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(Clockwise from left) Peter DeLaurier, Alda Cortese, Stephen Novelli, Melanye Finister, Kevin Bergen, Rob Barnes, Mary Elizabeth Scallen, Jason Ma, and Ceal Phelan in Ellen McLaughlin’s The Persians, from the drama by Aeschylus, 2008.

What People Are Saying About People’s Light & Theatre*:

“The productions are excellent; the performers are extraordinary. This is not regional theatre. It’s better.”

“I have gone to a lot of Broadway productions; some here are as good, if not better.”“The artistic quality of the plays is outstanding.”

“The sets and the quality of the productions are top notch.”“The ambience is warm and inviting.”

“I came because it was local; I stayed because it is excellent professional theatre.”“It is a jewel.”

“They have a real artistic community that has worked together for decades. They work together really well and that is why one feels welcome here.”

“We are so fortunate to have People’s Light in Malvern!”*Excerpts from 2008 Focus Groups

ABSENCEBy Wendy HammondDirected by Ken Marini

Peter and Mary are a young Mormon couple. He is a brilliant Harvard grad, recruited into the CIA in 1945, which leads him into an increasingly secretive and dangerous life. We follow the rocky landscape of their marriage through 1993, as their lives become inextricably tangled with the chaotic forces at work in the shifting terrain of American foreign policy.

October 14 – November 8, 2009STEINBRIGHT STAGE

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S M T W T F S 14 7:30pm/P 15 7:30pm/P 16 8pm/O 17 8pm

18 2&7pm 19 20 7:30pm 21 2&7:30pm 22 7:30pm▲ 23 8pm 24 2&8pm

25 2pm 26 27 7:30pm 28 2&7:30pm 29 7:30pm▲ 30 8pm 31 8pm

November

1 2&7pm 2 3 7:30pm 4 7:30pm 5 7:30pm▲ 6 8pm 7 2&8pm

8 2&7pm P = Preview O = Opening ▲ = Talkbacks

October

September 16 – October 11, 2009

MAIN STAGE

By Gotthold LessingTranslated by Edward Kemp Directed by Abigail Adams

Welcome to the City of Miracles! Jerusalem in 1192 was a city in which Jews, Christians, and Muslims lived side by side, however uneasily. A heroic act by a mysterious Templar brings together a wealthy Jewish merchant, his love-struck daughter, a chess-playing sultan with cash fl ow problems, and a Christian Patriarch with a dark agenda. New alliances form, long- buried secrets emerge in this colorful story, rich in wisdom and warmth, which celebrates our differences, as well as our shared humanity.

S M T W T F S 16 7:30pm/P 17 7:30pm/P 18 8pm 19 8pm/O

20 2&7pm 21 22 7:30pm 23 2&7:30pm 24 7:30pm▲ 25 8pm 26 2&8pm

27 2pm 28 29 7:30pm 30 7:30pm

October 1 7:30pm▲ 2 8pm 3 2&8pm

4 2&7pm 5 6 7:30pm 7 2pm 8 7:30pm▲ 9 8pm 10 2&8pm

11 2&7pm

September

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S M T W T F S 3 7pm/P 4 7pm/P 5 8pm/O 6 8pm

7 2&7pm 8 9 10 7pm 11 7pm ▲ 12 8pm 13 8pm

14 2&7pm 15 16 7pm 17 2&7pm 18 7pm ▲ 19 8pm 20 2&8pm

21 2pm 22 23 7pm 24 2pm 25 7pm ▲ 26 8pm 27 8pm

28 2&7pm

March

By William ShakespeareDirected by Steve Umberger

Lear’s decision to divide his kingdom among his three daughters ignites a fi restorm of greed, betrayal, and murder. Displaced as King, cast out as patriarch, Lear discovers the fragility of familial bonds as he descends into madness. Family. Duty. Politics. Mortality. A masterpiece which compels compassion for the human condition.

March 3 –March 28, 2010

MAIN STAGE

Part of Shakespeare for a New Generation, a national theatre initiative sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest.

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22 2&7pm 23 24 25 7pm 26 27 2&7pm 28 2&7pm

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December 1 2 3 7pm ▲ 4 7pm 5 2&7pm

6 2pm 7 8 9 7pm 10 7pm ▲ 11 7pm 12 2&7pm

13 2pm 14 15 7pm 16 2pm 17 7pm ▲ 18 7pm 19 2&7pm

20 2&7pm 21 22 7pm 23 2&7pm 24 2pm 25 26 2&7pm

27 2&7pm 28 29 2pm 30 2&7pm 31 2pm

January 1 2pm 2 2&7pm

3 2pm P = Preview O = Opening ▲ = Talkbacks

November

It’s the Golden Age of Follywood and the Queen of the Silver Screen reigns supreme. Her mega-watt star status is threatened by her daughter’s unexpected discovery by the studio big-wig. Enter the dame of all dames, glorious gossip maven Hedda Whopper of The Daily Mirror who keeps the glitterati on their toes, making and breaking careers.

Our holiday Panto returns for the 6th straight year, complete with festive music, silly songs, cheers for the heroes and jeers for the villains. Brought to you by the same creative team of loonies as last season’s Cinderella, Snow White promises fun for the whole family! Best appreciated by ages 5 and up.

