Gordon Carpenter and Taylor Maxwell in Macbeth. Photo by Erik Stuhaug.
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Welcome to our 2008-2009 season!
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A rare chance to see both parts in one emotionally packed drama
Henry IV
By William Shakespeare
Adapted by Dakin Matthews
Directed by Stephanie Shine
October 23 – November 16, 2008
Featuring Shakespeare’s greatest comic stage creation – Falstaff – this brilliant distillation of the epic Henry IV parts 1 and 2 wraps England’s civil unrest around a young man’s coming of age. While Prince Hal drinks and carouses with the rogue Falstaff, his father, the King, grapples with rebel wars plaguing the land. As father and Falstaff battle for his affections, the playboy prince struggles to mature from wild youth to the heroic King Henry V.
Featuring Tim Gouran as Prince Hal, David Pichette as King Henry, and Richard Ziman as Falstaff.
A collision course of clowning
THE SERVANT
OF TWO MASTERS
By Carlo Goldoni
Translated and adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher and Paolo Emilio Landi
Directed by Dan McCleary
January 8 – February 1, 2009
This wonderful homage to American vaudeville barely contains the bedlam of the wise-cracking servant Truffaldino as he confuses everyone around him while moonlighting for two employers. Irate fathers, thwarted lovers and mistaken identities add to the lunacy of this commedia dell’arte-inspired play. Actors run the razor’s edge of clowning by playing off audience contributions each night. It’s physically daring, miraculously manic, and a hoot and a half of laughs.
Featuring Chris Ensweiler as Truffaldino, Deborah Fialkow as Beatrice, and Connor Toms as Florindo.
The Servant of Two Masters will run in rotation with The Turn of the Screw.
A classic and chilling ghost story
The Turn
of the Screw
By Jeffrey Hatcher
Adapted from the novel by Henry James
Directed by Rita Giomi
January 12 – 28, 2009
From the moment the lights dim, you’ll find yourself held rapt in a mesmerizing grip of intrigue. This provocative tale of suspense and horror tells the haunting story of a young governess who begins seeing apparitions while caring for two children on an isolated English estate. Are the phantoms real or just her overactive imagination?
Two actors in 90 minutes craft a taut atmosphere of sinister tension that will send shivers down your spine. Featuring John Bogar and Jennifer Sue Johnson.
The Turn of the Screw will run in rotation with The Servant of Two Masters.
A thrilling drama of passion, cunning, and vengeance
THE MERCHANT
OF VENICE
By William Shakespeare
Directed by John Langs
March 12 – April 5, 2009
Attempting to help his friend, Antonio foolishly agrees to give up a pound of his own flesh if he fails to repay a loan from the moneylender Shylock. When the income from his ships is lost at sea, Antonio faces the knife from the vengeful Shylock. Antonio must now rely upon the resourceful heiress-turned-lawyer Portia to prevent the deadly disaster. In a thrilling courtroom conclusion, the disguised young woman swings into action in one of Shakespeare’s most popular and controversial plays.
Featuring R. Hamilton Wright as Shylock and Todd Jefferson Moore as Antonio.
Love is the most potent magic of all
THE tempest
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Stephanie Shine
June 4 – 28, 2009
Enter a world of illusion and magic where a wronged sorcerer manipulates both spirits and humans in his quest for revenge. Deposed of his dukedom and sent into exile, Prospero uses his powers to draw his enemies to his enchanted island to wreak vengeance. Ultimately he discovers that love and forgiveness work the most potent magic of all.
Often seen as the playwright’s farewell to the theatre world, Shakespeare’s The Tempest conjures a world of innocent lovers, bawdy buffoons, mystical beings, and a spectacular storm that transforms everyone in its path. Featuring Michael Winters as Prospero.
All titles, dates and artists subject to change.