For
immediate release Contact: Lisa Mancini
July
2, 2012 775- 722-2155
TheatreWorks
of Northern Nevada’s Curiosity Cat launches
Artown
Family Series, runs through July 16
Reno, NV, July 2, 2012 – Curiosity Cat, TheatreWorks of Northern
Nevada’s summer Artown production, will launch
Artown’s 2012 free Family Series in Wingfield Park, 7 to 9 p.m., Monday, July
2. The touchingly comic production is
derived from a play-within-the-book from Chris
Grabenstein's award-winning novel, The
Hanging Hill. It is an engaging
story of displaced children and homeless cats as well as family and the value
of curiosity.
The SPCA and Nevada
Humane Society will offer cats for adoption during this performance. The Artown Family Series is sponsored
by IGT, Sierra Nevada College and the Thelma and Thomas Hart Foundation; official
host hotel is John Ascuaga’s Nugget.
In addition to the Family Series
event, Curiosity Cat performances
will run 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, July 6-7 at the Laxalt
Auditorium, 401 W. 2nd St. in Reno; 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, July 8 at
the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno; 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday,
July 13-14 at the Laxalt Auditorium in Reno; 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, July 15,
joining the animal-friendly festivities at the 12th Annual Art Paws
event at the McKinley Arts and Culture Center, 925 Riverside Dr. in Reno; and a
final free production, 7 to 9 p.m.,
Monday, July 16 at the Mack Auditorium at Renown Regional Medical Center in
Reno.
Admission for the Laxalt
Auditorium, Atlantis and McKinley Arts performances is $10 general and $7
students and seniors. The production features a local cast of children and youth ranging
in age from eight to 20 and is directed by Rod Hearn. Curiosity
Cat is suitable for all ages.
Curiosity
Cat also is
promoting a book drive at all performances for the Washoe County School
District Read and Succeed program.
Patrons are asked to help make a difference in a child’s life by
donating children’s books in good condition for reading levels K-6. For tickets or more information, please
contact TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada at 775-284-0789 or visit www.twnn.org.
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About TheatreWorks of Northern
Nevada:
TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada is a 501(c)3 community theater with a mission
of sharing the joy of the performing arts in northern Nevada. TheatreWorks
offers productions and ongoing theatre classes for ages six through adult at
1540 Linda Way, Sparks, NV. The
organization is supported by the Nell J. Redfield Foundation, the Robert Z.
Hawkins Foundation, the City of Reno, the Atlantis Casino Resort and Spa,
Industrial Properties of Nevada, Wells Fargo Bank, JetKor, Dermody Properties,
the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, please call
775-284-0789.
About Artown: TheatreWorks of Northern
Nevada’s Curiosity Cat, presented
during the month of July, is part of the 17th annual Artown
festival, July 2012. The month-long
summer arts festival features more than 400 events produced by more than 100
cultural organizations and businesses in locations citywide. Artown receives
major funding from the City of Reno, and is sponsored by Grand Sierra Resort,
U.S. Bank, NV Energy, JLH Inc., Waste Management, Basin Street Properties, Reno
Gazette-Journal, KOLO 8 News Now, KTHX-FM and KNPB with additional support from
the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.