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2017-2018 Theatre Season

A SEASON OF CLASSICS

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TWENTIETH CENTURY

By Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
Based on a play by Charles Bruce Milholland in a new adaptation by Ken Ludwig

Thursday, September 28 and Friday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, September 30 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm

Box Office opens September 19

In a hilarious adaptation of this classic screwball comedy, egomaniacal Broadway director Oscar Jaffe, bankrupt and with his career on a downslide, boards the Twentieth Century Limited and encounters his former discovery and ex-chorus girl Lily Garland, now a temperamental Hollywood star.  As the train travels between NY and Chicago, Jaffe pulls out all the stops in persuading her to return to Broadway in his upcoming show.  Along for the hysterical, madcap ride are a gaggle of eccentric passengers! 


FRANKENSTEIN, A NEW MUSICAL

Music by Mark Baron
Book and Lyrics by Jeffrey Jackson
Original Story Adaptation by Gary P. Cohen
FROM THE NOVEL BY MARY SHELLEY 

Thursday, November 16 and Friday, 17 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 18 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm

Box office opens November 7

This compelling new musical brings the suspense and romance of the classic tale to life in a uniquely faithful, yet thoroughly innovative adaptation of Mary Shelley’s original novel.  A tragic love story and exploration of humanity, Frankenstein, A New Musical breathes new life into the world-renowned story of man and creator pitted against one another in epic battle. 


AN ALVIN THE ALLIGATOR ADVENTURE

A CHILDREN'S THEATRE SHOW

by Bob Peterson 

Saturday, February 24 at 2:00 PM

Box Office opens February 13

‘Alvin the Alligator’ is back!  The loveable reptile returns to the stage for our annual Children’s Theatres show.  In his previous outings (“Totally Frank”, “Hollywood Daze”, “Band Together” & “Spaced Out”) “Alvin” imparted the lessons of non-judgment, acceptance, loyalty, & self-esteem.  In this new adventure “”Alvin” imparts another classic life lesson.  
 


ANTIGONE

By Jean Anouilh

Translated by Jeremy Sams

Thursday, April 19 and Friday, April 20 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 21 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm

Box Office opens April 10 

Jean Anouilh wrote his re-imagining of the classic Greek tragedy in 1944 at the height of the Nazi occupation of France.  The resulting drama was a heartfelt rebel-yell of defiance, exposing the emptiness and inhumanity of totalitarian regimes.  Noted British playwright Jeremy Sams has written an incisive translation of Anouilh’s text that examines conflicts of family versus state, moral conviction versus national law, and individual responsibility versus communal harmony. This adaptation of the Sophocles classic is a thought provoking evening in the theatre.