OUR PAST PERFORMANCES

Summer 2011 Season

1. SUPERIOR DONUTS

   by Tracy Letts

   June 22 - July 3

   By the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning author of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY comes this new critically acclaimed Broadway success!

   "...a soulful play, full of humor and humanity...drawn with deep affection" Variety Magazine

   "...a funny and moving evening of theater...as fresh and tasty as a donut right out of the oven" Backstage

   Creative Team
   Director: Paul Mullins
   Set Design: Debra Booth
   Costume Design: Kate Turner-Walker
   Lighting Design: Michael Giannitti
   Sound Design: Karin Graybash

   Please Note: The play is heartfelt and very moving; it contains some depictions of violence and some adult language.

   Co-Sponsored by Deutsche Bank and H.N. Williams

1. Hitchcock's DIAL "M" FOR MURDER

   by Frederick Knott

   July 7 - 23

   Made famous by Alfred Hitchcock's classic film, this almost unbearably suspenseful mystery thriller is bound to delight our audiences, and continues DTF's popular "Murder and Mayhem" Series.

   "...original and remarkably good theatre" New York Times

   Creative Team
   Director: Giovanna Sardelli
   Set Design: Lee Savage
   Costume Design: Barbara Bell
   Lighting Design: Michael Giannitti
   Sound Design: Jill Du Boff

   Co-Sponsored by Homestead Landscaping and r.K. miles

1. NOISES OFF

   by Michael Frayn

   July 28 - August 13

   Considered the funniest British farce ever written, this play delighted Broadway audiences as it took NY by a storm!

   "...the most dexterously realized comedy ever about putting on a comedy. A spectacularly funny peerless backstage farce. This dizzy, well known romp is festival delirium" New York Times

   "...as side-splitting a farce as I have seen. Ever? Ever." NY Magazine

   Creative Team
   Director: Jenn Thompson
   Set Design: Debra Booth
   Costume Design: Emily Pepper
   Lighting Design: Philip Rosenberg
   Sound Design: Dan Roninson

   Co-Sponsored by The Dorset Inn and Sante

1. MAURITIUS

   by Theresa Rebeck

   August 18 - 27

   A riveting thriller about time/place/ inheritance and the world of philately, DTF proudly presents renowned playwright Rebeck with this mysterious and darkly funny hit play which played to sell out audiences at NY's Manhattan Theatre Club and Boston's Huntington Theatre.

   Creative Team
   Director: Ari Edelson
   Set Design: Kevin Judge
   Costume Design: Emily Pepper
   Lighting Design: Michael Giannitti
   Sound Design: Ryan Rumery

   Please Note: The play is heartfelt and very moving; it contains some depictions of violence and some adult language.

   Co-Sponsored by Orvis and Rose Brand

Additional Programming

1. CHARLOTTE'S WEB

   by EB White
   adapted by Joseph Robinette

   June 3 - 5

   The Children's Literature Association named this "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years." DTF continues its commitment to providing the unique experience of a wonderful story being brought to life on the stage for the young and young at heart!

   Sponsored by The Bank of Bennington

1. New Play Reading Series

   This summer's New Play Series features works developed during the previous Lark/DTF New Play Development retreat:
   June 28th - The Nap by Marisa Smith, directed by Dina Janis
   July 19th - Do Something Pretty by Melissa Ross, directed by Dina Janis
   August 1st - Naked Influence by Suzanne Bradbeer, directed by Daniela Topol
   Fully staged readings will be held at the Dorset Playhouse at 7 pm.
   All are invited to attend these free performances, which will be followed by discussion with the writers and actors.

2010 SEASON

1. JUNE 30-JULY 11
   THE PAVILION
   By Craig Wright

   Hailed by critics as an "an Our Town for our time," and written by the award winning writer of LOST, SIX FEET UNDER and DIRTY SEXY MONEY- this play is by turns poetic and comic, romantic and philosophical. A touching crowd pleaser about life, love and the choices we make along the way.

   Read Reviews of The Pavilion
   The Boston Globe
   Bennington Banner
   The Free George
   Times Argus

2. JULY 14-JULY 25
   FALLEN ANGELS
   By Noel Coward

   Charming, gay, frothy fun for the entire family- by a master of high comedy, this is Coward at his inimitable best. This play is a champagne cocktail of wit and charm.

