Music, dance, lights, sound, movement – you ain’t seen nothin’ like it!

Performances: July 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31, August 1 & 2, 2008 at 7:30pm
Matinees: July 20 & 27, 2008 at 2:00pm

Auditions: May 26 and 27, 2008 at 7:00pm

In this Neil Simon Tony Award winning comedy, Barney Cashman desperately wants to have an affair. The only problem is he can't seem to get it right. A middle-aged restaurant owner looking for a little excitement in his life, Cashman ungracefully fails at all three attempts at a romantic tryst. The results are classic Neil Simon funny!

Performances: September 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26 & 27

Once upon a time, the young prince Pippin longed to discover the secret of true happiness and fulfillment. He sought it in the glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power. In the end, he found it in the simple pleasures of home and family. This hip, tongue-in-check, anachronistic tale captivates audiences and will appeal to the young at heart everywhere.

Performances: October 30, 31, November 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14 & 15, 2008

Winner of numerous Tony Awards, The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance is based on the true story of a shared lesson on the goodness in humanity. John Merrick was a young, severely disfigured man whose exploited life was rescued by Doctor Frederick Treves of the London Hospital in Victorian England. Unlike the 1980's film, the play focuses on John Merrick's internal beauty and the compassion of his rescuer, rather than exploitation by those who lack tolerance. Pomerance writes Merrick and Treves as they really were, inspirational and unforgettable.

Performances: January 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23 & 24, 2009

A married couple of second-rate theatre actors cast themselves as nationally renowned self-help gurus. Watch as their lives unravel in a farce as they try to conceal a body and hold on to their falsely won fame.

Performances: February 26, 27, 28, March 1, 5, 6 & 7, 2009

Avery Sutton, who has been away in Europe, brings his fiancée Gillian home to meet his family, who he hasn’t seen in eight years. The house is sinking, the upstairs toilet explodes, his “dead” grandmother is living in a room off the kitchen, the aunt is running a cottage phone-sex business out of the house, and the missing family Rottweiler seems to be snacking on the neighborhood children. Come fall in love with this wonderfully strange bunch who deal with their pain and loss in unique and often hilarious ways.

Performances: May 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22 & 23, 2009

This celebration of the mating game takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum known as “THE RELATIONSHIP.” Explore the journey from dating and waiting to love and marriage. Go through the agonies and triumphs along the way of in-laws and newborns, to trips in the family car and pick-up techniques of the geriatric set. This hilarious revue pays tribute to those who have loved and lost; to those who have fallen on their face at the portal of romance; and to those who dared to ask, “Say, what are you doing Saturday night?”

Performances: July 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24 & 25, 2009

This new holiday play, written by Prescott local Judy Clothier, will be given its world premier at PFAA. The audience will enjoy watching how two children try to help their mother during the holidays by selling her gingerbread cookies in their community and how they help those around them solve problems during the holiday season. Audiences, and youth especially, will enjoy learning about how much they can positively impact those around them.

Performances: December 12 and 13, 2008

The Cat in the Castle, Bill Solly's first musical for children, premiered in 1974. The tale has two cats, Hugo and Mimi, invading a castle where a wicked Queen Gloria keeps a pterodactyl on guard against the creatures, because she's allergic to them. The plot allows for mischief making, tugs-of-war for the allegiance of the children in the audience, and some sweet doses of sentiment. The choicest ingredient of the play is the winsome Pterodactyl, Ptommy and who, at a particularly trying moment, must ask another character to 'p-teach me to un-p-tie the p-tails of p-two cats'.

Performances: April 10 and 11, 2008

Lynn Drye performs folk tunes, classical pieces, and contemporary works for glass music. In this concert, she will also include works played on her musical bowls, glass harp and glass xylophone. Combine the delicate sounds of the glass instruments with the lilting, mellow and bright range of sounds from flutes of all sizes.

Performances: September 13, 2008

Vivacious soloists! Spirited strings! Impressive instrumentalists! Energetic vocal ensembles! All these and more will be seen, heard and experienced on our Fine Arts stage. Many of Prescott’s premier performers will once again present their mastery of all varieties of music for your listening pleasure. Come revel in this pleasantly melodious and harmonic.

Performances: November 22, 2008

Local music students perform on stage in this popular PFAA program. This annual event affords area pianist, vocalists and instrumentalists the opportunity to “strut their stuff” in our acoustically phenomenal theater. Come and be part of the friendly, supportive and encouraging audience and witness the progress of these dedicated and talented rising musical stars! This concert is free of charge although donations are gratefully accepted.

Performances: November 22, 2008

Maybe you’ve heard their music on one of the many stages in Prescott. Maybe you’ve sung their music in your church. Or maybe you simply know them as nice guys living in town. But for whatever reason, you’ll certainly want to come and hear a concert full of music written by two of Prescott’s own composers!

Performances: March 14, 2009

This exciting concert will feature six outstanding mezzo sopranos: Uma Errickson, Kate Howell, Amy Van Winkle, Linda Sheehan, Judy Clothier and JoAn Ramsay. These delightful ladies will take you on a memorable musical journey as they perform solo and ensemble selections from Broadway shows, operas and sacred texts, folk, pop, and classical literature. This show is a guaranteed crowd pleaser, so write it on your 2009 calendar now!

Performances: May 30, 2009