2007 Season
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Misery
An edge-of-seat suspense thriller by Stephen King, adapted by Simon
Moore
SEP 21 - OCT 20
Romance novelist Paul Sheldon spends each winter writing another
novel featuring his popular heroine Misery Chastain. After losing control of
his car, he regains consciousness in a dilapidated farmhouse, cut off
from the outside world by a blizzard. Annie, the occupant, is his number
one fan and she insists she will nurse him. His legs are crushed and he
is virtually a prisoner dependant on her for pain relief. She discovers that
his new book is not about Misery and she forces him to write another.
Thus begins Paul's descent into a living hell of pain and degradation. Like
Scheherazade, he must write a new chapter every day to stay alive.
MATURE AUDIENCES
Greater Tuna
A quick change comic tour-de-farce by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, & Ed
Howard
NOV 16 - DEC 22
What do Arles Struvie, Thurston Wheelis, Aunt Pearl, Petey Fisk, Phineas
Blye and Reverend Spikes have in common? They are among the
upstanding citizens of Tuna, the third smallest town in Texas. In this
hilarious send up that began as a party skit and turned into one of the
most produced plays in America, the audience is taken on a single day's
visit in the life of a small town where the Lion's Club is too liberal, and
Patsy Cline never dies. This eclectic band of twenty different citizens that
make up this town are all portrayed by two actors in this Off Broadway hit
in a tour-de-farce of quick change artistry, both of costumes and of comic
characterizations. Prepare for a rompin', stompin' good time!
Our 11th Season (2007)
The Underpants
A fresh take on a hilarious classic by Carl Sternheim, adapted by Steve
Martin
JAN 12 - FEB 10
Steve Martin provides a wild satire adapted from a classic German play
about Louise and Theo, a couple whose conservative existence is
shattered when Louise's bloomers fall down at a public event. Though
she pulls them up quickly, Theo thinks the incident will cost him his job
as a government clerk. Louise's momentary display does not result in
scandal but it does attract two infatuated men, and each wants to rent the
spare room. Oblivious of their amorous objectives, Theo splits the room
between them, happy to collect rent from both the foppish poet and the
whiny hypochondriac. Both boarders then woo her behind his back, much
to the vicarious delight of their nosy neighbor.
Valentine Cabaret
A night of romantic songs and readings to celebrate Valentine's Day
WED thru SAT, FEB 14-17
Thumbs
A clever new comedy-thriller by Rupert Holmes
MAR 16 - APR 14
Set in an isolated cabin in Vermont, THUMBS is the story of two equally
clever women from two very different walks of life who will need all their
wit and will to survive a cat-and-mouse game with a devious killer, the
likes of whom has not been seen before. "In the tradition of stage thrillers,
women have rarely had a large enough role to play," says playwright
Rupert Holmes. "I wanted to create a mystery-comedy where women drive
the story, and in THUMBS, the two main characters are intelligent, sharp,
and often quite funny women. I hope that our audience will be kept
guessing right up to the final curtain."
MATURE AUDIENCES
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
A searing classic drama by Tennessee Williams
MAY 18 - JUN 16
In a Mississippi plantation house, the members of the Pollitt family are
celebrating the 65th birthday of “Big Daddy.” The tone is happy, but the
mood is somber, for a number of old evils poison the gaiety—sins of the
past, greedy hopes for the future, and a desperate eagerness not to
believe in the truths that surround them. Swarming around Maggie and
Brick are their intrusive, conniving relatives, eager to see Maggie put in
her place and Brick tumbled from his position of most-beloved son. This
masterpiece is a delicately wrought exercise in human communication
and a scathing treatise against the mendacity that so many allow to rule
their lives. WINNER OF THE 1955 PULITZER PRIZE
On Golden Pond
by Ernest Thompson
JUL 20 - AUG 17
The love story of Ethel & Norman Thayer. He’s a retired professor with
heart problems, but he’s as tart-tongued, observant and eager for life as
ever, and Ethel is Norman’s perfect foil. They are visited by their
middleaged daughter and her dentist fiancé, who then go off to Europe,
leaving his teenage son behind for a summer at the lake.
Summer Shorts 2007
FRI & SAT, AUG 24 & 25
Last year's staged readings were popular, so we're doing them again
with new material. Please join us for an evening of original short plays.
For reservations and more information, call 510-683-9218
The Underpants
A fresh take on a hilarious classic by Carl Sternheim, adapted by Steve
Martin
JAN 12 - FEB 10
Steve Martin provides a wild satire adapted from a classic German play
about Louise and Theo, a couple whose conservative existence is
shattered when Louise's bloomers fall down at a public event. Though
she pulls them up quickly, Theo thinks the incident will cost him his job
as a government clerk. Louise's momentary display does not result in
scandal but it does attract two infatuated men, and each wants to rent the
spare room. Oblivious of their amorous objectives, Theo splits the room
between them, happy to collect rent from both the foppish poet and the
whiny hypochondriac. Both boarders then woo her behind his back, much
to the vicarious delight of their nosy neighbor.
Valentine Cabaret
A night of romantic songs and readings to celebrate Valentine's Day
WED thru SAT, FEB 14-17
Thumbs
A clever new comedy-thriller by Rupert Holmes
MAR 16 - APR 14
Set in an isolated cabin in Vermont, THUMBS is the story of two equally
clever women from two very different walks of life who will need all their
wit and will to survive a cat-and-mouse game with a devious killer, the
likes of whom has not been seen before. "In the tradition of stage thrillers,
women have rarely had a large enough role to play," says playwright
Rupert Holmes. "I wanted to create a mystery-comedy where women drive
the story, and in THUMBS, the two main characters are intelligent, sharp,
and often quite funny women. I hope that our audience will be kept
guessing right up to the final curtain."
MATURE AUDIENCES
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
A searing classic drama by Tennessee Williams
MAY 18 - JUN 16
In a Mississippi plantation house, the members of the Pollitt family are
celebrating the 65th birthday of “Big Daddy.” The tone is happy, but the
mood is somber, for a number of old evils poison the gaiety—sins of the
past, greedy hopes for the future, and a desperate eagerness not to
believe in the truths that surround them. Swarming around Maggie and
Brick are their intrusive, conniving relatives, eager to see Maggie put in
her place and Brick tumbled from his position of most-beloved son. This
masterpiece is a delicately wrought exercise in human communication
and a scathing treatise against the mendacity that so many allow to rule
their lives. WINNER OF THE 1955 PULITZER PRIZE
On Golden Pond
by Ernest Thompson
JUL 20 - AUG 17
The love story of Ethel & Norman Thayer. He’s a retired professor with
heart problems, but he’s as tart-tongued, observant and eager for life as
ever, and Ethel is Norman’s perfect foil. They are visited by their
middleaged daughter and her dentist fiancé, who then go off to Europe,
leaving his teenage son behind for a summer at the lake.
Summer Shorts 2007
FRI & SAT, AUG 24 & 25
Last year's staged readings were popular, so we're doing them again
with new material. Please join us for an evening of original short plays.
For reservations and more information, call 510-683-9218
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