2015-2016 Theatre Productions.
Maid To Order (Comic Farce) - September 23-26, 2015
Faith Martin is happily married to the football coach. A rally is scheduled for the eve of the big game. But it's the night that Julian, Faith's old friend, is to appear in a program of readings resulting in instant conflict between the Athletic and Speech departments. Faith finds herself in the middle when Miss Speare of Speech accuses her of "carrying on" with Julian. Also Faith's rich aunt who's never met her husband is arriving. If her aunt approves, all will be well. Then, in the middle of dinner preparations, Faith's maid quits. She gets Julian to masquerade as the new maid-‐-‐-‐then another maid appears-‐-‐-‐and another to everyone's amazement.
Wait Until Dark (Thriller) - October 28-31, 2015
A sinister con man, Roat, and two ex-‐convicts, Mike and Carlino, are
about to meet their match. They have traced the location of a mysterious doll,
which they are much interested in, to the Greenwich Village apartment of Sam Hendrix
and his blind wife, Susy. Sam had apparently been persuaded by a strange
woman to transport the doll across the Canadian border, not knowing that
sewn inside were several grams of heroin. When the woman is murdered the situation
becomes more urgent. The con man and his ex-‐convicts, through a cleverly constructed
deception, convince Susy that the police have implicated Sam in the woman's murder,
and the doll, which she believes is the key to his innocence, is evidence.
She refuses to reveal its location, and with the help of a young neighbor,
figures out she is the victim of a bizarre charade. But when Roat kills his
associates, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues between the two. Susy knows the
only way to play fair is by her rules, so when darkness falls she turns off all the
lights leaving both of them to maneuver in the dark until the game ends.
"A Broadway hit, this masterfully constructed thriller moves from one moment of suspense
to another as it builds toward an electrifying, breath-‐stopping final scene. "WAIT
UNTIL DARK is a tense thriller." —NY World-‐Telegram & Sun. "Frederick Knott is a
master craftsman…" —Women's Wear Daily. "…a first rate shocker…the suspense drama
we've long awaited eagerly." —NY Post.
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A Christmas Carol - December 2-5, 2015
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Musical) - February 18-20 & 25-27th, 2016
The Scarlet Pimpernel is an action/adventure show based on Baroness Orczy’s famous 20th-‐century novel about the French Revolution: The battle for Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. The book and lyrics by Nan Knighton are at times funny and at others horrifying. Frank Wildhorn’s music is moving and passionate. This show is a terrific way to learn about 18th-‐century French and British history.
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Comedy) - April 13 - 16, 2016
Coming up on its 50th year, Tom Stoppard’s play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
are Dead has in many respects become a critically acclaimed American classic.
For those unfamiliar with these title characters, they are two minor roles in Shakespeare’s
masterpiece Hamlet. Stoppard’s play explores a world where the minor characters have
become the leading roles and the impactful characters of the king, the queen, Ophelia,
and Hamlet find themselves in the background as supporting roles. Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern are Dead is an inverted storytelling built by brilliant comedic moments
laced with the resident tragedy of Hamlet.
Charged with the task of discovering what is afflicting their childhood friend, the
title characters follows a fateful path leading through Shakespearian tragedy
and suspense, while all the while making comical observation and reflection.
This path of fate involves bantering with traveling performers, wondering the halls
of Elsinore’s Castle, sailing aboard a ship besieged by pirates and arrives at the
hangman’s noose. This “long drop and a short stop” of a show is sure to provide much
laughter and pause for thoughtful reflection on “Just who is the main character in
our own lives?”