2009-2010 Season

The Savanah Disputation

The Hit Off-Broadway Comedy!

The Savannah Disputation

By Evan Smith
Directed by Paul Daigneault
Featuring Nancy E. Carroll and Paula Plum

“The Best New American Play of the Season” –NYTheatre.com

Sept. 18 - Oct. 17, 2009

New England Premiere! A Pentecostal missionary gets more than she bargained when she drops in on two Catholic spinsters and sparks a crisis of faith. To fight back, the sisters enlist the help of their unsuspecting parish priest, setting the stage for a theological showdown about what it means to truly believe. Nancy E. Carroll and Paula Plum star in this touching and funny new play.

Sorry, Wrong Number

The Musical Comedy Event of the Year!

Sorry, Wrong Number

"The best show of the season!" -Hub Review

"A theater queen's dream cabaret" -Bay Windows

Two Nights Only! Oct 5 & 6, 2009

Now in its third year, this hilarious benefit concert showcases Boston's top musical theatre talent as they perform favorite songs from roles in which they would never be cast. A delightful mix of over-the-top comedy and extraordinary vocal performances, the evening also includes a post-show reception with the cast. Don’t miss out on the comedy concert of the year!

Sorry Wrong Number requires separate admission and is not a part of the regular 2009-2010 Subscription season. For tickets to this special event, please call Jim Torres at 617-482-3279.

Reckless

A Spiked Holiday Treat

Reckless

By Craig Lucas
Directed by Scott Edmiston
Featuring Marianna Bassham, Larry Coen, and Paula Plum

“A bittersweet fable for our time” –The New York Times

Nov. 13 - Dec. 12, 2009

From playwright Craig Lucas (The Light in the Piazza) comes this darkly comic tale of a modern-day Alice in a perilous winter wonderland. When Rachel jumps out of a window on Christmas Eve, she embarks on a series of outrageous and harrowing adventures that test her belief that it is indeed a wonderful life.

Where the Magic Happens

World Premiere! Two Nights Only!

Where the Magic Happens

Written and Performed by George Watsky
Directed by Jim Fagan

Sunday, Dec. 6 & Monday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 PM
 
Where the Magic Happens, the latest work by slam poet prodigy George Watsky, blends traditional theatrical storytelling and spoken word for a wry look at "anti-social" networking, family and the magic of technology. Using their cell phones, audience members will decide the path this young HBO veteran takes as he explores the ways people interact in the post postmodern age.

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An Original Broadway Musical!

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Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bowen
Book by Hunter Bell
Directed by Paul Daigneault

“Delectable entertainment!” –The New York Times

Jan. 15 - Feb. 13, 2010

A love letter to musical theatre and to the joy of collaboration, [title of show] is a charming new musical about two struggling young writers writing a new musical about two struggling young writers writing a new musical. In the span of 90 minutes, the pair, along with the help of two friends, write and perform their show-within-a-show at a musical theatre festival, and along the way learn lessons about themselves as people, friends and artists.

Adding Machine: A Musical

The Best New Musical of 2008!

Adding Machine: A Musical

Original music by Joshua Schmidt
Libretto by Jason Loewith and Joshua Schmidt
Based on the play The Adding Machine by Elmer Rice
Directed by Paul Melone
Starring Brendan McNab

“Brave and bold!” –Variety

Mar. 12 – Apr. 10, 2010

A musical adaptation of Elmer Rice’s incendiary 1923 play, Adding Machine tells the story of Mr. Zero, who after 25 years of service to his company is replaced by a mechanical adding machine. An eclectic score gives passionate and memorable voice to this stylish and stylized show.

The Great American Trailer Park Musical

A Crowd Pleasing Comic Hit

The Great American Trailer Park Musical

Music and lyrics by David Nehls
Book by Betsy Kelso
Directed by Paul Daigneault
Featuring Leigh Barrett, Mary Callanan and Kerry A. Dowling

“South Park meets Desperate Housewives” –New York Sun

Apr. 30 – May 29, 2010

There’s a new tenant at Armadillo Acres – and she’s wreaking havoc all over Florida’s most exclusive trailer park. When Pippi, the stripper on the run, comes between the Dr. Phil-loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband – the storms begin to brew.

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