2009-10: The 29th Season of Actors' Theatre!
By Suzan Lori-Parks
September 24, 25 & 26, and October 1, 2 & 3
Winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize this dark comic fable of brotherly love and family identity is Suzan-Lori Parks' latest riff on the way we are defined by history. The play tells the story of Lincoln and Booth, two brothers whose names were given to them as a joke, foretelling a lifetime of sibling rivalry and resentment.
Haunted by the past, the brothers are forced to confront the shattering reality of their future.
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Frozen
By Bryony Lavery
December 3, 4 & 5, and December 10, 11 & 12M
Nancy, a mother, retreats into a state of frozen hope when one evening her ten-year old Rhona goes missing. Agnetha, an academic, comes to England to research a thesis titled "Serial Killings: A Forgiveable Act?" Then there's Ralph, a loner with a bit of a record who's looking for some distraction...
Drawn together by horrific circumstances, these three embark upon a long, dark journey that finally curves upward into the light in this "big, brave, compassionate play about grief, revenge, forgiveness, and bearing the unbearable" (The Guardian).
Mr. Marmalade
By Noah Haidle
January 28, 29, 30, and February 4, 5 & 6
Lucy is a four-year-old girl with a very active imagination. Unfortunately, her imaginary friend Mr. Marmalade doesn't have much time for her. Not to mention he beats up his personal assistant, has a cocaine addiction and a penchant for pornography.
Larry, her only real friend, is the youngest suicide attempt in the history of New Jersey. You won’t want to miss this hilarious dark comedy about what it takes to grow up in these difficult times.
The Little Dog Laughed
By Douglas Carter Beane
March 18, 19 & 20 and March 25, 26 & 27
Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play, The Little Dog Laughed is a naughty little comedy about an agent, a matinee idol, a prostitute, and a girlfriend...it's complicated...and very, very funny...
The Drawer Boy
By Michael Healy
May 13, 14 & 15, and May 20, 21 & 22
Step back to visit 1972 when an aspiring young actor from Toronto plants himself in rural Ontario to research country life for a theatrical script he is developing. During his extended visit with two farmers, not overly thrilled with the self-involved city dweller, he unwittingly stumbles upon and unravels decades
of mystery. [Read More]
