Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (SSMT) presents its 31st season this summer, beginning with “Man of La Mancha,” from Wednesday, June 11, through Sunday, June 22. “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” a musical comedy adapted from the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, opens Wednesday, June 25. The third show of the season, the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic “The King and I,” will open Wednesday, July 9. The final production, “Mary Poppins” opens on July 23.
Each SSMT show runs for two weeks, Wednesdays through Sundays, with 13 performances of each show given. Performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and at 7 p.m. on Sundays. Matinees are every Saturday and on the second Wednesday of each production at 2:30 p.m. An additional matinee performance of “Mary Poppins” is presented on Thursday, July 31, at 2:30 p.m. There are no performances on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Individual tickets for Friday and Saturday evenings are $28; tickets are $27 for all matinees and for Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. Individual matinees tickets are $25 for senior citizens and children.
Subscriptions (one ticket for each of the four shows) are also available. A subscription ticket for Friday and Saturday evenings is $95. A subscription ticket is $92 for matinees and Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. Subscriptions for senior citizens and children for matinee shows are $85 each.
Gift certificates and group rates (20 or more people) are available, too, and discounts are given to Shenandoah employees and students who present Shenandoah University I.D. cards when purchasing tickets. For special rates/group sales, call 540/665-4545.
For more information on SSMT, stop by the Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre box office in the Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre lobby or call 540/665-4569. Or, visit http://shenandoahsummermusictheatre.com.