ACT's 2018–2019 Season

"Danny the Champion of the World" is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. [Production Page] DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD Adapted for the stage by David Wood From the book by Roald Dahl Directed by Thomas Nickerson and Jenna Corcoran 7 PM Friday, Nov 16 2 PM Saturday, Nov 17 7 PM Saturday, Nov 17 4:30 PM Sunday, Nov 18 Arlington Masonic Temple 19 Academy Street Arlington, MA Tickets: $10 Available online or at the door. Nine year old Danny lives happily in a gypsy caravan with his father but his world is turned upside-down when he learns that his father poaches pheasants from the estate of the nasty, greedy Victor Hazell. One night his father doesn't return from a poaching run and Danny fears the worst. Danny sets off on a courageous journey to find his father and with a little help from the village soon finds himself masterminding the most incredible and exciting plot ever attempted against Victor Hazell.

[Production Page] A DOLL'S HOUSE by Henrik Ibsen adapted by Frank McGuinness Directed by Victoria Kleber and Michael McCormack 7 PM Friday, Dec 14 7 PM Saturday, Dec 15 3 PM Sunday, Dec 16 Trinity Baptist Church 115 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington, MA Tickets: $10 Available online or at the door. Nora Helmer is a vibrant young housewife who nonetheless suffers from a crippling dependency on her husband of eight years. He, Torvald, has always done the thinking for the both of them. In order to save Torvald from a debt, and to spare his masculine pride, Nora arranges a loan without his knowledge, and does so by forging a signature. The inevitable revelation of the crime results in an unexpected reaction from Torvald: Rather than being grateful to Nora, he is incapable of accepting the pride and self-sufficiency she demonstrated in taking care of him, and he accuses her of damaging his good name. The illusions behind their marriage are exposed, and Nora wakes to feelings of self awareness for the first time in her life. Torvald is not the man she thought she knew. They are husband and wife, yes, but they are strangers as well. And in one of the most famous, and scandalous, climaxes in all of nineteenth-century drama, Nora leaves her husband and children, determined to forge a new identity from the one she has always known.

ANNIE Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com [Production Page] Annie Book by THOMAS MEEHAN Music by CHARLES STROUSE Lyrics by MARTIN CHARNIN Original Broadway Production Directed by MARTIN CHARNIN Based on “Little Orphan Annie”® By Permission of Tribune Content Agency, LLC Directed by Joseph Walsh Music Director Sarah Broomell 7 PM Thursday, Mar 14 10 AM Friday, Mar 15 7 PM Friday, Mar 15 10 AM Saturday, Mar 16 2 PM Saturday, Mar 16 7 PM Saturday, Mar 16 Lexington Christian Academy 48 Bartlett Avenue Lexington, MA Tickets: $20 Purchase tickets and get up-to-date information about ticket availability here. ACT recommends purchasing tickets in advance as some Annie performances will sell out. Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Annie tells the story of how a brave little girl who changes the world through optimism, hope and love. Surrounded by an ensemble of larger than life characters this classic tale will be brought to life by ACT as you have never seen it before! The beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, features some of the greatest musical theatre hits ever written, including “Tomorrow.”

[Registration Page] Harriet the Spy By Louise Fitzhugh Adapted for the stage by Leslie Brody Directed by Anthony Bruno 7 PM Thursday, May 9 7 PM Friday, May 10 2 PM Saturday, May 11 7 PM Saturday, May 11 Trinity Baptist Church 115 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington, MA Harriet M. Welch is the willful only child of well-to-do socialites. She is also a spy, who observes her friends and neighbors and writes about them in her notebook. Harriet spends much of her time with her loving nurse Ole Golly, who artfully teaches her about life. One fateful night Ole Golly announces she plans to marry and move to Canada. Soon after, Harriet’s notebook is found and read by all her friends and classmates. Harriet’s blunt and mean observations in her notebook cause everyone at school to dislike her. Harriet is distressed and spirals out of control until she gets a visit from Ole Golly, who shares with her the helpful tip, “Sometimes you have to lie. But to yourself you must always tell the truth.”

[Registration Page] A Midsummer Night's Dream By William Shakespeare Directed by Joseph C. Walsh 7 PM Friday, May 17 7 PM Saturday, May 18 Trinity Baptist Church 115 Massachusetts Avcenue Arlington, MA Love triangles, mistaken identities, and alarming transformations—Shakespeare’s enchanting comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as you’ve never seen it before. Follow the misadventures of fairies, nobles, and craftsmen over the course of one magical evening in the forest of Athens, in an all new immersive production!

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