This Beautiful City
Created by The Civilians
Written by Steven Cosson and Jim Lewis
Music and Lyrics by Michael Friedman
Directed by Max Segarnick
THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)
This Beautiful City was developed from interviews conducted by Emily Ackerman, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Brad Heberlee, Stephen Plunkett, Alison Weller, and the authors.
Commissioned and developed by The Civilians
(Steven Cosson, Artistic Director; Marion Friedman, Managing Director) with the assistance of the Sundance Institute, Colorado College, and Center Theatre Group.
Development supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and Z-Space Studio, San Francisco, CA.
World Premiere co-produced by the 2008 Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville and by the Studio Theatre in Washington, DC as part of its 2008 Opening Our Doors Initiative.
This Beautiful City was co-produced by Center Theatre Group, LA, 2008 and Vineyard Theatre, NY, 2009.
About:
This Beautiful City by Steve Cosson and Jim Lewis is a show about the city of Colorado Springs and the intersection of the secular and nonsecular. The show takes the audience through the peak of New Life Church’s impact on the city, and the intense aftershocks a devastating scandal has upon the town.
Where:
Caplan Studio Theater
211 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Dates and Times:
Saturday, October 22, 2022 7:30 P.M.
Sunday, October 23, 2022 2:00 P.M. (Masks are required for all audience members at this performance.)
Thursday, October 27, 2022 7:30 P.M.
Friday, October 28, 2022 7:30 P.M.
*Note: Ticket reservations will be held until curtain. All unclaimed tickets will be released to the waitlist at 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m., accordingly. Masks will be required for all audience members at the performance on Sunday, October 23, 2022 2:00 P.M.. Please note, the cast will not be masked at any performances.
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Please Note:
UArts students, faculty, and staff will be required to present an up to date UArts ID.
Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.