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Mainstage One September 8-18 2011
In this touching comedy by Canada’s most produced playwright, two working class brothers, one a big goof, the other a slightly more cerebral fellow (who has some …issues) come to a lakeside cabin for a weekend of fishing and beer. But their plans are up for grabs when they run into two attractive sisters who unwittingly change their weekend and their lives. This is a fun character comedy and a poignant look at four lives in transition.
Forum One Sept. 29 - October 9, 2011
An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. and a dead man—with a ringing cell phone and lot of loose ends. So begins Dead Man's Cell Phone, a wildly imaginative comedy by playwright Sarah Ruhl, recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" Grant and Pulitzer Prize finalist for her play The Clean House. The play is the odyssey of a woman forced to confront her own assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world. Ruhl's zany probe of the razor-thin line between life and death delivers a fresh and humorous look at the times we live in.
Mainstage Two Oct. 20 – 30, 2011
Set in a Parisian café at the turn of the century, Picasso at the Lapin Agile wonders what if contemporaries Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein accidentally met while in their twenties, just before the famous scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the painter set the art world afire with cubism. Laughter, comedy, absurdity and some delightfully zany musings on the nature of art, science and the twentieth century as only Steve Martin could render them. Plus a royal visit by an unexpected guest.
HolidayShow December 2-12, 2011
What happens when the worst kids in town take over the annual Christmas Pageant? Rehearsals are full of crazy questions and rambunctious antics. The fire department is even called to one practice! However when the final performance takes place, the kids who once seemed so dreadful turn out to have the most to teach us about the true meaning of Christmas. This delightful adaptation of Barbara Robinson’s book is appropriate for audiences of all ages.
Mainstage Three January 19 – 29, 2012
In this raucous tale by the man who gave us M*A*S*H, we have a modern day adaptation of Ben Jonson’s 17th century comic masterpiece Volpone. Sly Fox is a dark tale of insatiable greed, gloating betrayal, double crossing, thievery and mayhem — except that it’s a comedy! Foxwell J. Sly is bilking three of his avaricious neighbors of their worldly goods with the promise of making each of them sole heir to his accumulating fortune. The extent to which the trio will go to acquire Sly's fortune knows no bounds. This is pure comedy based on pure greed.
Forum Two February 9-19, 2012
In Mauritius, two estranged half-sisters discover a book of rare stamps that may include the crown jewel for collectors. One sister tries to collect on the windfall, while the other resists for sentimental reasons. In this gripping and darkly comic tale, a seemingly simple sale becomes dangerous when one of the sisters seeks out the help of a trio of collectors with shady reputations, each with his own plan of securing the prize for himself.
Mainstage Four April 12 – 22, 2012
The year is 1777 at the height of the revolutionary war, and we are in the home of Mrs. Dudgeon, a Dickensian character who is about the most unchristian Christian you're likely to meet in a month of Sundays. Her son, the scandalous Richard Dudgeon, a self-proclaimed devil’s disciple, finds himself mistaken for the local reverend …and arrested by the British army as a rebel. Dudgeon goes along with them and pretends to be the wanted man. Why? Is it for love, country or duty, or did the devil make him do it? Brimming with Shaw's trademark humor and paradoxes, The Devil’s Disciple brings Shavian wit and “swashbuckling action” to America.
Mainstage Five May 31 – June 10, 2012
Set amid an idyllic life during a bygone era, Ah, Wilderness! harkens to a time when young love was defined by poetry, and family life was picnics and Sunday drives. In Eugene O’ Neill’s only comedy, we spend a 4th of July with the Miller family as the son comes of age. The young man is bursting with idealistic youth which leads to comedic pitfalls. While it’s a story about a time when things were simpler, when young lovers wrote letters to each other instead of texting, it's also a reminder that the business of growing up and navigating a first love are challenging no matter what the setting.
CTWS Fall High School Rep November 11-20, 2011
Emily Book is no ordinary teenager. Her quiet, unassuming demeanor belies the secret she’s carried with her for most of her young life. Returning to her hometown for her final year of high school stirs up rumors of Emily’s mysterious past and her supernatural gift that is as thrilling as it is shocking. Originally produced at The House Theatre of Chicago, The Sparrow is a story that will stay with audiences long after they leave the theatre.
Written by Chris Matthews, Jake Minton, and Nathan Allen
Originally Conceived and Directed by Nathan Allen
CTWS Spring Mainstage March 2 - 11, 2012
Avast, ye maties! Don’t miss this swashbuckling production of Robert Louis Stevenson’s thrilling coming of age tale. Join young Jim Hawkins on a journey over high seas and treacherous adventures you’ll never forget. Complete with fabulous swordfights and plenty of action, this new adaptation of Treasure Island is sure to delight and entertain.
by Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted by Ken Ludwig
CTWS Spring High School Rep May 10 - 12, 2012
A young orphan boy skilled in the art of shorthand is hired by a mysterious stranger to secretly transcribe the script of Hamlet for a rival theatre. When he inadvertently ends up joining Shakespeare’s theatre troupe, the young man begins to wonder whether he ought to follow through on his original assignment or whether he should honor the friends and family he discovers through his new passion for the theatre.
Adapted by Gary L. Blackwood from his young adult novel
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