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SNOW WHITEBy Kathryn PetersenMusic and Lyrics by Michael Ogborn Directed by Pete Pryor

November 18, 2009 – January 3, 2010

MAIN STAGE

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Sherlock HolmesBy Jeremy PaulDirected by Stephen NovelliFrom their fi rst meeting it was an extraordinary relationship. The brilliant and enigmatic Holmes, acknowledged expert in all matters criminal, and his accomplished chronicler Watson, military doctor and veteran of the second Afghan War, were not only colleagues but close friends. This is the story of that friendship, and the mystery that threatened to destroy it.

July 7 – August 8, 2010STEINBRIGHT STAGE

S M T W T F S 7 7:30pm/P 8 7:30pm/P 9 8pm/O 10 8pm

11 2&7pm 12 13 7:30pm 14 7:30pm 15 7:30pm ▲ 16 8pm 17 2&8pm

18 2&7pm 19 20 7:30pm 21 2&7:30pm 22 7:30pm ▲ 23 8pm 24 8pm

25 2&7pm 26 27 7:30pm 28 2&7:30pm 29 7:30pm ▲ 30 8pm 31 2&8pm

August1 2pm 2 3 7:30pm 4 7:30pm 5 7:30pm ▲ 6 8pm 7 2&8pm

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July

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March 31–April 25, 2010

STEINBRIGHT STAGE

By Susan Bernfi eldDirected by Daniella Topol

A fantasia in which Rose Mary Woods in the last months of her life observes the presidential election of 2004 from a nursing home in Alliance, Ohio. Nixon’s funny, fi ercely loyal and deeply patriotic secretary for 23 years, testifi ed that a slip of her foot when she reached for the phone produced the blank and buzzy Watergate tape. Streeetch! We meet her as she befriends and instructs a young orderly on life, dreams, politics and civic responsibility. She also has a few things to say about bingo. And Haldeman.

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April 1 7:30pm/P 2 8pm/O 3 2&8pm

4 5 6 7:30pm 7 2&7:30pm 8 7:30pm▲ 9 8pm 10 8pm

11 2&7pm 12 13 7:30pm 14 7:30pm 15 7:30pm▲ 16 8pm 17 2&8pm

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By Richard HellesenAdapted from the tale by Hans Christian AndersonDirected by Abigail Adams

A slapstick, mad cap, crackpot version of the still stylish tale of an Emperor with a passion for fashion. In the Empire of Abalonia, the bratty new Royal demands a trendy new wardrobe. Enter two stealing, scamming, fl imming and fl amming, roguish rogues who are only too happy to fulfi ll the Emperor’s wishes while looting the royal treasury. Best appreciated by ages 5 and up.

June 16 – July 11, 2010

MAIN STAGE

S M T W T F S 16 7pm/P 17 7pm/P 18 7pm/O 19 2&7pm

20 2pm 21 22 7pm 23 7pm 24 7pm 25 7pm 26 2&7pm

27 2&7pm 28 29 30 2&7pm

July 1 2&7pm 2 7pm 3 2&7pm

4 5 6 7 7pm 8 2&7pm 9 7pm 10 2&7pm

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June

GOSSAMERBy Lois Lowry, adapted from her book GossamerDirected by David Bradley

Newbery Award-winning author Lois Lowry brings us the story of Dream-givers, the mystical creatures who collect memories from meaningful belongings and weave them together to create dreams. In this delicate story that tiptoes between reality and imagination two Dream-givers comfort a lonely old woman and her troubled young foster son. When the boy is haunted by nightmares his Dream-giver, with her gossamer touch, must fi nd the courage to protect him. Best appreciated by ages 9 and up.

April 29 – May 23, 2010MAIN STAGE

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16 2&7pm 17 18 19 20 7pm 21 7pm 22 2&7pm

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People’s Pass Subscription – Receive 6 undated vouchers and attend any performance that fi ts your schedule. Please call ahead and the best available seats will be held for you at the box offi ce. Also makes a great gift!

People’s Pass

SINGLE TICKET FOR 6: PEOPLE’S PASS SUBSCRIBERS PAY YOU SAVE 6 for Sunday at 2pm Sunday–Thursday Passes as much as

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Sundays at 7pm $68$68 $53 $ 89$ 89 $83

School GroupsTheatre can be a powerful tool in your classroom. We offer 10am performances of Snow White, King Lear and Snow White, King Lear and Snow White, King Lear Gossamer. Students receive supplemental materials and a talkback with the actors following the performance. Contact 610.647.1900, ext. 134 or group@peopleslight.org.

Group SalesGroups of 10 or more save! For more information, please call 610.647.1900, ext. 134 or email group@peopleslight.org. We offer payment plans and can also help you plan a meal at Places! Bistro (our on-site restaurant) or coordinate a talkback with the actors.

Accommodations and Special NeedsOur theatre spaces are wheelchair accessible. Assisted listening devices and large print programs are always available at the box offi ce. Please inform us of your special needs in advance.

Convenient refreshment bars are in both of our theatres.Place your order before the show and pick it up at intermission.

(From left to right) Evan Jonigkeit, Ceal Phelan, Stephen Novelli, and Kim Carson in Luigi Pirandello’s Six Characters in Search of an Author, translated and adapted by Louis Lippa, 2007.

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(From left to right) Lenny Haas, John Wernke, Alda Cortese, Ahren Potratz, and Mary Elizabeth Scallen in Thornton Wilder’s Theophilus North, adapted by Matthew Burnett, 2007.

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