HOME FRONT by James Duff
Bob and Maurine, a fairly well-off middle-aged couple, are living happily with their daughter Karen, a graduate student, and their brooding son, Jeremy, who has recently returned from service in Vietnam. Home Front is a riveting drama that blends comedy and tragedy as it illuminates the dilemma of a middle-class Texas family unable to comprehend and deal with the deep-seated disaffection of their Vietnam veteran son. (Produced through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service)
“…builds to an explosive climax…HOME FRONT is an extraordinary piece of work, a major event of any theater season.” -NY Daily News.
This production is a participating entry into the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.
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Actors Workshop
The Actors Worshop series is specialized for the Performing Arts Lab (PAL). The students in the Actors Workshop series minimize the peripherals of sets, costumes and lighting and concentrate on character development.
The Actors Workshop performances are produced to provide audience members with a more personal experience with the production.
David Dow Bentley III, the People’s Critic, said of last season’ s The Shape of Things “...the excellent acting of the young quartet of performers. Actors who can skillfully memorize very lengthy passages in a script always fascinate me. Each of the thespians demonstrateed that ability, and that was particularly true of Miles and Saltz in the lead roles.”
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NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn
Noises Off follows the on and off-stage antics of a touring company as they fumble from dress
rehearsal to the disastrous last night of their producton of the sex comedy, Nothing On. Everything that can go wrong does, as the cast desperately tries to hang on to their lines, their performances and their clothing, resulting in a hilarious descent into chaos.(Produced through special arrangement with Samuel French)
“The most dexterously realized comedy ever about putting on a comedy ... A spectacularly funny ... peerless backstage farce ... [This] dizzy, well-known romp ... [is a] festival of delirium.”
-N.Y. Times.
“The funniest farce ever written ... Never before has side-splitting taken on a meaning dangerously close to the non-metaphorically medical.” -N. Y. Post.
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THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL music & lyrics by David Nehls, book by Betsy Kelso
This popular musical begins with a new tenant at Armadillo Acres—and she’s wreaking havoc all over Florida’s most exclusive trailer park. When Pippi, the stripper on the run, comes between the Dr. Phil-loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband—the storms begin to brew. (Produced through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service).
“A show that actually lives up to the hype of its title.” -Village Voice.
“A delicious new musical. The joint is jammed and jumping with raucous laughter. It’s like The Honeymooners meets The Best Little Whorehouse in Urinetown.” -NY Post
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