ANNOUNCEMENT
Watch this space for information about our re-opening at our new location.
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The Playhouse 22 Season: 2005
- 2006
Our 47th Season
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September 16 - October 2, 2005
Deception, murder, scheming - A witty plot with twists and turns. A psychic, husband, wife, student and an attorney can only speculate where the line between truth and deception lies. Directed by RICK HOLLOWAY.
The Playhouse 22 Season: 2004 - 2005
Our 46th Season
THE HEIRESS - - - September 11 - October 10, 2004 (dark September 24 - 26)
Based on the Henry James novel, Washington Square, this enormously successful Broadway play portrays a plain young girl in 1850's New York who falls for a delightful, dashing fortune hunter. Directed by RANDY McCANN.
THE BOYS NEXT DOOR - - - October 30 - November 21, 2004
This very funny but touching play focuses on the lives of four mentally challenged men who live in a communal residence under the watchful eye of a sincere, but increasingly despairing social worker. "NEXT DOOR is one of the most unusual ... and one of the most rewarding plays in town." BACK STAGE Directed by DOUGLAS BRAUTIGAM.
and these SPECIAL EVENTS
Our ELEVENTH annual production of Charles Dickens' classic tale about Ebenezer Scrooge and his fateful encounters with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Directed by Tony Adase.
A mixture of dance, music, et al. Dinner and Show.
SNAKEBIT - - - February 12 - March 6, 2005
A study of modern friendship put to the test. This comic drama will have you picking apart the recognizable characters long after you leave the theater. Directed by MIKE DRISCOLL.
THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE - - - April 2 - May 1, 2005 (dark April 22 - 24)
Marjorie Taub, wife of a philanthropic allergist, is engulfed in a life-crisis of Medea-like proportions. She's barely able to rouse herself from her sofa, but her spirits suddenly soar when a fascinating friend from her childhood appears on her doorstep. Winner of the Outer Circle John Gassner Award. Directed by JOE VIERNO.
THE BUTLER DID IT - - - June 4 - 26, 2005
A comedy about a weekend party set in Ravenswood Manor on Turkey Island where everyone comes as their favorite detective, but no one is whom they seem to be. Directed by PAULA M. MILANO.
VISITING MR. GREEN - - - July 23 - August 14, 2005
A touching comedy about a man who has to perform community service to a senior citizen after he accidentally ran him over with his car. Directed by AMY LEVINE.
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The Playhouse 22 Season:
2003 - 2004
Our 45th Season
PROMISES, PROMISES - - - September 6 - October 5, 2003
The glorious Burt Bacharach/Hal David/Neil Simon hit musical comes to life for the first time on the Playhouse 22 stage. The musical version of the classic motion picture, THE APARTMENT, is the story of a mild office worker in New York City whose apartment is used as "assignment central." PROMISES, PROMISES Promises to be a musical hit you will cherish forever. Directed by JOE VIERNO.
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- - November 1 - November 23, 2003
A hilarious look backstage that gives a peek behind the curtain of the theater world, detailing the experiences of a summer community theater group trying to survive the season. The action unfolds around 3 tech crew members who function as a sort of wisecracking Greek Chorus while hanging around one of the crew's van outside the theater, as various cast and crew members stop by during a performance. This play has its own website where you can gets lots of information. Directed by MARY LYNN DOBSON.
ARCADIA - - - February 21 - March 14, 2004
This brilliant work takes us back and forth between the centuries in a large country house in Derbyshire as Bernard Nightingale investigates an alleged scandal which is said to have taken place when Lord Byron stayed at Sidley Park. Directed by BOB GARGIULLO.
OF MICE AND MEN - - - APRIL 17 - MAY 9, 2004
A tremendously moving study of two roving farmhands, one of whom - "with the strength of a gorilla and the mind of an untutored child" - unwittingly murders a woman and is killed by his friend to prevent his falling into the hands of the law. Directed by DOUG BRAUTIGAM.
FANNY - - - June 5 - June 27, 2004
From the Tony Award winning Broadway musical which starred Ezio Pinza, Walter Slezak and Florence Henderson. Marius signs for a five-year voyage a t sea; his father disowns him, but Fanny bravely gives in to her rival. In the passion of their goodbye, Marius almost changes his mind. Soon thereafter, Fanny discovers she is to bear a child. Directed by TONY ADASE.
THE WOMEN - - - July 17 - August 8, 2004
Before SEX AND THE CITY and THE FIRST WIVES CLUB ... there was THE WOMEN. A comedy that is an immensely entertaining panorama of our modern metropolitan world from the feminine viewpoint. Directed by RICK HOLLOWAY.
... and don't miss these SPECIAL EVENTS!
Our TENTH annual production of Charles Dickens' classic tale about Ebenezer Scrooge and his fateful encounters with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Directed by Tony Adase.
New Years Eve Gala --- "THIS AND THAT" --- New Years Eve
A mixture of dance, music, et al. Dinner and Show $45.00 per person.
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