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| | Theatre: Little Women
By Kate Hamill based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott
December 8-11 and 16-18, 2022 Th-Sat shows at 7:30pm, Sun shows at 4:00pm
In Kate Hamill’s sparkling adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women, Jo March is not your typical Victorian lady. She is ambitious, rough around the edges, headstrong, and yearns for the day when she will be a great American novelist. As the nation is torn apart by civil war, Jo and her sisters struggle with what it means to grow up, as each sister must negotiate her private ambitions with society’s expectations of gender and class. Written with a contemporary flair and called “ingenious, saucy, & spunky” by The New York Times, Jo March gives us her greatest story: the March sisters, four dreamers destined to be imperfect little women.
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| | Black Curtain Theatre: Collected Stories
By Donald Margulies
A Dangerous Dance with Friendship and Betrayal
January 21 & 22, 2023
In Collected Stories, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies, grad student Lisa Morrison is thrilled to be under the tutelage of her literary idol, Ruth Steiner. Over the years, Lisa becomes Ruth’s personal assistant and gradually her friend, as Ruth helps her hone her writing abilities. But as Lisa’s career begins to flourish and Ruth’s begins to fade, can the tenuous relationship between mentor and mentee survive ambition, rivalry, and eventual betrayal? Collected Stories explores the complicated relationship between two independent women as they struggle to define what, if anything, is off-limits in art.
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| | Father-Daughter Winter Ball
Dancing, desserts,beverages
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| | Music: Seffarine
: Mediterranean Music of Morocco, Spain and Beyond
February 3, 2023 7:30pm
The sounds that stir the dry winds of Southern Spain and Morocco, two countries separated by only a whisper of the Mediterranean, are the musical DNA of the beautifully complex music of Seffarine. The musicians of Seffarine, soulful singer Lamiae Naki who sings in Arabic, Farsi, Spanish and French and musician Nat Hulskamp who plays the flamenco guitar and oud, are joined by a diverse ensemble. Acclaimed bassist Damian Erskine brings a soulful groove, Persian master percussionist Bobak Salehi keeps the rhythm strong, and Manuel Gutierrez wows with explosive flamenco dance footwork. The result is a lively and enriching musical journey throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East. Get your passport ready! | Buy Tickets |
| | The Velveteen Rabbit By Elise Kauzlaric based on the book by Margery Williams
and Bedtime Stories (As Told By Our Dad)(Who Messed Them Up) By Ed Monk
Double Feature Theatre!
February 23-26 and March 3-5, 2023 Th-Sat shows at 7:30pm, Sun shows at 4:00pm (Feb 23 = PREVIEW)
Two family friendly plays shown together! Adapted from the classic 1922 book by Margery Williams, we begin with The Velveteen Rabbit, a heartwarming story about the transformative power of love. One Christmas morning, a shy stuffed bunny enters the world of a young boy’s nursery. Initially ignored in favor of more modern toys, she waits patiently to be noticed, wondering if she will ever be loved like the others. When the wise old Skin Horse reveals the majesty and mystery of what it means to become Real, the Velveteen Rabbit begins an odyssey of the heart to make a lasting connection with her boy that will endure for always.
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| | Music: Accent
Tagline: 6 Guys. 5 Countries. 1 Vocal Supergroup!
March 9, 2023 7:30pm
In the increasingly popular world of a cappella singing groups, Accent has carved out its own niche. Inspired by the wizardly jazz harmonies of TAKE 6 and The Hi-Lo’s, the six men of Accent, all of them accomplished arrangers and instrumentalists in their own right, decided to take their love of close-harmony jazz singing – the denser and more intricate the better – as far as it could go. The improbable meeting of Jean-Baptiste Craipeau (France), Simon Åkesson (Sweden), Danny Fong (Canada), Andrew Kesler (Canada), James Rose (United Kingdom), and Evan Sanders (USA) began in 2011 after becoming long-distance fans of each other’s multi-tracked videos on YouTube. Since then, they have released four albums, performed at the London A Cappella Festival, and played dates across Europe, North America and Asia. | Buy Tickets |
| | Cabaret Theatre: Evelyn In Purgatory
By Topher Payne
Tagline: The Breakfast Club for teachers!
April 6-8 and 12-15, 2023 W-Sat shows at 7:30pm (April 6 = PREVIEW)
When a complaint is filed against one of the 70,000 teachers in New York’s public schools, they are sent to a Reassignment Center, an empty office in the Department of Education Building. They must wait for their case to be reviewed, usually for months. Sometimes for over a year. A claim of improper behavior by a failing student lands Evelyn Reid in “the rubber room,” where she encounters a group of teachers, some guilty, some not, who have long since lost any hope of returning to a classroom. Over the course of the school year, these colleagues learn French, workshop a screenplay, and ultimately form an unlikely alliance, reminding each other of forgotten passions, emerging to face life outside in unexpected new directions. A poignant and funny drama, Evelyn In Purgatory is “an uncommonly smart and restrained commentary on the public education system.” | Buy Tickets |
| | Music: The Black Market Trust
Gypsy Jazz meets the Great American Songbook
April 22, 2023 7:30pm
Hailing from Los Angeles, The Black Market Trust are a charismatic pop/vocal jazz band who combine the sounds of legendary American crooners and vocal groups with the fire and energy of Gypsy Jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Consisting of five world-class musicians who have traveled the globe recording and performing on the world’s biggest stages and with music’s most renowned artists, The Black Market Trust features material from the Great American Songbook – ranging from Sinatra to the Beach Boys to the Beatles – and infuses it with Django’s romantic and virtuosic flavor. Add some intricate vocal harmonies and a dash of Rat Pack-style comedy, it’s clear to audiences why The Black Market Trust have quickly earned a reputation as one of the premier live acts performing in music today. Don’t miss this fantastic night of music that melds the old world sounds of a gypsy campfire with new world vibes of a slick metropolitan nightclub! | Buy Tickets |
| | Black Curtain Theatre: The Harry and Sam Dialogues
By Karen Ellison
Life Beyond Beer and Ding Dongs
May 6 & 7, 2023
Meet Harry and Sam: two blue-collar friends who like to pass the time posing outlandish questions to one another. Why is life like a Ding Dong? Where do sandwiches come from? Why is reincarnation named after a flower? And, of course, if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Their dialogue initially sounds like a Monty Python skit, but soon deepens as the men use what they can from their own lives to make sense of what everything means. How are men and women different? How well do people really know each other? Is there life after death? As time passes, the questions, once shrouded in indifference, reveal the men’s characters, eventually exposing a truth that changes their friendship forever. A clever comedy about life and big questions. | Buy Tickets |
| | Theatre: Suite Surrender
By Michael McKeever
Tagline: One hotel. Two divas. Countless laughs!
June 1-4 and 8-10, 2023 Th-Sat shows at 7:30pm, Sun show at 4:00pm (June 1 = PREVIEW)
It's 1942 and two of Hollywood's biggest divas have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel to perform at a USO benefit. Complication number one: the two ladies have a legendary ongoing feud that turns violent if they come near each other. Complication number two: the performers both wind up booked into the same Presidential Suite! Throw in a beleaguered general manager trying to keep the peace, two easily confused bellhops, a nose-rubbing society matron, and a gossip columnist looking for dirt, this play of mistaken identities, overblown egos, double entendres, and a lap dog named Mr. Boodles is a hilarious, laugh-out-loud romp. A true love note to the classic farces of the 30s and 40s! | Buy Tickets |
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