BERGEN COUNTY PLAYERS PRESENTS IT'S ONLY A PLAY - A BROADWAY COMEDY ABOUT THE COMEDY OF BROADWAY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS CONTACT: Peter Caust
201-615-0404 - Publicity@bcplayers.org
Photos: www.bcplayers.org

BERGEN COUNTY PLAYERS PRESENTS IT’S ONLY A PLAY
A BROADWAY COMEDY ABOUT THE COMEDY OF BROADWAY

Oradell, NJ, April 30, 2018 - Bergen County Players (BCP) continues its 85th season with It’s Only A Play, written by Award-Winning playwright Terrence McNally and directed by Peter Colletto. It’s Only A Play will run May 5th through June 3rd, with curtain at 8 pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 pm on Sundays. There will be no performances May 13th or May 25th – 27th. All performances will take place at the Little Firehouse Theatre, 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell.
Tickets may be purchased online at www.bcplayers.org, by calling 201-261-4200 or by visiting the box office during regular box office hours.

Terrence McNally’s It’s Only A Play is a cleverly set play within a play. At the opening night party for the Broadway play The Golden Egg, the producer, playwright, and the lead actor, as well as an entourage of characters, anxiously await the late-night reviews of the performance. With not much else to do to pass the time, everyone exchanges juicy gossip, name-drops celebrities who attended the performance, and chat about the theatre. When The Golden Egg receives bad reviews, the party refuses to be discouraged and begin planning for their next “sure to be a hit!”  The real New York Times called it “hilariously, sidesplittingly funny….These are among the funniest lines to roll off a stage in years….IT’S ONLY A PLAY deserves a rave.”

It’s Only A Play features Anthony Ventola of Oradell (as Peter Austin), John Kiely of Allendale (as James Wicker), Janet Gaynor-Matonti of River Edge (as Virginia Noyes), Jeanmarie Garver-Gaydos of River Edge (as Julia Budder), Michael Del Valle of New Milford (as Frank Finger), Dan Loverro of Parsippany (as Gus P. Head) and Larry Shagawat of Clifton (as Ira Drew).

The crew of It’s Only A Play includes Peter Colletto (Director), Kathleen Ruland (Producer), Michele Roth (Stage Manager), Joanne Misha (Assistant to the Director), Lynne Lupfer (Set Designer and Decor), Jody Laufer (Set Builder), Alan Seward (Lighting Design, Rob DeScherer (Sound Design), Katie Lupfer (Costumes), Cliff Dreispan(Lighting Operation), Adam Mahonchak (Sound Operation), Susan Faccone and Judy Rosenberg (Props), Ron Siclari (Crew), Alan Shoop (Program Notes), Alan Zenreich (Photography), Jenn Cottone (Publicity Mentor), Chloe Nevill (Publicity) and Janica Carpenter Member-at-Large).

TICKET AND SCHEDULE INFORMATION

• All performances for It’s Only A Play take place at The Little Firehouse Theatre at 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell, home to the Bergen County Players since 1949. Performances run May 5 - June 3, 2018 with show times on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, and Sundays at 2 pm. No performances will take place on May 13 and May 25-27.
• Tickets for It’s Only A Play are $21 for Friday and Saturday performances and $17 for Sunday matinees, and can be purchased online at www.bcplayers.org, by calling 201-261-4200 or by visiting the box office at 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell during regular box office hours. Visa, Mastercard and American Express are accepted.
• BCP's popular Questions & Artists talkback session will be held following the performance on Friday, May 11, 2018.
• Those interested in Group Sales of 20 or more tickets can email groups@bcplayers.org or call the main number and press #6.
• Row K, Seats #1 and #2 are held to accommodate people with disabilities. They can be purchased by calling the box office at 201-261-4200. These seats will be released for public sale two weeks prior to performance.
• Advance discount tickets for students age 25 and under with proper ID are available for $14 by phone or walk-up only, and student rush seats can be purchased for $5 (cash only) starting 30 minutes before curtain at every performance, pending seat availability. There is a limit of one rush ticket per student.
• Parking is free at the Park Avenue municipal lot, across the street, one-half block north of the theater.

Calendar Listing: IT’S ONLY A PLAY OPERUNS SATURDAY, MAY 5 THROUGH SATURDAY, JUNE 3, PERFORMANCES: Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm; LITTLE FIREHOUSE THEATRE 298 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell, NJ. Free parking at the lot off Park Avenue one-half block north of theater. Tickets range from $17 - $21. For tickets, please call (201) 261-4200 or buy online at www.bcplayers.org. Student and group discounts are available.

The Bergen County Players has grown tremendously from its roots as a small community theater when it was founded in 1932; today, nearly 300 volunteer members, working on and off stage, make possible the nine productions presented each season.

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