Greensburg Civic Theatre’s 72nd Season Opener of community theatre is the powerful intimate musical “The Last Five Years”, written and composed by Jason Robert Brown, Friday through Saturday, September 29-October 1, 2023, at Greensburg Garden & Civic Center, 951 Old Salem Road, Greensburg, PA. Performances are Friday and Saturday, September 29-30 at 8 PM, and Sunday, October 1 at 2 PM.
Jason Robert Brown's Drama Desk winner, “The Last Five Years”, has been translated into a handful of languages and was named one of TIME Magazine's ten best shows of 2001. A testament to the show's longevity, and spurred by the show's regional popularity, “The Last Five Years” enjoyed an Off-Broadway revival at Second Stage in 2013. A film adaptation was released in 2014, starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan.
An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years, the show's unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show.
Matt Mlynarski directs the show; Eric Barchiesi is Music Director; Brooke Echnat is Assistant Director; Bekah Little is Stage Manager. Cast features Victoria Buchtan as Cathy and Sam Brooks as Jamie. The orchestra includes Eric Barchiesi, Piano; Larissa Maple, Violin; Sean McMasters, Guitar; Bob Patterson, Bass.
Tickets in advance are $13-$18 (regular $18, age 55+ $16, students $13) plus service fees; $15-$20 at the door (regular $20, age 55+ $18, students $15). Order online at www.GCTheatre.org Tickets will be available at the door.
THE LAST FIVE YEARS is presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials area also supplied by MTI.
THE LAST FIVE YEARS was originally produced for the New York stage by Arielle Tepper and Marty Bell. Originally Produced by Northlight Theatre, Chicago, IL.