The Ringgold Playhouse announces 2017 season Adds improvisation and standup shows to lineup
The Ringgold Playhouse (TRP) is mixing up its fourth full season by adding a few special improvisation and standup comedy shows to its card alongside the four mainstage productions that will make up its 2017 Season.
The 2017 lineup will feature a nice mix of comedy and drama with the hilarious Bible belt comedy, “Southern Fried Funeral,” the Pulitzer Prize winning drama “Rabbit Hole,” the side-splitting farce “Lend Me a Tenor” and Sam Shepard’s groundbreaking, Pulitzer Prize winning drama “Buried Child.”
“We’re very excited about the upcoming season,” said TRP executive director Adam Cook. “We’ve had actors, directors, and audience members checking in with us for weeks about our 2017 lineup, so we’re happy to finally announce the diverse schedule we have planned.”
In addition to its regular lineup, TRP will also offer three singleevening comedy shows so to create a different artistic opportunity for local performers.
“We’re going to have what we call our ‘TRP Comedy Club’ throughout the season between shows so we can create performance showcases for improvisation, stand up and sketch comedies,” Cook said. “With our regular productions, a lot of time and planning goes into each show, but with improv and standup, we’ll be able to offer a performance platform for actors and writers in those genres of the performing arts. We hope it will get comics and new actors involved in our company, while at the same time offering our existing audience members something else see and enjoy between productions.”
The comedy club shows will be held in March, June and August.
Cook says 2017 season tickets will go on sale soon and audition dates for each production will also be finalized in the coming weeks.
“It’s going to be an exciting year for TRP,” Cook said. “We’re intrigued by our lineup. We feel like we have a nice collection of shows on deck, and we’re really excited to be able to offer improv and stand up opportunities to the talented people we have in our community.”
For more information about TRP and its 2017 season, visit them online at cityofringgold.com. or contact them via email at TheRinggoldPlayhouse@gmail.com.