PURPLE ROSE THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES 2013-2014 SEASON

CHELSEA, Mich. — The PurpleRose Theatre Company is proud to announce the 2013 / 2014 Season, which will feature a revival of a classic PRTC premiere, two plays by award-winning playwrights, and a world premiere comedy festival. The theatre company’s 23rd professional season will include: The Vast Difference by Jeff Daniels, Redwood Curtain by Lanford Wilson, The Purple Rose Spring Comedy Festival: Lovers, Liars & Lunatics by various playwrights and The Last Romance by Joe DiPietro.

         

Eight low-priced previews will begin each run, followed by Press Opening Night during the second week of each engagement. Regular performances are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8:00 pm with Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 3:00 pm and Sunday matinees at 2:00 pm with added performance dates to be announced. All performances will be held at The Purple Rose Theatre Company, 137 Park Street, Chelsea, Michigan 48118.

         

The Vast Difference by PRTC founder and award-winning playwright, Jeff Daniels (Across the Way, Best of Friends) starts the season. A twentieth anniversary production, this classic comedy returns to the stage where it premiered in 1993. Centering on male flight attendant George Noonan and his impending vasectomy, the play explores the relationship between fathers and sons, the Detroit Tigers and what it really means to “be a man”. The Vast Difference will have a thirteen-week engagement from Thursday, September 19 to Saturday, December 14, 2013.