Elden Street Players

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Flowers for Algernon
Based on the short story by Daniel Keyes
Adapted by David Rogers

A heartwarming story of love and self-discovery!

Charlie Gordon is a grown man with the mind of child. But when he is chosen for an experimental surgery to dramatically increase his IQ, Charlie’s life is changed forever. Slowly he begins to develop an exceptional new capacity for thoughts and emotions, making his life both beautiful and painful. However, when he discovers that his newfound intelligence may be temporary, Charlie begins to understand why ignorance might actually be bliss. WATCH Award-winning director, Gloria DuGan (Wit, Doubt, Blood Brothers), returns to direct this heart-warming, beautiful story.

Produced by Janet Bordeaux
Directed by Gloria DuGan

Content: This play is based on a well-known book which is recommended (or required) for reading in 7th and 8th grades.

Opens June 8 - 30, 2012 (More Info or Tickets!)

AND FOR OUR YOUNG AUDIENCES

An ESP Theatre for Young Audiences Production of
The Fairy Tale Courtroom
by Dana Proulx

This hilarious comedy puts two of the biggest villains in fairy tale history on trial.

The audience is the judge and jury for the Wolf and the Witch in this interactive comedy.

Directed by Leah Daily
Produced by Mary Ann Hall

Opens June 16 - July 1, 2012 (More Info or Tickets!)

Still to come in our season of Five Great Shows & Five Award-winning Directors!

August 3-25, 2012
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek
Book by Jeffrey Lane

A Tony-Nominated Broadway Musical! And a Northern Virginia Area Premiere!

Based on the classic 1988 film, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is the hilarious story of two con men plying their “trade” in the French Riviera. One is young and energetic. The other is suave and sophisticated. Both are in the business of getting money from rich women and this town isn’t big enough for the both of them. ESP welcomes WATCH Award-winning director, Michael Kharfen, to helm this new Broadway classic that will have your toes tapping and you laughing right out of your seat.

Directed by Michael Kharfen
Music Direction by Scott Richards (More Info - Audition Info)

And still to come for our Younger Audiences...

Coming soon, the announcement of our 2012-2013 Season!

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Performance Location:
Industrial Strength Theatre (owned and operated by The Elden Street Players)
269 Sunset Park Drive, Herndon, VA 20170-5220
(in the Sunset Business Park)
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Mailing/Postal address: P.O. Box 5006, Herndon, VA 20172
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Sponsors and Grants

ESP Productions are partially supported by grants from The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia - The Seeley Fund, The Nelson J. & Katherine Friant Post Foundation, The Town of Herndon, The Arts Council of Fairfax (supported by Fairfax County), The Virginia Commission for the Arts and The National Endowment for the Arts.

National Endowment
for the Arts (NEA)

Virginia Commission
for the Arts

Arts Council of Fairfax

Town of Herndon, Virginia

Affiliations

Charter Member of The Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (WATCH)	Member of The American Association of Community Theatres (AACT)	The Council for the Arts of Herndon
The Elden Street Players Support the Herndon Foundation for the Cultural Arts	Member of the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce	Member of the Arts Council of Fairfax

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