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January 28 February 19
A Comedy by Neil Simon
This classic comedy opens as a group of the guys assembled for cards in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it's no wonderthat his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger who has just been
separated fromhis wife. Fastidious, depressed and none too tense, Felix seems suicidal, but
as theaction unfolds Oscar becomes the one with murder on his mind when the
clean-freakand the slob ultimately decide to room together with hilarious results as The
OddCouple is born.
RENT
March 11 April 2
By Jonathan Larson
Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical
based loosely on Puccini'sopera La Bohème. It follows a year in the lives of seven
friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York's East Village. AIDS and both
its physicaland emotional complications pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi,
Tom, and Angel; Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance
art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble;
Benjamin has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the
outs with his former friends; and Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an
outsider to life in general, always behind the camera recording the events but never
playing a part.
Educating Rita
April 22 May 14
By Willy Russell
Frank is a tutor of English in his fifties whose disillusioned
outlook on life drives him to drink and bury himself in his books. Enter Rita, a
forthright 26 year-old hairdresser who is hungry for education. After weeks of cajoling, Rita
slowly wins over the very hesitant Frank with her innate insight and refusal to accept
no for an answer. Their relationship as teacher and student blossoms, ultimately
giving Frank a new sense of self and Rita the knowledge she so craves. The play became a
hit film with Michael Caine and Julie Walters.
Our Town
June 3 - June 25
By Thornton Wilder
1938 Pulitzer, Tony Award winner Described by Edward Albee as
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the greatest American play ever written," the story follows the small
town of Grovers Corners through three acts: "Daily Life," "Love and
Marriage," and "Death and Eternity." The audience follow the Webb and Gibbs families as their children
fall in love, marry, and eventuallyin one of the most famous scenes in American
theatredie.
The Underpants
July 15 August 6
By Steve Martin
The renowned comic actor and author of Picasso at the Lapine
Agile provides a wild satire adapted from the classic German play about Louise and
Theo Markes, a couple whose conservative existence is shattered when Louise's
bloomers fall down in public. Though she pulls them up quickly, he thinks the incident will
cost him his job as a government clerk. Louise's momentary display does not result
in the feared scandal but it does attract two infatuated men, each of whom wants to
rent the spare room in the Markes' home. Oblivious of their amorous objectives, Theo
splits the room between them, happy to collect rent from both the foppish poet and the
whiny hypochondriac.
Brigadoon
August 26 September 17
Written by: Alan Jay Lerner
Music By: Frederick Loewe
As two American hikers explore the Scottish highlands they
encounter something not on their map. They discover the lost town of Brigadoon, which
resulting from a miracle from God, comes to life only for one day every century. One of
the Americans, Tommy Albright, happens to fall in love with a local girl,
Fiona MacLaren. The problem is that if Tommy stays in the town for more than a day, he can
never return home to New York. Not trusting his emotions, Tommy returns home to
his fiancée, Jane Ashton, whom he really does not want to marry. In the end, at
the last minute, Tommy cancels his wedding and returns to Scotland. In another
miracle, because Tommy's love for Fiona is so great, Brigadoon returns for another
brief moment to allow Tommy to enter and never return to the outside world.
Murder on the Nile
October 7 October 29
By Agatha Christie
Simon Mostyn has recently married Kay Ridgeway, a rich woman,
having thrown over his former lover Jacqueline. The couple are on their
honeymoon and are at present on a paddle steamer on the Nile. Also on the boat are Canon
Pennefather, Kay's guardian, and Jacqueline, who has been dogging their footsteps
all through the honeymoon. During the voyage Jacqueline works herself into a state of
hysteria and shoots at Simon, wounding him in the knee. A few moments later Kay is
found shot in her bunk. By the time the boat reaches its destination, Canon
Pennefather has laid bare an audacious conspiracy and has made sure the criminals shall not
go free.
Lion in Winter
November 18 December 10
By James Goldman
King Henry II of England has three sons by Eleanor of
Aquitaine: Richard, Geoffrey,and John. He wants the kingdom to stay united after his death,
but all three sons want to rule and it is likely to be torn apart by revolution. Henry
favors the youngest John, while Eleanor favors the eldest, Richard. Middle son Geoffrey
hopes to play both ends against each other and come out on top. Henry would like to
have another heir by his mistress Alais, but that would only add to the confusion.
Uneasy is the head on which the crown lies, and uneasy the truce between a matchless king
and queen.
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