   Read Reviews of Fallen Angels
   Manchester Journal
   Bennington Banner

3. JULY 28-AUGUST 15
   MURDER ON THE NILE
   By Agatha Christie

   DTF once again plays host to Dame Christie in this classic mystery sure to please old and young alike. Join in the fun as you travel down the Nile on a paddle steamer with a cast of characters guaranteed to keep you guessing. One of Christie's best "who dunnits" simply packed with murder, intrigue and fun for all.

4. AUGUST 18-AUGUST 29
   THE NOVELIST
   By Theresa Rebeck
   * A DTF NEW PLAY PREMIERE *

   A country home. A weekend away from the city. A brilliant novelist and his bitter son. A nubile and cunning young female assistant enters the picture and events explode in this fierce and funny contemporary drama which explores Chekovian territory in a contemporary American setting.

5. WHEN SOMETHING WONDERFUL ENDS

   
   By Sherry Kramer
   A DTF VERMONT NEW PLAY PREMIERE

   LABOR DAY WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 1-5

   After the death of her mother, Sherry's family home goes up for sale. Sifting through memories of a seemingly simpler time as she packs up her baby-boom childhood, Sherry begins to connect the dots between her Barbie collection and America's place in the rest of the world. A touching, funny, deeply personal and daringly global one-woman, one-Barbie play.

   Part of our "GOING GREEN SYMPOSIUM"
   Featuring presentations, Q&A's with Guest Speakers, and workshops daily.
   Including Mansour Farhang, Ellen Ogden, Chris Morrow, Sherry Kramer and others.

   TICKETS ONLY $20
   All workshops free with purchase of one ticket!

Now a major motion picture! Wes Anderson, in his first animated film, adapted this classic story to the big screen. It delighted audiences, dazzled critics and built upon the foundation of a fantastic tale!

FANTASTIC MR. FOX

By Roald Dahl

Adapted by David Wood

FREE SATURDAY MATINEES AT 2:00 PM
July 10- August 14

This charming play will have delighted audiences gripping their seats! When Mr. Fox steals one chicken too many Three Farmers, just about the meanest men you will ever encounter, decide the only cure is to rid themselves of Mr. Fox by any means possible. But, the ever- clever Mr. Fox has other plans! Outwitted at every turn, the farmers' ploys backfire, and all the animals celebrate a feast at their expense.

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PREVIOUS SEASONS

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2009 SEASON

Photos by Harry Lee

June 17-27
St. Nicholas
by Conor McPherson
directed by Carl Forsman

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In this play about the mischief of storytelling, a theater critic in the throes of a mid-life crisis takes-up with a coven of vampires living on the outskirts of London. Or so he claims...

performed by
Jack Gilpin

lights
Josh Bradford

sound
Will Pickens

production stage manager
Jess Johnston

director
Carl Forsman

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July 1-18
Merton of the Movies
by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly
directed by Jonathan Silverstein

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THE KAUFMAN COLLECTION: Volume III
A young man travels west from a small town in Kansas to become a "serious" actor. With the help of a young starlet, he navigates the pre-talkie Hollywood system and finds
stardom in the most unlikely of ways. The third production of THE KAUFMAN COLLECTION, DTF's commitment  to rediscovering for American audiences George S. Kaufman's great works for the stage.

featuring
Mark Alhadeff
Ted Caine
Clark Carmichael
Curran Connor
Mark Emerson
Helen Farmer
Crystal Finn
Larissa Goldberg
Kim Hausler
Kirk Jackson
Ann McDonough
Gardner Reed
Spencer Robinson
David Yearta

sets
Bill Clarke

costumes
Theresa Squire

lights
Josh Bradford

sound
Will Pickens

production stage manager
Jess Johnston

artistic director
Carl Forsman

casting
Judy Bowman Casting

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July 22 - August 8
Agatha Christie's
The Hollow
directed by Carl Forsman

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From the pen of Britain's master of suspense comes a mystery of sexual jealousy and deception. One weekend at the Angkatell country home, just outside of London, Dr. John Cristow is murdered... and all three of the women who love him are suspects.

featuring
Mark Alhadeff
Ted Caine
Clark Carmichael
Curran Connor
Mark Emerson
Helen Farmer
Crystal Finn
Larissa Goldberg
Kim Hausler
Kirk Jackson
Ann McDonough
Gardner Reed

sets
Bill Clarke

costumes
Theresa Squire

lights
Josh Bradford

sound
Will Pickens

production stage manager
Jess Johnston

casting
Judy Bowman Casting

director
Carl Forsman

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August 12-29
Marry Me A Little
songs by Stephen Sondheim
conceived & developed by Craig Lucas & Norman Rene
musical direction by John Bell
directed by Jonathan Silverstein

