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Beginning May 2012
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 Uncle Jacques' Symphony
written and performed by Dominic Hoffman
May 11 – June 15, 2012
May 12 - June 3: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings at 8PM | Saturday & Sunday Matinees at 3PM
June 4- June 15: Wednesday-Saturday at 8PM | Sundays 3PM
Uncles Jacques' Symphony, "begins with the introduction of Jacques Hoffman, a 'hip cat with fast hands on the music scene in 1950's Chicago.' A jazz drummer that had to wrench himself away from club dates and late nights in order to enter [the 9 to 5 world]. The change tore the music out of Jacques' soul [so] he built a symphony out of the people in his life . . .. This is a play about seven of these very diverse human beings who all shared the friendship of Jacques Hoffman."
*Contains Strong Language and Adult Themes
- Half-price preview performance: 5/11, 8PM
- Official Opening/Press Night: 5/12, 8PM
- Half-price senior (62+) Matinee: 5/27, 3PM
- Pay What You Can: 5/26, 3PM
Running time
75 minutes, no intermission
Age guidance
15
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 God of Carnage
by Yasmina Reza; translated by Christopher Hampton
June 20 – August 3, 2012
Tuesdays-Sundays, 8PM
Fast, furious and very funny, this winner of the 2009 Tony Award for Best Play is a 90-minute thrill ride to the most dangerous place on Earth: parenthood. After their children are involved in a playground brawl, two sets of savvy parents meet to sip espresso and politely discuss the matter. When the veneer of refined sophistication quickly cracks and their evening spins into chaos, the gloves come off and arguments become tantrums in a hilariously uncivilized free-for-all. A comedy of manners...without the manners!
*Contains Strong Language
- Half-price preview performance: 6/20, 8PM
- Official Opening/Press Night: 6/21, 8PM
- Half-price senior (62+) Night: 7/8, 8PM
- Pay What You Can: 7/3, 8PM
Running time
75 minutes, no intermission
Age guidance
15
Co-Sponsors
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 The 39 Steps
Adapted by Patrick Barlow
From the novel by John Buchan
From the Movie of Alfred Hitchcock, licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited
And an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon
August 8 – September 7, 2012
Tuesdays- Sundays, 8PM
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This 2-time Tony® and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters, an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance! A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure!
- Half-price preview performance: 8/8, 8PM
- Official Opening/Press Night: 8/9, 8PM
- Half-price senior (62+) Night: 8/24, 8PM
- Pay What You Can: 8/17, 8PM
Running time
2 hours, with intermission
Age guidance
10
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 Time Stands Still
by Donald Margulies
September 12 – October 13, 2012
Wednesdays- Saturdays, 8PM | Sundays, 3PM
Sarah and James, a photojournalist and a foreign correspondent, try to find happiness in a world that seems to have gone crazy. Theirs is a partnership based on telling the toughest stories, and together, making a difference. But when their own story takes a sudden turn, the adventurous couple confronts the prospect of a more conventional life. This moving new play prompts poignant questions about responsibility – to ourselves, to our loved ones, to our community, and to our world.
*Contains Strong Language and Adult Themes
- Half-price preview performance: 9/12, 8PM
- Official Opening/Press Night: 9/13, 8PM
- Half-price senior (62+) Night: 9/28, 8PM
- Pay What You Can: 9/30, 3PM
Running time
2 hours, with intermission
Age guidance
15
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 The Belle of Amherst
by William Luce
A play based on the life of Emily Dickinson
October 17- October 27, 2012
Thursdays- Saturdays, 8PM | Saturdays & Sundays, 3PM
The Belle of Amherst delicately explores the life of America's greatest woman poet at various stages in her experience from the age of 15, when she was full of hope and success, until she died at 56, a virtual recluse with her door closed against society. Emily Dickinson’s life is recreated with liberal excerpts from her poetry and by the method of her playing the roles of her father, teacher and friends. Don’t miss what the Boston Globe says is, "one of the most singularly beautiful evenings ever spent in the theater."
- Half-price preview performance: 10/17, 8PM
- Official Opening/Press Night: 10/18, 8PM
- Half-price senior (62+) Matinee: 10/21, 3PM
- Pay What You Can: 10/27, 3PM
Running time
2 hours, with intermission
Age guidance
12
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 Poe, Times Two
by Greg Oliver Bodine
October 31- November 16, 2012
Thursdays- Saturdays, 8PM | Saturdays & Sundays, 3PM
Twin tales of mystery, murder... and mortar!
A double-bill of short, one-man plays adapted from two classic stories of mystery and horror, "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Black Cat", by Edgar Allan Poe. One actor. Two classic horror stories! An evening of thrills and chills -- a must-see for Poe enthusiasts and fans of mystery and horror. A perfect treat for the Halloween season!
- Half-price preview performance: 10/31, 8PM
- Official Opening/Press Night: 11/1, 8PM
- Half-price senior (62+) Matinee: 11/10, 3PM
- Pay What You Can: 11/11, 3PM
Running time
65 minutes, no intermission
Age guidance
10
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 A Tuna Christmas
by Ed Howard, Joe Sears, and Jaston Williams
November 23- December 30, 2012
Thursdays – Saturdays, 8PM | Saturdays & Sundays, 3PM
It's time to kick up your heels with A Tuna Christmas, the hilarious sequel to the hit comedy, Greater Tuna. It's 24 hours before Christmas and times are tough. Bertha Bumiller's drunken husband hasn't come home, her kids are messes, and a Christmas Phantom is destroying the town's decorations. Two actors. Twelve days of Christmas. Twenty-four hilarious characters to put a jingle in your sleigh. Stuff your stocking with a Tuna surprise this holiday season!
- Official Opening/Press Night: 11/23, 8PM
- Half-price senior (62+) Matinee: 12/9, 3PM
- Pay What You Can: 12/6, 8PM
Running time
75 minutes, no intermission
Age guidance
Family
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