Our 2008/2009 Season
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directed by
Mickey Coburn
In Noel Coward's delicious confection Hay Fever, each member of the eccentric Bliss family – a retired actress, her novelist husband, and their two grown children – invites a guest to their country home, without informing each other. The innocent visitors arrive expecting a romantic weekend, and step into a whirlwind of confusion, chaos and comedy. Hay Fever, one of Noel Coward’s best, is a play about bad manners, outrageous behavior, incomparable wit and biting satire. |
November 7, 8, 14,15,16 21, & 22 |
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WINTER
John Kander & Fred Ebb
book by Joe Masteroff
from the play by John Van Druten
I Am a Camera
directed by
Nancy Curran Willis
Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome!
The decadent world of 1930s Berlin comes to life in this Tony Award-winning musical masterpiece. An English nightclub singer, an American writer, a German landlady and a Jewish shopkeeper find their destinies linked and their futures uncertain as the rise of the Nazis party casts a shadow over Germany during the waning days of the Weimar Republic. By turns defiant and melancholy, brazen and gleeful, CABARET sizzles with thrilling songs, evocative dance numbers and a chilling storyline. Presiding over the action is the Emcee, who acts as master of ceremonies and serves as a constant metaphor for the current state of German society.
"Leave your troubles outside" the Emcee bids, as you step inside the deliciously decadent world of 51 Walden's own Kit Kat Klub where you'll be transported back in time to a place where individual freedoms are celebrated only to be overshadowed by a rising world evil. From the authentic 1930's Berlin club setting to its haunting, unforgettable music, CABARET is divinely decadent entertainment at its best.
"What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play…."
Come to the CABARET.
February 13, 14, 15 (mat) , 20, 21, 22 (mat), 27, & 28, 2009
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SPRING
by Harper Lee
adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel
Directed by JulieAnn Charest Govang
We all know the characters from this small town and the major racial themes of Harper Lee's classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird". As in the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, eight-year-old Scout Finch, who lives with her brother, Jem, and their lawyer father, Atticus, in Maycomb, Alabama, tells the story of her father's defense of Tom Robinson, a young black man who is being tried for the rape of a white woman. Scout is spunky, warm-hearted and curious about life. Atticus is a passionate advocate for justice. Tom Robinson is the personification of the word victim. Human tragedy of racial prejudice and unequal justice are brought to life in this poignant drama. It is a much-beloved tale of growing up, as well as an exploration of heroism confronted with bigotry.
April 24, 25, May 1,2,3, 8, & 9 |
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