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Almost, Maine – by John Cariana
Directed by Mickey Lund
March 1-3, 8-10 at 8pm, March 4 at 3pm
On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what is seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend – almost – ion this delightful midwinter night’s dream.
Stones in His Pockets – by Marie Jones
Directed by Darice Clewell
May 31, June 1-2, 7-9 at 8pm, June 3 at 3pm
This award-winning hilarious and moving play tells the tale of a quiet Irish community turned upside down by the arrival of a Hollywood movie shoot. Universally loved by all who see it, Stones in his Pockets is brought to life by two actors who play 15 characters between them – from the two cheeky lads intent on stardom to a Hollywood Goddess!
Shakespeare’s R & J – Adapted by Joe Calarco
Directed by Edd Miller
August 2-4, 9-11 at 8pm, August 5 at 3pm
Four young prep school students, tired of going through the usual drill of conjugating Latin and other tedious school routines, decide to vary their very governed lives. After school, one breaks out a copy of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and they all take turns reading the play aloud. The Bard’s words and the story itself are thrilling to the boys and they become swept away, enmeshed in the emotion so much so that they break school rules in order to continue their readings. The rigidity of their lives begins to parallel the lives of the characters in the play: roles in the family, roles in society and the roles played by men and women soon seem to make all the sense in the world, and then, suddenly, they seem to make no sense at all. Although they had been taking turns playing all the parts, two eventually emerge playing Romeo and Juliet exclusively, bringing a whole new dimension to the proceedings. Perceptions and understanding are turned upside down as the fun of play-acting turns serious and the words and meanings begin to hit home and universal truths emerge.
Crimes of the Heart – by Beth Henley
Directed by Lois Evans
October 25-27, November 1-3 at 8pm, October 28 at 3pm
The scene is Hazelhurst, Mississippi, where the three Magrath sisters have gathered to await news on the family patriarch, their grandfather, who is living out his last hours in the local hospital. Lenny, the oldest sister, is unmarried at thirty and facing diminishing marital prospects; Meg, the middle sister, who quickly outgrew Hazelhurst, is back after a failed singing career on the West Coast; while Babe, the youngest, is out on bail after having shot her husband in the stomach. Their troubles, grave and yet, somehow, hilarious, are highlighted by their priggish cousin, Chick, and by the awkward young lawyer who tries to keep Babe out of jail while helpless not fall in love with her. In the end the play is the story of how its young characters escape the past to seize the future – but the telling is so true and touching and consistently hilarious that it will linger in the mind long after the curtain has descended.
