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Lend Me A Tenor  returns to Pendragon

for Columbus Day weekend

Lend Me a Tenor returns for a limited engagement to Pendragon Theatre on Friday, October 5, 2007 at 8 pm. It will play thru Sunday night (all performances at 8 pm).  Directed by Bonnie B. Brewer, Lend Me A Tenor promises to have you laughing out loud, while simultaneously trying to keep track of the fast-paced, side-splitting, door slamming antics.

On its Broadway debut in March 1989 Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me A Tenor was hailed by reviewers in the New York Times, Variety and other publications as one of the funniest comedies to appear in many years.

The cast is a familiar blend of Company members from season’s past: Ellen Joffred is Maggie (the young girl in search of romance and ‘bells”), Joe McLaughlin is Max (the young hopeful male opera star), Chris McGovern is Saunders (the excitable manager of the opera), Bob Pettee is Tito (Il Stupendo, opera star extraordinare), Kim Andresen Patnode is Maria (Tito’s feisty Italian wife), Clare Paulson is the Bellhop (one mission: meet Tito!), Molly Walsh is Diana (opera diva looking to better her career), Binnie Ritchie Holum rounds out the cast as Julia (head of the opera guild).

Lend Me A Tenor plays for 3 nights only. October 5, 6, 7 at 8 pm.  Tickets are $20 for adults, $16 for seniors, $10 for students 17 and under.

For more information or reservations for any of Pendragon’s upcoming events, contact the Theatre at (518) 891-1854

 

PENDRAGON'S REPERTORY SEASON...

Directed by Bonnie B. Brewer, Lend Me A Tenor will have you laughing out loud, while simultaneously trying to keep track of the fast-paced, side-splitting, door slamming antics.

The cast is a familiar blend of Company members from season’s past: Ellen Joffred is Maggie (the young girl in search of romance and ‘bells”), Joe McLaughlin is Max (the young hopeful male opera star), Chris McGovern is Saunders (the excitable manager of the opera), Bob Pettee is Tito (Il Stupendo, opera star extraordinare), Kim Andresen Patnode is Maria (Tito’s feisty Italian wife), Clare Paulson is the Bellhop (one mission: meet Tito!), Molly Walsh is Diana (opera diva looking to better her career), Binnie Ritchie Holum rounds out the cast as Julia (head of the opera guild).

Playwright Sarah Ruhl is a vibrant young playwright with a Broadway hit, another highly acclaimed play poised to enter the Great White Way and a MacArthur Genius Grant under her belt.  Her play THE CLEAN HOUSE has garnered high praise across the nation and left audiences mesmerized.

Pendragon Theatre, the Adirondack's only professional year-round theatre is honored to receive the production rights for this extraordinary theatrical work.  Playwright Ruhl creates a graceful, compassionate comedy which recently finished an extended run at Lincoln Center.

Susan Neal directs: Donna Moschek, Binnie Ritchie-Holum, Moly Pietz Walsh, Keith Walsh and Fran Yardley.

Read Connie Meng's Review here.

A classic to be sure, THE FANTASTICKS is the longest running show in the history of the American theatre. It closed after a continuous 42 year run in New York, 17,162 performances.

A slightly revised version opened Off Broadway again last summer. Over 700 productions have been mounted in 68 foreign countries. The Washington Post labeled it "a musical phenomenon." F. Murray Abraham, Glenn Close, Liza Minelli , Bert Lahr and Jerry Orbach are only some of the actors who have performed the memorable music. Familiar songs include: "Try to Remember," "Soon It's Gonna Rain",  "Never Say No." The durable and evocative play is an allegorical story loosely based on LES ROMANESQUES by Edmond Rostand.

Pendragon's production opened July 11th. Karen ( Lordi ) Kirkham is back for her 12th summer. Her cast includes: Jason Brill, Lonnie and Kyle Ford, Jordan Horntsein, Ellen Joffred, Kate Pettee, Matt Sorensen, Kent Streed.

SLEEPING BEAUTY is enchanting young and old audiences. Students queried at school performances deemed it "awesome," and are subsequently bringing their parents to performances at Pendragon's home base in Saranac Lake.

