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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM

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Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart

(Musical)
June 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 2008.
Directed by J. P. Parrella
Musical Director: Don Kawash
Meet the Cast

After the great success of Nunsense, we had to do another musical quick! Here it is!- an exuberant bawdy, funny musical, by the most successful compose-lyricist of the last 40 years, Stephen Sondheim. It is Sondheim with his tunes at their catchiest and his lyrics at their wittiest before excess artiness came on the scene. Loosely based on plays by the Roman comedy playwrights Plautus and Terence the plot is funny nonsense set in the Rome of 200 BC. Two young lovers, a crafty slave seeking his freedom; a bombastic general; a lecherous father of one of the lovers and his henpecking wife and courtesans aplenty, all make for a hilarious group of performers. As the show says---Tragedy tomorrow---Comedy tonight.

THE BAD SEED

by Maxwell Anderson

(Thriller)
September 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28.
Directed by Christopher Wunder
Meet the Cast

We begin a terrific season with a chilling thriller. Rhoda Penmark is the dream child for many parents. Pretty, bright; she has impeccable manners and her behavior never causes the slightest problem for her loving parents or for other adults who regard her as a paragon. In truth, Rhoda is totally amoral with absolutely no sense of right or wrong. Without conscience, she removes any opposition to her will by any means, up to and including murder. The death of a fellow student starts a chain of suspicion pointing to Rhoda and the realization of Rhoda's involvement slowly comes to her horrified mother. The agonizing suspicions grow as Rhoda deals with others who cross her will. Suspense also mounts as do the thrills, and the gripping conclusion will leave you stunned.

ENCHANTED APRIL

by Matthew Barber

(Comedy-Drama)
November 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23.
Directed by Carla Childs
Meet the Cast

A recent Broadway hit, Enchanted April tells the story of four very different women who find their lives transformed under the April sun of Tuscany. The first woman is seeking to escape from a drab marriage. She persuades a reticent acquaintance to join her in renting a villa for a month in Italy. Needing others to share the rent, they are joined by a world-weary young noblewoman and by an older lady who disapproves of almost everything. Once in Italy, the southern sunshine and the sheer beauty of the place work their magic. Wonderful things happen as romance blooms and lives change. The warmth and humor of the play may rub off on you, and you may find a little April enchantment under gray November skies.

INCORRUPTIBLE

by Michael Hollinger

(Comedy)
January 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25.
Directed by William Peterson
Meet the Cast

A delightful, sophisticated comedy which maintains its heart while gently satirizing an age of greater faith. It is 1250 at a monastery in Priseaux, France. The monks do their good works for the local people supported by donations from those who pray for the intercession of Saint Foy whose relics are in their chapel. Unfortunately, no miracle attributable to St. Foy has occurred for 13 years, and revenue has fallen to the point where the monks themselves are almost starving. On top of this, a rival convent claims it has the actual body of St. Foy and pilgrims are flocking there including a visit from the Pope. A very ingenious method is hit upon to restore the monastery's pre-eminence., and it balloons far beyond the monks' intention. Come see what their solution is and come see a warm but provocative comedy that is far different from the usual.

WRONG TURN AT LUNGFISH

by Gary Marshall and Lowell Ganz

(Comeda-Drama)
February 27, 28, March 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15.
Directed by Nancy Frick
Meet the Cast

A comedy-drama you will love by the creator of TV's Happy Days. Wrong Turn is the story of an intellectual, bitter college professor and the saucy, street-wise young woman who volunteers to read to him in the hospital. How these two people form a tenuous friendship is told in wonderfully warm and often hilarious scenes. Complicating matters are an exasperated nurse, a thug of a boyfriend and an attempt at blackmail. At its heart, Wrong Turn at Lungfish is a funny and poignant play about the blind leading the blind and ultimately seeing the light.

MOVE OVER MRS. MARKHAM

by Ray Cooney and John Chapman

(Farce)
April 17, 18, 24, 25, 26, May 1, 2, 3.
Directed by Paul Muscarella
Meet the Cast

MOVE OVER MRS. MARKHAM! Make room for a zany bunch of characters that will have you roaring with laughter. The Markhams are pretty white bread but when they both reluctantly and separately agree to allow their apartment to be used for a romantic tryst, he by his publishing partner; she by the partner's wife on the same night, bedlam ensues. Also in the mix are the outwardly fey, but inwardly horny interior decorator and the au pair maid who are also planning a rendezvous on the same night in the same place. All these characters race about, with misunderstandings, partner reshuffling and a surprise visit by the highly successful, puritanical author of doggie books whom the partners are trying to sign up. The play runs approximately two hours. We can guarantee you a minimum of 120 laughs.

THE ROSE TATTOO

by Tennessee Williams

(Drama)
June 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21
Directed by J. P. Parrella
Meet the Cast

We end this remarkable season with a Tennessee Williams classic. Set on the Mississippi gulf coast among a colony of Sicilians, it is a rollercoaster of emotions propelled by the volatile Serafina DelleRosa. She is the widow of a virile magnetic truck driver who was killed in a fiery crash. She has turned her home into a shrine to his memory. She has also let herself go physically to the embarrassment of her teen aged daughter with whom she is very strict. Now, great changes are coming. The daughter has met a young sailor. A mistress of her adored husband challenges her total belief in his faithfulness; and a muscular, un-bright but amorous truck driver arrives at her door. The powder keg of emotions ignites and hurdles along with earthy humor, and in the end with the re-emergence of Serafina into life. This is Williams in his prime with laughter, lust and a gripping story all in one play.