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A Streetcar Named Desire 

by Tennessee Williams

Directed by Richard Sullivan Lee

September 25, 26, 30, October 1, 2, 3

Matinees: October 3 & 4

A masterpiece of the American Stage, Tennessee Williams’ play explores issues of morality, sexuality, desire and loneliness through the eyes of Blanche DuBois – a fading Southern belle. In her longing for inner peace, Blanche comes face-to-face with her greatest adversary – the primitive Stanley Kowalski.


Almost, Maine 

by John Cariani

Directed by Richard Stockton Rand

October 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31

Matinees: October 25, 31 & November 1

The people of Almost, Maine live in a small, disorganized territory on the edge of the continent. They are shaped by their geography as much as their history. But tonight their lives will be shaped by the magic of the Aurora Borealis and the most inexplicable force of all: love.


Hedda Gabler 

by Henrik Ibsen

Directed by Kristine Holtvedt

November 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

Matinees: November 21 & 22 

Hedda Gabler is one of Ibsen’s most beguiling characters, a femme fatale who both charms and captivates those around her. Married to a man she doesn’t love, Hedda re-kindles a romance with a past lover, only to find herself trapped by her own intrigues, a victim of her own manipulations.


Hamlet 

by William Shakespeare

Directed by Richard Sullivan Lee

February 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27

Matinees: February 27 & 28

Shakespeare’s Hamlet is considered by many to be the most famous play in the English language. Shakespeare’s play explores Treachery, Betrayal, Incest, Corruption,Revenge and Murder. Hamlet, distraught by his father’s death and his mother’s swift marriage to his uncle, is set on a path of self-destruction and retribution.


Top Girls 

by Caryl Churchill

Directed by Larry Sommers

March 25, 26, 27 & April 1, 2, 3

Matinees: March 28 & April 3, 4

This groundbreaking and theatrical play tells the story of Marlene, an ambitious career woman who has just received a big promotion – but at what price? Caryl Churchill’s bold, ingenious and bitingly funny work offers a compelling portrait of what it means to be a “successful” woman in the modern world.


Scapino!

Adapted by Frank Dunlop & Jim Dale from Moliere

Directed by Gordon McCall

April 16, 17, 21, 22, 23

Matinees: April 17, 18, 24

Scapino! is an evening of Italian fun, food and foolishness served up in a theatrical bowl of mischief, music and merry mayhem. This zany comedy, inspired by the ancient commedia dell’arte and Molière’s Escapades of Scapin, steps into today’s world with all the brio of the best belly laugh!

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