The charming adaptation of the enduring fairy tale premiered in the British Isles.  Sleeping Beauty is a savvy young woman with a half dragon side kick. Puppets, good  witches, bad witches, and of course the prince, complete the hour long performance which runs throughout the summer.

The cast includes: Kim Andresen Patnode (Branwen the Bright Witch); Leslie Dame (Modron the Dark Witch); Jason Amrhein (Gryff the Half Dragon); Jessica Deeb (Queen Guinevere / Tylwyth Teg 2); Christopher McGovern (King Perdur / The Spider King); Rhiannon M. Kramer (Princess Briar Rose / Tylwyth Teg 1) and Matt Sorensen (Prince Owain / The Bishop). Sorensen also directed Pendragon's family classic,

A brochure of our productions -- May through September -- is here.

The theatre offers a variety of admission possibilities. Single ticket prices for LEND ME A TENOR and THE CLEAN HOUSE are: $20/adult, $16/senior, 17 and under $10. Matinees are $12 for all seats. Admission for THE FANTASTICKS is $22/adult, $18/senior, 17 and under $10. Matinees for THE FANTASTICKS are $16 for all seats.  Single ticket prices for SLEEPING BEAUTY are $10 for over age 15, 15 and under, $8.Five and under pay $5.The "Flex" pass, a prepaid admission for one person to two full length shows is $35/adult and $28/senior.The "Three Show summer savings," a prepaid admission for one person to all of the summer "full length" shows is $50/adult and $40/senior.

Pendragon's programs are made possible with public funds from The New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency as well as contributions from corporate, private and individual donors. Pendragon is also supported in part by an award from The National Endowment for the Arts "which believes that a great nation deserves great art."

Guideboat Realty is the corporate sponsor for the theatre's 28th summer season.

For further information, contact Pendragon at 518-891-1854 or via e-mail: pdragon@northnet.org.

Pendragon Founders Honored at St. Lawrence University

Bob Pettee and Susan Neal, as co-founders of Pendragon Theatre were honored this year at St. Lawrence University's commencement exercises on May 20th. Each year The Board of Trustees of St. Lawrence University awards a North Country Citation to a person (s) from Northern New York, "who through personal endeavor or personal example, contribute in special ways to improving the quality of life or foster a sense of community in the region."

The Citation and Photo as presented on the St. Lawrence web site:

Bob Pettee and Susan Neal
North Country Citation

Nearly three decades ago, in Manhattan, you discovered that you wanted to start your own theater, and fortunately for those of us in the North Country and Adirondacks, you chose our region as the place to fulfill that vision, moving to Saranac Lake in1980 as the founding directors of what soon became Pendragon Theatre. With that brave step, your dream to bring live year-round professional theater to the region became reality.  

You began in a cramped school auditorium, then moved to the stage of the Lake Placid Center for the Arts and later to a space in Saranac Lake where you lived, auditioned and performed in the same building.  In 1986 you came into possession of an ice cream warehouse, where Pendragon Theatre continues to flourish today.  With intense commitment and tenacity, and by attracting more and more volunteers, Pendragon Theatre has evolved into the powerful arts force it is today, thanks not only to your skills but more critically to your determination and personal sacrifice.

Under your leadership, Pendragon Theatre has become an entertainment destination for the North Country and a resource of live theater for the public schools and colleges of Northern New York, reaching at least 15,000 students each year.  You perform in public schools, and bus school children to the theater; you produce study guides for young audiences; you tour to college campuses, including, occasionally, St. Lawrence; and you welcome students as actors, crew members and interns.

Under your careful leadership, Pendragon Theatre offers over 100 performances at home, plus tours to regional locations, education programs, and a variety of arts programs, with an annual budget of just $250,000.  You have premiered several works, and in 2002 launched a series to provide an exploratory atmosphere for new directors.

In grateful recognition of your contributions toward perpetuating the vitality and quality of the dramatic arts in northern New York, St. Lawrence University is honored to present to you its 2007 North Country Citation.

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Pendragon Theatre is supported in part by public funds from the
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Pendragon Theatre
15 Brandy Brook Avenue
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
phone: (518) 891-1854
fax: (518) 891-7012

pdragon@northnet.org

Updated: September 2007