Claremont: IVRT Livestreaming Musical ''I Do! I Do!''

Press release from the La Verne Chamber of Commerce:

April 26, 2021

Livestreaming Musical Benefits IVRT and Four Other Local Nonprofit Theatres

Claremont, CA—Inland Valley Repertory Theatre (IVRT) proudly announces its livestreaming benefit performance of the musical play “I Do! I Do!” A montage of 50 years of marriage, the play is told in song, story and dance by actors from IVRT, Ophelia's Jump Productions, Center Stage Fontana, 3D Theatricals, and the Chance Theater. Proceeds from this performance will benefit each of the participating nonprofit theatre companies.

“Local and regional theatres were hit so hard in 2020,” said Donna Marie Minano, Executive Director of IVRT. “This production gives us all a chance to work together and help each other through this year. Theatre begets theatre and it’s an honor to create art for our community,” she said.

This play follows one couple (Agnes and Michael) over more than 50 years —from the altar to retirement.

“IVRT’s streaming production will include several actors playing Agnes and Michael at various ages and is set in contemporary times,” Director Frank Minano said. “While we are giving it a contemporary approach, the musical vignettes by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, adapted from the play ‘The Fourposter,’ will continue to pay tribute to the Golden Age of Broadway.”
About the play: A hit on Broadway with mega stars Robert Preston and Mary Martin, “I DO! I DO!” is a musical featuring a story of a married couple’s ups and downs through the years. The cast includes performing veterans Sandra Rice and Jeffrey Ricca, Bobby Collins, Jessie Pyle, TJ and Jeanette Dawson, Patrick and Tiffany Berg McMahon, Casey Long, Jamie Kaufman, Kim Eberhardt and Chris Lindsey, Todd and Jennifer Vigiletti, Beatrice Casagran and Randy Lopez, Benny Perez and Lisa Dyson, Walt Schaefer and Ann Thomas, Frank and Donna Marie Minano. Ronda Rubio will music direct and accompany with Spencer Weitzel as designer and editor.

Performance Date and Time: Performance dates are May 1 and 8 at 7 p.m. and May 2 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $27 and can be purchased by phone Monday through Thursday from 10am until 1pm at (909) 859-4878, or online 24/7 at www.ivrt.org.

About Inland Valley Repertory Theatre: Founded in 1990 by Frank Minano and his wife Donna Marie, IVRT made its home at the Candlelight Pavilion in 2008. IVRT’s unique mid-week arrangement incorporates a feature known as “set modification”, that is, upcycling the sets that the Candlelight Pavilion uses for its dinner theatre on the weekends. A critically acclaimed regional theatre company, garnering widespread honors for its theatrical works, IVRT receives funding from the California Arts Council, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, the city of Claremont, and the Claremont Educational Foundation, as well as from corporate and individual donors. More information may be found on the website at www.ivrt.org or by calling (909) 859-4878.
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Inland Valley Repertory Theatre, Inc

• Donna Marie Minano Executive Director
• April 26, 2021
• (909) 859-4878
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