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Music & Lyrics by Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx
Book by Jeff Whitty
AT THE CONANT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER @ OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY – 4484 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA 30319
FOR GROWN-UPS JUNE 12 – JULY 12
PG-13 VERSION FOR TEENS JUNE 20, JUNE 28, JULY 8
(this musical will not perform at the Horizon space in Little Five Points)
Tony-Award Winner for Best Musical, Book, & Score!
Winner of 7 Suzi Bass Awards (2011), including Best Musical!
Smart, hilarious, risqué and full of heart, Avenue Q is Broadway’s smash-hit Tony award winner for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book and a worldwide sensation. Horizon Theatre is back for an encore of Avenue Q, winner of 2011 Suzi Bass Awards for Outstanding Production of a Musical and 6 other Suzis Awards. The neighbors are nice on Avenue Q, the only address you can afford when you’re fresh out of college, out of a job, or just trying to find your way in life. Princeton, Gary Coleman (yes, that one!), Christmas Eve and their newfound friends (played by talented actors and puppets) valiantly seek jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life. Sesame Street meets The Simpsons in this upbeat musical for grown-ups – and special performances of a new PG-13 Edition.
*Contains mature language and situations; not intended for children.
“Savvy, sassy, and eminently likable!” —The New York Times
Avenue Q 2015 CONANT PRESS RELEASE
Performance Dates
June 20, June 28, July 8, 2015
AT THE CONANT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER @ OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY ONLY
(this musical did not perform at the Horizon space in Little Five Points)
Avenue Q 2015 CONANT PRESS RELEASE
- Seating Chart of the Theatre at the Conant (PDF)
- Virtual Tour of the Theatre at the Conant
- Directions – 4484 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA 30319
Showtimes
Saturday, June 20 at 3:00 PM
Sunday, June 28 at 5:00 PM
Wednesday, July 8 at 8:00 PM
Pricing
General Admission
Student tickets (ages 13-25) available for $20. Regular tickets start at $30*. Discounts for groups of 10 or more. VIP Tickets (Very Important Puppets!) are available for $15 additional and include a reserved preshow table and drink voucher! Prices change based on availability and demand, so buy early for the best prices! *8% sales tax will be added to all ticket orders. Internet convenience fee added to all online orders. No refunds or, exchanges.
Bring your neighbors!
Group pricing is available for parties of 10+. Groups of 10-24 receive $3 off the general admission ticket price. Groups of 25+ receive $5 off the general admission ticket price.
*Ticket prices are subject to change. Buy early for best pricing. 8% sales tax will be added to all ticket orders. Internet convenience fee added to all online orders. No refunds, exchanges, or late seating.
Length & Content
Avenue Q: PG-13 Edition runs 2 hours 15 minutes. Recommended for ages 13+.
The Avenue Q authors created an adaptation that maintains the dramatic (and comedic) intention and integrity of the piece, while editing it to make it more appropriate for high school audiences. It also serves the greater message of the piece by allowing its themes to reach a wider audience. All strong language and onstage sexual situations are removed, but the characters still deal with grown-up and young adult problems.
Praise for the PG-13 Edition:
“The result [of the PG-13 Edition] is a show that is sweeter, but not at the cost of the mature themes it communicates. Relationships, commitment, racism, alternative lifestyles, homelessness, and the value of charity are all issues that high-schoolers will be dealing with when they graduate and move on into the real world.”—Cary Ginell, The Acorn
“This show is a show of their generation. They’re just thrilled.”—Kandiss Hernandez, teen theatre director
Content Advisory:
On a 0-5 Scale (with 5 being high), this play contains:
Swearing: 1
Nudity: 0
Violence: 0
Sexual Situations: 1
References to drugs, alcohol: 0
Handicap seating limited for this production. Please call to reserve if needed.
Performance Dates
June 12-July 12, 2015
(PG-13 Edition: ONLY June 20 – matinee; June 28; and July 8)
AT THE CONANT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER @ OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY ONLY
(this musical did not perform at the Horizon space in Little Five Points)
Avenue Q 2015 CONANT PRESS RELEASE
- Seating Chart of the Theatre at the Conant (PDF)
- Virtual Tour of the Theatre at the Conant
- Directions – 4484 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA 30319
Showtimes
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday at 8:00 PM
Saturday at 3:00 PM and 8:30 PM
Sunday at 5:00 PM
Pricing
General Admission
Tickets start at $30*. Discounts for groups of 10 or more. VIP Tickets (Very Important Puppets!) are available for $15 additional and include a reserved preshow table and drink voucher! Prices change based on availability and demand, so buy early for the best prices! *8% sales tax will be added to all ticket orders. Internet convenience fee added to all online orders. No refunds or, exchanges.
Bring your neighbors!
Group pricing is available for parties of 10+. Groups of 10-24 receive $3 off the general admission ticket price. Groups of 25+ receive $5 off the general admission ticket price.
*Ticket prices are subject to change. Buy early for best pricing. 8% sales tax will be added to all ticket orders. Internet convenience fee added to all online orders. No refunds, exchanges, or late seating.
Length & Content
Avenue Q runs 2 hours 15 minutes. Recommended for ages 18+.
Is Avenue Q appropriate for kids?
“Adults love Avenue Q, but they seem a little, er, fuzzy on whether it’s appropriate for kids. We’ll try to clear that up. Avenue Q is great for teenagers because it’s all about real life. It may not be appropriate for young children because Avenue Q addresses issues like sex, drinking, and surfing the web for porn. It’s hard to say what exact age is right to see Avenue Q – parents should use their discretion based on the maturity level of their children. But we promise you this – if you DO bring your teenagers to Avenue Q, they’ll think you’re really cool.” – www.avenueq.com
Content Advisory:
On a 0-5 Scale (with 5 being high), this play contains:
Swearing: 5
Nudity: 0
Violence: 0
Sexual Situations: 4
References to drugs, alcohol: 3
Handicap seating limited for this production. Please call to reserve if needed.
Cast
Princeton – Nick Arapoglou*
Kate Monster – Molly Coyne*
Lucy the Slut/Bear – Jill Hames
Nicky/Trekkie – Jeff McKerley*
Rod/Trekkie – J.C. Long*
Gary Coleman – Spencer G. Stephens
Christmas Eve – Natalie Gray*
Brian – Andy Meeks
*Member of Actors Equity Association
Creative Team
Director – Heidi Cline McKerley
Music Director – S. Renée Clark
Scenic Designer – Moriah & Isabel Curley-Clay
Puppet Designer – Russ Walko
Light Designer – Mary Parker
Prop Designer – MC Park
Video Designer – Bradley Bergeron
Stage Manager – Jude Futral*
Asst. Stage Manager – Kayla Zinke
*Member Actors’ Equity Association
“Naughty good fun!” – AJC Review of the 2015 production of Avenue Q at the Conant Performing Arts Center
“It’s every bit as good as they say it is; it deserved those seven Suzi Awards.” – Atlanta Intown review of the 2012 production of Avenue Q
“Risqué and downright irresistible!” – AJC Review of the 2011 production of Avenue Q
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