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The Matchmaker At Folsom High School


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#1 AMETHYST PRODUCTIVITY

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Posted 11 March 2015 - 10:59 AM

Folsom High School Theatre Department presents:  The Matchmaker  Performances will be held Thursday-Friday, March 19-20 at 7:00 p.m. and Wednesday-Saturday, March 25-28 at 7:00 p.m.  Ticket prices:  $10 adult; $8 students and seniors (55+).  Tickets may be reserved by emailing fhsdramatix@att.net or purchased at the box office on the performance night beginning at 6:00 p.m.

 

The Matchmaker is the non-musical version of Hello Dolly!

 

From the press release:

 

Folsom High School Theatre Department presents The Matchmaker.

 

Thornton Wilder’s 1955 comedy reveals the exploits of matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi, a widow who brokers marriages and other transactions in Yonkers, New York at the turn of the 20th century.

 

Hired by local merchant Horace Vandergelder to find a wife, Dolly sets her sights on the eligible widower herself. Slapstick ensues — mistaken identities, secret rendezvous and separated lovers— but in the end everyone finds themselves paired with a perfect match.

 

When The Matchmaker premiered, Thornton Wilder was considered to be one of America’s most important authors, with two Pulitzer Prizes to his credit. Critics had to adjust their expectations for the play, which seemed to adhere to melodramatic conventions that contrasted starkly with Wilder’s other work. Wilder himself suggested that the play was a way to shake off “the nonsense of the nineteenth-century staging” by making fun of it. But whether taken at face value or viewed as a commentary on theatrical conventions, The Matchmaker has proven to have staying power onstage.

 

Audiences familiar with Hello Dolly! will recognize the characters and storyline, as The Matchmaker was adapted into the popular Broadway musical and film. Performances of The Matchmaker will be held Thursday-Friday, March 19- 20 at 7pm and Wednesday-Saturday, March 25-28 at 7pm. Ticket prices: $10 adult, $8 students, seniors (55+) & children. Tickets may be reserved by emailing fhsdramatix@att.net or purchased at the box office on performance nights beginning at 6pm. Matchmaker, The (Thornton Wilder) is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

 


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Posted 17 March 2015 - 02:29 PM

First show is this Thursday night!


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Posted 27 March 2015 - 08:17 AM

Two more chances to see The Matchmaker. Tonight and tomorrow at FHS!


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