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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Book: Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart
Music and Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Broadway's greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from time-tested, 2000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright, Plautus, with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville.
​A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a nonstop laughfest in which Pseudolus, a crafty slave, struggles to win the hand of a beautiful, but slow-witted, courtesan named Philia for his young master, Hero, in exchange for freedom. The plot twists and turns with cases of mistaken identity, slamming doors and a showgirl or two.
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This unforgettable, hysterical musical allows a terrific ensemble of comedic actors to shine – "something for everyone, a comedy tonight!"
June Performances:
​7, 8, 14, 15, 21-23, 28-30
*Matinees on the 23 and 30 at 2pm
All other performances at 8 pm
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Forge Theatre needs your help

Forge Theatre needs your help to represent Pennsylvania and Region II, ESTA-Eastern States Theater Association at AACFest 2019 in Gettysburg PA. Forge Theatre was founded in 1962 and located on First Avenue in Phoenixville PA brings high quality, year round live theatrical entertainment to the Phoenixville area. 

Forge sent their production of The Jones, Hope, Wooten comedy THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB (Due to the time requirements of AACTFEST Forge’s production joins the women at age 49 in ACT 1 Scene 2 and age 77 in ACT 2 Scene 2.) to the state festival PACTFEST 2019. Two productions were selected to move on to the regional festival ESTAFest 2019 where they would compete with other states in the region for the opportunity to represent ESTA-Eastern States Theatre Association at the National level AACTFEST 2019 in Gettysburg PA. 

At PACTFEST 2019 “The Dixie Swim Club” was one of two productions chosen to represent the state of PA at ESTAFEST 2019. In addition they took tops honor for Excellence in Ensemble Acting; Excellence in Acting awards given to Barbara Hannevig for her role of Sheree; Lauren Rozensky Flanagan for her role of Lexie; Marsha Amato-Greenspan for her role of Vernadette and the David Williams Excellence in Directing Award was awarded to Director Nancy A. Brown, a long time Forge member. At ESTAFest 2019, Forge again took the top honors this time with Outstanding Production Best In Festival, as well as an for Outstanding Achievement in Costuming and Marsha Amato-Greenspan received Outstanding Achievement in Acting for her role of Vernadette. 

The cast and crew are honored and excited to move on to the National AACTFest 2019 where they will get to meet and compete against 12 Community Theaters from all over the United States including the Armed Forces troop from Stuttgart Germany. In addition, they will be able to attend workshops, listen to the keynotes speaker, as well as network with many other community theatre representatives.

Through all of this journey the cast and crew have been able to cover their own hotel lodging, meals, gas and tolls, and in one cases animal sitters for the fur babies at home. Forge has been able to cover the entry and participation fees which while not in the budget have been nominal. However, a festival this large was not in the budget. Forge Theatre is fortunate that the cast and crew can drive to the festival and transport their set, props and costumes in a van unlike other theaters that must fly and ship everything through Fedex, UPS or another carrier. Yet even being 2.5 hours always still costs money for van rental, hotel lodging, registration fees, gas, tools and food.

This is where your help is needed. We need to raise $4500 to offset a portion of the expense to attend AACTFest 2019 and represent our theatre, the state of PA and our region, Region II ESTA. Any amount will help whether it is $5 or $500. If you would like to donate but feel uncomfortable donating online, you can send a check made payable to Forge Theatre with the notation AACTFEST. The address to send your donation (if Check) is: Forge Theatre, PO BOX 474, Phoenixville, PA 19460-0474. 

ABOUT THE PLAY
THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten is about five southern women Sheree Hollinger (Barb Hannevig), Dinah Grayson (Bev Smith), Lexie Richards (Lauren Rozensky Flanagan), Vernadette Simms (Marsha Amato-Greenspan) and Jeri Neal McFeeley (Paula Serrano-Larsen) whose friendship began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina’s Outer Banks to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other’s lives. THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB spans 33 years in two acts and is the story of these five unforgettable women—-a hilarious and touching comedy about friendships that last forever. 

ABOUT AACT, visit their site: www.aact.org

Thank you for supporting Forge Theatre Inc. and the award winning production of THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB! Please donate online, here. If you would like to donate via check or another method, please contact the theater via email or phone, (610)-935-1920.

