UNNECESSARY FARCE: (Regional Premiere)
September 24 through October 17, 2010
(Performances Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons)
Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Ready? Set? Laugh! In two adjoining motel rooms, an embezzling mayor is to meet with his female accountant, while in the room next-door; two undercover cops wait to catch the meeting on videotape. But there's some confusion as to who's in which room, who's being videotaped, who's taken the money, who's hired a hit man, and why the accountant keeps taking off her clothes.
by Paul Slade Smith
A CHRISTMAS SURVIVAL GUIDE
December 3 through December 19, 2010 (Preview December 2)
(Performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons)
Armed with a copy of “A Christmas Survival Guide” and an optimistic attitude, we charge into the holiday landscape searching for the true essence of Christmas. In songs and vignettes, we learn to cope with the season in ways that are both hilarious and heartwarming.
Conceived and written by James Hindman and Ray Roderick, Musical arrangements by John Glaudin
BYE, BYE, BIRDIE
January 28 through February 20, 2011
(Performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons)
Conrad Birdie has been DRAFTED, devastating his teenage fans across the nation. Albert Peterson is a songwriter to the rescue. He and his secretary (and long-suffering girlfriend) Rosie scheme to have Birdie sing a song on The Ed Sullivan Show, and then kiss a randomly-chosen high school girl goodbye before going off to the Army. This classic American musical is a favorite for the ages.
Book by Michael Stewart, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Lee Adams
BUTTERFIES ARE FREE
March 18 through April 10, 2011
(Performances Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons)
Don Baker has been blind since birth, his overprotective mother following his every move. When he finally decides to take his own apartment in Manhattan and pursue his songwriting ambitions, and meets his kooky, sexy actress neighbor Jill, Mrs. Baker's controlling instincts go into overdrive with hilariously touching results.
by Leonard Gershe
A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING
May 13 through June 5, 2011
(Performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons)
Taste and imagination, the two key ingredients for a first-rate revue, abound in this fresh take on the Rodgers & Hammerstein canon conceived by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie. With innovative musical arrangements of "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out-a My Hair," "Honeybun," and a jazzy "Kansas City," this leaves no question about how terrifically up to date the remarkable songs of R&H remain.
Music and Lyrics by Rodgers and Hammerstein
SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS
July 14 through August 7, 2011
(Performances Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons)
When bitter dance instructor Michael is hired to teach private dance lessons to aging, uptight Lily, antagonism between a gay man and the widow of a Southern Baptist minister gives way to profound compatibility as they swing dance, tango, foxtrot and cha-cha while sharing more than dance steps in this quirky two person comedy.
by Richard Alfieri
