All performances at 8:00pm except * Sunday Matinee 2:30pm ** Thursday Evening 7:30pm
The Beaux' Stratagem
by George Farquhar
adapted by Thornton Wilder & Ken Ludwig
September 12, 13, 14*, 18**, 19, 20, 21*, 25**, 26, 27, 28*, October 2**, 3, 4, 2008
After squandering their fortunes on drink and gambling, Tom Aimwell and Jack Archer seek refuge in the countryside. They hope to seduce two ladies of status and fortune, but true love and a band of thieves soon complicate their scheming. For more than a century, The Beaux' Stratagem, written in 1707 by George Farquhar, was one of the most frequently performed English comedies, enjoying constant revivals. Recently rediscovered, this classic boasts an adaptation begun by Thornton Wilder and completed 65 years later by Tony Award-nominated playwright Ken Ludwig.
(Rated G)
Anatomy of Gray
by Jim Leonard, Jr.
October 31, November 1, 2*, 6**, 7, 8, 9*, 13**, 14, 15, 2008
When June's father dies, she prays for a healer to come to the small town of Gray, so that no one will ever suffer again, the next thing she knows, there's a tornado, and a man in a balloon blows into town claiming to be a doctor. At first, the new doctor cures anything and everything, but soon the town's preacher takes ill with a mysterious plague. And then the plague begins to spread. Set in Indiana during the late 1800s, Anatomy of Gray deals with death, loss, love, and healing in a unique coming of age story.
(Rated G)
The Kitchen Witches
by Caroline Smith
January 16, 17, 18*, 22**, 23, 24, 25*, 29**, 30, 31, 2009
The Queens of Cuisine have been battling it out on the local cable network for 30 years. Then someone thinks it would be a great idea to team them up on the same cooking show. That's when trouble starts a'brewing! Years of rivalry and the fact they were in love with the same man years ago, means the television show will be anything but peaceful. Insults fly as thick and fast as the food. It's a foolproof recipe for chaos and comedy as the two archrivals each do their best to upstage the other. These "kitchen witches" are cooking up a storm! Winner of the 2005 Samuel French Canadian Playwriting Award.
(Rated PG)
Wait Until Dark
by Frederick Knott
March 13, 14, 15*, 19**, 20, 21, 22*, 26**, 27, 28, 2009
Before the unforgettable film version starring Audrey Hepburn and Alan Arkin, this electrifying thriller was a hit on Broadway and London's West End. The suspense begins from the opening scene, as three sinister con men embark on a mission to find a very valuable doll in a dark Greenwich Village apartment. But they get more than they bargain for when the blind Susy Hendrix returns home and begins to suspect all is not as it seems. The deadly cat-and-mouse game builds to a heart-pounding “lights out” climax that’s sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.
(Rated PG)
Playing Juliet/Casting Othello
by Caleen Sinnette Jennings
April 24, 25, 26*, 30**, May 1, 2, 3*, 7**, 8, 9, 2009
Playing Juliet/Casting Othello runs the gamut of emotions as the multi-ethnic company of New Vistas Theater deal with race and relationships while rehearsing two of the Bard’s most famous works. In Playing Juliet, the cast finds itself at odds with their leading lady, who can’t quite reconcile Shakespeare’s ideal of beauty with her own dark skin. Seven months later, issues of race and troubled love threaten to halt production while they’re Casting Othello.
(Rated PG)
Into the Woods
book by James Lapine
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
June 12, 13, 14*, 18**, 19, 20, 21*, 25**, 26, 27, 2009
Cinderella wishes to go to the ball. Jack wishes to climb the beanstalk. And the Baker and his wife wish they had a child. But first, they must go ... into the woods. With a cast of colorful characters including Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, two Prince Charmings and a wolf, this multi award-winning musical explores what really happens after ‘ever after’. Wickedly funny, fabulously inventive and deliciously dark throughout, Into the Woods is one of the highlights of Stephen Sondheim’s glittering career.
(Rated PG)