An Italian Straw Hat
October 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 @ 8 p.m.
October 19 @ 2 p.m. (Quirk)

Written by Eugene Labiche and Marc Michel, Directed by P. George Bird

Romantic trysts with raucous twists add to the mayhem of this madcap comedy with music. Follow the misadventures of bridegroom Fadinard as he spends his wedding day facing a hat-eating horse, a scandalous affair and mistaken identities all with an angry wedding party in hot pursuit. Find out who gets married, who goes to jail and who gets the hat n this hilarious high-speed romp.

The Secret Garden
November 21, 22, December 4, 5, 6 @ 8
November 22, 23, 30, December 6 @ 2
(Quirk)

Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman
Music by Lucy Simon
Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Directed by Kerry Graves

Beautiful and enchanting, this Tony Award-winning family musical spins the classic children's tale of young Mary Lennox. Orphaned in India, Mary is sent to England to live with her brooding uncle in his mysterious house on the hill. Refusing to tame her adventurous spirit, Mary searches for and discovers the entrance to a long forgotten garden. Using love and a little magic, she opens the door to the garden and to a new life for herself and those she loves.

In the Blood
January 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 @ 8 p.m.
(Sponberg)

Written by Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Wallace Bridges

Poetic and passionate, this contemporary adaptation inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, is penned by Pulitzer Prize-winner Suzan-Lori parks. This gritty piece follows the trials of Hester, an unwed mother sheltering her 5 children under a bridge. Clawing her way toward a better life she is undermined and abused by those from whom she seeks help. Ultimately being driven to violently betray the children she had fought to protect.

Brighton Beach Memoirs
February 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 @ 8 p.m.
February 15 @ 2 p.m. (Quirk)

Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Terry Heck Seibert

Enter a nostalgic world of boyhood, baseball and life in Brighton Beach as this comedy classic takes us back to 1937 Brooklyn. Spend a few days in the life of Eugene Jerome, an inspiring young writer surviving adolescence by fantasizing about girls, literary fame and the national pastime. Angst abounds in the Jerome family home and Eugene is there to write it all down and serve it up with his own brand of wit and wry humor.

The Yellow Boat
March 26, 27 and April 1, 2, 3 @ 8 p.m.
March 27, 28 and April 3 @ 2 p.m. (Sponberg)

Written by David Saar
Directed by Bill Saunders

Winner of the AATE Distinguished Play Award, this warm and exuberant play is based on the true story of 8 year-old Benjamin Saar. Bravely facing an uncertain future, Benjamin shapes the world around him using the colors he sees and feels as he battles first hemophilia and then AIDS. Experience the shimmering spectrum of his imagination and as he triumphantly sails his yellow boat all the way up to the sun. Appropriate for family audiences ages 8 and up.