A Christmas Story

Written by: Philip Grecian

Directed by: Margaret Harris

Performance dates: Nov 28 - Dec 20, 2003

Humorist Jean Shepherd's memoir of growing up in the 1940s mid-west follows 9-yr-old Ralphie in his quest for a "genuine Red Ryder BB gun" for Christmas. The story is based on the motion picture A Christmas Story, written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark and on Shepherd's book, In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash has become one of the most loved holiday stories.

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12th Annual Coastside Talent Show

MC: Michael Lederman

Performance dates: January 9 through January 11, 2004

Over forty coastside performers delight audiences for the 12th 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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Cole!

Written by: Cole Porter

Directed by: Gail Erwin

Performance dates: February 6 to February 28, 2004

Spend an elegant evening with the incomparable Cole Porter. From Paris to the Riviera to Broadway and Hollywood, Cole Porter's music wove a spell that still entrances us. Come listen to "Night and Day," "I Get a Kick out of You," "I Love Paris," "Just One of Those Things," and dozens of other timeless hits.

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The Country Girl

Directed by: Everett Chambers

Performance dates: April 2 to April 24, 2004

In this affectionate backstage story, we meet Georgie Elgin, a lovable, faithful, forgiving woman whose long years of devotion to her actor husband, Frank, have almost obliterated her own personality. When the really big part comes in an important new play, Frank cracks wide open on the evening of the Boston opening. In that dark moment of Frank’s despair, the country girl is seen for what she really is - a magnificent person whose self-sacrificing goodness had never been truly appreciated. A Timeless American classic.

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CTC Production

Directed by: Michael Lederman

Performance dates: May 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 2004

Over 100 Coastside children in another great production. Michael Lederman's Coastal Theatre Conservatory has been training coastside children in theatre for ten years. Every production is superb. Watch for the announcement of the details of this year's children's production. You are sure to be delighted.

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Twelfth Night

Written by: William Shakespeare

Directed by: Tom Woosnam

Performance dates: June 4 through June 26, 2004

Shakespeare's classic comedy revolves around Viola, a young woman who disguises herself as a man to work as a page in the court of Count Orsino. Orsino is hopelessly in love with a woman named Olivia, and soon Viola finds herself hopelessly in love with Orsino. But Orsino thinks she's a man, and her predicament worsens when she realizes that Olivia has fallen in love with her.

My Fair Lady

Written by: Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe

Directed by: Roxane Ashe

Performance dates: July 23 to August 21, 2004

Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s clever comedy, this award-winning musical is the bewitching story of a cockney flower seller’s transformation into the pride of London society. With memorable songs such as “With a Little Bit of Luck”, “The Rain in Spain”, “I Could Have Danced All Night”, it’s no wonder everyone - not just Henry Higgins - falls in love with Eliza Doolittle.

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Our Lady of the Tortilla

Written by: Luis Santeiro

Directed by: Dutch Fritz

Performance dates: September 24 to October 16, 2004

In a wild weekend, a New Jersey Hispanic American family threatens to burst at the seams. The college-aged son brings home his WASPy girlfriend; his flamboyant mother goes off in mad pursuit of her straying husband, and the old aunt sees the face of the Virgin in a tortilla -- turning their home into a suburban Lourdes. As the family struggles with beliefs and conflicts, old and new, the endurance of family love is revealed as the real miracle.

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