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Pictured: Thaddaeus Peay II, Karen Siwik, Dr. Taneeka Harper, Kathryn Griffin, John George, Denise Ashe, L. James Watters
Photography by John Hawthorne

Premiering September 15-18, 2022

On the lawn of Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy (1601 Markley Street, Norristown, PA 19401)

What happens when community members of a diverse town tell a story as one?

TOWN is Theatre Horizon’s largest-scale production in our nearly 20-year history. Helmed by director Nell Bang-Jensen and playwright Michael John Garcés this new play celebrates and interrogates small town American life. Featuring music by Philly-based artist collective ILL DOOTS and featuring an ensemble of community members and professional theatre artists, TOWN will focus on Death & Eternity, Love & Marriage, and Daily Life all inspired by stories from over 130 Norristown residents.

This is an outdoor, community event! Bring your own picnic dinner or peruse the vendors and food trucks who will have food and other items available for purchase before the show. Please bring your own chairs and blankets as seating will not be provided. 

Spanish translation will be available for all performances of TOWN. ASL Interpretation will be available for the performance on Saturday, September 17th. If you have specific accessibility needs, please contact the Box Office at ticket@theatrehorizon.org or by phone at (610) 283-2230 x1

Video by Tommy Butler

Production Team

 

Playwright
Michael John Garcés

Director
Nell Bang-Jensen

Original Music
ILL DOOTS

Music Directors
Elle.Morris & Scott Ziegler

Community Coordinator
Marisol Rosa-Shapiro

Movement Coach
Melanie Cotton

Assistant Director
Tanaquil Marquez

Dramaturg
Gilberto Vega

Lighting Designer
Krista Smith

Scenic/Prop Designer
Chris Haig

Costume Designer
Leigh Paradise

Sound Designers
Anthony Martinez-Briggs & Jordan McCree

Master Electrician
Heather Pynne

Audio Engineer
Nicholas Rahn

Production Stage Manager
Maggie Davis*

Assistant Stage Manager
Chandalae Nyswonger*

*Appearing through an Agreement between Theatre Horizon and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Learn More About the TOWN Production

TOWN Production Photos

Photos by John C. Hawthorne

 Join us for a performance!

All shows are free to attend but registration is encouraged.

Rain date September 19th

Thursday, September 15th at 7:30 PM*

Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy
1601 Markley St, Norristown, PA 19401

* Spanish translation will be available

Friday, September 16th at 7:30 PM*

Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy
1601 Markley St, Norristown, PA 19401

* Spanish translation will be available

Saturday, September 17th at 7:30 PM*

Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy
1601 Markley St, Norristown, PA 19401

* Spanish translation and ASL Interpretation will be available

Sunday, September 18th at 7:30 PM*

Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy
1601 Markley St, Norristown, PA 19401

* Spanish translation will be available

Registration is highly encouraged to receive timely updates about performance changes. Everyone who registers in advance will be entered into a raffle drawing to win a Theatre Horizon swag bag.

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Major support for TOWN has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage with additional support from PNC Arts Alive.

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is a multidisciplinary grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, dedicated to fostering a vibrant cultural community in Greater Philadelphia. The Center invests in ambitious, imaginative, and catalytic work that showcases the region’s cultural vitality and enhances public life, and engages in an exchange of ideas concerning artistic and interpretive practice with a broad network of cultural practitioners and leaders. Learn more about The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and the other 2020 Grantees.

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ILL DOOTS performs at Haya Ground: A Norristown Open Mic. Photo credit: John C. Hawthorne.