2001 / 2002 SEASON

Endgame

by Samuel Beckett

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A masterwork of the modern theatre.

This rarely-produced play, regarded by Beckett himself as his best, remains as astonishing and controversial today as when it was first staged, half a century ago. A profound and bleakly comic rumination on the rules of the game of life, death and relationships, Endgame is a theatrical tour de force.
October 18 - October 27, 2001.

Director: Giles Hogya

Matinee - Saturday, October 27 - 2pm
Pre Show Lecture - October 19- 7pm
Dinner Theatre Evening - October 23

Turandot

by Carlo Gozzi

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A romantic fairytale.

The play that inspired Puccini's famous opera, Turandot tells the legendary story of the Ice Princess whose love of liberty makes her reject the bonds of marriage. Unable to persuade her father to let her stay unwed, she hits on a plan sure to discourage suitors throughout the land: anyone rash enough to seek her hand must answer three riddles. She will marry the man who answers correctly; but he who tries and fails will be beheaded. And as the ramparts of the palace fill up with the lost heads of the amorous, along comes a handsome prince who will not be beaten. But as this fantastical, commedia dell-arte comedy soon reveals, in the ageless power struggle of the sexes, winning is losing - at least when it comes to love.

November 15 - December 1, 2001

Guest Director: John Van Burek

Matinee - Saturday, December 1 - 2pm
Pre Show Lecture - November 16 - 7pm
Dinner Theatre Evening - November 20

 

The Monument

by Colleen Wagner

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A wrenching parable of war and reparation.

The Monument poses a timeless moral question: how much choice does a soldier have in wartime? Must he follow orders, do what everyone else in doing? And what of a mother, left to deal with the aftermath of an ethnically-motivated civil war? What choices is she free to make in punishing her child's killer? Which force is greater, love or hate? Part ritual, part myth, part rite of passage, The Monument ultimately chooses redemption and the healing power of love. Wagner's stunningly effective drama demands our attention, unsettles our complacency, and defeats our cynicism while gripping the heart.

February 14 - February 23, 2002

Director: Linda Hardy

Matinee - Saturday, February 23 - 2pm
Pre-Show Lecture - February 15 - 7pm
Dinner Theatre - February 19

Peer Gynt

by Henrik Ibsen

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A classic verse comedy.

Ibsen's classic verse play has become famous world wide for its comic attack on chronic self-absorption. Its action, flavor, atmosphere, and characters are lifted from Norwegian folklore to function as shadows and types for Ibsen's satirical view of the human condition. Peer Gynt today, seems as fresh, witty and relevant as when it premiered in 1876.

March 14 - March 30, 2002

Director: Brian Richmond

Matinee - Saturday, March 23- 2pm
Pre-Show Lecture - March 15 - 7pm
Dinner Theatre - March 19