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Who:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Actorâ€™s Asylum Productions

What:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The Tender Trap

When:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â March 21st through April 26th

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings @ 8pm

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sunday matinees @ 2pm

Price:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $18 Friday, Saturday performances

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $15 Thursday, Sunday matinee performances

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $5 discount for Seniors/Military

$10 Students any time

Where:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Actorâ€™s Asylum

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6663 El Cajon Blvd. Suite N

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego, CA 92115

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â www.actorsasylum.org

Box Office:Â Â Â Â Â Â 619/465-3742

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â tix@actorsasylum.org

Contact:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lee Lampard

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 619/465-3742 (theater)

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â lee@actorsasylum.org

Actors Asylum Productions proudly presents the swinging 1955 romantic comedy The Tender Trap, by Max Shulman and Robert Paul Smith. Featuring local Equity actors Robert MacAulay and William Lawrence Kerr in its lead roles, The Tender Trap is directed by Courtney Corey.

The Tender Trap was such a huge hit when it opened on Broadway in 1955, that it was adapted onto the big screen (starring Frank Sinatra) and opened in movie theatres across the country while it was still packing them in on the great white way. It was the first time in history that a Broadway play and its movie adaptation were running simultaneously.

The Tender Trap tells the story of Charlie Reader, a bachelor living the good life in Manhattan until he is visited by his married pal, Joe McCall. Joe envies Charlie's set up and finds himself falling for Sylvia Crewes, the classiest of Charlie's girls. Charlie, finding his hand forced by Joe's attention to Sylvia, eventually ends up engaged to both Sylvia and Julie Gillis, a young lady just out of college with definite ideas about marriage. As the New York Post said, The Tender Trap is "bright and amusing with considerable suspense as to how everything is going to turn out". The New York Daily News also raved "skillfully contrived and very enjoyable, it has funny situations and something even better--humor".

The Tender Trap's author Max Shulman, was perhaps the 1950s top humorist. Shulman penned such popular comedic novels as The Barefoot Boy With Cheek,

Rally Round The Flag Boys, and The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis (which he later turned into a successful and long running television sitcom.) When Bob Newhart accepted the Mark Twain award for comedy last year, he named Max Shulman as his greatest comedy writing influence.

This production features equity actor Robert MacAulay as Charlie Reader. Familiar to San Diego audiences for his endearing portrayal of Grandpa Who in the Old Globe Theatre's How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Robert has had a varied and successful stage career that has taken him from starring turns at Shakespeare & CO. in Massachusetts to tours with the famed comedy troupe Second City.

William Lawrence Kerr, playing Joe McCall, is also a successful equity actor. He has been most recently seen by San Diego audiences in two critically acclaimed performances last summer for Starlight Musical Theatre, FDR in Annie and Spider in The regional premier of Jekyll & Hyde.

Also featured in this top-notch cast, are Michelle Fabiano as Sylvia Crewes and Nessa Hill as Julie Gillis. Michelle Fabiano, a stunningly beautiful actress, has turned in well-received work at the Falcon Theatre in Los Angeles and Diversionary, Sledgehammer and the Fritz locally.Â The effervescent Nessa Hill, a recent Boston transplant, makes a quick return to the Asylum's stage, fresh from her winning portrayal of Janet the young newlywed, in Silent Night, Lonely Night.

Courtney Corey, director, is known to San Diego audiences as a well regarded equity actress. Courtney spent several years touring North America with the 1st and 2nd national tours of Rent as Maureen, before returning home to a one year stint as Barbara DeMarco in The Theatre In Old Town's smash hit Shear Madness. Courtney is a graduate of San Diego State University.

Produced by: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Actorâ€™s Asylum Productions

Written by:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Max Shulman and Robert Paul Smith

Directed by: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Courtney Corey

Featuring: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Robert MacAulay, William Lawrence KerrÂ Â Â Â Â Â

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Michelle Fabiano, Charles Hayes, Nessa Hill, Vanessa Hurd,

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lori Lethcoe

Stage Management:Â Â Â Â Â  Mildred McMillan

Costume Design: Â Â Â Brain Schmidtberger

Light Design:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Justin Kleiner

Set Design:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Courtney Corey

Technical Director: Will Widick