RELEASE 10/25/21:
Zlock PAC Welcomes the Return of the “Best Family Show in New York City” – Off Broadway Alliance AND “Winner of the Best Performing Arts Company” By KidsPass Parent’s Choice Award:
RAGTAG THEATRE COMPANY’S RAPUNZEL Brings Commedia dell Arte to Bucks County Families at the ZLOCK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
“Ragtag Theatre Company’s Award-Winning Rapunzel Returns to the Zlock Performing Arts Center for on show only on November 13th.” For tickets, visit www.bucks.edu/tickets. PHOTO CREDIT: Contributed
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October 22, 2021
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Bucks Live! Presents ‘RAGTAG THEATER’S RAPUNZEL
Zlock PAC Welcomes the Return of the “Best Family Show in New York City” – Off Broadway Alliance AND“Winner of the Best Performing Arts Company” By KidsPass Parent’s Choice Award:
RAGTAG THEATRE COMPANY’S RAPUNZEL Brings Commedia dell Arte to Bucks County Families at the ZLOCK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
ONE PERFORMACE ONLY: November 6th, 2021 at 3:30pm and Free Parking. Tickets at: www.bucks.edu/tickets - $15 for Children, $20 for Adults
NEWTOWN, PA - The ZLOCK Performing Arts Center (Zlock PAC) has been bringing world-renowned performers to Newtown, PA, for over 50 years and proudly presents on November 6th at 3:30 pm the award-winning family production of RAGTAG Theater’s RAPUNZEL as part of Bucks Live! Cultural Events.
Winner of the Best Performing Arts Company (KidsPass Parent’s Choice Award) and Best Family Show in New York City (Off-Broadway Alliance), Ragtag Theatre Company is back on tour with the show that started it all - Rapunzel. With the book, music, and lyrics by Sam LaFrage, audiences will delight as they follow a troupe of poor “Italian” actors who present an interactive, twisted version of the well-known fairy tale Rapunzel in a brand-new way—with talkin’ birds, an’80s hairstylist, then a cobbler and his wife from the wrong side of the tracks. This drag-infused production is done in “Commedia dell Arte” with direction by Dennis Corsi and LaFrage. It is highly interactive, incorporating improvisation and loads of audience participation!
Award-Winning Creator Sam LaFrange & Company receiving their award from the Off-Broadway Alliance
Garnering over 12 rave reviews throughout some of New York City’s most-read media outlets, the Zlock Performing Arts Center is delighted to welcome back RAGTAG Theatre’s Rapunzel for the second time. “We are beyond excited to welcome Ragtag Theatre from NYC returning for their 2nd time to the Zlock PAC!. This world-class group of blinding talent always leaves audiences with side-splitting laughter, but with a universal message of inner beauty and how powerful and special it is to be YOU! Sam’s brilliant talent to weave a classic tale with fun reminders about our humanity is quite unique and just outright makes you feel happy while wanting to make others happy as well – it’s always good vibes all around when Ragtag comes to town!” – stated Zlock’s Director of Community Programming & College Events Peter Chiovarou.
The Zlock Performing Arts Center, located inside the Gateway Center building on campus at 275 Swamp Rd., Newtown. Parking is free. The theater is equipped with audio-loop technology for the hearing impaired.
Reserved seating tickets are $15 for children and $20 for adults. In addition, a limited number of Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance online at www.bucks.edu/tickets. For group sales, call 215-968-8469.
About the ZLOCK Performing Arts Center: The Kevin and Sima Zlock Performing Arts Center hosts musical and theatrical performances, business conferences, and educational events throughout the year. The Zlock Performing Arts Center offers exceptional staging, lighting, and acoustics in an intimate 339-seat theater. The venue is located on the Bucks County Community College Newtown Campus, just 45-minutes north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built-in 1971 and upgraded in 2000, the Zlock Performing Arts Center is also available for rent on a limited basis to external for-profit and non-profit groups and organizations.
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“With side-splitting laughter, Ragtag’s Rapunzle delivers to young audiences a universal message of inner beauty and how powerful and special it is to be YOU” – Peter Chiovarou, Director of Community Programming & College Events at Zlock PAC. PHOTO CREDIT: Contributed