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Don't miss the regional premiere of the lyrical new musical by world-renowned musician STING! Pioneer Theatre Company is the only regional theatre in the country given the honor of producing Sting's original production.
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"I saw things in [The Last Ship]
that I thought would resonate with Utahns - maybe more than elsewhere," [Director/Choreographer Karen Azenberg] said. "Generational heritage and family offer huge connections here, and I've learned that some
shows have a stronger life regionally than on Broadway."
-Deseret News
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Drawing on his own childhood memories, world-renowned musician Sting has fashioned a moving musical about the small shipbuilding town in northern England in which he grew up. A young man returns after years at sea to find the girl he left behind, and discovers that however far you roam, a piece of you always remains in the place you first called home.
Contains some strong language.
Runs from Friday, September 16 - Saturday, October 1, 2016!
(The Box Office is open Mon.-Fri., 10-6 p.m. and Saturdays, during the run of show.)
REMEMBER: Kids, K-12 are half-price on Mondays and Tuesdays!
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"The Last Ship" rocks Salt Lake City and Broadway ...
-A PTC Podcast hosted by Matthew Ivan Bennett
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Director's Notes
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| Director/Choreographer Karen Azenberg |
Many things drew me to directing
The Last Ship for Pioneer Theatre Company. On top of being a story of the working man, it's a story of reconciliation between Gideon and his father, his son, his girlfriend, his town, and himself. That theme alone could keep a director-and an audience-engaged, but what makes this play so relevant, and affecting, is how this theme...
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From the Dramaturg
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Gerald Street. Birthplace of 'Sting' - October 2, 1951. The photo was taken by Joe McCarty in the mid 1960's. The street was demolished towards the end of that same decade.
By Alexandra Harbold, Dramaturg
The Last Ship is set in Sting's hometown of Wallsend in the north east of England, a town once celebrated for its exceptional shipbuilding and coal industries. Historically, the town was known as Wallsend on Tyne; "Wallsend" representing the...
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NEW Curtain times for 2016/2017
Beginning with
The Last Ship, our evening performances have moved up one-half hour:
Friday and Saturday evening performances now begin at 7:30 p.m.
Monday through Thursday evening performances now begin at 7:00 p.m.
(Saturday Matinees will remain at 2:00 p.m.)
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CHESS is on sale now!
The rest of season goes on sale Oct. 5th at 10 a.m. (Oct. 3rd for Season Ticket Subscribers)
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Hurry! Only THREE performances and this add-on performance will sell out.
Before
Mamma Mia! came along, the two composers of the pop group ABBA fashioned this daring new musical, set during the heart of the Cold War, about an international chess match between the Russian champion and a brash American challenger. Featuring the Top 40 hit "One Night in Bangkok," this show ...
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In October:
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"Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion."
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, has never been produced at PTC in our entire 54-year history.
Please join us for this timeless American classic, written by one of the foremost American playwrights of the 20th century.
October 21 - November 5, 2016
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A Collection of Fine Prints in the Vintage Style By Robert Hall
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I believe that we all sense beauty in a very personal way; our reactions to the outside world are governed by our internal sense of self. Therefore, it is the duty of an artist to create a sense of beauty that moves us out of our internal realm to appreciate what we might not have seen before."
Visit the Loge Gallery, before or after the show, or during intermission on the Loge Level of Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre
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Meet our Equity Cast for The Last Ship
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SYNOPSIS & CONTENT ADVISORY
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SYNOPSIS:
In this autobiographical musical created by the rock musician Sting, young Gideon Fletcher leaves his hometown in Northern England to see the world, leaving behind his father, the shipyards, and the love of his life, Meg. He returns fifteen years later to find that the shipyard is about to be shut down and Meg is now a single mother working in the local pub. As the men try to come up with a plan to build "one last ship" before the yard closes, Gideon is drawn into the struggle at the same time that his feelings for Meg are rekindled.
RUNNING TIME: Two hours and fifteen minutes; which includes a fifteen-minute intermission.
Media Photos
HERE for THE LAST SHIP
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L-R: Bryant Martin, Lenny Daniel, Dan Sharkey, Paul-Jordan Jansen
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| Dan Sharkey and Anne Tolpegin as Jackie and Peggy White |
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Bailee Johnson and Seth Pike as Young Meg and Young Gideon
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We wish to thank the voters of Salt Lake County for this production:
Presenting Sponsor
Production Sponsor
The Wanda and Carvel Mattsson Memorial Fund
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