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Our Season
Over the River and Through the Woods
Genre
Nick is a single, Italian-American guy from New Jersey. His parents retired and moved to Florida but that doesn't mean his family isn't still in Jersey. In fact, he sees both sets of his grandparents every Sunday for dinner. This is routine until he has to tell them that he's been offered a dream job. The job would take him away from his beloved, but annoying, grandparents. He tells them. The news doesn't sit so well. Thus begins a series of schemes to keep Nick around.
Written by Joe DiPietro
Company
Genre
From musical theatre's most renowned composer, Company is largely regarded as a trailblazer of the dark-comedy, modern-musical genre and the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Lyrics and Best Book. On the night of his 35th birthday, confirmed bachelor, Robert, contemplates his unmarried state. Over the course of a series of dinners, drinks and even a wedding, his friends – "those good and crazy people [his] married friends" – explain the pros and cons of taking on a spouse. The habitually single Robert is forced to question his adamant retention of bachelorhood during a hilarious array of interactions. Company features a brilliantly brisk and energetic score containing many of Stephen Sondheim's best known songs. The strength of the piece lies in its vivid yet real characters, meaning impressive technical aspects aren't necessary to convey the story. It can be told as effectively with a cavalcade of automated set pieces as it can with a chair or two. Every audience member will see reflections of themselves in at least one of the characters onstage.
Book By George Furth
Music and Lyrics Stephen Sondheim
Hello! My Baby
Genre
Hello! My Baby reboots the hits of Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, Gilbert & Sullivan and more, weaving their beloved songs into a hilarious fresh, new musical valentine to Tin Pan Alley. Song-plugger, Mickey McKee, dreams of writing a million-seller hit to become the next Irving Berlin. The only trouble is that Mickey can't ready or write a note of music until he teams up with Betty Gold, a feisty sweats...
Written by Cheri Steinkellner
The Curious Savage
Genre
Mrs. Savage has been left ten million dollars by her husband and wants to make the best use of it, in spite of her grown-up stepchildren's efforts to get their hands on it. Knowing that the widow's wealth is now in negotiable securities, and seeing they cannot get hold of the fortune, the stepchildren commit her to a sanatorium hoping to "bring her to her senses." In the sanatorium, Mrs. Savage meets various social mi...
Written by John Patrick
Twelve Angry Jurors
Genre
On a hot summer day after a long trial, a jury must decide whether a 19 year old man is guilty of murdering his father. The jury votes 11-1 that the man is guilty of the crime, but laws in the United States require a unanimous vote by all 12 jurors in order to pass judgement. Tempers flare as the eleven jurors try their best to convince the 1 dissenter to come around to their side. As the evidence is re-examin...
Written by Sherman L. Sergel
An Act of the Imagination
Genre
This masterful suspense tale involves a successful mystery writer whose latest work has strangely turned into a romance--a vivid and adulterous romance. His son, second wife and editor marvel at the truthfulness of the work, remarkable since it is inconceivable that he could ever have had such an affair. Enter a woman who is intent on blackmail. Death stalks, the other woman disappears and evidence...
By Bernard Slade
The Spitfire Grill
Genre
A feisty parolee follows her dreams, based on a page from an old travel book, to a small town in Wisconsin and finds a place for herself working at Hannah's Spitfire Grill. It is for sale but there are no takers for the only eatery in the depressed town, so newcomer Percy suggests to Hannah that she raffle it off. Entry fees are one hundred dollars and the best essay on why you want the grill wins. Soon, mail is arriving by the wheelbarrow full and things are definitely cookin' at the Spitfire Grill.
By Lee Zlotoff, James Valcq & Fred Alley
Based on the film by Lee Zlotoff