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2008 Main Series Shows
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January 11 – 27, 2008
The Best Little Whorehouse
in Texas
Book by Larry King & Paul Masterson, Music & Lyrics by Carol
HallThis happy-go-luck view of small-town vice and statewide
political side-stepping recounts the good times and the demise of
the Chicken Ranch, known since
the 1850’s as one of the better pleasure palaces in all of Texas.
Local dignitaries frequent thebordello until the puritan Watchdog
steps in with righteous indignation focusing on closing the
institution.
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February 22 – March 9, 2008
The Good Doctor
by Neil Simon
This Broadway hit offers hilarious sketches that are composites of
Neil Simon and Anton Chekhov, as well as various other entertaining
vignettes. The stories are droll, the portraits affectionate, the
humor infectious and the fun unending. “There is much
fun here. . . Mr. Simon’s comic fancy is admirable.”
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April 4 – 20, 2008
Steel Magnolias
By Robert Harling
Truvy’s Beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana is where a group of
gossipy Southern ladies come to have their hair done. Truvy
dispenses shampoos and free advice to the ladies “who are anybody”.
The play is alternately hilarious and touching – and in the end,
deeply revealing of strength and purposefulness, ”. . . suffused
with humor and tinged with tragedy.”
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May 16 – June 1, 2008
Under Papa’s Picture
By George Tibbles &
Joe Connelly
A stuffy bigoted young businessman, married with one child, is on
the verge of solid success with his company when he discovers his
widowed mother is pregnant. In his concern for his image, he
attempts to get the baby-to-be’s father, an Italian painter,
to marry his mother. Then something goes wrong at the office to mess
up an important assignment.
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July 4 – 20, 2008
Born to Ride the Waves
Musical – Music &
Lyrics by Joseph Mulroy, Book by Mimi Leahey & Harry Nangle
Over Labor Day weekend, 1964, the last days of an idyllic California
Point Break, confirmed loner and champion surfer Tom Bannick
finds his carefree world suddenly challenged by love and a
demolition crew. Inspired by Dana Point’s colorful past and
featuring songs from Surfstory,
which the LA Times hailed as “fresh, inspired, elegant, engaging
and blissfully unpretentious”.
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August 22 – September 7, 2008
Night of January 16th
By Ayn Rand
This is a gripping courtroom drama, a murder trial, in which the
jury is the audience and will vote on the verdict of guilty or
innocent. Based on the March 12, 1932
death of Ivar Krueger, the Swedish “Match King”, the factual
evidence of the defendant’s
guilt or innocence is evenly balanced to make either verdict
possible. Since it’s original Broadway success in 1935
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October 10 – October 26, 2008
This play has achieved vast worldwide acclaim.
Dracula-La!
By David Hayes & Max
Forseter
The story is a mix of several things, beginning with a vampire “trying
to quit”, (and you thought giving up cigarettes was tough),
a touching middle-aged love story, and a 1920’s comedy cartoon
featuring all-live singing, dancing actors from the flapper era. Our
hero, Bela Lupescu is just 3 days short of the 7 years it takes to
go from being a vampire back to being human.
He has opened an all night candy store to help himself subsist on
sugar instead of blood. . .
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2008 Family Series Shows
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August 4 – August 8, 2008
Luann
By Greg Evans
The popular comic strip Luann
comes to life in this
exhilarating musical written by Luann’s
creator, Greg Evans. Like
the strip, the show is an amusing look at teenhood: from the agony
of homework, pimples and bad hair to the joy of summer, The Mall
and romance. Full of laughs, a few tears and lots of fun and funny
musical moments, it’s a hugely entertaining show for the
entire family.
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November 17 – 23, 2008
Lady Pirates of the
Caribbean
By Craig Sodaro
Lawless lady pirates save orphaned children. A chest of gold
doubloons sent by the Queen to care for orphaned children has
been stolen. To save the orphans from
starvation, Sister Benedict seeks the help of Esmeralda, the captain
of the pirates known as the
Lawless Ladies. Once an orphan herself, Esmeralda promises to
recover the gold.
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December 8 – 14, 2008
TBD
At the time this brochure
went to press, the Play Selection Committee was still considering
several possible Christmas shows. All
of the shows under consideration are charming family oriented shows.
The final selection will be posted on the Playhouse’s
web site and in the show programs as soon as possible.
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