Main Stage Theater & Stage West

Next season, our Mainstage Theater will be undergoing renovations to our current heating and air-conditioning system, which we are confident will increase your comfort and viewing pleasure in the very near future. In the meantime, we have created a dynamic theater season that will include productions in both the Mainstage Theater, as well our intimate Stage West Theater. The plays we will present in each of these venues have been selected for their exceptional artistic merit and entertainment value, while the season schedule has been tailored in such a way as to insure that each production is ideally suited to the venue in which it will be produced.

OF MICE AND MEN
by John Steinbeck

Directed by Tom Amen

Mainstage Theater
October 17-26, 2008

Set in Central California in the 1930’s, John Steinbeck’s Depression-era drama is a tremendously moving character study of the bond between a pair of itinerant ranch hands longing for a place to call home. Lennie is a child trapped within the body of a dangerously powerful man. George is Lennie’s protector and loyal friend, honor-bound to keep Lennie from harm, while reigning in his immense physical strength. However, when these two misfit drifters arrive at a ranch to work, Lennie's obsession with things soft and cuddly leads him into contact with the rancher’s promiscuous wife, forcing George into a position where he must make the most difficult and painful decision of his life. Filled with tenderness, brutality, compassion, and raw emotional power, Of Mice and Men is a timeless classic of American Theater!

October 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 at 7:30 pm
October 19, 26 at 2:00 pm

NINE
Book by Arthur Kopit
Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
Adapted from the Italian by Mario Fratti 

Directed and Choreographed by Martie Ramm

Mainstage Theater
November 7 - 16, 2008

Winner of seven Tony Awards including Best Musical (1982) and Best Musical Revival (2003), NINE is the musical version of Federico Fellini’s film 8 ½.  NINE examines the plight of the famous and handsome Italian film director Guido Contini who is about to turn 40 and finds himself both creatively and emotionally exhausted.  He eventually finds his way by analyzing his relationships with the many women in his life.  Featuring one man and 27 dazzling women, NINE is full of rowdy fun, sensual fantasy, and beautiful music.  Don’t miss this bold and imaginative treasure

November 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 at 7:30 pm
November 9, 16 at 2:00 pm

RASHOMON
By Fay and Michael Kanin

Directed by Tom Amen

Stage West Theater
March 6 - 15, 2009

Based on the Japanese folk tales of Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Rashomon is an incisive meditation on the nature of human weakness, human virtue, and the illusory nature of truth! Infused with passion, insight, and wit, it is a play quite unlike any you have ever seen! When a Samurai is murdered, and his wife is assaulted by a roving bandit, a beguiling mystery begins to unfold. Though the bandit is quickly apprehended and brought to trial, the truth proves far more illusive, as wildly contradictory versions of what happened are brought to light. But which version contains the ultimate truth? All of them! Delicate yet powerful, sensitive yet brutal, Rashomon is a mesmerizing play packed with vibrant characters and relentless suspense. Murder mystery has seldom been as stylish, graceful, and thought-provoking!

March 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, at 7:30 pm
March 8, 15 at 2:00 pm

BEYOND THERAPY
By Christopher Durang

Directed by Martie Ramm

Stage West Theater
May 1 - 10, 2009

Jokes about psychiatrists have never stopped, but rarely have they been as funny as they are in Christopher Durang’s hilarious adult comedy!  Beyond Therapy follows two lonely, struggling singles, Bruce and Prudence, who are deeply into therapy with their respective analysts.  In this case, however, the lunatics are in charge of the asylum as both psychiatrists are far more in need of help than their bewildered, eccentric, but essentially well-adjusted patients.  Filled with marvelously insane characters, screwball humor, and Durang’s trademark observations of contemporary American society, Beyond Therapy is just what the doctor ordered: an evening of non-stop laughter!  Make your appointment today!

May 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, at 7:30 pm
May 3, 10 at 2:00 pm

WHAT THE BELLHOP SAW
By Billy Van Vandt and Jane Milmore

Directed by Tom Amen

Stage West Theater
June 19 - 28, 2009

This hilarious and topical farce is sure to leave audiences squealing with laughter as one comedic gag falls atop the other at breakneck speed! When a mild-mannered young man checks into an expensive suite in New York City's finest hotel, he only intends to begin an illicit affair. Little does he know that his indiscretion will precipitate a fantastic nightmare involving not only his abrasive wife, but a renowned author, a middle-eastern terrorist, a scheming bellboy, an incompetent CIA agent, a sex-starved maid, a ditzy secretary, and a little girl in pig-tails. Naturally, with this crazy cast of characters, things quickly spin out of control and into a delightfully absurd evening of pure comedic gold! Don’t miss your chance to see What the Bellhop Saw! Join us!

June 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27 at 7:30 pm
June 21, 28, at 2:00 pm