The 2002-3 Season

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Gripping Irish drama Oct. 31 - November 16, 2002	Musical Americana April 24 - May 17, 2003
Noel Coward comedy February 27 - March 15, 2003	Shaw & The American Revolution July 17 - August 2, 2003

October 31 - November 16, 2002

By Martin McDonagh
Directed by James Barton

Winner of four 1998 Tony Awards, The Beauty Queen of Leenane tells a gripping, thoroughly original story of a mother and daughter living together in a small town in County Donegal, Ireland. Martin McDonagh, one of the best of Ireland's new wave of playwrights, has created a highly charged relationship between Maureen and her mother, Mag. They are simulatenously very familiar, and unlike any mother/daughter pair you have ever known. As they interact with each otheer and with two brothers who live nearby, it becomes difficult to determine who's taking care of whom. Theirs is a poignant and often surprising story about two people yearning for connection but seemingly unable to create it.

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February 27 - March 15, 2003

By Noel Coward
Directed by D Schweppe

When one thinks of Noel Coward, one thinks of drawing rooms, high fashion, preposterous situations, witty remaks and charming yet flawed characters. Present Laughter doesn't disappoint in any of these areas. This comedy displays the style and flair of Private Lives and the near-farce shenanigans of Blithe Spirit as it swirls around a vain, dapper and much-loved actor who can't seem to find any peace. Young admirers, his staff, and his well-meaning friends all hound him; unfortunately his ability to influence any of them is mostly fictional. And, as his control slips further, the comedy rises to higher levels.

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April 24 - May 10, 2003

Book by Mary Kyte
with Mel Marvin and Gary Pearle Directed by JoAnne Powers
Muscial Direction by Markus Hauck

This spare and distintive musical review, conceived by Mary Kyte, Gary Pearle and Mel Marvin, weaves together moments in the lives of immigrants new to America. By using the songs from the late 1800s through the early twentieth century, Tintypes illuminates the hopes, ideas and concerns that were prevalent then. The songs, like "Meet Me in St Louis," "Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay", and "Hello, My Baby," all help to draw us into the feelings and attitudes of the people from that age. Although America was a younger country, these are not all pictures of bucolic times. The America represented here is just as complex, just as tough, and just as full of dreams as it is today.

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July 17 - August 2, 2003 By George Bernard Shaw Directed by John Barrett

George Bernard Shaw is without doubt one of the greats of the English-speaking theater, and The Devil's Disciple is one of his finest works. This play was Shaw's first big success in America, and takes place in New England during the days of the Revolution. In those times, as today, it was tough to tell the scoundrels from the righteous just by taking them at face value. The play is full of Shaw's wit and insight into society, and the nature of the men and women who create it. The broad range of characters in this play (from pious moralists to the British military men) provides Shaw with ample opportunity to comment on morality, war, nobility, and love.

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Download the entire play courtesy of Project Gutenberg.