108 education@1qct.org 1qct.org

15 April 2017 S M T W T F S 1 Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd 2:00 pm PRIORITY FLEX Good Friday14 15 Auditions: American Fairy Tales Spring Membership Meeting Box Office Closed Easter General Public Tickets on Sale: The Dixie Swim Club AMERICAN FAIRY TALES by L. Frank Baum Adapted for the stage by Kelsey Celek 1qct.org 10 am - 5pm

16 May & Main Stage Play Season Ticket Show Rated: PG Their college swim team days are over, but the bond they made is unbreakable. THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB is the touching and hilarious story of five very different women who meet every August at a beach house to rekindle their relationship. Free from husbands, careers, and kids, their long weekends bring love, challenges, and support, strengthening the connections they made those many years ago. Fans of Steel Magnolias and The Golden Girls will adore this outrageous comedy about friendships that last forever. SPONSORED BY: 3 rd Year Sponsoring

17 May 2017 S M T W T F S Auditions: 20,000 Leagues Auditions: 20,000 Leagues Mother s Day The Dixie Swim Club The Dixie Swim Club The Dixie Swim Club Auditions: Hello, Dolly! The Dixie Swim Club 2:00 pm The Dixie Swim Club The Dixie Swim Club Tickets on Sale: 20,000 Leagues The Dixie Swim Club 2:00 pm 28 Memorial Day Box Office Closed THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB By Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, & Jamie Wooten THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York 1qct.org 10 am - 5pm

18 June Lab Theatre Play Student Theatre Rated: PG Climb aboard Jules Verne s classic science fiction novel TWENTY-THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA! In this environmental staging, the audience moves with the actors throughout the QCT facility, as the hallways, sneak ways and corridors transform into Captain Nemo s legendary ship, The Nautilus. Whether you re fighting giant squids or looking into the eyes of a madman, this show doesn t keep you on the edge of your seat it pushes you out of it. SPONSORED BY: 6th Year Sponsoring

19 June 2017 S M T W T F S Father s Day PRIORITY FLEX 20,000 Leagues under the Sea 20,000 Leagues under the Sea 20,000 Leagues under the Sea ,000 Leagues under the Sea 2:00 pm General Public Tickets on Sale: Hello, Dolly! 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA Adapted for the stage by Ryan Underbakke and Nick Ryan From the book by Jules Verne Produced by special arrangement with Plays for Young Audiences 1qct.org 10 am - 5pm

20 July & Main Stage Musical Season Ticket Show Rated: G Dolly is back where she belongs! Join us when one of the greatest musicals ever written lights up the QCT stage. Dolly Levi is a widow, a matchmaker, and a professional meddler - but everything changes when she decides that the next match she needs to make is one for herself. Sparkling, dazzling, delightful this is one musical that you cannot miss! SPONSORED BY: HERALD-WHIG 11 Year Sponsoring th 6th Year Sponsoring 5th Year Sponsoring 8th Year Sponsoring 6th Year Sponsoring 3rd Year Sponsoring 6th Year Sponsoring

21 July 2017 S M T W T F S Independence Day Box Office Closed TTBC & BT Applications Due Hello, Dolly! 2:00 pm Auditions: Our Town Auditions: Our Town Hello, Dolly! Hello, Dolly! Hello, Dolly! Hello, Dolly! 2:00 pm Hello, Dolly! Hello, Dolly! Hello, Dolly! HELLO, DOLLY! Book by Michael Stewart Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman Based on the play The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder Original Production Directed and Choreographed by Gower Champion Produced for the Broadway Stage by David Merrick and Champion Five, Inc. HELLO, DOLLY! is presented by arrangement with TAMS-WITMARK MUSIC LIBRARY, INC. 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York qct.org 10 am - 5pm

22 Triple Threat Boot Camp Showcase: August 12-7:30 P.M. Student Theatre Showcase $5 Per Ticket Triple Threat Boot Camp (TTBC) is a week-long workshop instructing grades 5-12 in the three musical theatre disciplines: acting, singing, and dancing. Students are divided into age-appropriate levels, working in the mornings with professionals in the arts to become topnotch performers. In the afternoon, students implement the skills learned during the day in a rehearsal for a Broadway-style revue at the end of the week. Basic Training Designed for grades K-4, students rotate between classes in singing, acting, and dancing in preparation for an appearance in the TTBC Showcase. Join the camp! Check online for registration information beginning April 1!

