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2012 - 2013 Season

I Hate Hamlet
by Paul Rudnick

Directed by Joan Patterson

September 7 - 30, 2012
Auditions: July 16 & 17

A young and successful television actor relocates to New York, where he rents a marvelous, gothic apartment. With his television career in limbo, the actor is offered the opportunity to play Hamlet onstage, but there's one problem: He hates Hamlet. His dilemma deepens with the entrance of John Barrymore's ghost, who arrives intoxicated and in full costume to the apartment that once was his. The contrast between the two actors, the towering, dissipated Barrymore whose Hamlet was the greatest of his time, and Andrew Rally, hot young television star, leads to a wildly funny duel over women, art, success, duty, television, and yes, the apartment. " ... fast-mouthed and funny ... It has the old-fashioned Broadway virtues of brightness without pretensions and sentimentality without morals." -Village Voice. " ... unapologetically silly and at times hilarious affectionately amusing about the theatre ... " -NY Times.

Aida
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton and Robert Falls and David Henry Hwang

Directed by James Bryan

November 9 - December 2, 2012
Auditions: September 10 & 11, 2012

Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida is a contemporary musical take on a grand classic tale of the timeless bond between an enslaved Nubian princess and an Egyptian soldier. As forbidden love blossoms between them, the young lovers are forced to face death or part forever. Together, they set a shining example of true devotion that ultimately transcends the vast cultural differences between their warring nations, heralding a time of unprecedented peace and prosperity. With a pop-rock score that features stirring ballads and rousing choral numbers, Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida is a modern crowd pleaser that embraces multi-cultural casting and exuberant dancing, staging and singing.

Twilight of the Golds
by Jonathan Tolins

Directed by Tom Coffey

January 11 - February 3, 2013
Auditions: November 12 & 13, 2012

If your parents knew everything about you before you were born, would you be here? That is the question posed in this entertaining drama. All is well when Suzanne Gold and her close New York family discover that she is pregnant, until a prenatal test reveals that the baby will most likely be homosexual. The news forces the entire Gold family to confront issues of bigotry, evolution and the limits of love.

Born Yesterday
by Garson Kanin

Directed by Shirley Hurd

March 15 - April 7, 2013
Auditions: January 14 & 15, 2013

This famous comedy enjoyed one of the longest runs in history. The vulgar, egotistic junkman Harry Brock has come to a swanky hotel in Washington to make crooked deals with government big-wigs. He has brought with him the charming but dumb ex-chorus girl Billie, whose lack of social graces embarrasses even Harry. Billie must be taught some of the amenities, and a few basic bits of information. The young, idealistic magazine reporter Paul Verrall, who has been investigating political skullduggery and is interested in Brock's activities, agrees for a salary, to educate Billie. He finds Billie has a natural honesty and a frank streak in her, and she begins to learn about history, politics, and what Harry really is and what he wants. At a dramatic moment she rebels against being merely a tool in Harry's crooked schemes and refuses to sign the documents which she has come to learn are part of an ambitious effort to defraud the public, which precipitates a crisis.

Les Liaisons Dangereuses
by Christopher Hampton, from the novel by Choderlos de Laclos

Directed by Robin Chapman

May 17 - June 9, 2013
Auditions: March 18 & 19, 2013

A tale of seduction set in France among aristocrats before the revolution, this is a classic drama for exploring decadent sexuality, morals and manipulation played as the ultimate game with tragic results. The Royal Shakespeare Company's stunning production met with acclaim in Stratford, London and on Broadway. The film, Dangerous Liaisons, starred Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer.

Summer 2013

Rent
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson

Directed by Christopher Bernhardt

July 12 - Aug. 4, 2013
Auditions: May 20 & 21, 2013

The summer show is not part of the season ticket package.

Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages. Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Rent follows a year in the life of a group of friends struggling to make it in the big city. They include Mark, a filmmaker and the narrator of the story; his former girlfriend, Maureen, a performance artist; Maureen's lover, Joanne, a public interest lawyer; Mark's roommate Roger, a musician; Mimi, an exotic dancer, with whom Roger falls in love; Tom Collins, a computer genius; Collins' lover, Angel, a street musician and drag queen; and Benny, a former member of the group who, after marrying into a wealthy family, has become their landlord. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves, and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.