PURPLE ROSE THEATRE COMPANY ADDS VALENTINE’S DAY PERFORMANCE
Date Night Offering: A Stone Carver on February 14
CHELSEA, Mich. — The Purple Rose Theatre Company is pleased to announce an added Valentine’s
Day performance of their current production A Stone Carver by William Mastrosimone on Tuesday, Febuary 14th at 8:00 p.m. Tickets prices are the weekday rate of $25, with discounts available to students, seniors and teachers. A Stone Carver opened on January 27 and has received much acclaim from critics and audiences alike. Julie Brunzell, Purple Rose Managing Director, states, “People are really loving the show. They come out of the theatre laughing and raving about the acting and the story. We decided to add a Valentine’s Day performance to allow people to have the opportunity to celebrate with a date night at the theatre. With a run time of only 80 minutes, there will still be time for dessert or a drink after the show.”
A Stone Carver tells the story of a retired stonemason who clings to the past and his son who refuses to look back. When Agostino, a seventh-generation stone carver is evicted from his home to make space for a highway, he barricades himself in his house, determined to outlast the bulldozers. In a last-ditch effort to save his father from jail, Raff, Agostino’s only son, arrives at the house with his new fiancée. A battle of wills ensues, putting their already-rocky relationship to the test. Can Raff convince his father to move forward before it’s too late?
Inspired by events in the playwright’s own life, A Stone Carver was first produced in 1987 at Seattle Repertory Theatre under the title, The Understanding. This production will mark PRTC resident artist Rhiannon Ragland’s professional directing debut (Flint, MI). The cast features PRTC artistic director Guy Sanville (Chelsea, MI) as Agostino, Matthew David (Flint, MI) and Charlyn Swarthout (Union City, MI).
Founded in 1991 by acclaimed actor and Chelsea native Jeff Daniels, The Purple Rose Theatre Company (PRTC) is a leading American theatre dedicated to producing the new American play and creating opportunities for Midwest theatre professionals. The PRTC is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit professional theatre operating under a Small Professional Theatre agreement with the Actors’ Equity Association. The PRTC promotes the development of new American theatre and its practitioners, provides valuable educational opportunities for young artists, and, through consistently high quality production values, has earned the respect of local and national theatre communities.
Ticket reservations can be made by calling The Purple Rose Theatre Company Box Office at (734) 433-ROSE (7673) or online at www.purplerosetheatre.org.
