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2008-2009 Season Lineup
The Center Stage 2008-2009 season lineup is still under review ...
Plays Under Consideration for 2008 – 2009 Season
Leading Ladies by Ken Ludwig
In this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me a Tenor and last
season’s
Shakespeare in Hollywood, two English actors, Jack and Leo, are so down
on their luck they decide to pass themselves off as the long lost nephews
of a dying woman in order to inherit her fortune. It isn’t until
they arrive that they realize they will be playing her nieces – not
nephews!
On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson
This is the love story of aging couple Ethel and Norman Thayer who
spend each summer at their cottage on Golden Pond. Made into a successful
movie
starring Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn, the play explores the love
shared by a couple in the twilight years of their long marriage.
The Lady from Maxim’s by Georges Feydeau
A normally sober doctor awakens to find that he brought two things
home from Maxim’s last night: a hangover and a lady of the
evening. The master of bedroom farce wittily unravels the raucous
confusion
that ensues.
Tartuffe by Moliere
Considered by many to be Moliere’s best comedy, Tartuffe is the
story of a stranger who, by pretending to be a religious man, maneuvers
his way into the good graces of Orgon, a wealthy man who decides
to make Tartuffe his heir. Will Orgon catch on before Tartuffe seduces
his wife
and claims his fortune?
Period of Adjustment by Tennessee Williams
Williams’ only comedy is an affectionate look at one young couple’s
disastrous honeymoon.
Round and Round the Garden by Alan Ayckbourn
Norman and his sister-in-law are all set to go off on a secret
weekend tryst when her brother Reg and wife Sarah show up. His
plans dashed,
Norman moves on to Plan B – seducing Sarah. If all else fails,
there’s still his wife Ruth!
The Subject Was Roses by Frank Gilroy
This Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play is the subtle portrait
of a family in the wake of World War II.
Breakfast with Les and Bess by Lee Kalcheim
In this romantic comedy, Les and Bess are a married couple who
co-host a 1950’s morning radio program from their living
room in New York City. They manage to maintain sophisticated
chit chat while surprise
announcements from their offspring continue to throw them for
a loop. With their show on the verge of cancellation, will their
marriage be
next?...Stay tuned!