Talk about a time-proven audience-pleaser!  "Try To Remember" a time when this romantic charmer wasn't enchanting audiences around the world.  The Fantasticks is the longest-running production of any kind in the world, and with good reason: at the heart of its breathtaking poetry and subtle theatrical sophistication is a purity and simplicity that transcends cultural barriers.  The result is a timeless fable of love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same time.

 Based on the Edmond Rostand’s play, The Romancers, The Fantasticks tells the story of two feuding fathers who pretend to be fighting in order to fool their children, Luisa and Matt, into falling in love. The fathers even go so far as to build a wall to separate the young lovers.  Then, to secure the deal, the fathers hire a troupe of traveling actors to stage a mock abduction in order to goad Matt to perform a heroic rescue and win Luisa's heart.  But the young lovers discover their plot, scorn each other, and go off on separate paths to explore the world.  Eventually, they return to each other, bruised but enlightened, with the realization that they have always been in love.  With a wonderful score and classic songs like "Try to Remember," it will be a musical experience that will be hard to forget.

The Fantasticks is under the direction of Ralph Hewitt with cast members:  Sophia Barsanti as The Girl; Jordan Martin as The Boy; Mike Spruill as The Girl's Father; Michael Hewitt as The Boy's Father; Ralph Hewitt as The Actor; Wayne Fairless as Mortimer; Joel Murphy as The Mute; and Hank Barsanti as The Narrator.

The Fantasticks is performed with Scott Bradshaw on piano and Karen Knowles on synthesizer.

May 4 & 5, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.

May 6, 2012 at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets: Adult $12  Senior $10  Student $8 

Group rates available for 10 or more.  Call the Box Office for details.

Box Office and Information:  252-332-2976

The Gallery Theatre is located at 117 W Main St, Ahoskie, NC  27910

Presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).  All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.  421 West 54th Street, New York, NY  10019  Phone:  212-541-4684  Fax:  212-397-4684

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