2012 Season

The Subject Was Roses
by Frank D. Gilroy
directed by Tom Libonate
March 30 – April 21, 2012

Winner of the 1965 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play, The Subject Was Roses is a powerful "kitchen-sink" drama centered on three strangers: A mother, a father, and a son. It is 1946. Twenty-one-year-old Timmy Cleary returns from World War II to his boyhood home in the Bronx…and to his estranged parents, John and Nettie. Quickly, old wounds are opened. Husband and wife squabble. Timmy has outgrown his mother's doting ways. John's attempts to overcome years of neglect with his son prove to be a stormy path. Finally, Timmy must make a fateful decision that will impact the destinies of all three strangers' lives.

Opera Comique
by Nagel Jackson
directed by Jane Farnol
July 13 - August 4, 2012

Sparkling wit and door-slamming farce are delightfully presented in Nagel Jackson's Opera Comique. Jackson's play, a wacky blend of musical history and hilarious conjecture, takes place on the night in 1875 when Georges Bizet's Carmen had its premiere. The setting is the Opera Comique, a theatre in Paris devoted (much to Bizet's dismay) to more popular offerings than those offered at the grand Paris Opera. The breakneck pace, mistaken identities, tangled relationships and ribald double entendres provide the dazzling backdrop to an intricate tangle of lust, infidelity and murder!

Of Mice And Men
by John Steinbeck
directed by Laura Gilbert
September 14 – October 6, 2012

This outstanding drama by John Steinbeck was first produced in 1937 and captures the mood of the country in Depression era. George and Lennie are drifters looking for work as farmhands. They dream of one day having enough "jack" to "... have a little house, a couple of acres and live off the fat of the land." George protects Lennie, a gentle giant who does not know his own strength. Lennie's strength gets him into situations that keep them moving from town to town, one step ahead of the law. Finally, George must make a moral decision to protect Lennie one last time. The climax is as startling as it is unforgettable.

Cinderella
Adaptation of the Classic Fairy Tale
adapted & directed by Patricia Michael
November 30 – December 30, 2012

The classic fairy tale told in the style of British Pantomime - And we should make this very clear: THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO MIMING IN BRITISH PANTOMIMES! There will be tuneful songs, funny jokes, and lots of audience participation with all your favorite characters: Cinderella, The Fairy Godmother, Buttons, Prince Charming, Dandini, and, of course the two Ugly Sisters. Bring the kids, bring granny, bring the whole family and come and have fun!