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Malden Resident David Warnock Starring in "A Little Night Music" in Arlington May 2-18

Malden resident David Warnock will be featured in one of Stephen Sondheim’s most beautiful works when “A Little Night Music” waltzes onto the stage at AFD Theatre, opening May 2 at 22 Academy Street in Arlington. This captivating tale of romance and loss exquisitely reminds us: the best dance is done with a partner you love.

Performances are Friday May 2, 9, and 16 at 8 PM, Saturday May 3, 10, and 17 at 8 PM, and Sunday May 4, 11, and 18 at 4 PM. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased online at www.afdtheatre.org or by calling the box office at 781-646-5922. A talk-back with the cast and crew will follow the May 4 matinee performance.

Based on the Ingmar Bergman film “Smiles of a Summer Night,” “A Little Night Music” is set in Sweden at the turn of the twentieth century. The story centers on the tangled trios of relationships formed by actress Desiree Armfeldt and the men who love her: a lawyer by the name of Fredrik Egerman and the fiery Count Carl-Magnus. When the two men—and their wives—join Desiree and her family at a weekend in the country at Desiree’s mother’s estate, infinite possibilities bring new romances and second chances.

Warnock will perform the role of Fredrik Egerman. Warnock has performed extensively in regional theater including most recently in the role of the Bishop in the Concord Players’ production of “Les Miserables.” Among his recent roles with AFD Theatre are Performer in “Side By Side By Sondheim,” Aaron Fox in “Curtains,” and Lehman Engel in “A Class Act.” He has also performed as Hermann Van Daan in “The Diary of Anne Frank” with the Quannapowitt Players, as Robert in “Proof” and John Wilkes Booth in “Assassins,” both with Vokes Theatre, and as Paul in “Carnival” and the Emcee in “Cabaret,” both with the Footlight Club. Other major roles have been Che in “Evita” and John Jasper in “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” both with Turtle Lane Playhouse.

AFD Theatre, located at 22 Academy Street in Arlington Center, was founded in 1923 and is one of the ten oldest continually performing community theater groups in the country.

AFD Theatre stages four annual productions. Beginning in October 2014, its next season includes “Avenue Q,” “Good People,” “Nine,” and “Quartet.” Visit AFD Theatre online at www.afdtheatre.org and on Facebook. AFD Theatre is handicapped accessible. Assisted-listening devices are available.


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