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A song cycle that tells the story of two lonelyhearts,
each alone on a Saturday night with their romantic dreams.

featuring
Leah Horowitz
Paul Anthony Stewart

sets
Bill Clarke

costumes
Theresa Squire

lights
Josh Bradford

sound
Will Pickens

production stage manager
Emily M. Arnold

casting
Judy Bowman Casting

musical director
John Bell

director
Jonathan Silverstein

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Alice In Wonderland
based on the novel by Lewis Carroll
adapted and directed by Tracy Bersley

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featuring
Ted Caine
Curran Connor
Helen Farmer
Larissa Goldberg
Alexandra Kokesh
Katherine Lawlor
Greg Vyska

set
Cressa Amundsen and Sam Kuczynski

costumes
Margaret Dimmick

lights
Krysta Piccoli

sound
Bruce Stockton

production stage manager
Joshua Yocom

director
Tracy Bersley

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2008 SEASON

Photos by Harry Lee

June 19-28
Nobody Don't Like Yogi
by Thomas Lysaght
directed by Carl Forsman

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Teddy Coluca stars in this story of Yogi Berra's return after a 14-year absence from Yankee Stadium. Reminiscing about greats like Mantle and Maris, relating his own unlikely path to the majors,
and revealing himself as a husband, father, and friend, this play will charm
even the most hardened Red Sox fan!

featuring
Teddy Coluca

scenery
David Barber

costumes
Kevin Thacker

lights
Josh Bradford

sound
Daniel Baker

production stage manager
Emily Arnold

director
Carl Forsman

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July 3-19
The Dining Room
by A.R. Gurney
directed by Jonathan Silverstein

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A.R. Gurney's masterpiece of 20th Century family life - formal, informal, and impossible - explodes
across the stage in a series of scenes dissecting birthday parties, holidays, breakfasts, affairs,
and every imaginable form of American familial relations. Spanning the century and a single day at
the same time, THE DINING ROOM is a humorous and moving evocation of family life, past and present.

featuring
Frank Deal
Virginia Kull
Timothy McCracken
Ann McDonough
Mark Sullivan
Sara Surrey

scenery
Dana Moran Williams

costumes
Theresa Squire

lights
Josh Bradford

sound
Daniel Baker

production stage manager
Emily Arnold

director
Jonathan Silverstein

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July 24 - August 9
A Year With Frog and Toad
books and lyrics by Willie Reale
music by Robert Reale
based on the book by Arnold Lobel
directed by Lear deBessonet

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A Broadway hit in 2003, reimagined by Off-Broadway's most original director. We are thrilled to bring Lear deBessonet's great gifts to Vermont with this visual, comedic feast about the value of friendship. A charming, jazzy musical version of the much beloved Arnold Lobel stories that will be fun for all ages. Bring family and friends to enjoy the first musical of DTF’s new era. 

featuring
Darrin Baker
Jessica Blair
James Donegan
Jeff Edgerton
Sarah Mugavero

scenery
Justin Townsend

costumes
Andrea Varga

lights
Josh Bradford

sound
Daniel Baker

production stage manager
Emily Arnold

director
Lear deBessonet

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August 14-30
June Moon
by Ring Lardner and George S. Kaufman
directed by Jesse Berger

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The only collaboration between Kaufman and the great Ring Lardner tells the story of a young songwriter who meets the right girl on the train into the Big Apple – where he then meets the wrong girl, and pens the song that will make his fortune! A comedic romp set in the wild and unpredictable music business of the 1920s.

This was the second production of THE KAUFMAN COLLECTION,
DTF’s commitment to rediscovering for American audiences
George S. Kaufman’s great works for the stage. 

featuring
Mark Alhadeff
Mary Bacon
Peter Bretz
Erin Timony Bump
Curran Connor
Larissa Goldberg
Carol Halstead
Ian Lowe
Spencer Moses
Brit Whittle
Teresa Stephenson

scenery
David Barber

costumes
Sara Jean Tosetti

lights
Josh Bradford

sound
Daniel Baker

production stage manager
Emily Arnold

director
Jesse Berger

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2007 SEASON

Photos by Harry Lee

June 14 - July 1
Theophilus North
by Matthew Burnett
based on the novel by Thornton Wilder
directed by Carl Forsman

