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Art
of Murder
By Joe DiPietro
October 30-31, November 6-7, 2009
In a remote estate in the countryside of Connecticut, Jack Brooks, one of the most accomplished and eccentric painters of his generation, awaits the imminent arrival of his art dealer. But the visit is not a standard one, for Jack feels wronged, and he is intending to kill the man. As Jack lays out his intentions for the evening, his wife, Annie, calmly paints. She is reluctant to go along with the plan, until Jack's threat of violence convinces her otherwise. Harried and annoyed, Vincent, Jack's flamboyant art dealer, arrives. Will Jack carry out his plan? Will Annie help him? Or is something else going on? An Edgar Award Winner for Best Mystery Play.
Ann of Green Gables
By L.M. Montgomery
December 3-6, 2009
Set on Canada's Prince Edward Island in the early 1900's, the story centers on the exploits of Anne Shirley. Brash, outspoken and given to getting into scrapes, Anne grows from adolescence to early adulthood, learning to live with her guardians, developing friendships, feuds and romance, until her graduation from Queen's Academy. When Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery penned "Anne of Green Gables" in 1908, she intended it as fiction for all ages. Her chronicling of a red-haired orphan girl with a vivid imagination became a hit, setting the stage for seven more books.
KP's
Short and Sweet Dessert Theater --
Selected Shorts from the Collections "All in the Timing" and "Time
Flies"
By David Ives
February 5-7 & 11-12, 2010
This evening of critically acclaimed, award-winning comedies by David Ives combines wit, intellect, satire and just plain fun. This evening of theater will be served up to you with specially themed desserts between the plays. We will supply the fun and the forks.
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Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry
April 9-11 & 16-17, 2010
Raisin in the Sun Community Project
Set on Chicago's South Side, the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis and matriarch Lena, called Mama. When her deceased husband's insurance money comes through, Mama dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans, however: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. Sacrifice, trust and love among the Younger family and their heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration. Winner of the NY Drama Critic's Award as Best Play of the Year.
Rounding Third
By Richard Dresser
June 4-6 & 11-12, 2010
The perfect play for anyone who ever played a team sport, whose children play team sports or who have ever coached team sports. Don is the blue collar veteran coach whose commitment to the team is intense bordering on scary. In Don’s world the only fun comes from winning, and he approaches that task with a single-minded purpose. Don spends 55% of his time thinking about the team (25% is about money and the rest involves sex and revenge fantasies). Don is the kind of coach who has his son Jimmy provide him with scouting reports from the schoolyard before the draft of the season’s new replacement players. Unfortunately for Don he is assigned a new assistant coach Michael, which means he can’t scratch Michael’s son Frankie from the roster. Frankie is a boy who wears glasses, has never played organized baseball before turning twelve, and who needs to improve his hitting, fielding, throwing, running, catching, and general knowledge of the game.