COACH HOUSE THEATRE
Box Office: 330-434-7741
732 W. Exchange Street
Akron, OH 44302
coachhousetheatre.com
Spend the holidays in Philly!
"The Philadelphia Story” comes to Coach House Theatre
Nov. 25 to Dec. 18, 2011
$12 Preview Performance, Friday, Nov. 25 (only!)
Join Coach House Theatre in Akron for a charming "screwball comedy" for Christmastime, The
Philadelphia Story!
In this classic play which inspired the Academy Award-winning movie, a society girl (Tess
Burgler) tries to prepare for her wedding amidst the chaos created by her philandering father,
snoopy tabloid reporters, and her handsome ex-husband (Joe Pine.)
The Philadelphia Story, by Philip Barry, will be presented Nov. 25-Dec. 18. Curtain times are
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. Dinner or Brunch is
available to all theatre patrons prior to every performance at the Akron Woman’s City Club next
door.
There will be a special $12 preview performance Friday, Nov. 25 only, at 8 p.m. (Please note
that although previews are usually on Thursday nights, this one is on Friday because of
Thanksgiving.)
The official opening night is Saturday, Nov. 26. Group rates for holiday gatherings or office
celebrations are available.
Tickets are $18. The box office opens one hour before the show. Coach House Theatre is
located at 732 W. Exchange Street, in Akron, next to the Akron Woman’s City Club, and at
the corner of W. Exchange and N. Portage Path. Reservations are recommended from
www.coachhousetheare.com, by calling our box office at 330-434-7741.
The Cast
Tracy Lord --- Tess Burgler
C.K. Dexter Haven --- Joe Pine
Mike Connor --- Jeremy Jenkins
Liz Imbrie --- Holly Humes
George Kittredge --- Derrick Winger
Margaret Lord --- Dede Klein
Seth Lord --- Richard Worswick
Dinah Lord --- Amelia Britton
Sandy Lord --- Scott Shriner
Uncle Willie --- Henry C. Bishop
Thomas --- Robert Showalter
Margaret Lord (understudy) --- Karen L. Wood
The Director
Nancy Cates is one of our two Artistic Directors. In past seasons at Coach House she has
directed Deathtrap, Doubt: A Parable, Steel Magnolias, Barrymore’s Ghost, Tonight at 8:30, Oh
Coward!, The Gin Game, Present Laughter, Sleuth and Royal Coach Award winners for Best
Production Hay Fever (2006-2007), Driving Miss Daisy, (2007-2008) and Leading Ladies
(2009-10). She is also one of the two Artistic Directors of the Ohio Shakespeare Festival, which
performs each summer at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, as well as periodically at Coach House
and the Players Guild of Canton.
Nancy is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SSDC).
The Playwright
Philip Barry (1896-1949) was a prolific playwright, and many of his works were comedies of
manners. The Philadelphia Story, arguably his best known play, was written specifically for
(rumored lady friend) Katherine Hepburn, who played Tracy Lord both on Broadway and in the
popular 1940 film, which also starred Cary Grant and James Stewart. The movie won two
Academy Awards including Best Actor for Stewart. The play was also adapted into the popular
1956 musical movie High Society starring Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby. Barry's
play Holiday (1928) was also made into a film starring Grant and Hepburn, in 1938.
And don't miss the rest of Coach House's fantastic 2011-12 season:
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, January 26-February 19
A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O’Neill, March 22-April 7
Move Over, Mrs. Markham by Ray Cooney and John Chapman, May 10-June 3
Visit us at www.coachhousetheatre.com!
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