PAST PRODUCTIONS: 2010-2011 SEASON
The Sound Of Music
July 15-16, 20-23*, 27-30
August 3-6*, 10-13, 17-20, 24-27
(mainstage)
Music by Richard Rogers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein
Suggested by “The Story of the Trapp Family Singers”
This final collaboration between Rogers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain. Featuring such standards as “Climb Every Mountain,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Sixteen Going On Seventeen” and many more.
*denotes Saturday matinee at 2pm
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
6pm August 19,20,26,27
(theotherspace)
Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield
“Shakespeare as written by Reader’s Digest, acted by Monty Python, and performed at the speed of the minute waltz” … Join Andrew Hulse, Haedyn King and Hugh Poland as they weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you breathless and helpless with laughter.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
6pm June 24,25*,29,30
6pm July 1,2*,6,7,8,9*,13,14,15,16*
(MainStage)
Presented by Roxy Regional School of the Arts
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles, from country-western and calpyso to disco and rock ‘n roll, the Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.
* Saturday matinee at 2pm
Almost Heaven: Songs of John Denver
June 10-11, 15-18*, 22-25, 29-30
July 1, 2
(MainStage)
Original Concept by Harold Thau
Orchestrations and Vocal Arrangement by Jeff Waxman
Weaving together the songs of John Denver to create a uniquely theatrical narrative that reflects upon the country during the years in which he wrote them twenty-nine of Denver’s songs including “Rocky Mountain High,” “Sunshine On My Shoulders,” “Annie’s Song,” “Leaving On A Jet Plane,” “Calypso” and more are rediscovered and reinvented, performed against a backdrop of stunning visual images of America in the late 60’s and early 70’s, a time of social unrest and political protest.
*denotes Saturday matinee at 2pm
Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6pm May 20-21*, 25-28*
June 1-4*, 8-11*
(mainstage)
Presented by the Roxy Regional School of the Arts
Music and lyrics by Roger Miller
Book by William Hauptman
Based on the novel by Mark Twain
Twain’s timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi where adventures along the way are hilarious, suspenseful and heartwarming, bringing to life your favorite characters from novel Jim, the faithful friend: the Widow Douglas and her stern sister, Miss Watson; the uproarious King and Duke; Huck’s partner in crime, Tom Sawyer; and their rowdy gang of pals.
*denotes Saturday matinee at 2pm
The Civil War
April 22-23, 27-30
May 4-7, 11-14*, 18-21
(mainstage)
Book by Frank Wildhorn, Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy
Music by Frank Wildhorn
Lyrics by Frank Wildhorn, Gregory Boyd and Jack Murphy
Drawing on letters, diaries, firsthand accounts, and the words of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and Walt Whitman, this thrilling, gut-wrenching and awe-inspiring musicla covers the enormous emotional landscape of the most difficult test our nation has ever endured. Reminiscent of Ken Burns’ acclaimed documentary, THE CIVIL WAR puts a human face on the greatest tragedy of American history and passionately asks us to consider our beliefs about freedom, honor and faith.
*denotes Saturday matinee at 2pm
Bea(u)tiful in the Extreme
April 1, 2, 8, 9*
(mainstage)
By Leon Martell
In this new play by Leon Martell, the epic adventure of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is relived in flashbacks as Meriwether Lewis struggles to come to grips with his experience and the meaning of America. As Lewis sets out to edit his final report, he is haunted by visions of Thomas Jefferson, Sacagawea, the hospitable but doomed Mandan people, raging rapids, suspicious Lakota warriors, frozen mountain passes, and York, the slave seeking his own definition of freedom.
*denotes Saturday matinee at 2pm
Doubt: A Parable
March 23, 24, 25, 26
(Mainstage)
Written by John Patrick Shanley
In this Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama, Leslie Greene stars as Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, who takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn, Tom Thayer, of improper relations with one of the students.
Hamlet
March 11,12,18, 19*
(Main Stage)
Written by William Shakespeare
Who’s there?…is the question scholars have been asking since 1600. Now considered the greatest play in the English language, Hamlet is the story where a ghost and a prince meet and everyone ends in mincemeat.
*denotes Saturday matinee at 2pm
Ain’t Misbehavin’
February 11-12**, 16-19*, 23-26
March 2-5
(mainstage)
Music by Thomas Fats Waller
Based on an idea by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Lyrics by Various Artists
The outrageously prodigious comic and musical soul of 1930s Harlem lives on in this rollicking, swinging, finger-snapping revue that is still considered one of Broadway’s best. Thomas Fats Waller rose to international fame during the Golden Age of the cotton Club, honky tonk dives along Lenox Avenue, rent parties, stride piano players and that jumpin’ new beat, SWING! Featuring “Ain’t Misbehavin”, “Honeysuckle rose,” “This Joint Is Jumpin'” and many more.
*denotes Saturday matinee at 2pm
**Special Valentine’s performance
Once Upon A Time
2pm January 15, 22, 29, February 5, 12
(mainstage)
Adapted by John McDonald
Famous tales from childhood, including The Emperor’s New Clothes, Little Red Riding Hood, The Princess and the Pea, Rumpelstiltskin and more, adapted from the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Anderson and others. The children will have a say in choosing the order of the stories.
The Vagina Monologues
January 7-8, 13-15, 20-22, 27-29 & February 3-5
(theotherspace)
Book by Eve Ensler
Spread the word! We’re back for the ninth year! This touching, often hilarious series of monologues about women and performed by women has played to packed houses around the country.
A Christmas Carol
November 26-27, December 3-4, 8-11*, 15-18*
(mainstage)
Adapted for the stage by John McDonald
From the book by Charles Dickens
This rollicking holiday morsel will sweeten your taste buds and warm even the hardest of hearts. Ebenezer Scrooge meets the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future while rediscovering the true meaning of the holiday in this Charles Dickens classic.
Around the World in 80 Days
November 5-6, 12-13*, November 19-20
(mainstage)
Adapted by Mark Brown
From the novel by Jules Verne
Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Hold onto your seats for the original amazing race! Join fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful manservant as they set out to circle the globe in an unheard-of eighty days! Danger, romance and comic surprises abound in this whirlwind of a show as five actors portraying thirty-nine characters traverse seven continents int his new adaptation of one of the great adventures of all time.
Dracula
October 8-9, 13-16*, 20-23, 27-30*
(mainstage)
Music by Frank Wildhorn
Book and Lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton
Based on the novel by Bram Stoker
At twilight you will drink deep … and by the new moon live forever! Justin Barnum stars in Frank Wildhorn’s terrifying and passionate new musical based on one of the most frightening novels ever written. Following Dracula’s lust for new blood and a small band of mortal men and women who must face his overwhelming seduction and mesmeric supernatural powers, this musical eclipses all other horror stories.
SHOUT! The Mod Musical
September 17-18**, 22-25*, 29-30, October 1-2
(mainstage)
Created by Phillip George and David Lowenstein
Continuity by Peter Charles Morris
With its irresistible blend of hip-swiveling hits, eye-popping fashions and psychedelic dances from the ‘60s, this fun-filled musical will make you want to throw your head back and SHOUT! Using letters to an advice columnist, true confessions, quizzes and advertisements as a frame for such chart-topping hits as “To Sir With Love,” “Downtown,” “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me,” “Son of A Preacher Man,” “Goldfinger” and many more, this smashing revue tracks five groovy gals as they come of age during those liberating days that made England swing!