George Pothitos, Artistic Director

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Subscriber BenefitsFront-of-the-line privileges Get your first choice of seats, and if you subscribed last year we’ll reserve your current seat for you until May 31, 2010.

Great savings Subscribe before May 31st and save at least $20 per subscription.

Endless flexibility Because your schedule changes so can your tickets. If something comes up and you need to move your tickets to a different date, you can. Just contact our Box Office at least 30 minutes before show time (certain restrictions apply).

Buy extra tickets for family and friends Subscribers can purchase up to four additional tickets to popular shows like West Side Story months before they go on sale to the general public.

And much, much more With a subscription package you can add tickets to our Holiday Show (The Wizard of Oz) for $35 per adult and $25 per youth; you never have to pay telephone service charges, and you’ll receive the very popular Club Neptune Card giving you discounts at several of Halifax’s finest merchants.

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Artistic Director’s MessageDear Friends;

Welcome to Neptune Theatre’s 48th Season and my second as Artistic Director. What an exciting season it’s going to be! We have created an ambitious line up of powerful plays and re-imagined classics for a contemporary audience. From our Shakespeare ‘hat trick’ to the most endearing and enduring Broadway musicals, it truly is an exceptional line up.

Subscribe to the entire season and we will bring a new world to your doorstep. From the streets of Renaissance Verona, to the streets of contemporary New York, we will take you beyond the rainbow as each story unfolds with passion, music, joy, laughter, and much drama.

Discover the best that Neptune Theatre has to offer. Over one hundred and twenty actors, designers, craftspeople and technicians will rehearse, design and create our own unique and original productions on two stages in the heart of Nova Scotia. I encourage you to look through our brochure. I am positive you will find a delightful variety of works that will mesmerize and charm you. Join us for the whole season or choose exactly what you want to see. We can help you tailor a subscription package to meet your needs.

Thank you for your patronage, your support and encouragement throughout the year. I look forward to seeing you throughout the season.

Sincerely,

George Pothitos, Artistic Director

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ROM EO AND JULIETBy William Shakespeare

“But, soft!  What light through yonder window breaks?  It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!” – RomeoIn defiance of their feuding families and in secrecy from their closest friends, a young couple risk all to be together.  The world’s most famous lovers deliver intoxicating hope and immense passion despite a tragic conclusion.  Shakespeare’s thrilling and popular play confronts each new generation with renewed passion and beauty.    

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Perched high on the ledge of a building, a man prepares to jump…7 Stories is a life-affirming story about a man searching for meaning. As the lives of the building’s eccentric residents are revealed through nearby windows, the man comes to realize that every one of them has a reason to jump – and that he just may be the most rational of them all.

Written by award-winning international success Morris Panych, 7 Stories is a touchingly funny, surrealist play about what happens when you take your life into your own hands.

7 STOR IESBy Morris Panych

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BLITHE SPIRITBy Noël Coward

A second wife has nothing to fear from a dead first wife unless her ‘blithe spirit’ comes to claim himRemarried widower Charles Condomine invites an eccentric medium to his house to conduct a séance.  The result is the conjuring of his playful and conniving first wife, Elvira. Unhappy to find Charles remarried, Elvira launches a vengeful haunting resulting in an unexpected and hilarious outcome that is pure Noël Coward gold.

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A brilliant drama by award-winning Irish playwright Martin McDonaghTrapped by her old cantankerous mother, 40-year-old Maureen finds an opportunity to escape when a chance comes along to find love and make a new life for herself. Her mother however has other ideas, and her interference sets in motion a chain of deceptions and betrayals, heart-breaking tragedy, and savage irony.

THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE

By Martin McDonagh

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WEST SIDE STORYMusic by Leonard Bernstein

Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim • Book by Arthur Laurents

When love comes so strong, there is no right or wrong, your love is your life…Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is re-imagined to a modern day musical on the streets of New York, where two young teenagers find love despite loyalty to their rivaling street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. Packed with unforgettable songs and exhilarating dance scenes, after 50 years on stage West Side Story remains one of theatre’s most celebrated musicals.            

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Follow your heart and the yellow brick road…There truly is no place like home as the beloved family musical, The Wizard of Oz, fills the Neptune stage for the holiday season. Dorothy Gale dreams of what lies over the rainbow from her Kansas farm. When a twister carries her away to magical world, she must find the Wizard to get back home. Travel down the yellow brick road and beyond with Dorothy and friends for this memorable production. 

HOLIDAY PRESENTATIONBy L. Frank Baum • Adapted by Frank Gabrielson • With Music and Lyrics of the MGM motion pictures score by Harold Arlen

and E. Y. Harburg • Background Music by Herbert Stothart

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FATHERS AND SONSBy Don Hannah

What is it about fathers and sons?Fathers and Sons is both funny and touching as it tells the universal story of a father and son through the eyes of two Maritime men. Watch their relationship develop as they move from birth to death in four movements.  Canadian playwright Don Hannah presents a thoughtful story of this special relationship that reminds us all of the need for empathy and understanding between men.