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In 1926, 30 year-old Theophilus quits his job as a schoolteacher to see the world. Until his used car breaks down in the affluent town of Newport, Rhode Island. There he spends a summer intervening in the lives of its residents, hoping to make a difference – but will they return the favor? Incoming Artistic Director Carl Forsman brings his acclaimed off-Broadway production of this charming new play to Dorset.

featuring
Margaret Daly
Joe Delafield
Megan Ferguson
Scott Parkinson
Geddeth Smith
Regan Thompson
Brit Whittle

scenery
Beowulf Boritt

lights
Josh Bradford

costumes
Theresa Squire

sound
Daniel Baker

production stage manager
Erin Grenier

casting
Kelly Gillespie
McCorkle Casting

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featuring
Todd Cerveris
Angela Reed

scenery
Nathan Heverin

lights
Josh Bradford

costumes
Andrea Varga

sound
Daniel Baker

production stage manager
Erin Grenier

casting
Kelly Gillespie
McCorkle Casting

artistic director
Carl Forsman

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July 19 - August 5
Dulcy
by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly
directed by Carl Forsman

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Dulcy is determined to help her husband save his fake pearl business, and over the course of a weekend she knows she can get him more than the sixteen and two-thirds percent he’s been promised by old Forbes in a merger. But encouraging Forbes’ daughter to elope with a silent film writer, inviting a millionaire with a secret, and hiring a butler out of Sing Sing probably won’t make things easy! A hilarious Jazz-age comedy, the first play in DTF’s ambitious new endeavor THE KAUFMAN COLLECTION, in which we’ll bring one of the American master’s works to life every summer!

featuring
Mark Alhadeff
Cheryl Lynn Bowers
Phillip Clark
Teddy Coluca
Kelly Deadmon
Ben Hollandsworth
Alexis Hyatt
D.H. Johnson
Saxon Palmer
Thomas Jay Ryan
Brit Whittle

scenery
Nathan Heverin

lights
Josh Bradford

costumes
Theresa Squire

sound
Daniel Baker

production stage manager
Dave Polato

casting
Kelly Gillespie
McCorkle Casting

artistic director
Carl Forsman

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August 9 - 26
Sleuth
by Anthony Shaffer
directed by Jesse Berger

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Andrew has been cuckolded by Milo, and he plots an extraordinary revenge.
But when a police inspector turns up, Andrew’s brilliant plan starts to come undone.
A funny, biting thriller which promises to surprise.

featuring
Jay Goede
Philip Goodwin
Robert E. Lawson
Vincent Marks
Sean McNulty

scenery
Wilson Chin

lights
Josh Bradford

costumes
Theresa Squire

sound
Daniel Baker

production stage manager
Dave Polato

casting
Kelly Gillespie
McCorkle Casting

artistic director
Carl Forsman

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2006 SEASON

MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS
by Ron Hutchinson
directed by John Morrison

A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED
by Agatha Christie
adapted for the stage by Leslie Darbon
directed by Debra Whitfield

THE LUSTY AND COMICAL HISTORY OF TOM JONES
written and directed by John Morrison

PETER PAN
adapted and directed by Brian Feehan

THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by Tennessee Williams
directed by John Morrison

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2005 SEASON

THE AU PAIR MAN
by Hugh Leonard
directed by John Morrison

THE WOMAN IN BLACK
adapted by Stephan Mallatratt
from a book by Susan Hill
directed by David Lansbury

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by Oscar Wilde
directed by Bill Coons

THE LION IN WINTER
by James Goldman

SKY GIRLS
by Jenny Laird
directed by Frank Latson

THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES
by Frank D. Gilroy

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2004 SEASON

SYLVIA
by A. R. Gurney
directed by Kim Moore

THE MOUSETRAP
by Agatha Christie
directed by John Morrison

AFTER MAGRITTE & THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND
by Tom Stoppard
directed by William Coons

MASS APPEAL
by Bill C. Davis
directed by Michael Lasswell

NUNSENSE
book, music, lyrics by Dan Goggin
directed by Brian Feehan

RELATIVELY SPEAKING
by Alan Ayckbourn
directed by John Morrison

SWING STREET
by John Nassivera & Jeff Bernstein

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2003 SEASON

LITTLE WOMEN
adapted for the stage from the novel by Louisa May Alcott
adapted by Marion DeForest & Jill Charles
directed by Frank H. Latson

SHERLOCK HOLMES and THE CURSE OF THE SIGN OF FOUR
by Dennis Rosa
based on the novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
directed by John Morrison

APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH
by Agatha Christie
directed by Catrin Parker

THE FOREIGNER
by Larry Shue
directed by John Morrison

THE ORCHARD
by John Nassivera
adapted from "The Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov
directed by B.T. McNicholl

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2002 SEASON

WAITING FOR GODOT
by Samuel Beckett
directed by John Morrison

TOWARDS ZERO
by Agatha Christie
directed by Catrin Parker

SHE LOVES ME
book by Joe Masteroff
music by Jerry Bock
lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
directed by Frank Latson

SHADY BUSINESS
by Robin Hawdon
directed by John Morrison

THE MUSIC LESSON
by Tammy Ryan
directed by Louis Tyrrell

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2001 SEASON

ART
by Yasmina Reza
translated by Christopher Hampton
directed by John Morrison

O THE DAYS!
by Sheila Walsh
directed by John Morrison

TEN LITTLE INDIANS
by Agatha Christie
directed by Mark S. Ramont

NOISES OFF
by Michael Frayn
directed by Jill Charles

REDWOOD CURTAIN
by Lanford Wilson
directed by Jill Charles

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1999 SEASON

AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN
by Douglas Carter Beane
directed by James Fitzsimmons

HAY FEVER
by Noel Coward
directed by Jill Charles

ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN
by Alan Ayckbourn
directed by John Morrison

GO BACK FOR MURDER
by Agatha Christie
directed by Jill Charles

BARRYMORE
by William Luce
directed by John Morrison

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1998 SEASON

GOLF WITH ALAN SHEPARD
by Carter W. Lewis
directed by John Morrison

ROOM SERVICE
by John Murray and Allen Boretz
directed by Jill Charles

DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER
by Marc Camoletti
adapted by Robin Hawdon
directed by John Morrison

SPIDER'S WEB
by Agatha Christie
directed by Jill Charles

OLD WICKED SONGS
by Jon Marans
directed by Mark S. Ramont

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1997 SEASON

VALLEY SONG
by Anthol Fugard
directed by John Morrison

ON GOLDEN POND
by Ernest Thompson
directed by Jill Charles

MOON OVER BUFFALO
by Ken Ludwig
directed by John Morrison

TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT
from the novel by Graham Greene
adapted by Giles Havergal
directed by Michael Lasswell

BLACK COFFEE
by Agatha Christie
directed by Jill Charles

THE COLOR OF LOVE
by John Nassivera
directed by Mark Ramont

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1996 SEASON

THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS
by Paul Zindel
directed by Mark Ramont

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
by Agatha Christi
directed by John Morrison

STANTON'S GARAGE
by Joan Ackerma
directed by Jill Charles

HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES
by Alan Ayckbourn
directed by John Morrison

FOREVER PLAID
written and directed by Stuart Ross

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1995 SEASON

A LESSON FROM ALOES
by Athol Fugard
directed by John Morrison

THE UNEXPECTED GUEST
by Agatha Christie
directed by Edgar Lansbury

MOON OVER THE BREWERY
by Bruce Graham
directed by Jill Charles

ROUGH CROSSING
by Tom Stoppard
directed by John Morrison

GREATER TUNA
by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, Ed Howard
directed by Mark Ramont

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1994 SEASON

WHAT I DID LAST SUMMER
by A.R. Gurney
directed by Mark Ramont

THE MOUSETRAP
by Agatha Christie
directed by John Morrison

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
dramatized by Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett
directed by John Morrison

I DO! I DO!
based on The Fourposter by Jan de Hartog
directed by Jill Charles

BLITHE SPIRIT
by Noel Coward
directed by Jill Charles

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1993 SEASON

MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA!
by Athol Fugard
directed by Mark Ramont

SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE UNSEEN HAND
by John Nassivera
directed by Edgar Lansbury

RELATIVELY SPEAKING
by Alan Ayckbourn
directed by John Morrison

MAMA DRAMA
by Leslie Ayvazian, Donna Daley, Christine Farrell
Rita Nachtmann, and Ann Sachs,
directed by Peter Askin

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1992 SEASON

SAVING GRACE
by Tom Ziegler
directed by Ted Story

GODSPELL
conceived by John-Michael Tebelak
music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
directed and choreographed by Stephen DeAngelis

OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY
by Jerry Sterner
directed by John Morrison

THE COUNTRY CLUB
by Douglas Carter Beane
directed by Edgar Lansbury

WRITE ME A MURDER
by Frederick Knott
directed by Jill Charles

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1991 SEASON

A HARD LOOK AT OLD TIMES
based on the life and writings of Walter Hard
compiled by John Nassivera
directed by Jack L. Davis

