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| | Lysistrata
by Ellen McLaughlin,
inspired by Aristophanes
Comedy
October 4 - 20, 2019
Directed by Susan Demers
This fresh, fast-paced comedy, inspired by the Aristophanes play, follows Lysistrata, an Athenian housewife, who calls for the women of Greece to help end the Peloponnesian War. She proposes a radical plan: all Greek women must refuse to engage in lovemaking until the men see reason, lay down their arms and come home to lay down with their wives in peace. The women agree to make the sacrifice and all hell breaks loose as men wander the country in an agony of unsatisfied lust. Will Lysistrata and her crew accomplish what the politicians could not?
Please note that this show contains strong language and adult themes. | BUY Tickets |
| | A Hotel on Marvin Gardens
by Nagle Jackson
Comedy
November 8 - 24, 2019
Directed by Mary Kay Cyrus
K.C., the no-nonsense editor of ME magazine, a popular rag dedicated to the upwardly mobile, lives on an island off the Connecticut coast, the island’s only inhabitant. It is April Fool’s Day. K.C. and her publisher-lover, Bo, are hosting their annual all-day Monopoly game. We follow the game – both the familiar board game and the corporate game. Suddenly, there is a knock at the door and a storm-bedraggled girl enters, leading to a showdown. America’s favorite board game becomes the metaphor for American greed.
"Smart interplay of character…sparkling dialogue…" -Variety | BUY Tickets |
| | West Coast Players hosts
PHUHS’ presentation of
It’s A Wonderful Life
December 14 - 15, 2019
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| | Forever Plaid
by Stuart Ross
Musical
January 24 - February 9, 2020
Directed by Ashlie Timberlake
Once upon a time, there were four guys (Sparky, Smudge, Jinx and Frankie) who discovered that they shared a love for music and then got together to become their idols: The Four Freshmen, The Hi-Lo's and The Crew Cuts. Rehearsing in the basement of Smudge's family's plumbing supply company, they became "Forever Plaid". On the way to their first big gig, the "Plaids" are broadsided by a school bus and killed instantly. It is at the moment when their careers and lives end that the story of Forever Plaid begins. | BUY Tickets |
| | Forever Plaid
(2020 Gala)
by Stuart Ross
Musical
February 7, 2019
Directed by Ashlie Timberlake
We invite you to join us for our sixth annual gala. The evening will feature great food, an open bar and a command performance of the musical Forever Plaid.
DRESS: Business dress (jacket suggested for men).
Once upon a time, there were four guys (Sparky, Smudge, Jinx and Frankie) who discovered that they shared a love for music and then got together to become their idols: The Four Freshmen, The Hi-Lo's and The Crew Cuts. Rehearsing in the basement of Smudge's family's plumbing supply company, they became "Forever Plaid". On the way to their first big gig, the "Plaids" are broadsided by a school bus and killed instantly. It is at the moment when their careers and lives end that the story of Forever Plaid begins. | BUY Tickets |
| | Four Weddings and an Elvis
by Nancy Frick
Comedy
March 6 - 22, 2020
Directed by Linda Weir
Sandy, the owner of a wedding chapel in Las Vegas, has certainly seen her fair share of matrimonies! Witness four of her funniest: Bev and Stan, are getting married--by the King himself--as revenge on their exes; Vanessa and Bryce, two arrogant aging stars are tying the knot as a publicity ploy, and are vexed by an aging Elvis who doesn't know who they are; and Martin and Fiona, a gentle postal-worker and a tough ex-con trying to get married before the police arrive! However, the final wedding is the funniest all: Sandy’s fifth and final wedding which reveals a hilarious twist!
"Come enjoy four acts of love...or something like it. What happens in Las Vegas...is hilarious!" – Eventful | BUY Tickets |
| | Arsenic and Old Lace
by Joseph Kesselring
Comedy
April 17 - May 3, 2020
Directed by Brian Yarborough
The Brewster family traces their lineage back to Mayflower settlers. Two charming, innocent aunts populate their cellar with the remains of socially and religiously “acceptable” roomers as well as a nephew who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt and another nephew whose hobbies are far from mainstream. Mortimer, upstanding head of the family, is soon to marry a minister’s daughter, but his family’s antics are putting their reputation and his nuptials on the line.
“Arsenic and Old Lace is goofy and fun and requires nothing of the audience other than to sit back and watch it play out merrily.” –Inquirer | BUY Tickets |
| | Good People
by David Lindsay-Abaire
Comedy
May 29 - June 14, 2020
Directed by Donna Donnelly
Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo, where this month’s paycheck covers last month’s bills, and where Margie Walsh has just been let go from yet another job. Facing eviction and scrambling to catch a break, Margie thinks an old fling who’s made it out of Southie might be her ticket to a fresh new start. But is this apparently self-made man secure enough to face his humble beginnings? Margie is about to risk what little she has left to find out.
"Good People is poignant, brave and almost subversive in its focus on what it really means to be down on your luck." -NY Post.
Please note that this show contains strong language and/or adult themes. | BUY Tickets |