The 1940's Radio Hour
Book by: Watson Jones
Directed by: Mel Solomon
Performance dates: November 22 through December 21, 2002
The show takes place during a live broadcast of W.O.V., a local 5,000 watt New York City radio station. It centers around 14 performers and their attempts to make it to the big time, as seen through the eyes of a 1940's radio station studio audience. This nostalgic trip down memory lane includes such songs as "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Ain't She Sweet", and "Blue Moon."
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11th Annual Coastside Talent Show
MC: Michael Lederman
Performance dates: January 10 through January 12, 2003
Over forty coastside performers delight audiences for the 11th consecutive year. Talent includes youth and adult bands, dancers, singers, storytellers, magicians, jugglers, acrobats, animal acts, and clowns. Bring the entire family, your neighbors, friends and anyone you meet on the street. This is worth it!
PLEASE NOTE: The Talent Show is not included in the season ticket subscription. This show can be ordered individually either at the box office, ticket agents or through the subscription brochure.
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The Rainmaker
Written by: N. Richard Nash
Directed by: Roxane Ashe
Performance dates: February 7 through March 1, 2003
Dreams really do come true in N. Richard Nash's gloriously optimistic comedy about miracles, drought, family and love. This charming fable about a con artist living completely in his dreams, a spinster living entirely outside her dreams and her delightful farm family in the midst of a drought is a joy for every audience. "A cloudburst of a hit you must see" --The New York Times.
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Light Sensitive
Written by: Jim Geoghan
Directed by: Everett Chambers
Performance dates: March 28 through April 19, 2003
Tom Hanratty, lifelong resident of Hell's Kitchen, now blind for eight years, is fading into a
routine of self-pity. His bartender and only friend is moving to Vermont with a new girlfriend, but guilt
won't let him abandon Tom. He recruits a volunteer reader, who battles her way through Tom's shell of
pride. When Tom's buddy returns for New Year's Eve with tales of his Christmas from hell in Vermont,
doubt arises about who will be number one in Tom's life.
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CTC Annual Production: The Hobbit
Directed by: Michael Lederman
Performance dates: May 2, 3, 9, 10 at 8pm and May 4, 10 at 2pm
Michael Lederman directs his class of around 100 children, in a production of J.R.R. Tolkein's The Hobbit: An Excellent Adventure. Don't miss it! This will be a once in a lifetime opportunity, and these shows always sell out!
For tickets, call the theatre or visit Bay Book in the Strawflower Shopping Center.
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A Streetcar Named Desire
Written by: Tennessee Williams
Directed by: Paul Smith
Performance dates: June 6 through June 28, 2003
The story of Blanche DuBois, a woman whose life is constantly undermined by her unremitting romantic illusions which lead her to misread the realities of life. Additional pressure is brought to bear on her by her brother in law Stanley which only leads poor old Blanche further down the road to madness.
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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: Chuck Danskin
Performance dates: July 25 through August 16, 2003
"Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight!" Broadway's greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written - the perfect escape from life's troubles. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from time-tested, 2000 year old comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville. The result is a non-stop laugh-fest in which a crafty slave (Pseudolus) struggles to win the hand of a beautiful but slow-witted courtesan (Philia) for his young master (Hero), in exchange for freedom.
With its unforgettable zany characters, a hysterical, perfectly constructed book by Larry Gelbart (of “MASH” and “City Of Angels” fame) and Burt Shevelove, and witty Stephen Sondheim songs which are modest in their vocal demands, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum allows a brilliant ensemble of comedic actors to shine. (The lead role of Pseudolus is one of the theatre's greatest roles - a tour de force for a clown par excellence.) And as if that weren't enough, its simple unit set makes A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum one of the easiest Broadway musicals to mount.
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Orphans
Written by: Lyle Kessler
Directed by: Michael Lederman
Performance dates: September 12 through October 4, 2003
Lyle Kessler's drama follows the plight of two brothers: the emotionally volatile Treat and the sweetly naive Phillip, who were orphaned at an early age. Living hand to mouth in Philadelphia (the city of "brotherly love"), Treat supports them both by thieving on a daily basis. This tentative existence is interrupted by Harold, a middle-aged man whose sudden appearance propels the three men into a journey of self-discovery that irrevocably twists the status quo.
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