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The 25th Anniversary 2007-2008 SeasonAltar Boyz Music, lyrics, and vocal arrangements by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker, Altar Boyz tells the inspiring story of five small-town boys trying to save the world one screaming fan at a time. With angelic voices, sinfully spectacular dancing, and a touching story, Altar Boyz is destined to rock the masses of all denominations! Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical (2005) Sponsored by
Stuff Happens by David Hare "Stuff happens" was Donald Rumsfeld's reaction to the news that Baghdad was being looted after the fall of Saddam. From this profoundly callous remark David Hare took the title for his incendiary drama: an insightful and revelatory history play that happens to center on very recent history, the political and diplomatic lead-up to the Iraq invasion. With the same "shock and awe" the current administration unleashed on Afghanistan, Hare delivers a play—not a documentary—driven by its themes as much as by its characters and story. Drama Desk Award Nominee for Outstanding Play (2006) A Very Phoenix Xmas by very wacky playwrights It's Round Two and we're whipping up a new batch of treats for the holidays that's sure to be a hit. Take a lot of tradition, throw in a couple of game shows and some mischievous elves, sprinkle in music and audience participation, and it's a Christmas-Hanukkah-Kwanzaa-Solstice extravaganza! (Or, as we like to say, . . .Merry Hanukwanztice!) With sketch comedy from a variety of playwrights, inventive musical arrangements, and zany game shows, A Very Phoenix Xmas is your one-stop holiday show. This show is ideal for family gatherings and office parties, so be sure to call us and ask about our Party Package—for groups of 15 to 135! End Days by Deborah Zoe Laufer Sixteen year-old Goth girl Rachel Stein is having a bad year. Her father hasn't changed out of his pajamas for nearly six years. Her mother has begun a close personal relationship with Jesus...who brews her coffee. Her new neighbor, a sixteen year-old Elvis impersonator, has developed a fiery passion for her. And the Apocalypse is coming on Wednesday. Her only hope? Stephen Hawking. End Days is a charming comedy about family ties and reconciliation. Presented as a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere with Florida Stage (Manalapan, FL) and Curious Theatre Company ( Denver) The Lieutenant of Inishmore -- Extended! by Martin McDonagh A blistering satire from Martin McDonagh spies on the life of a merciless Irish National Liberation Army enforcer and the one thing he loves more than anything else in the world. . . his little black cat, Wee Thomas. The Lieutenant of Inishmore is a blend of Monty Python and Quentin Tarantino, with a little existentialism thrown in for good measure, that has audiences laughing in disbelief. Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Well by Lisa Kron Well is a one-woman show . . . of sorts. If not for the other four actors who play various people in her life and the fact that the solo artist's mother sits near the edge of the stage in a La-Z-Boy, Lisa Kron's Well would be an introspective study in allergies and integration. With interjections from her mother, who spearheaded a neighborhood into being a truly integrated community, but can't seem to "fix" herself, this is a suprising, funny, and at times, heartbreaking exploration of the ability to embrace the complexities and contradictions of life. Black Gold--Winner of The Smith Prize! by Seth Rozin When an African-American factory worker buys an oil rig on eBay hoping to bring in the money he needs to send his son to college, his neighbors think he’s crazy. But when he strikes black gold in his backyard, suddenly everyone in the world wants a piece! Six actors play over 80 roles in this fast-paced, futuristic satire of class, race, and greed in a country that will go to dangerous lengths to keep the cheap crude flowing. Presented as a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere with InterAct Theatre Company ( Philadelphia) and P Papá está en la Atlántida by Javier Malpica A touching coming-of-age story about two brothers who, after being left to live with their grandmother in Mexico, decide to go on a quest to find their father who has left for Atlanta (or Atlantis, perhaps, according to the younger brother). This poignant, introspective tale follows the boys’ journey as they discover lessons in life, love, loss, death, and maturity in an immigration story about the people left behind. English and Spanish versions presented in rotation! Some Men by Terrence McNally An episodic, moving, playful, and funny work, Some Men is a narrative patchwork quilt that looks at relationships of American gay men and gay life throughout the century. Terrence McNally hopes this play will invite audiences to be open "to sharing space on this planet with people who are different than them." Drama Desk Award Nominee for Outstanding Play (2007) Love Person by Aditi Brennan Kapil Love Person is a riveting story that explores the boundaries of language and how we interpret (literally and figuratively) the people around us. Two couples, four people, three cultures, and four relationships blossom, break, sustain, repair, and flourish in this polyglot play. A modern-day, multimedia Cyrano DeBergerac, Love Person intertwines language and love in a poetic and feverish game of deception. Love Person is performed in American Sign Language (ASL), Sanskrit, spoken English, and projected e-mail for a multilingual experience. Presented as a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere with Mixed Blood Theatre ( Minneapolis) and Marin Theatre Company ( Mill Valley, CA) |
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