Season 78
September 2010

THE GOOD DOCTOR
by Neil Simon

This Broadway hit is a composite of Neil Simon and Anton Chekhov. In one sketch a harridan storms a bank and upbraids the manager for his gout and lack of money. In another, a father takes his son to a house where he will be initiated into the mysteries of sex, only to relent at the last moment and leave the boy more perplexed than ever. In another sketch, a crafty seducer goes to work on a wedded woman, only to realize that the woman has been in command from the first overture. Let us not forget the classic tale of a man who offers to drown himself for three rubles. The stories are droll, the portraits affectionate, the humor infectious and the fun unending.

Performance Dates:
September 18 - October 2, 2010
Friday/Saturday Evenings @ 8PM
Sunday Matinees - Sept. 19 & 26 @ 2PM

 
November 2010

WONDER OFTHE WORLD
by David Lindsay-Abaire

Nothing will prepare you for the dirty little secret Cass discovers in her husband's sweater drawer. It is so shocking that our heroine has no choice but to flee to the honeymoon capital of the world in a frantic search for the life she thinks she missed out on. It's a wild ride over Niagara Falls in a barrel of laughs as Cass embarks on a journey of self-discovery that has her crossing paths with a blithely suicidal alcoholic, a lonely tour-boat captain, a pair of bickering private detectives and a strange caper involving a gargantuan jar of peanut butter, all of which pushes her perilously close to the water's edge.

Performance Dates:
November 27 - December 11, 2010
Friday/Saturday Evenings @ 8PM
Sunday Matinees - Nov. 28 & Dec. 5 @ 2PM

 
March 2011

THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS
by William Inge

The plot of Mr. Inge's comedy drama is less one story than a series of short stories — the fight between a husband and wife; the fear of an overly shy young girl on going to a dance; the problems of an introverted little boy who feels that the whole world, including his family is against him; the outwardly peaceful and inwardly corroding marriage of Cora's rowdy sister; the tragedy of a military school cadet whose mother has never provided him with a home and who suffers from the stigma of being a Jew in an alien community. What Mr. Inge is saying, with a power and tenderness of speech, is that there is dark at the top of everyone's stairs, but that it can be dissipated by understanding, by tolerance, by compassion and by the brand of companionship that demands not conformity but love... For Mr. Inge has made in his play a statement of faith for all people who, if they accepted it, would live in a far better world."

Performance Dates:
March 5 - April 19, 2011
Friday/Saturday Evenings @ 8PM
Sunday Matinees - Mar. 6 & 13 @ 2PM

 
May 2011

RUTHLESS!
Book & Lyrics by Joel Paley, Music by Marvin Laird

Eight year old Tina Denmark knows she was born to play Pippi Longstocking and she will do anything to win the part in her school musical. Anything includes murdering the leading lady! This aggressively outrageous musical hit garnered rave reviews during its long Off Broadway run which opened with Britney Spears in the title role.

Performance Dates:
May 7 - 21, 2011
Friday/Saturday Evenings @ 8PM
Sunday Matinees - May 8 & 15 @ 2PM