2001-2002 Season

GYPSY
Book by Arthur Laurents
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Music by Jules Styne
Directed by Pirooz Aghssa @ Quirk Theatre
October 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 @ 8:00 p.m. and October 14 @ 2:30 p.m.

Desperate to keep her dream of stardom alive, overbearing stage mother Mama rose pushes daughters, June and Louise, into the limelight and over the edge. As the curtain begins to rise on Louise and her bittersweet success, Rose must face the end of an era and the demise of her dreams. A musical fable, based on the life story of burlesque entertainer, Gypsy Rose Lee.

THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by Tennesee Williams
Directed by Terry Heck Seibert @ Quirk Theatre
November 30 @ 8:00 p.m., December 1, 6, 7, 8 @ 8:00 p.m. and December 2 @ 2:30 p.m.

This memory play revisits the life of a young man torn between the lure of freeedom and the burden of responsibility of supporting his mother and sister. A literary classic that exposes the heart and soul of a family searching to find beauty in the trappings of bleak reality.

UBU ROI
by Alfred Jarry
Directed by Lee Stille @ Sponberg Theatre
January 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 @ 8:00 p.m. and January 20 @ 2:30 p.m.

A vicious, dark comedy... Macbeth meets South Park... A grotesque personification of human greed and ignorance... An absurdist look at gluttony, cowardice and stupidity.

THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
by Tom Griffin
Directed by Wallace Bridges @ Quirk Theatre
February 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 @ 8 p.m. and February 10 @ 2:30 p.m.

A compassionate comedy about four mentally challenged group home residents, their social worker and collection of crises that run the gamut from sentiment to slapstick. Genuine and funny, this production offers a look at an endearing assortmetn of characters as they strive for love, laughter and acceptance.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Gillian Eaton @ Quirk Theatre
April 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 @ 8:00 p.m. and April 7 @ 2:30 p.m.

Close your eyes and dream of a place where mortal and immortal worlds collide and love is the consequence; where nothing is as it seems and anything can happen; where our fears and dreams run riot. Venture into a forest alive with possibility... ful of delight and mischief... playing tricks on our senses and minds... where magic is in the air and no one escapes unscathed.

THE WORLD GOES ROUND
the songs of Kander and Ebb
Directed by Ken Stevens @ Sponberg Theatre
June 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 @ 8 p.m. and June 9 @ 2:30 p.m.

Rejoice in a revue of the musical talent of John Kander and Fred Ebb, award-winning writers for over a dozen hit shows for Broadway, TV and Film. Enjoy the non-stop melody and brassy, insightful lyrics of music you know from Cabaret, New York New York, and Chicago and music you'll love to know from The Happy Time, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Flora the Red Menace.