For Immediate Release: June 13, 2006
Media Contact: Amy Watson Bish, Delaware Theatre Company, 302.594.1104 x244

Buckle your seatbelts.Producing Director Anne Marie Cammarato has announced Delaware Theatre Company's 2006- 2007 season, its 28th, and it promises to be one of twists and turns. "Our 2006-2007 season line-up will thrill, excite, and challenge our audiences. There are a few old favorites, a world premiere musical, classic characters, and plays filled with imagination and heart. As we make our way through from beginning to end, it truly is a season of twists and turns. I hope everyone will join us."

2006-2007 SEASON

THE TURN OF THE SCREW
By Jeffrey Hatcher, from the story by Henry James
Directed by Anne Marie Cammarato
October 18 - November 5, 2006
Previews: October 18 - 20, 2006
Opening Night: October 21, 2006

Get an extra dose of Halloween chills with a Henry James classic. A young governess is caring for two rather odd children on an isolated English estate when she begins seeing apparitions. Are the phantoms real? Or a product of an overheated imagination? A jump-out-of-your-seat thriller, seamlessly adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher (Mitch Albom's Tuesdays With Morrie).

WORLD PREMIERE!
SAM COOKE: FOREVER MR. SOUL
Written and directed by Kevin Ramsey
December 6 - 24, 2006
Previews: December 6 - 8, 2006
Opening Night: December 9, 2006

Filled with immortal Sam Cooke hits - including "You Send Me," "Chain Gang," "Cupid," and "Twisting the Night Away" - this world-premiere musical about the life of a legend is a sure-fire hit. Beginning with the gospel music that formed the foundation of Sam Cooke's career, and spanning his success as a pop star, it's pure magic from start to finish.

The Retreat from Moscow
By William Nicholson
Directed by David Stradley
January 24 - February 11, 2007
Previews: January 24 - 26, 2007
Opening Night: January 27, 2007

A 30-year-old son navigates the emotions of his parents' separation after 33 years of marriage, creating a spellbinding family portrait that resonates long after the play is over. Nominated for the 2004 Tony Award® for Best Play.

Driving Miss Daisy
By Alfred Uhry
Directed by TBA
March 7 - 18, 2007
Previews: March 7 - 9, 2007
Opening Night: March 10, 2007

In the racially-divided deep South, two proud people - a Jewish widow and her African-American driver - come to realize they have more in common than the times and circumstances would allow them to admit. A humorous and heart-warming Pulitzer Prize-winning play that became an Oscar-winning movie.

Shakespeare's R & J
By Joe Calarco
Directed by Sanford Robbins
April 18 - May 6, 2007
Previews: April 18 - 20, 2007
Opening Night: April 21, 2007

A provocative twist restores the original elements of danger and intrigue to the Bard's immortal classic. At a strict Catholic boys' school, four students stumble across a banned copy of Romeo and Juliet and secretly act out the forbidden text. In it, they discover a world of beauty and excitement and unleash a tidal wave of emotion for which they're ill-prepared.

NEW SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES!
Subscriptions to the 2006-2007 season are currently available and can be ordered by contacting the DTC Box Office at 302.594.1100 or online at www.delawaretheatre.org. New packages available this season include an Introductory Subscription, Culture Vulture, and Girls' Night Out. The Introductory Subscription is a deal of a lifetime: first-time subscribers can purchase a subscription to any Friday night series at 50% off. The Culture Vulture package offers a chance to experience a selection of Wilmington's cultural offerings, including three DTC Flex Passes (good toward any show), and one ticket to each of the following: Delaware Art Museum, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts (DCCA), and Theatre N, Wilmington's independent film cinema. The Girls' Night Out package allows girlfriends to get together for drink specials and hors d'oeuvres at a local restaurant and then head off to DTC to enjoy a show. Girls' Night Out subscribers are eligible to win one of four gift certificates to a local salon, as well as a grand prize drawing for a "Girls' Night Out on the Town" package (one drawing per show).

SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

Subscription packages: $85.50 - $216 (on sale now)
Single tickets: $28 - $48 (on sale beginning July 3)
Group sales: Groups 10 or larger receive discounts up to 40% off single tickets. Call (302) 594-1104, ext. 202 for information on group sales.
Box office: Delaware Theatre Company 200 Water Street Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 594-1100 Online orders: www.delawaretheatre.org
Credit cards accepted: American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Discover

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the DTC Box Office at (302) 594-1100 or visit our website: www.delawaretheatre.org

Delaware Theatre Company's 2006-2007 season is sponsored by JPMorgan Chase. Artist transportation provided by Amtrak. Programs are made possible, in part, by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency committed to promoting and supporting the arts in Delaware. The Delaware Division of the Arts provides technical and financial assistance to artists and arts programs and serves as a clearinghouse for information on the arts.

Delaware Theatre Company, Delaware's premier professional theatre, is located at 200 Water Street, on Wilmington's exciting Riverfront. Delaware Theatre Company is a member of the League of Resident Theatres, Theatre Communications Group, the Arts Consortium of Delaware, the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia, the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce, and the Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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