Along Algonkian: Pickwick Players Present...

The fall production of the Pickwick Players will be "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." With music composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics written by Tim Rice, and a talented cast directed by Michele Reynolds, this event promises to be a highlight of the local autumn entertainment season.

Opening night will be Friday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at River Bend Middle School. Additional performances will be held on Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m., and Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The afternoon performance on Nov. 14 is designated as a special family matinee. Tickets are available online at www.thepickwickplayers.org, where payments are accepted via PayPal. Presale prices are $11 for adults and $9 for children 12 and under and seniors. Tickets will also be available at the door for $12 and $10 dollars.

"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" is a light-hearted musical based on the Biblical story of Joseph told in the Book of Genesis. The play takes us on the journey of a young man who is favored by his father and given an amazing coat of many colors, while his brothers stew in envy. When jealously finally gets the better of the brothers, they decide to destroy Joseph’s coat, throw him in a pit, and leave him for dead. At the last minute they have a change of heart, selling their brother into slavery and thinking they are rid of their problem forever. Fate later reunites Joseph with his devious brothers, and that’s when things get interesting. This musical features the song “Any Dream Will Do,” as well as (spoiler alert) a happy ending.

The Pickwick Players are a non-profit community theater located in Loudoun County and dedicated to producing family-friendly musicals and entertainment. They are partially supported by funding from the Loudoun Arts Council and enrolled in the Northern Virginia Theater Alliance. Actors, singers, dancers, and technicians of all ages are welcome to join the Pickwick Players.