Current Production
PRIVATE LIVES
by Noël Coward
Directed by: Fred Gorelick
October 27 - November 19
An hilariously passionate look at high infidelity, as ex-spouses Elyot and Amanda, each newly remarried, discover their respective honeymoons are taking place in adjacent hotel rooms. Perhaps the crowning achievement of one of the theater's great wits.
Upcoming Productions and Events
MARVIN'S ROOM
by Scott McPherson
Directed by: Tony Lea
February 23 - March 18
A warm and whimsical look at a woman in need of a bone-marrow transplant and the wacky family to which she must turn in her search for a donor. A uniquely theatrical and exquisitely humane comedy.
THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN
By Bertolt Brecht
Directed by: Paul Frellick
May 4 - 27
The classic story of a young woman determined to do good, even if she needs the help of her hard-hearted businessman cousin to do so. A fable for our time, featuring original music by Jimmy Magoo.
This Season's Past Productions...
PERMANENT COLLECTION
by Thomas Gibbons
Directed by: Paul Frellick
August 25 - September 17
An art gallery's new director finds himself the center of controversy when he tries to alter the organization's charter and put some African artifacts on display. A sharp and provocative look at issues of ethnicity, artistic integrity, and community, in its North Carolina premiere.
The Deep Dish Book Selection is "The Color of Water" by James McBride. It will be discussed at 7 PM on Thursday, September 15, in the Tyndall Galleries in University Mall.
A MOON for the MISBEGOTTEN
by Eugene O'Neill
Feb 10 - March 5
"On a warm moon-lit night, two loners reach out tentatively toward each other and the possibility of a happiness as yet unknown to them in O'Neill's heart-felt drama of love and loss."
The MISANTHROPE
by Molière
Translated by Richard Wilbur
August 26 – September 18
The classic comedy of manners and manipulation, in which a young man rails at the political posturing of everyone around him. Will he fall victim to the system he is so anxious to bring down?
The Deep Dish Book Selection is "Mr. Sammler's Planet" by Saul Bellow. It will be discussed at 7 PM on Thursday, September 16, at the Tyndall Galleries.
BOY GETS GIRL
by Rebecca Gilman
October 28 – November 20
In this comedic drama about gender warfare, the Pulitzer-nominated playwright explores the victimization of a woman as well as the social contexts that give rise to that harassment.
The Deep Dish Book Selection is "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold. It will be discussed at 7 PM on Thursday, November 18, at the Tyndall Galleries.
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