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2008 Season

THE SUNSHINE BOYS

by Neil Simon

January 25 – February 16 (Revised Dates)

Another wildly funny turn from the pen of America’s favorite comic playwright, Neil Simon….

Al Lewis and Willie Clark played vaudeville as a team for forty-three years until their mutual aggravation led to a separation.  Now it’s eleven years later and CBS wants them to reunite for a comedy special and their contentious reunion inspires some of Simon’s sharpest dialogue.  George Burns won an Oscar for his performance in the movie version of this play, called “delicious and oddly affecting” by The New York Times.

THE DIVINERS

by Jim Leonard, Jr.

March 7 – March 29 (Revised Dates)

An award-winning and amazingly theatrical drama by Jim Leonard Jr. that follows the visit of a disenchanted preacher to a Depression-era Midwest town in search of renewing its faith….

A disturbed teenage boy has never recovered from nearly drowning when he was a very small child. His friendship with the visiting preacher promises to help him overcome his paralyzing fear of water, but there are unintended consequences.   New York Magazine praised this drama’s ability to “render the humor and horror of the hinterlands with staggering accuracy.”

DORIAN

"The Remarkable Mr. Gray "

Books, Music, Lyrics – Randy Bowser

April 18 – May 10 (Revised Dates)

Pentacle proudly presents the debut production of this exciting original musical based on a timeless Oscar Wilde novel…

For the first time in almost 40 years, Pentacle Theatre has slated an original musical on its season, this one with book, music and lyrics by Pentacle’s own Randy Bowser.  The musical is a faithful adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s famous Gothic horror novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray about a mysterious man who never appears to age.  Presenting a lively look at Victorian England told through a wide variety of musical styles, dance and the stinging wit of Oscar Wilde, Pentacle is proud to debut “Dorian.

BETTY THE YETI

by Jon Klein

May 30 – June 21 (Revised Dates)

A timely Jon Klein satire wrapped in an eco-fable set in the Pacific Northwest blends the very real and the not so real, with hilarious and surprising results….

Deep in the forests of northern Oregon, environmentalists clash with loggers to determine the future of the land. A logger who has recently lost his job and has split with his wife sits in the treetops in mourning.  Suddenly, a female Sasquatch emerges from the forest.  Their meeting and subsequent interactions leads to a moral dilemma: should he go against his politics and protect the trusting animal, or cash in on a deal that will destroy the creature’s habitat?

DOUBT, A Parable

by John Patrick Shanley

July 11 – August 2 (Revised Dates)

The provocative 2005 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama that will have audiences doubting their initial assumptions as the story unfolds….

In this brilliant and gripping story, suspicion is cast on a priest’s behavior as Sister Aloysius, a school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she feels her students—and her territory—is being threatened.   Newsday called this play a “lean, potent drama…passionate, exquisite, important and engrossing.” 

GUYS AND DOLLS

Music & Lyrics: Frank Loesser

Book by: Jo Swerling & Abe Burrows

Based on Story & Characters of Damon Runyan

August 22 – September 13

Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, Pentacle tries its hand at what many have called the perfect musical comedy….

This popular family entertainment Introduces a cast of vivid characters, from Sarah Brown, the upright "mission doll;" to Sky Masterson, the slick, high-rolling gambler who woos her on a bet; to Adelaide, the chronically ill and chronically engaged nightclub performer; to Nathan Detroit, her devoted fiancé, desperate as always to find a spot for his infamous crap game. Everything works out in the end, thanks to Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling's hilarious, fast-paced book and Frank Loesser's bright, brassy, immortal score.

CORPSE!

by Gerald Moon

October 3 - 25

Gerald Moon’s thriller evokes the intrigue of Sleuth; the surprising plot twists of Deathtrap, and captivating elements of sidesplitting farce…

Set in London in 1936, this is a mystery teeming with family betrayal fraternal deception.   Evelyn, an out of work actor, engages the genial Irishman Powell, who hides a shady past, to do away with his suave, sophisticated, moneyed twin. As with most foolproof plans, things do not go as they should and people are not what they seem.  The New York Post called this whodunit to whom a “brilliant comedy thriller…vastly entertaining…you may die laughing.”

MRS. BOB CRATCHIT’S WILD CHRISTMAS BINGE

by Christopher Durang

November 14 – December 6

An irreverent, rollicking parody of the Charles Dickens Christmas classic as re-visited by the deviously clever Christopher Durang…

 Ebenezer Scrooge never went on a Christmas Eve journey like this, as the Ghost of Christmas Past’s incompetence brings Mrs. Bob Cratchit, a minor character in the Dickens tale, to center stage.  As the ghost loses more control, the plot morphs into parodies of Oliver Twist, “The Gift of the Magi,” and It’s a Wonderful Life, among others.  By play’s end, the traditional tale of Scrooge’s redemption and gentle grace is placed squarely on its head.