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A TRICK OF THE LIGHT by Peter Moore
FUNK DADDIES RETURNS MAY 25TH!
DATES/TIMES:
May 10-12
Friday May 10: 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Saturday: 7:30 pm
Sunday: 3:00 pm
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Join us at the Amana Performing Arts Center for this new thought-provoking comedy A TRICK OF THE LIGHT by Peter Moore.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Eddie, a middle-aged guy living a normal life, has just discovered he has the ability to vanish at will. Really! His friends Marty and Darrell are impressed but not much help, and to his bafflement, he can’t vanish at all in the presence of his wife Beth, so she doesn’t believe him. With his life in chaos, he reluctantly consults a young and slightly unorthodox counselor, who may have answers but may also have a few questions; because life, after all, is never tidy. Playing fast and loose with time, place and imagination, A TRICK OF THE LIGHT hilariously explores the ordinariness of the extraordinary and exactly what constitutes a life well lived.
There will be a talkback with the actors immediately following the performance.
*Meet playwright Peter Moore opening night, May 10th!
Produced by TKM Theatrical Productions
LOCATION:
The Amana Performing Arts Center
39 38th Ave, Amana, IA
TICKETS: $25
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GROUP RATES & INFORMATION:
Email: deborahkennedy@live.com
We are excited to announce that The Midwest's Hippest Band FunkDaddies will be returning to The Amana Performing Arts Center Courtyard May 25th!
FunkDaddies is a funk band playing horn-driven soul, R&B and dance music in an exciting, original style. FunkDaddies was formed with the purpose of bringing the best, funky dance music to the Midwest, performed by highly accomplished musicians. Inspired by Tower of Power, Earth, Wind & Fire, and all the great Motown artists, FunkDaddies brings its own irresistible, high-energy sound and first-class stage show to audiences everywhere.
FunkDaddies has performed for thousands at the Midwest's premiere events, including Opening Act for The Beach Boys, 38 Special and Grand Funk Railroad, Iowa City Jazz Festival, Jass Under the Stars, Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival, RAGBRAI, Coralville 4th Fest, and many outdoor events.
THE BAND:
Anthony Hendricks - Lead Vocals
Ken Duncan - Drums, Percussion and Lead Vocals
John Reasoner - Guitars, Synths and Vocals
Ken Fullard - Bass and Vocals
Dave Shawver - Saxophones, Flute and Vocals
Danny Ketelsen - Hammond B3, Keyboards and Lead Vocals
FOOD TRUCK:
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LOCATION:
The Amana Performing Arts Center Courtyard
39 38th Ave, Amana, IA 52203
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DATE:
Saturday, May 25th, 6-9pm
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SPRONSORED BY: TKM Theatrical Productions
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TICKETS:
FREE WILL DONATION
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Johnny & Me YOUTH THEATRE CAMP June 10-14
Join us for a week of fun and imagination with our Amana Youth Theatre Camp!
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JOHNNY & ME! is an original play by Deb Kennedy (inspired by children's book Bad Apple) with music by Travis Smith. "Johnny" (a Jonagold apple) befriends "Willy" the Worm. They become the best of friends, but this unusual friendship causes Johnny to be bullied by the other apples in the Orchard, calling him a "Rotten little Apple" because he "has worms". Through love (and song) the other apples learn the error of their ways, and harmony is restored, welcoming their new friends. Told from "Willy's" perspective, this story of friendship teaches kindness and connection thru acceptance.
Students will work with theatrical professionals each day from 9-1 at the Amana Performing Arts Center, 39 38th Ave, Amana, IA.
At the end of the week the students will act, sing, dance and SHINE as they perform for their families and friends of the community.
Nut free snacks provided.
Sponsored by: Hills Bank
Camp Hours:
9a - 1p Mon - Fri.
PERFORMANCE: June 14th at 7pm at The Amana Performing Arts Center.
(Tickets for Performance coming soon!)
Registration $50 per student
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*A portion of the registration fee will be donated to The Amana Community & Elementary Library.
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YOUTH PERFORMANCE of JOHNNY & ME!
DATE/TIME:
June 14th at 7pm
The Amana Youth Theatre Campers (ages 7 and up) have been working with theatrical professionals for 5 days, and now they are ready to perform - for YOU! Join us for a night of FUN and imagination with this original musical, JOHNNY & ME!
Sponsored by: Hills Bank
Original Music Tracks by Travis Smith
Performance at The Amana Performing Arts Center, 39 38th Ave, Amana, IA
TICKETS:
ADULTS - $10
KIDS - FREE
SEX PLEASE We're Sixty
by Michael Parker & Susan Parker
DATES: August 23-25
SHOW TIMES:
Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm
Sunday at 3 pm
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Join us at The Amana Performing Arts Center for a night of hilarity with SEX PLEASE WE'RE SIXTY by Michael Parker & Susan Parker
ABOUT THE SHOW
Mrs. Stancliffe’s Rose Cottage Bed & Breakfast has been successful for many years. Her guests (nearly all women) return year after year. Her next-door neighbor, the elderly, silver-tongued Bud “Bud the Stud” Davis, believes they come to spend time with him in romantic liaisons. The prim and proper Mrs. Stancliffe steadfastly denies this but really doesn’t do anything to prevent it. She reluctantly accepts the fact that “Bud the Stud” is, in fact, good for business. Her other neighbor and would-be suitor, Henry Mitchell, is a retired chemist who has developed a blue pill called “Venusia,” after Venus the goddess of love, to increase the libido of menopausal women. The pill has not been tested. Add to the guest list three older women: Victoria Ambrose, a romance novelist whose personal life seems to be lacking in romance; Hillary Hudson, a friend of Henry’s who has agreed to test the Venusia; and Charmaine Beauregard, a “Southern Belle” whose libido does not need to be increased! Bud gets his hands on some of the Venusia pills, and the fun begins as he attempts to entertain all three women! The women mix up Bud’s Viagra pills with the Venusia, and we soon discover that it has a strange effect on men: it gives them all the symptoms of menopausal women, complete with hot flashes, mood swings, weeping, and irritability! When the mayhem settles down, all the women find their lives moving in new and surprising directions.
STARRING:
Cherryl Thomason
Tom Milligan
Meg Merckens
Marty Norton
David Morton
Mary Haaf Wedemeyer
Location: The Amana Performing Arts Center
39 38th Ave, Amana
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Produced by: TKM Theatrical Productions
TICKETS: $25
Group Rates & Information: deborahkennedy@live.com
BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN - THE MUSICAL! September 21st
DATE/TIMES:
ONE DAY ONLY!
September 21 @ 2pm and 7pm
BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN - the Musical!
If you’re a fan of the film O’ Brother Where Art Thou and the gospel classic “Smoke on the Mountain” you’re going to love "Big Rock Candy Mountain!"
A merry band of misfits sneak into a theatre hoping to stay out of trouble, but instead find themselves front and center in this story about the power of music and second chances.
Add a down on her luck theatre owner and her wacky assistant, a clueless town mayor, his scheming wife and bumbling sheriff and you've got yourself an evening of music and fun that will have you grinning from ear to ear!
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LOCATION:
The Amana Performing Arts Center
39 38th Ave, Amana, IA
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SPONSORED by: TKM Theatrical Productions
TICKETS: $25
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GROUP RATES & INFO: deborahkennedy@live.com