Hard Times September 13, 2012

HARD TIMES
An American Musical

Written by LARRY KIRWAN
With music by STEPHEN FOSTER & LARRY KIRWAN

Starring
PHIL CALLEN*, ALMERIA CAMPBELL*, STEPHANE DURET,
JOHN CHARLES MCLAUGHLIN, JED PETERSON*, ERIN WEST*
*performing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association. AEA approved showcase.

Choreography by JOE BARRAS
Musical Direction by ANDREW SMITHSON
Directed by KIRA SIMRING

LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
SEPTEMBER 13 – 30, 2012 AT THE CELL

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THECELLTHEATRE.ORG

the cell, Nancy Manocherian (Founding Artistic Director) and Kira Simring (Artistic Director)
are pleased to announce the workshop production of Larry Kirwan’s HARD TIMES, with music
by Stephen Foster & Larry Kirwan, orchestrations and musical direction by Andrew Smithson,
choreography by Joe Barros and directed by Kira Simring.

Hard Times is a soulful musical of clashing Irish and Afro-American cultures, written by Larry Kirwan
of Black 47. Through a re-imagining of Stephen Foster's songs, Kirwan conjures the creation of tap
dance and explores the troubled life of the "father of American Music" against the backdrop of New
York City's Civil War draft riots.

Hard Times plays the following schedule:
Thursday, September 13 @ 8pm
Friday, September 14 @ 8pm
Saturday, September 15 @ 8pm
Wednesday, September 19 @ 3pm
Friday, September 21 @ 8pm
Saturday, September 22 @ 8pm
Monday, September 24 @ 8pm
Thursday, September 27 @ 8pm
Friday, September 28 @ 8pm
Saturday, September 29 @ 8pm
Sunday, September 30 @ 3pm

Tickets are $18 and are now available online at www.thecelltheatre.org or by calling 1-800-838-3006.
Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the cell, ½ hour prior to performance

Running Time: 120 minutes (with intermission)

Official Website: http://www.brownpapertickets.com