THE VOICE OF THE PRAIRIE
by John Olive
directed by Jill Charles

DIAL "M" FOR MURDER
by Frederick Knott
directed by John Morrison

ITALIAN AMERICAN RECONCILIATION
by John Patrick Shanley
directed by Mark S. Ramont

LEND ME A TENOR
by Ken Ludwig
directed by John Morrison

THE JAZZ CLUB
concept and book by John Nassivera
directed by Jill Charles

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1985 SEASON

THE GOLDEN AGE
by A.R. Gurney, Jr.
directed by Edgar Lansbury

THE LUST AND COMICAL HISTORY OF TOM JONES
adapted and directed by John Morrison

THE 1940's RADIO HOUR
by Walton Jones
directed by Jill Charles

FAMILY AFFAIRS
by Lynne Kadish
directed by Anthony McKay

FIFTH OF JULY
by Lanford Wilson
directed by Jill Charles

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1984 SEASON

GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT HERE
by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
directed by John Morrison

THE MATCHMAKER
by Thornton Wilder
directed by Jill Charles

MAKING A KILLING
by John Nassivera
directed by Anthony McKay

GREATER TUNA
by Jaston Sears, Joe Williams, and Ed Howard
directed by Jill Charles

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1983 SEASON

SLEUTH
by Anthony Shaffer
directed by John Morrison

PEG O' MY HEART
by J. Hartley Manners
directed by Jill Charles

A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN
by Eugene O'Neill
directed by John Morrison

ON BORROWED TIME
by Paul Osborn
directed by Jill Charles

YOU NEVER KNOW
by Cole Porter and Rowland Leigh
directed by Paul Lazarus

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1982 SEASON

DEATHTRAP
by Ira Levin
directed by John Morrison

LITTLE WOMEN
by Marian de Forest
directed by Jill Charles

HARVEY
by Mary Chase
directed by Edgar Lansbury

THE LAST OF MRS. LINCOLN
by James Prideaux
directed by John Morrison

YOU NEVER KNOW
music and lyrics by Cole Porter
book adapted by Rowland Leigh

THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST
by Beth Henley
directed by Stuart White

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1981 SEASON

FEIFFER'S PEOPLE
sketches and observations by Jules Feiffer
directed by John Morrison

TALLEY'S FOLLY
by Lanford Wilson
directed by Jill Charles

GORILLA
by John Patrick Shanley
directed by Michael Wright

ARTICHOKE
by Joanna M. Glass
directed by John Morrison

THE PASSION OF DRACULA
by Bob Hall and David Richmond
directed by Michael Wright

FOUR OF A KIND
by John Nassivera
directed by Jill Charles

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1980 SEASON

OF MICE AND MEN
by John Steinbeck
directed by John Morrison

SWEENEY TODD
by Michael Wright and John Nassivera
directed by Michael Wright

A PENNY EARNED FROM THE MISER and OTHER MOLIERE FARCES
music and lyrics by Annie Lebeaux
book by Stephen Kelsey
directed by Stephen Kelsey and Jill Charles

HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES
by Alan Ayckbourn
directed by John Morrison

PHALLACIES
by John Nassivera
directed by Jill Charles

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1979 SEASON

THE MIRACLE WORKER
by William Gibson
directed by John Morrison

THE PRIVATE EAR AND THE PUBLIC EYE
by Peter Shaffer
directed by Michael Wright

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
directed by Jill Charles

FRANKENSTEIN
dramatized by Tim Kelly
from the classic by Mary Shelley
directed by John Morrison

NOBODY AND ME
by C.A. Philips
directed by Jill Charles

THE LUST AND COMICAL HISTORY OF TOM JONES
by John Morrison
directed by Jill Charles and John Morrison

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1978 SEASON

PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM
by Woody Allen
directed by John Morrison

TWO FOR THE SEESAW
by William Gibson
directed by Bruce Peyton

PETER PAN
by J.M. Barrie
lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden and Adoph Green
music by Mark Charlap and Jule Styne
directed by Jill Charles

A SHOT IN THE DARK
adapted by Harry Kurnitz
from the Play "L'Idiote," by Marcel Achard
directed by David Heveran

THE PENULTIMATE PROBLEM OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
by John C. Watson
directed by Jill Charles

THE RAINMAKER
by N. Richard Nash
directed by Jill Charles

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