Shakespeare Team and Renaissance Dinner Theater
Philadelphia Street Playhouse
Indiana Players, Inc.
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2008-2009 Season
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The Man Who Came To Dinner |
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| September 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 |
Directed by James Chapman |
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| The Man Who Came to Dinner is a comedy by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The play is set in the 1930s small town of Mesalia, Ohio in the weeks leading to Christmas. Sheridan Whiteside, a famous radio personality from New York City, has been invited to dine at the house of rich factory owner Ernest W. Stanley and his family. However, before Whiteside enters the house, he slips on a patch of ice outside the front door and injures his hip. A tumultuous six weeks of confinement follow as the Stanley living room is monopolized by the irascible invalid. | ||
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| *The Rocky Horror Show | ||
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October 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, November 1 |
Directed by Ray Cupples | |
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time for Halloween, "Let's do the Timewarp again!" A straight-laced couple
runs into some very strange characters when, on a dark and stormy night,
their car blows a tire near an eerie castle in the woods. This cult classic
features cross-dressing vampires, transsexual aliens, and a whole lot of
rock 'n' roll. A special midnight showing is planned for Halloween. Audience
costumes and props are encouraged! WARNING: This musical contains adult language and mature themes. Viewer discretion is strongly advised! |
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| *Christmas on Boulder Mountain & Another Bloomin' Christmas Carol | ||
| November 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 | Directed by Leslie Swentosky | |
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Another Bloomin' Puppet Company
presents not one,
but two puppet shows in this not-to-miss event!
Dragons try to save Christmas from the dastardly behavior of two raucous
ogres in Christmas on Boulder Mountain, an original play by Leslie
Swentosky & Chip Engelman. Another Bloomin' Christmas Carol sees Charles Dickens'
classic reimagined as a puppet extravaganza. Adapted by Bethany Geiger.
The shows start at 7:30 pm on Nov. 14, 15, 21, & 22, and at of 2:00 pm on Nov. 16 & 23. Ticket prices will be $10 for adults, $8 for seniors & students (7th grade through college), $5 for children (1st through 6th grade), and free for children in Kindergarten and younger. This show is highly recommended for children and adults of all ages, so bring the whole family! The puppeteers are Hannah Edgar, Chip Engelman, Amber Engleman, Bethany Geiger, James Lydick, Jenny Norton, and Les Swentosky. |
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| Best Christmas Pageant Ever | ||
| December 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 |
Directed by John Sinclair |
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| In this hilarious Christmas tale by Barbara Robinson, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids-- probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem-- and the fun-- when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on! | ||
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| Funny Valentines | ||
| February 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 |
Directed by Ray Cupples |
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| Children's book author Andy Robbins has been an unhappy bachelor since his divorce eight months before from his former collaborator, Ellen. On one incredible day, Ellen re-enters his life eight months pregnant, his agent arrives with a TV contract that needs both Andy's and Ellen's approval, a beautiful lawyer appears to wrap up the TV deal and seduce Andy, and Ellen's mother makes an unexpected appearance. Hilarity ensues. | ||
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| Schoolhouse Rock! | ||
| March 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 | Directed by James Chapman | |
| The Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math, science and politics through clever, tuneful songs is brought to life in this high energy musical featuring the kids from the 2008 Indiana Playhouse summer workshops! | ||
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| The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) | ||
| March 27, 28, 29, April 3, 4, 5 | Directed by Katrina Kayden | |
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“The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare (Abridged) embodies one of comedy's most essential
impulses: the adolescent urge to take a baseball bat to the culturally
revered. A mix of pratfalls, puns, willful misreadings of names and
dialogue, clunky female impersonations, clean-cut ribaldry, and broad
burlesque. The gung-ho vitality is impossible to resist. The conversion of
the histories into a football game is very funny. So is a rap version of
Othello. Hamlet truly soars and allows the actors to come into
their own as manic clowns. At its giddiest, its tone recalls the fabled
Bullwinkle cartoon shows.” |
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| Are You Being Served? | ||
| May 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 | Directed by James Dixon | |
| To the delight of fans everywhere, this popular British television comedy is now a stage show that revels in nonstop double entendres. When the motley crew of the Grace Brothers department store prepare for a sale of German goods and then depart for a staff holiday in Spain, they survive their stay in the tropics at a one star establishment and their encounters with everything from a Spanish crumpet to randy revolutionaries with everything intact but their modesty. | ||
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| A Little Princess | ||
| June 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 | Directed by John Henry Steelman | |
| When her mother dies, Sara Crewe is sent from India, where she was born, to a private school in London. She is banished to the garret when news arrives of her father's loss of fortune and his disappearance. With a creative imagination and spirited optimism, Sara survives to become an inspiration for girls and boys everywhere. This is a perfect show for the entire family. Adapted by Eleanor V. Lindsay from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. | ||
| For advance tickets and ticket information, please call (724) 464-0725. | ||
*The Rocky Horror Show and Christmas on Boulder Mountain & Another Bloomin' Christmas Carol are not part of the regular season ticket package.