2008-2009 Season

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Spitfire Grill (The Musical Story)
Music & Book by James Valcq Lyrics & Book by Fred Alley
September 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28

“A soul-satisfying…work of theatrical resourcefulness. The story moves, the characters have many dimensions and their transformations are plausible and moving. The musical is freeing. It is penetrated by honesty and it glows.” NY Times.

THE STORY: A feisty parolee follows her dreams to a small town in Wisconsin and finds a place for herself working at Hannah’s Spitfire Grill. It is for sale but there are no takers in the depressed town, so newcomer Percy suggests to Hannah that she raffle it off. Entry fees are one hundred dollars and the best essay on why you want the grill wins. Soon, mail is arriving by the wheelbarrow full and things are definitely cookin’ at the Spitfire Grill.

Director: D. Nicholas Hansen

Crucible (The Classic Drama)
by Arthur Miller
November 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23

 Salem is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable of our contemporary society. “A powerful drama.” – NY Times. “Strongly written.” – NY Daily News.

THE STORY: The story focuses upon a young farmer, his wife, and a young servant-girl who maliciously causes the wife’s arrest for witchcraft. The farmer brings the girl to court to admit the lie-and it is here that the monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. The farmer, instead of saving his wife, finds himself also accused of witchcraft and ultimately condemned with a host of others.

Director: Rosie Best

A Christmas Carol (The Tradition)
by Charles Dickens
December 5, 6, 7

The classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, the curmudgeonly miser in Victorian England who learns to love more than his money. Beautiful sets, lavish costumes, music and dancing give our traditional holiday performance timeless appeal.

Pass The Butler ( The Humour)
by Eric Idle
January 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25  

Pass the Butler a hilarious black comedy in the traditional style of Monty Python and written by Eric Idle, was first presented by the Cambridge Theater Company and later played at the Globe Theatre. Pass the Butler makes its premier performance in Toledo! The story is about Sir Robert Charles, the minister of defense who is ill. He is later murdered in his country house and the attempts of a police inspector to discover who did it are the basis for this delightful English farce.

Director: Edmond Lingan

Rabbit Hole (The Drama)
by David Lindsay-Abaire
March 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29

Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize. “David Lindsay-Abaire has crafted a drama that’s not just a departure, but a revelation-an intensely emotional examination of grief, laced with wit, insightfulness, compassion and searing honesty.” – Variety.

THE STORY: Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. RABBIT HOLE charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.

Director: Barbara Barkan

All Shook Up (The Music)
Inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley
Book by Joe DiPietro
June 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

Into a square little town in a square little state rides a guitar-playing roustabout who changes everything and everyone he meets in this hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy that’ll have you jumpin’ out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Don’t Be Cruel.”

Director: James M. Norman

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