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Mmm…Shakespeare…d’oh!From the performer and creator of Bigger than Jesus, this one-man vocal spectacular features impressions of over 50 characters from TV’s “The Simpsons” in a hilarious performance of Shakespeare’s MacBeth!  Performed to audiences worldwide with spot-on impressions of Simpsons characters, this imaginatively staged version of the Bard’s work will leave you exhausted with laughter.

M ACHOMERPerformed and created by Rick Miller

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THE FLY FISHER’S COM PANION

By Michael Melski

A hilarious catchMelski’s play is a heartfelt and comic journey into the lives of two men on their last fishing trip together.  It’s a trip through decades, into ritual memory and imagination, and into a relationship that has all the turbulent beauty and gentle grace of a highland stream.

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Support Neptune TheatreWe believe we have put together a powerful season for 2010-2011. It is filled with re-imagined classics, thought-provoking dramas, sophisticated comedy and joyful music. We are proud to bring you this selection of plays as we think they form the kind of season patrons such as yourself expect and deserve. We hope you will subscribe to as much of it as you can because each play is chosen with a specific intent and the best way to appreciate the season is to see it all!We thank you for your support as a patron but this year we also ask you to do a little more. While you are renewing your subscription, we ask you to include with it a charitable donation to Neptune Theatre Foundation.At Neptune we strive to produce plays that educate, challenge and entertain you. We also endeavour to enrich our community with theatre that inspires you to think, act and feel in ways that bring out your best self. These may sound like lofty ambitions but we think this season is up to it. However we need your help to achieve this. Please support us this year by making a donation to Neptune Theatre along with your subscription renewal.

There are four easy ways to make a charitable donation to the Neptune Theatre Foundation:

• Insert your donation amount on your subscription renewal invoice;

• Fill out and mail or fax the attached donation pledge form;

• Call us at 429-7300 ext. 236 and we can process your donation by telephone;

• Go online at www.neptunetheatre.com (Select Support Us, then How to Donate).

Tax receipts are issued for all donations over $20.

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Subscription Packages and Prices*

The Studio Series (3 plays)

A Seating B Seating C Seating

Regular $85 $75 $45

Seniors $65 $55 $45

Students $50 $50 $45

Previews $50 $50 $45

Fountain Hall Series (5 Plays)

8 PACK – SEE ALL EIGHT REGULAR SEASON SHOWS FOR JUST $250!

Includes 5 Fountain Hall and 3 Studio Shows, including the Studio’s much anticipated MacHomer.

($275 after May 31)

A+ Seating A Seating B Seating C Seating

Opening NightAdult

Senior

$225 (until May 31)

$245$185

$215 (until May 31)

$235$175

$205 (until May 31)

$225$165

$180 (until May 31)

$200$160

Weekend PackageAdult

Senior

$210 (until May 31)

$230$170

$200 (until May 31)

$220$160

$190 (until May 31)

$210$150

$165 (until May 31)

$185$145

Weekday Package Adult

Senior

$185

(until May 31) $205$160

$175

(until May 31) $195$150

$165

(until May 31) $185$140

$140

(until May 31) $160$135

Sunday EveningsAdult/Senior $160 $150 $140 $125

PreviewAdult/Senior $135 $135 $135 $135

FRI & SAT NIGHTS, WEEKEND MATINEES

TUES, WED, THURS

*All prices listed are subject to HST

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Seating Plan

A+ Seating

B Seating

A Seating

C Seating

Show timesTuesday to Friday – 8 pm Saturday – 4 pm & 8:30 pm Sunday – 2 pm & 7:30 pm

Holiday musical show timesTuesday to Friday – 7:30 pm Saturday – 2 pm & 7:30 pm Sunday – 2 pm & 7:30 pm Special weekday matinees at 2 pm New Years Eve Gala – 9:30 pm

Student Flex-5Any 5 shows for $95

Flex Packages3 Plays for $115 ($125 after May 31) or 5 Plays for $200 ($225 after May 31)

Two Timer PackagesTwo tickets to two different plays for $160 ($175 after May 31)

Holiday Musical Add on tickets to the Holiday Musical The Wizard of Oz for only $35 per Adult and $25 per Youth. (A savings of $15 off the regular price.) Discounted tickets are available to subscribers until October 1, 2010.

Fountain Hall Orchestra

Fountain Hall Balcony

Studio Theatre Stage

Neptune Theatre1593 Argyle Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2B2

www.neptunetheatre.com 902-429-7070

Season at a glanceFO U N TA I N H A L L

Romeo and Juliet Sept 14 to Oct 17

7 Stories Oct 26 to Nov 14

Blithe Spirit Jan 18 to Feb 13

The Beauty Queen of Leenane Feb 22 to Mar 20

West Side Story April 5 to May 29

The Wizard of Oz Nov 27 to Jan 9

ST U D I O T H E AT R E

Fathers and Sons Oct 12 to Oct 24

MacHomer Feb 1 to Feb 13

The Fly Fisher’s Companion May 3 to May 15

G R E A T S U B S C R I P T I O N P A C K A G E S I N S I D E !