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| | Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare.
(A Classic Tragic Love Story told with a Modern Take) In Partnership with Pickwick Players.
Directed by Tyler Richards Hewes.
Produced by Heather Deerfield & Samuel Young.
The prologue of Romeo and Juliet calls the title characters "star-crossed lovers"—and the stars do seem to conspire against these young lovers. Romeo is a Montague, and Juliet a Capulet. Their families are enmeshed in a feud, but the moment they meet—when Romeo and his friends attend a party at Juliet's house in disguise—the two fall in love and quickly decide that they want to be married. A friar secretly marries them, hoping to end the feud. Romeo and his companions almost immediately encounter Juliet's cousin Tybalt, who challenges Romeo. When Romeo refuses to fight, Romeo’s friend Mercutio accepts the challenge and is killed. Romeo then kills Tybalt and is banished. He spends that night with Juliet and then leaves for Mantua. Juliet’s father forces her into a marriage with Count Paris. To avoid this marriage, Juliet takes a potion, given her by the friar, which makes her appear dead. The friar will send Romeo word to be at her family tomb when she awakes. The plan goes awry, and Romeo learns instead that she is dead. In the tomb, Romeo kills himself. Juliet wakes, sees his body, and commits suicide. Their deaths appear finally to end the feud. | Buy tickets | |
| | Deathtrap by Ira Levin.
(A Classic Stage Thriller).
Directed by Brent A. Stringfield.
Produced by Lynn Wolsey
Produced by special arrangement with Dramatist Play Service, Inc.
Seemingly comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student in the seminar he has been conducting at a nearby college—a thriller which Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway hit. Sidney's plan, which he devises with his wife's help, is to offer collaboration to the student, an idea which the younger man quickly accepts. Thereafter suspense mounts steadily as the plot begins to twist and turn with devilish cleverness, and with such an abundance of thrills and laughter, that audiences will be held enthralled until the final, startling moments of the play.
One of the great popular successes of recent Broadway history, this ingeniously constructed play offers a rare and skillful blending of two priceless theatrical ingredients: gasp-inducing thrills and spontaneous laughter. Dealing with the devious machinations of a writer of thrillers whose recent offerings have been flops, and who is prepared to go to any lengths to improve his fortunes, DEATHTRAP provides twists and turns and sudden shocks in such abundance that audiences will be held spellbound until the very last moment.
"It is a classic thriller, a genre with a style, a manner and an audience of its own. If you like thrillers; do see it. I promise you that it is vintage." —NY Post.
"The intricately fashioned plot contortions brought gasps, the comedy lines drew delighted chortles…" —The Hollywood Reporter.
“Two-thirds a thriller and one-third a devilishly clever comedy…Suspend your disbelief and be delighted. Scream a little. It's good for you." —Cue Magazine.
"If you care to assassinate yourself with laughter, try DEATHTRAP." —Time Magazine. | Buy tickets | |
| | A Christmas Carol by Michael Paller (based on Charles Dicken’s Book).
A Holiday Classic with a Twist.
Directed by Annette Alliano.
Produced by TBD.
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
(No Performances Thanksgiving Weekend)
This fresh approach to the classic tale faithfully conveys the magic of Dickens. On Christmas Eve in 1843 friends and family gathered at Dickens' home ask him to tell a story, but he refuses to work on Christmas Eve. If there is going to be a story, each must take a part in it’s telling. And so the story unfolds with the cast of 10 playing over 40 parts.
"Done with respect and ingenuity. Deserves to be seen." - Cleveland Free Press.
"A treat ... for the whole family to enjoy." -Cleveland Sunday Press. | Buy tickets | |
| | People v. Beanstalk by Neil Pisk.
A Courtroom Drama of Fairytale Proportions.
Director: TBD.
Producer(s): TBD.
Produced by special arrangement with Shaneil Enterprises Ink
Local playwright/actor has written a courtroom drama that has Jack Beanstalk, from the fairytale of “Jack and the Beanstalk” on trial for the murder of the Giant after toppling the magic beanstalk. Familiar characters of Jack’s Mother, the Goose that Lays Golden Eggs and the Magically Harp grace the courtroom with a mix of new characters to create a family-friendly show. The added twist is that the Jury is drawn from the audience of each performance and will decide the ending of the show by their verdict. | Buy tickets | |
| | Jake's Women by Neil Simon
A Comedy
Directed by TBD
Produced by TBD
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc
America's premier comic playwright makes another hilarious foray into the world of modern relationships. Jake, a novelist who is more successful with fiction that with life, faces a marital crisis by daydreaming about the women in his life. The wildly comic and sometimes moving flashbacks played in his mind are interrupted by visitations from actual females. Jake's women include a revered first wife who was killed years earlier in an accident, his daughter who is recalled as a child but is now a young woman, his boisterous and bossy sister, an opinionated analyst, his current wife who is leaving Jake for another man, and a prospective third wife.
"ONE OF SIMON'S BEST." - The Los Angeles Times
"Fantastically funny...Jake's Women are a wonderful crowd." - The New York Post
"Full of funny lines."-The New Yorker
"Wit and wisecracks aplenty." - UPI
"Spending time with Jake's Women is a wholly justifiable diversion for the audience as well as the protagonist." - The New York Daily News
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| | Exit Laughing By Paul Elliot.
A Comedy in True Southern Style.
Directed by Gil Savage.
Producer: Dorothy Courtney.
Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing, Inc.
When the biggest highlight of your life for the past thirty years has been your weekly card night out with the girls, what do you do when one of your foursome inconveniently dies? If you’re Connie, Leona and Millie, three southern ladies from Birmingham you do the most daring thing you’ve ever done. You “borrow” the ashes from the funeral home for one last card game and the wildest, most exciting night of their lives begins with a police raid, a stripper, laughs and a whole new way of looking at all the fun you can have when you’re truly living.
2013 AACT PLAYFest COMEDY WINNER!
Springfield Leader: “Seize the day with ‘Exit Laughing’ at the Landers “,
“It’s never too late — or too early, for that matter — to seize the day. That’s the uplifting message of “Exit Laughing,” the new Paul Elliott comedy at the historic Landers Theater…” | Buy tickets | |