ANNOUNCING 2022-2023
Our 61st Season
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SUMMER SPECIAL (Not a part of the 2022-23 Season)
Carrie: The Musical - July 22-24, 2022 All Tickets $20 Book by Lawrence D. Cohen; Lyrics by Dean Pitchford; Music by Michael Gore Adapted from Stephen King's 1974 novel Carrie Auditions: Youth April 17 & 19 @ 7PM; Adults- April 21 @ 7PM Directed by Tom Yenchick and Musical Directed by Denise Wisneski Carrie White is a teenage outcast who longs to fit in. At school, she’s bullied by the popular crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone else. At home, she's dominated by her loving but cruelly controlling mother. What none of them know is that Carrie’s just discovered she’s got a special power, and if pushed too far, she’s not afraid to use it. CAST: Carrie White – Carlee Bonanno Margaret White – Katie Clements Sue Snell – Christie Lohr Tommy Ross – Tyler Polito Chris Hargensen – Rowan Badinger Billy Nolan – Rocco Spinozzi-D’Andrea Miss Gardner – Vanessa Saharko Mr. Stephens - Eric Thompson Ensemble: Morgan Frederick Alyssa Grimshaw Isabella Kolter Catherine Simpson |
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XANADU Sept. 9-10; 16-17; 23-24; 30th; Oct. 1, 2022 @ 8PM;
Sept. 25 & Oct 2, 2022 @ 2PM Book by Douglas Carter Beane; Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar Auditions: June 5 & 6, 2022 @ 7PM Directed by Tom Yenchick and Musical Directed by Denise Wisneski Xanadu follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mount Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time – the first ROLLER DISCO! But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation, and chaos abounds. Based on the Universal Pictures cult classic movie, Xanadu is hilarity on wheels for adults, children and anyone who has ever wanted to feel inspired. CAST Sonny Malone - Ryan Edmonds Kira - Lisa Bassett Melpomene - Bob Goretski Calliope - Sean Murray Danny Maguire - Tom Groves Erato - Kim Edmonds Terpsicore - Tracy Flynn Thalia - Safiyyah Jones Euterpe - Bailey MacDowell Ensemble - Emily Alberici |
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GOD OF CARNAGE by Yasmina Reza
Nov. 4-5; 11-12; 18-19 @ 8PM; Nov. 13 & 20 @ 2PM Auditions: Aug. 7 and 8th by appointment Directed by Aaron Gould A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses, and the rum flows, tensions emerge and the gloves come off, leaving the couples with more than just their liberal principles in tatters. |
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LOVE, LOSS, and WHAT I WORE by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron
Based on the book by Ilene Beckerman Jan. 6-7; 13-14; 20-21, 2023 @8PM; Jan. 15 & 22, 2023 @ 2PM Auditions: Sept. 11 &13, 2022 @ 7PM Directed by Christa Wisneski A play of monologues and ensemble pieces about women, clothes and memory covering all the important subjects—mothers, prom dresses, mothers, buying bras, mothers, hating purses and why we only wear black. Based on the bestselling book by Ilene Beckerman. |
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A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE by Tennessee Williams
Feb. 24-25, 2023; March 3-4, 10-11, 2023 @ 8PM; March 5 & 12 @ 2PM Auditions: Nov. 6 & 7 @ 7PM Directed by Renee Schultz The play reveals to the very depths the character of Blanche DuBois, a woman whose life has been undermined by her romantic illusions, which lead her to reject—so far as possible—the realities of life with which she is faced and which she consistently ignores. The pressure brought to bear upon her by her sister, with whom she goes to live in New Orleans, intensified by the earthy and extremely “normal” young husband of the latter, leads to a revelation of her tragic self-delusion and, in the end, to madness. |
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SHAKESPEARE IN THE TRAILER PARK
by V. Mark Covington and Sharon Cacciabaudo April 14-15,21-22,28-29, 2023 @ 8PM; April 23 & 30, 2023 @ 2PM Auditions – Jan 8, 10 @ 7PM Directed by Marsha L. Amato-Greenspan; Assistant Director Jeff Greenspan You’re familiar with “Macbeth”, “Romeo and Juliet”, “Merchant of Venice” and “Hamlet”. Now bring your knowledge of these plays to Frog Level, Virginia where the trailer park of Capulet Hills is feuding with that of Montague Acres over which one will remain standing after a new Walmart will replace the property of the other. Meanwhile, their love for Nascar racing equals their hate for each other. |
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GODSPELL
June 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 2023 @ 8PM; June 18 & 25, 2023 @ 2PM Auditions – Feb. 26 & 27 @ 7PM Directed by Christa Wisneski; Assistant Director Tom Pitt A small group of people help Jesus Christ tell different parables by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques and a hefty dose of comic timing. An eclectic blend of songs, ranging in style from pop to vaudeville, is employed as the story of Jesus' life dances across the stage. Dissolving hauntingly into the Last Supper and the Crucifixion, Jesus' messages of kindness, tolerance and love come vibrantly to life. |