Tickets now on sale for a homemade Valentine of humor and love
Theatre Bristol brings the original love story, Mark Twain’s The Diaries of Adam and Eve, to the ARTspace stage in time for Valentine’s, February 16-18. Tickets are now on sale for this touching ARTScene comedy at theatrebristol.org, with daily evening and a Sunday matinee performance.
“Mark Twain’s The Diaries of Adam and Eve, is a uniquely American theatre piece, funny, beautiful, and deeply moving. David Birney has crafted a light-hearted look at the world’s first love story through the eyes of America’s greatest humorist, Mark Twain, whose Garden of Eden bursts with wit, laughter and the lyric poignance of the first love and the first loss” (Concord Theatricals).
”I get no chance to name anything myself. The new creature names everything that comes along, before I can get in a protest,” protests Adam, played by James Francis. Eve, played by Mary Ellis Rice wryly notes among her pages, “It tapers like a carrot. I think it is a man.”
Amy Reid, Hunter James, and Richard Albright are also cast in the production that has performances scheduled throughout the year. Visit TheatreBristol.org/tickets for all the dates.
Directing Mark Twain’s The Diaries of Adam & Eve is long-time Theatre Bristol veteran director and actor, Chris McVey. Chris is supported by stage manager Sarah McCall King and producer Samantha Gray, along with Theatre Bristol crew.
Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm, and Sunday at 2:30 pm at Theatre Bristol’s ARTspace stage, 506 State Street, Bristol, TN. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors, plus processing fees, available online at theatrebristol.org/tickets and at the door.
Mark Twain’s The Diaries of Adam & Eve is presented as part of ARTScene. ARTScene performances feature actors and productions in the small black box theatre on Friday and Saturday evenings throughout the year.
Enjoy an affordable evening out with dinner downtown before or after a quotable comedy, heart-touching classic, throw-back to times past, or avant-garde work. Follow Theatre Bristol events for upcoming ARTScene performance dates or stroll by for tickets at the door.
Theatre Bristol ARTScene is pleased to present Mark Twain’s The Diaries of Adam and Eve as part of its family-friendly 59th season of ARTspace and Paramount shows, including Aesop’s Foibles, The Rainbow Fish, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, The Mockingbird Sings, Scrooge! The Musical, A Tuna Christmas, as well as the Catherine DeCaterina School of Theatre Arts and PLAYtime in the ARTspace.
Founded in 1965 by Cathy DeCaterina, Theatre Bristol is a community theatre serving all ages that also has the distinction as the oldest continually running children’s theatre in northeast Tennessee. Located on historic State Street in Bristol, it also serves southwest Virginia. Its Main Stage season consists of drama, comedy, and musical productions that take place in the ARTspace, a multi-purpose, black box theatre which seats up to 120, and at the Paramount Center for the Arts. Theatre Bristol is a volunteer-operated community organization and we invite volunteers to get involved.
Mark Twain’s The Diaries of Adam & Eve is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com.
For tickets and information, visit www.theatrebristol.org, follow TheatreBristolTN on Facebook, call 423-212-3625, or email info@theatrebristol.org.