The 2010 Season
Enjoy our 35th Anniversary!!!
Read the following to discover more about the shows of the 2010 Season...
7:30 PM Curtain for our Evening Performances
2:00 PM Curtain for our Matinee Performances
Lucky Stiff
A farcical musical comedy
By Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
This hysterical musical is based on the 1983 novel The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth. Harry Witherspoon has just received an inheritance of six million dollars – but there’s a catch. In order to receive the funds, Harry has to take his Uncle Anthony’s corpse on one last vacation to Monte Carlo, or the money will go to his Uncle’s favorite charity, the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn. Add in a jealous girlfriend or two, a mobster trying to reclaim the money and a few tap-dancing dogs, and you have a recipe for hilarity!
Performance Dates: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
January 14 through February 7
Matinees January 24 & 31, February 7
Directed by Joel P. Rogers
Butterflies are Free
A play by Leonard Gershe
All Don Baker wants is a place of his own away from his over-protective mother. Don's been blind since birth, but that doesn't stop him from setting up in an apartment and making the acquaintance of his off-the-wall, liberated, actress neighbor Jill Tanner. Don learns the kind of things from Jill that his mother would never have taught him! And Jill learns from Don what growing up and being free is really all about. The title was inspired by a passage in Charles Dickens' Bleak House: "I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free.”
Performance Dates: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
March 25 through April 18
Matinees April 4, 11, & 18
Directed by Richard Lauson
Angel Street
A thriller by Patrick Hamilton
This “edge-of-your-seat” mystery has entertained American audiences for years. The play is set in fog-bound London in 1880 at the lower middle class home of Jack Manningham and his wife Bella. Mr. Manningham steps out in the evenings for long stretches of time and Bella is slowly losing all trust in her husband. As the drama unfolds, it becomes clear that Manningham is intent on convincing Bella that she is going mad, even to the point of assuring her she is 'imagining' the gas light in the house is dipping. This psychological thriller is sure to keep you guessing until the last minute!
Performance Dates: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
June 3 through June 27
Matinees June 13, 20, & 27
Directed by Joel P. Rogers
Morning's at Seven
A comedy by Paul Osborn
Written in 1939, Morning’s at Seven is a beloved American classic comedy. Aaronetta and Ida Gibbs have lived next door to each other most of their lives and along with Esther, all of the Gibb sisters are an open book to each other. Into the fray comes Myrtle Brown, perpetually engaged to Ida's son Homer. But Homer can't seem to pop the question. Taking matters into her own hands, Myrtle finally gets a proposal by compelling Homer to fly the nest…sort of. This perennially charming portrayal of small town America was revived on Broadway in 1980 and in 2002 to critical acclaim.
Performance Dates: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
September 2 through September 26
Matinees September 12, 19, & 26
Directed by Marla O’Brien
Plaza Suite
A comedy by Neil Simon
Three acts, each involving different characters but all set in Suite 719 of New York City's Plaza Hotel. The first act introduces the audience to not-so-blissfully wedded couple Sam and Karen Nash, who are revisiting their honeymoon suite in an attempt to bring the love back into their marriage. The second act involves a meeting between movie producer Jesse Kiplinger and his old flame, suburban housewife Muriel Tate. The third act revolves around married couple Roy and Norma Hubley on their daughter Mimsey's wedding day. This delightful play combines real life messages and typical Simon wit and madcap comedy.
Performance Dates: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
November 4 through December 5
(No performances Thanksgiving weekend)
Matinees November 14, 21 & December 5
Directed by Judy Clemens
