The Play’s the Thing (Comedy) by Ferenc Molnar & P.G. Wodehouse, September 15, 16, 22 at 7:30 PM and September 23, 2017, at 2 PM & 7:30 PM. On a surprise visit to a castle on the Italian Rivera, the pointed and deadly barbs fly fast and furious among this group of charming sophisticates, including Turai and his collaborator, along with young composer, Albert Adam, and his prima donna fiancé, Ilona. When Albert overhears his beloved being wooed in her boudoir, Turai tells him it is all a silly mistake, explaining to the smitten young man that the passionate scene was merely a rehearsal for a new play. To support his fabrication, Turai stays up all night to write a play, including the overheard love talk. The next day during a public rehearsal, their suggestive dialogue is reborn as an innocent, harmless bit of theatre-play.
Making God Laugh (Comedy/Drama) by Sean Grennan, Dec. 1, 2, 8 at 7:30 PM and Dec. 9, 2017, at 2 PM & 7:30 PM. This family comedy takes place in four scenes, each ten years apart, set at various holidays. Starting in 1980, the newly “launched” kids – a priest, an aspiring actress, and a former star football player – all return home, where we learn of their plans and dreams as they embark on their adult lives.
The “empty nest” parents contend with their own changes too, as old family rituals and dubious recipes are trotted out and ancient tensions flare up. Over the course of thirty years’ worth of celebrations, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Eve and Easter – we see how, despite what we may have in mind, we often arrive at unexpected destinations.
Of Mice & Men (Drama) by John Steinbeck, March 30, 31 & April 6 at 7:30 PM and April 7, 2018, at 2 PM & 7:30 PM. Two drifters, George and his friend Lennie, with delusions of living off the “fat of the land,” have just arrived at a ranch to work for enough money to buy their own place. Lennie is a man-child, a little boy in the body of a dangerously powerful man. It’s Lennie’s obsessions with things soft and cuddly, that have made George cautious about with whom the gentle giant, with his brute strength, associates. His promise to allow Lennie to “tend to the rabbits” on their future land keeps Lennie calm, amidst distractions, as the overgrown child needs constant reassurance. But when a ranch boss’ promiscuous wife is found dead in the barn with a broken neck, it’s obvious that Lennie, albeit accidentally, killed her. George, now worried about his own safety, knows exactly where Lennie has gone to hide, and he meets him there. Realizing they can’t run away anymore, George is faced with a moral question: how should he deal with Lennie before the ranchers find him and take matters into their own hands.
We are pleased to announce our fun, family musical is none other than Clue, The Musical! Written By: Tom Chiodo, Peter DePietro, Wayne Barker, Galen Blum, Vinnie Martucci. Performed on June 22, 23, 29 at 7:30 PM, and June 30, 2018, at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM. This fun-filled musical brings the world’s best-known suspects to life and invites the audience to help solve the mystery: who killed Mr. Boddy, in what room, and with what weapon. The audience receives forms to help them deduce the solution from clues given throughout this hilarious evening. Comic antics, witty lyrics, and a beguiling score carry the investigation from room to room. Even after the culprit confesses, a surprise twist delights the audience.