23 August 2017 S M T W T F S PRIORITY FLEX Triple Threat Boot Camp Triple Threat Boot Camp Showcase General Public Tickets on Sale: Our Town qct.org 10 am - 5pm

24 September & Main Stage Play Season Ticket Show Welcome to Grover s Corners. Here, you ll discover the life, love, and loss we all know so well. Guided by a stage manager, peek into the lives of two families as they intertwine through twelve years of life changes - from the mundane to the tragic - and discover the extraordinary within the ordinary. Rated: PG SPONSORED BY: HERALD-WHIG 6th Year Sponsoring 6th Year Sponsoring

25 September 2017 S M T W T F S Labor Day Box Office Closed Auditions: Harriet the Spy Auditions: Harriet the Spy Our Town Our Town Our Town Fall Membership Meeting Our Town 2:00 pm PRIORITY FLEX Our Town Our Town Our Town 2:00 pm OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder OUR TOWN is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. 1qct.org 10 am - 5pm

26 October Main Stage Play Season Ticket Bonus Student Theatre Rated: G Harriet is a writer. Or, at least, she wants to be. Every afternoon, Harriet practices by following a spy route and writing down everything she sees. But when Harriet s private notebook is read by her classmates and her snooping is exposed, she learns that her brutally honest opinions can hurt her friendships and others feelings. Based on the beloved novel by Louise Fitzhugh, HARRIET THE SPY is a sneaky family favorite with an important lesson. FULLY SPONSORED BY: 12th Year Sponsoring

27 October 2017 S M T W T F S General Public Tickets on Sale: Harriet the Spy Auditions: She Loves Me Season Ticket Renewals Begin Auditions: She Loves Me 8 Columbus Day Box Office Closed Season Tickets on Sale to the General Public PRIORITY Halloween 31 FLEX Harriet the Spy Harriet the Spy Harriet the Spy Harriet the Spy 2:00 pm HARRIET THE SPY by Louise Fitzhugh Adapted for the stage by Leslie Brody Based on the book by Louise Fitzhugh Produced by special arrangement with Plays for Young Audiences 1qct.org 10 am - 5pm

28 November 30December 3 & 8-10 Main Stage Musical Season Ticket Show Rated: PG Georg and Amalia work together...and they hate each other. After the shop is closed, they find solace in their anonymous romantic pen pals. When love takes an unexpected turn, the pair discovers that perhaps they ve found love in someone they never would have imagined. Based on a play that became the film, You ve Got Mail, this romantic musical by the composers of Fiddler on the Roof will have laughs roaring and hearts soaring! FULLY SPONSORED BY: 11th Year Sponsoring 5th Year Sponsoring

29 November 2017 S M T W T F S Daylight Savings Time Ends Veteran s Day11 General Public Tickets on Sale: She Loves Me Thanksgiving Box Office Closed Box Office Closed She Loves Me SHE LOVES ME Book by JOE MASTEROFF Music by JERRY BOCK Lyrics by SHELDON HARNICK Based on a Play by Miklos Laszlo Originally Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince Originally Produced on Broadway by Harold Prince in Association with Lawrence N. Kasha and Philip C. McKenna Original Orchestrations by Don Walker Adapted by Frank Matosich, Jr. SHE LOVES ME is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 1qct.org 10 am - 5pm

30 November 30-December 3 & 8-10 Main Stage Musical Season Ticket Show December Main Stage Ballet Presented by Kaiser Dance Theatre & Quincy Community Theatre Ticket pricing and availability will be announced in November Set to the gorgeous score by Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Ballet tells the story of a young girl named Clara who is given an enchanted nutcracker on the night before Christmas and finds herself engrossed in a battle between her toys and the evil Mouse Queen. As the evening unfolds, Clara is taken to the Land of Sweets where wonders from many lands await her. Staged against a tapestry of stunning costumes and backdrops, The Nutcracker Ballet is a time-honored tradition.

31 December 2017 S M T W T F S 1 2 She Loves Me She Loves Me She Loves Me Auditions: Student Theatre Musical Auditions: Student Theatre Musical She Loves Me She Loves Me She Loves Me The Nutcracker The Nutcracker 2:00 pm & The Nutcracker Christmas Eve 24 Christmas Day New Year s Eve 31 Box Office Closed Box Office Closed Box Office Closed Box Office Closed Box Office Closed 1qct.org 10 am - 5pm

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