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By Edward Albee Directed by Ceil Herman July 23-August 8, 2010 In this 1967 Pulitzer Prize winner,
wealthy middle-aged couple, Agnes and Tobias have their complacency shattered
when Harry and Edna, longtime friends appear at their doorstep. Claiming an
encroaching, nameless "fear" has forced them from their own home,
these neighbors bring a firestorm of doubt, recrimination and ultimately
solace, upsetting the "delicate balance" of Agnes and Tobias'
household. "A brilliant play."- "An evening of theatrical
fireworks."-The New York Times
By James McClure Directed by Dale Pawley September 24-October 10, 2010 Lone Star and Laundry and Bourbon are a pair of
comic one acts set in Lone Star is an
uproarious comedy about two bawdily rambunctious
by William Missouri Directed by Ceil Herman November 19 – December 5, 2010 Phil, an average nice guy, is madly in love with the beautiful
Sophia. The only problem is that she’s unaware of his existence. He tries to
introduce himself but she looks right through him. When Phil discovers Sophia
has a glass eye, he thinks that might be the problem, but soon realizes that
she really can’t see him. Perhaps he is caught in a philosophical hyperspace
or dualistic reality or perhaps beautiful women are just unaware of nice
guys. Armed only with a B.A. in philosophy, Phil sets out to prove his
existence and win Sophia’s heart. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch called Cockeyed a
clever romantic comedy, Talkin’ Broadway called it “hilarious,” while Playback
Magazine said that it was “fresh and invigorating.”
Adapted by Marilyn Campbell and
Curt Columbus. From the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Directed by Shaun Hadfield January 21-February 6, 2011 This "conversation on the nature of
evil" is set in the mind of the murderer where he relives and explores,
through the urging of Porfiry and Sonia, the thoughts, ideas and feelings
that drove him to his horrible crime. The play becomes a psychological
landscape which creates a thrilling journey into the mind of a killer and his
search for redemption. Raskolnikov speaks directly to the audience at times,
putting his case to them, so that the audience becomes another character in
the telling. This is an intimate psychological and spiritual journey which
seeks to unveil hidden dimensions of the human condition. "Who would have thought that the
novel no high school student has ever finished reading would make such
engrossing theater?" "Stunningly lean, taut and
emotionally searing... a work of theatre that never feels like a condensation
of a seminal 500-page novel, but rather has the swift, sharp impact of a blow
from an ax." —Hedy Weiss,
Music and Book by James Valcq. Lyrics and Book by Fred Alley. Based on the film by Lee David
Zlotoff Directed by Nikka Ziemer April 8- 24, 2011 A feisty parolee follows her dreams, based
on a page from an old travel book, to a small town in "A soul satisfying ... work of
theatrical resourcefulness. A compelling story that flows with grace and
carries the rush of anticipation. The story moves, the characters have many
dimensions and their transformations are plausible and moving. The musical is
freeing. It is penetrated by honesty and it glows." N.Y. Times. "Soulful . The amiable country
flavored tunes and lyrics are rendered with the kind of conviction and
expertise that make them transcendent. What in normal times would be a joy
is, in these troubled ones, sheer nourishment." N.Y. Magazine. "Soaring melodies! ... Well before
the show reaches its conclusion, many ... city slickers in the audience may
be ready to enter Percy's raffle." Wall Street Journal.
By Peter Sinn Nachtrieb Directed by Ceil Herman May 20-June 5, 2011 “Sex to Change
the Course of the World"—A grad student's online personal ad lures a
mysterious journalism student to his subterranean research lab under the
pretense of an evening of "no strings attached" sex. But when a
major global catastrophic event strikes the planet, their date takes on
evolutionary significance and the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. Will
they survive? What about the fish in the tank? And who is that woman pulling
levers and playing the timpani? An epic and intimate comedy that spans over
billions of years, boom explores the influences of fate versus
randomness in the course of one's life, and life as we know it on the
planet. Contains adult language "Mr.
Nachtrieb has a gift for darkly funny dialogue and an appealing way of approaching
big themes sideways. [boom] winds up speaking, quietly and piquantly,
to our enduring fascination with and need for myths about the beginning of
life as well as its end." —NY Times. "From
pants-around-the-ankles comedy to hipster Twilight Zone takeoff…boom
is imaginative and easy to like." —The New Yorker. "A grandly whacked-out apocalypse fantasy…one of those
charmed evenings." —
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