Years ago Electra’s father was murdered by her mother’s
lover. Since that time Electra has daily suffered and mourned her
father’s death, sustained only by the belief that her brother Orestes,
upon attaining manhood, would one day return to exact revenge. At
the opening of the play, the morning light falls on the palace of
golden Mycenae as Orestes secretly returns with a plot to satisfy
Electra’s deepest desire. Thus begins one of the most frequently
produced of the classic Greek tragedies. "Leave it to a playwright who
has been dead for 2,400 years to jolt Broadway [with] soul satisfying
drama at its most passionately, intensely alive.... It's a provocative
evening that not only reacquaints you with the direct, unprocessed
power of Greek drama but also provides a depth of pleasure you
associate with great movies " (New York Times found in Samuel French,
Inc.)
Pictured: Gail Wittenstein as Electra, Cheryl Lyman as Clytemnestra
Cast
Servant to
Orestes_____________________Andrew
Berlien
Orestes____________________________________David
Mitchell
Pylades___________________________________Kyle Youngblut
Electra___________________________________Gail Wittenstein
Chorus___________________________________Laura Gryfinski
Wendy Silva
Whitney Behr
Chrysothemis______________________________Colleen McCread
Clytemnestra_________________________________Cheryl Lyman
Aegisthus________________________________ Kenneth
Kirschnick
The remaining schedule...
February Feb. 26-28, March 5-7, 12-14 - 2009
ILLUSION by Pierre Corneille, translated and adapted by Tony
Kushner, Directed by Chris Leonard
“…this the tale of a rigid
father, Pridament, who, stricken with remorse for having provoked his son to
flee the family home, searches out the magician Aleandre in the hope that he
will help him find out what happened to the wayward boy. Aleandre does, and the ironic twist of the
piece is that after several false starts, passionate re-enactments, comic
delusions and confusions, the truth is revealed and Papa finds he doesn't like
it. The light-hearted ending is a cynical but honest lesson in selective
affection. THE ILLUSION takes us into
territory on which theater thrives: fantasy, witchcraft, transcended place and
time....” (Los Angeles Times found in Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.)
April 16-18, 23-25, April 30-May 2 - 2009
LETTICE AND LOVAGE by Peter Shaffer, directed by Anna Amtaramian
“Lettice Duffeet, an expert on Elizabethan cuisine and
medieval weaponry, is an indefatigable enthusiast of history and the
theatre. She is a tour guide at Fustian
House—one of the least stately and least interesting of Britain’s
stately homes. Lettice begins to
embellish its historical past and her lecture gains theatricality and romance
as it strays from the facts. Lotte
Schon, an inspector from the Preservation Trust, is not impressed or
entertained by these uninhibited history lessons. She fires Lettice, but gradually becomes
fascinated by her unusual past, her romantic world-view and her refusal to
accept the mediocre and the second rate.
The two women forge an alliance to awaken their fellow citizens to the
dreariness of modern life.” (Samuel French, Inc.)
Summer Theatre:
June 4-6, 11-13, 18-20 - 2009
A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare, directed by Anna Amtaramian
The action begins at the
beautiful court of Theseus, Duke of Athens, and later moves to the mystical
forest inhabited by Oberon and Titania, King and queen of the fairies…It is the
magical story of star-crossed lovers, overly ambitious homespun rustics and
misadventures with the fairies.
July 16-18, 23-25, 30-Aug. 1 - 2009
Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Anna Amtaramian
“Ever since its first
performance in 1894, and the controversy it aroused, it has had a prominent
place in the repertory of the English-speaking stage. In this play Saw wrote a satire on war and
the professional fighting man; the typical Shavian touches throughout are very
good fun; but of course there are serious points to be made too and Shaw makes
them in his inimitably brilliant manner.” (Samuel French, Inc.)