THE SOUND OF MUSIC

By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein

Directed by Jim Ward

NOVEMBER 17-DECEMBER 16, 2006

The holidays are alive with the Sound of Music!
Come celebrate the season with Coastal Rep as we
proudly present one of the  best loved musicals of all time.
Based on the uplifting true story of the Von Trapp family,
this timeless classic touches the hearts of all ages and
includes some of the most memorable songs
ever performed on the musical stage, including
"My Favorite Things", "Do-Re-Mi", "Edelweiss",
"Climb Every Mountain", and, of course, "The Sound of Music."

This show is a must see for the entire family!

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The 15th Annual Talent Show

JANUARY 5-7, 2007
Your host: Michael Lederman

Over forty coastside performers delight audiences for the 15th 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 subscription. Order tickets online, by phone, or at the box office.

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LOST IN YONKERS

By Neil Simon

Directed by Roxane Ashe

FEBRUARY 2-24, 2007

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Tony Award, the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards, this brilliant and nostalgic comedy is one of Neil Simon's greatest works.  Set in 1942, in a small apartment over a candy store in Yonkers, New York, this play tells the tale of two young brothers spending 10 long months with their formidable grandmother, their sweetly kooky aunt and their gangster uncle.  Filled with laughter, tears and insight, this is a play for everyone to enjoy.

"The best play Simon ever wrote." N.Y. Post.  "There are moments in this play when you experience a new kind of laughter for Simon, a silent laughter that doesn't explode into a yuk but implodes straight into your heart." Newsweek.

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LAUNDRY AND BOURBON AND LONE STAR

Two companion comedies by James McLure

Directed by Paul Anable

MARCH 30-APRIL 21, 2007

A tasty slice of American pie, these contemporary portraits of husbands, wives, war, love and honor are both hysterically funny and surprisingly relevant. The first play in this set of one acts, Laundry and Bourbon, brings us 3 women, folding laundry, drinking bourbon, solving problems and engaging in some very funny gossip.  The second piece, Lone Star, is the hilarious study of a pair of "good ole boys" and their buddy on a Saturday night. 

"An uproarious comedy about two bawdily rambunctious Texas brothers peppered with the playwright's own special brand of cascading, spontaneous wit". New York Times.  P.G.13.

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The Music Man, Jr.

Youth Production
Music Man, Jr.
MAY 5 - 13, 2007

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DANCING AT LAUGHNASA

By Brian Friel

Directed by R. Dutch Fritz

JUNE 8-30, 2007

Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, this extraordinary drama is the story of five unmarried Irish sisters in 1936, during the Festival of Lughnasa, a celebration of the pagan god of the harvest that includes much drunken revelry and dancing.  When the sisters finally dance to a wild, pagan Irish tune, they embody the core of the human spirt that cannot be vanquished by time or loss. 

"...this play does exactly what theater was born to do, carrying both its characters and audience aloft on those waves of distant music and ecstatic release that, in defiance of all language and logic, let us dance and dream before night must fall."  N.Y. Times. 

"This is no way a play to be missed- simply a wondrous experience.
Experience it."  N.Y. Post.  P.G.

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THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

By Richard O'Brien and Jim Sharan
 
Directed by Nicola Bosco-Alvarez

JULY 27-AUGUST 18, 2007

Let's do the Time Warp, again!  Sure to be the talk of the town, this cult classic changed forever the boundaries of musical theater.  Don't miss the outrageous fun!  Follow squeaky clean sweethearts Brad and Janet on an adventure they will never forget, with scandalous Frank-n-Furter, rippling Rocky and vivacious Magenta. 

Bursting at the seams with timeless camp and classic songs,
this wacky show will have you dancing in the aisles!  Really! P.G. 13.

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APPROACHING ZANZIBAR

By Tina Howe

Directed by Michael Lederman

SEPTEMBER 14-OCTOBER 6, 2007

"Are we there yet?" From the director that brought you the highly acclaimed Laramie Project, A Piece of My Heart and Cabaret, this warm, funny, touching comedy follows the Blossom family across the country on their road trip to see sick Aunt Olivia, a renowned environmental artist who creates enormous sculptures out of kites. 

Don't miss this magical and life-affirming journey.
"A comedy with serious overtones....that takes the audience by surprise time
after time....what pervades is Miss Howe's originality and purity of dramatic
imagination."  New Yorker.