Amana - Shirley Valentine, a one-woman comic drama written by Willy Russell opens July 5 on The Old Creamery Theatre's Studio Stage in Middle Amana.

Tired of talking to the walls of her kitchen and living a life less - quite less - then what she dreamed of, Shirley Valentine goes to Greece with a friend. What she discovers is that the old Shirley, who loved life and wasn't afraid to live it, was there all along.

Shirley Valentine features Marquetta Senters of South Amana and is rated Theatre R for adult content. Tickets are $27 for adults and $17.50 for students. Call the box office at 800-35-AMANA or 800-352-6262 or go online for tickets www.oldcreamery.com.

Shirley Valentine is sponsored by JBF Philanthropic Trust and runs through July 22. Show times are Thursdays and Sundays at 3 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Group rates are available. Reservations are recommended. Student rush tickets are available for $12. No reservations are accepted for rush tickets. Come to the box office no earlier than 30 minutes before a performance for this special rate. A student ID is required for rush tickets.

The Old Creamery Theatre Company is a not-for-profit professional theatre founded in 1971 in Garrison, Iowa. The company is celebrating 41 years of bringing live, professional theatre to the people of Iowa and the Midwest.

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