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Living together in the community through the arts

Since its founding in 1953, Allens Lane Art Center has been a cornerstone of the Mt. Airy community by bringing the residents together to participate in and enjoy the arts.  Whether its art classes for children or adults, amazing art exhibitions or cutting edge plays on the mainstage, there is something for everyone at Allens Lane.

 
601 West Allens Lane ~ Philadelphia, PA 19119 ~ p: 215.248.0546

2011- 2012 THEATER SEASON SCHEDULE

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Crumbs from the Table of Joy
Jan 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 - Feb. 3, 4
by Lynn Nottage
Directed by Stephanie Rolland

Crumbs from the Table of Joy is the story of a newly transplanted family struggling to rediscover themselves in 1950's Brooklyn. Godfrey Crump, newly widowed, has taken his family north in an effort to replace grief with the Divine. Instead, the Crumps find themselves surrounded by new questions, a new religion and new politics. As routines begin to form, Lily Green arrives to aid in the raising of Godfrey's two daughters and shakes things up with talk of communism, sexual freedom and a racial revolution.

Cast:

Jessica Ludd as Ermina
Maurice A. Tucker as Godfrey Crump
Teresa Miller as Ernestine Crump
Sara Madden as Gerte Crump
Shamika Byrd as Lilly Ann Green

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Crumbs from the Table of Joy

Something Wicked This Way Comes
March 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24
by Ray Bradbury
Directed by Martina Plag

What would you do if the mysterious ringmaster of Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show could grant your secret wishes? A masterpiece of modern Gothic literature, Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes is a memorable rite-of-passage tale of two friends and the evil that grips their community. They discover the secret of the carnival's smoke, mazes, and mirrors, and soon know all too well the steep cost of wishes . . . and the stuff of nightmares.

Cast:

Lesley Berkowitz
Kevin Chick
Heather Cole
Leila Ghaznavi
Bill Hanson
Lorna Howley
Sara Nye

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Something Wicked this way Comes

Wonder of the World
May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19
by David Lindsay Abaire
Directed by Kaleo Bird

Cass makes a discovery about her husband Kip that makes her question her whole life since they met. She hops a bus to Niagara Falls, pulls out a list of all the things she gave up accomplishing when she married, and begins checking them off. Her list includes: "Go on The Newlywed Game", "Eat venison" and "Have sex with a bell-hop". In the process, Cass befriends a suicidal alcoholic, a romantic tour boat captain and a pair of bickering detectives.

"People in psychic pain have never agonized so hilariously as in David Lindsay-Abaire's revved-up, joyously zany play." - The Washington Post

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Wonder of the World