Written By: Terrence McNally
Music By: Stephen Flaherty
Directed By: Robert Brian Wood
Musical Directed By: Carolyn Peters
January 13-January 29
Sponsored by Rocky Mountain Bank & Langlas and Associates 
It is the turn of the twentieth century in New York. An era is exploding. A century is spinning. And the people are moving in rhythm and rhyme to the music of Ragtime. This epic musical weaves three stories in a poignant expose of the timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and love and hate in 1906 America.
This is Ragtime, a rich musical look at a changing America at the dawn of the 20th century, and Venture Theatre brings this passion, fight and struggle to life in a concert presentation of this amazing tale. Based on the 1975 novel of the same name by E. L. Doctorow, Ragtime follows the tale of three groups, focusing on three representing characters as their lives intertwine – Mother, a white Protestant homemaking wife, Coalhouse Walker Jr., an African-American Harlem musician, and Tateh, a Latvian Jewish immigrant.
Ragtime paints a poignant picture of a young nation as it suffers the growing pains of change. The blindly content are suddenly faced with the unfortunate, the dreamers are faced with harsh reality, the innocent meet with cruel prejudice, and all the while, everyone struggles to reach their American dream as they fight against the currents of racism and violence.
Show Times & Dates:Fri Jan 13, 2012 8PMSat Jan 14, 2012 8PMSun Jan 15, 2012 2PMFri Jan 20, 2012 8PMSat Jan 21, 2012 8PMSun Jan 22, 2012 2PMThu Jan 26, 2012 7:30PMFri Jan 27, 2012 8PMSat Jan 28, 2012 8PMSun Jan 29, 2012 2PM