Forge Follies, our summer special is coming, with performances on the evenings of July 26th and 27th, and a matinee on the 28th!
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The show will consist of two acts: the first act will include several one act plays, and the second act will be a musical cabaret. Come and enjoy the short plays in Act I and highly entertaining musical talent in Act II.

Check, Please!

Girl: Lisa Sims
Guy: McGair Valois
 
Their dates: (In order of appearance)
Louis: Jordan Catagnus
Melanie: Lisa Gazzillo
Ken: Edwin Soto/Sean Collins
Mary: Laura Cohn
Mark: Peter Urscheler
Pearl: Nina Kelley
Tod: Edwin Soto/Steve Reazor
Tod Jr.: EJ Soto
Sophie: Cindy Schneider 
Brandon: Jordan Catagnus
Linda: Sophie Lynne
Manny: Sean Collins
Mimi: Jeff Sherman

It Pays to be Ignorant 

Tom: Edwin Soto/EJ Soto
Harry: Jordan Catagnus
Lulu: Laura Cohn
George: Loren Bittner
Guest: Grace Merryman

Penny Words

Man 1: Brian Schwartz
Man 2: Jeff Sherman
Woman 1: Cindy Schneider
Woman 2: Cayce Farina

The Philadelphia

Randy Knox
Vinnie Reale
Nancy Kadwill
Directed by Kimmie Fetters
Directed by Steve Reazor
Directed by Kelly Fitzgerald
Directed by Brian Schwartz

Our 58th Season, 2019-2020

Each image links to that shows production page. Right now, each page is set up to provide information on auditioning for the show.
Check back here for updates as the season progresses.

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Would you like to advertise your business in our programs?
Your ad will be seen by over 2,400+ different customers throughout our six-show season!
With your ad, you help to support quality, affordable, family-friendly live theatre in Phoenixville.
  • Business card sized ad: $25.00
  • ¼ page ad: $50.00
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  • Full page ad: $250.00
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Send a camera ready copy to:  
Forge Theatre
P.O. Box 474
Phoenixville, PA  19460
Send the following items to the above-listed P.O. box:
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2018-2019 Ticket Prices
Non-Musical:
Adults – $16.00    Under 18 – $13.00     65 and over – $15.00
Musical: 
Adults – $19.00     Under 18 – $15.00      65 and over – $17.00
*Online purchasing has an additional fee of $1.50.
To buy tickets for any of our performances currently available, please click on our ticketing service: Arts People.
Friday and Saturday performances are at 8:00 PM; Sunday performances are at 2:00 PM.

Season tickets entitle the bearer to six show admissions, with a maximum of two admissions per show. Season tickets are fully transferrable, please note the name of the recipient when making the reservation either online or by phone.

Our memberships are for those who wish to actively participate in Forge Theatre. They entitle the subscriber to six show admissions – tickets may not be exchanged to another guest unless the subscriber is in the current production and unable to view the show themselves.
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​Friends of Forge

Join us as a Patron for our 57th Season (2018-2019)
We have made many exciting and long-standing improvements to our facility this past year.  Most notably we replaced our roof and portico, the air-conditioning system, improved the heating, and upgraded the wiring throughout the building.  Without your loyal support, none of that would have been possible.  We still need your help to defray those costs and continue to improve Forge’s infrastructure.
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This season, we are especially proud of the quality and variety of play selections being offered this year including two musicals: All Shook Up  and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.  To complete this season is the riveting murder mystery Murder on the Nile and two very funny comedies Play On and Ken Ludwig's Leading Ladies.

We look forward to seeing you, hearing from you, and partnering with you in our live, affordable, family theatre in the Phoenixville area. We are hoping for your generous support as a patron for the upcoming 2018-2019 season.  To that end, please follow this link or see the box below. 

We’ve made it easy for you to contribute.
Here are the ways how, either:
 Mail your check to:
Forge Theatre
P.O. Box 474
Phoenixville, PA 19460
~Or~
Contribute through our donation link online.
Questions about donating?  

​Please email our Second Vice President Christa Wisneski at SecondVPofForgeTheatre@gmail.com
Questions about the upcoming season?

​Please email our General Productions Chairperson Tom Yenchick at GeneralProductionsofForge@gmail.com.
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