MISS SAIGON by Whitman Drama Nov 21, 22 and 23

WALT WHITMAN
HIGH SCHOOL TO SUPPORT ACTIVE AND VETERAN U.S. MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS WITH
MUSICAL PRODUCTION OF MISS SAIGON

Bethesda,
Maryland – November 4, 2013– Walt Whitman High School’s Drama Department
(Whitman Drama) is thrilled to announce it’s support of active and veteran
military service members through its production of the Tony Award-winning epic
and daring pop-rock opera, MISS SAIGON. They will be donating proceeds from the
production to Team River Runners, a non-profit organization established to help
active duty military personnel wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan while recovering
at Walter Reed Medical Center. 
Additionally, Walt Whitman High School will offer any active or veteran
military service member a complimentary ticket to the performances.

Walt Whitman
High School performs MISS SAIGON at the Whitman auditorium located at 7100
Whittier Blvd. Bethesda, MD, 20817 on November 21, 22 and 23, 2013 at 7:00PM.

MISS SAIGON,
a musical by Claude Michel Schonberg and Alain Boubil (of Les Misérables) is an
emotional tale about forbidden love, the tragedies of war and the sacrifices
made to achieve the American Dream. At the peak of chaos during the Vietnam
War, an American soldier and a Vietnamese girl fall in love, only to be
separated at the fall of Saigon. Their struggles to find each other in the
following years leads to a difficult and tragic end for her and a new chance
for the child he never knew he had. MISS SAIGON is a moving testament to the
human spirit and a powerful indictment of the tragedies of war.

THIS SHOW
MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 13.

Whitman Drama is an award-winning high school drama
department directed by theater professional Christopher Gerken. It produces a fall musical (with a student Pit
Orchestra), a winter play, and a student-directed talent show in the spring. Whitman
Drama is structured very much like a conservatory program. The department's
primary focus is on the process of artistic development rather than the end-product.
Students are responsible for ALL aspects of theater production. They
participate in multiple theater components — everything from on-stage
performance to design to technical and production management. www.whitmandrama.com.

Team River
Runners (TRR) is a national, volunteer-supported adaptive and
therapeutic adventure-paddling program. TRR serves wounded and disabled
veterans, as well as their families. TRR also has
other non-disabled veterans and active duty service members involved
in volunteer roles. TRR is inclusive, accepting participants from all conflicts
and all disabling conditions regardless of how the injury occurred. www.teamriverrunner.org

WHO:

MISS SAIGON
is directed and choreographed by Christopher Gerken. Vocal direction is by Jeff
Davidson, orchestra direction by Terry Alvey and rehearsal accompaniment and
sound consulting by Wayne Chadwick.

WHEN:

Thursday Nov
21, Friday Nov 22 and Sat Nov 23 at 7pm.

WHERE:

All performances
are held in the Whitman auditorium located at 7100 Whittier Blvd. Bethesda, MD,
20817.  Individuals can contact the theater department at (301)320-6569.

PRICE AND TICKETS:

Tickets for
MISS SAIGON are $10 for students, $15 for adults and $20 for reserved seating.
Tickets can be bought online at whitmandrama.ticketleap.com or by emailing whitmandramatickets@gmail.com.  The Whitman Drama Box Office is
open from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on November 18-20.  Tickets are also
for sale on show nights beginning at 5:30 p.m. (Cash and checks only at box
office, credit cards only accepted online.)

MORE INFO:

For more information, please
visit whitmandrama.com or email
Caroline Duffy at whitmandrama@gmail.com.