The 2013 Season
Over 38 Years of Productions
Read the following to discover more about the shows of the 2013 Season...
7:30 PM Curtain for our Evening Performances
2:00 PM Curtain for our Matinee Performances
The Hound of the Baskervilles
A comic spoof by Steven Canny & John Nicholson
Directed by Judy Clemens
The game’s afoot! This wildly funny adaptation of the classic Sherlock Holmes thriller features mystery, suspense, adventure and non-stop laughs. Three actors playing 16 roles deliver brilliant, witty dialog and terrific physical comedy in a tour de force retelling the story of Sherlock Holmes’s investigation of a monstrous beast terrorizing the moors. The Baskervilles are legendarily haunted by a black mastiff from Hell itself, the result of a long-ago deal with the devil made by an ancestor. Holmes sends Dr. Watson and Sir Henry Baskerville to the family estate on the moors of Devonshire, where the spectral cur is believed to lurk. Will Sir Henry follow his late relative to an early grave in short order? Or will Watson be able to unravel the mystery behind the hell hound in time to save him? Only the most die-hard Conan Doyle purist might fail to appreciate this exhilarating collision of anarchic verbal slapstick, absurd scenarios and wonderfully ridiculous comic performances. “….. pure comic bliss reminiscent of the Marx Brothers.”
Performance Dates
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
January 24 through February 16
Sunday Matinees January 27, February 10 & 17
Jane Eyre
Adapted by Amber Miller from the novel by Charlotte Brontë
Directed by Amber Miller
An original adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's haunting tale of unlikely love, this is a story most of us know, told in a way none of us has seen before….the story of Jane ~ small, plain, pale, penniless Jane; Jane the orphan; Jane the governess; Jane the unlikely obsession of the vicious, moody and rich Master of Thornfield Manor. But deep within the halls of Thornfield lives a dark and twisted mystery that will test Jane in a way she could never imagine. It is a tale of love and passion, God and religion, atonement and forgiveness, social class and gender relations. It is a lot to pack into two hours and Jane's journey from obscurity to eternal love will leave you breathless. Bring tissues - you've been warned.
Performance Dates
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
March 28 through April 20
Sunday Matinees April 7, 14 & 21
The Black Bird Sings!
A pop musical scripted and directed by Jerry Miller
Dashiel Hammett’s classic detective noir The Maltese Falcon is retold in this hysterical musical tribute. The Black Bird Sings is riddled with great pop tunes that will set your toes a tapping as we join San Francisco's most famous private eye; Sam Spade, on the greatest case of his career. Hilarious villains, femme fatales and gun-toting gangsters abound in this fast-paced musical thrill ride. Sam is in a race to track down the elusive Maltese Falcon, but danger lurks around every corner as underworld characters from around the globe will stop at nothing to obtain it first. Don't miss this classic detective tale told with music ….. the Black Bird sings!!
Performance Dates
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
May 30 through June 22
Sunday Matinees June 9, 16 & 23
Arsenic and Old Lace
A classic comedy by Joseph Kesselring
Directed by Richard Lauson
Poor Mortimer Brewster! He’s just a normal, run-of-the-mill guy who is anxious to marry his fiancé (the girl-next-door) Elaine. But standing solidly between Mortimer and matrimonial bliss is the wackiest family tree that ever grew! His two sweet aunts, Abby and Martha have developed murder as their favorite hobby. Out of a twisted sense of sympathy, they regularly poison lonely old men with a mixture of arsenic and elderberry wine and then bury them in the cellar. Cousin Teddy sports a pince-nez, a handlebar moustache and regularly charges up San Juan Hill! And horrid brother Jonathan has just arrived from an asylum with a new face (ala Boris Karloff) and a sinister side-kick named Dr. Einstein. It’s “Home Sweet Homicide” as Mortimer tries to thwart the police, conceal a corpse, curtail anymore killing, and convince Elaine that a wedding with a man who is drowning in such a murky gene pool would lead to nothing but woe. “Arsenic” is a truly classic comic melodrama, guaranteed to thrill and entertain! We haven’t staged it for 35 years. It’s high time!
Performance Dates
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
September 5 through September 28
Sunday Matinees September 15, 22 & 29
Radioland's Holiday Extravaganza
A 1940's style radio program
Written & directed by Jerry Miller
From the folks that brought you Radioland Riot and Radioland's Cavalcade of Stars comes a brand new star studded holiday show! Radioland harkens back to the Golden Age of Radio, featuring an impressive lineup of performers singing your favorite hits of yesteryear, forgotten treasures, and yuletide classics. You'll thrill to the exciting serial adventures of the Scarlet Ranger and Zap Flanagan, Spacekateer. The Holiday Extravaganza will also include special seasonal features and maybe even a visit from the “Jolly Elf” himself, not to mention the hysterical quiz show Beat the Stars! with Professor Dieter Von Drake, where audience members can compete for “fabulous” prizes. So come travel back in time with us to the days when Radio was King!
Performance Dates
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
November 7 through December 7
Special Holiday shows November 29 & 30
(No performance Thanksgiving Day)
Sunday Matinees November 17, 24 & December 8
