| Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? By Edward Albee Directed by Amanda Carson-Green August 3rd—August 25th George, a professor at a small college, and his wife, Martha, have just returned home, drunk from a Saturday night party. Martha announces, amidst general profanity, that she has invited a young couple—an opportunistic new professor at the college and his shatteringly naïve new bride—to stop by for a nightcap. When they arrive the charade begins. The drinks flow and suddenly inhibitions melt. It becomes clear that Martha is determined to seduce the young professor, and George couldn't care less. But underneath the edgy banter, which is crossfired between both couples, lurks an undercurrent of tragedy and despair. George and Martha's inhuman bitterness toward one another is provoked by the enormous personal sadness that they have pledged to keep to themselves: a secret that has seemingly been the foundation for their relationship. In the end, the mystery in which the distressed George and Martha have taken refuge is exposed, once and for all revealing the degrading mess they have made of their lives. |
| FEAR FACTORY INSANITARIUM HAUNTED HOUSE Fridays And Saturdays October 12th - Nov. 3rd 8PM til Midnight Dr. Lucious Blackburn is back and he's even more Evil. Come dare to walk the halls of an even bigger and more thrilling Insanitarium! |
| Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge By Christopher Durang Directed By Benjamin Keegan Arnold December 7th—22nd Auditions: October 15, 16, 17 In this departure from Dickens, young Scrooge's exclamations of "Bah, humbug!" are an undiagnosed "kind of seasonal Tourette's Syndrome," and The Ghost of Christmas Past is played by a sassy African-American woman with enough attitude to portray all three spirits (which she does). She tries to show Scrooge his past, present and future in order to change him, but her magic keeps malfunctioning in Durang's version of the beloved holiday classic, and they consistently find themselves transported to the wrong time and place. She tries to take Scrooge back to see his old employers, the Fezziwigs—"always an audience favorite"—but instead she and Scrooge keep appearing in the present at the Cratchit's pathetic home. Mrs. Bob Cratchit, a minor character in the Dickens, takes center stage here. No longer loving and long suffering, Mrs. Bob is in a rage: She's sick of Tiny Tim (the goody-goody crippled child), she hates her twenty other children (most of them confined to the root cellar), including oversized Little Nell, and she wants to get drunk and jump off London Bridge. As the Ghost loses more control, the plot morphs into parodies of Oliver Twist, "The Gift of the Magi" and It's a Wonderful Life. And to make matters worse, Scrooge and Mrs. Bob seem to be kindred souls falling in love. |
| FOOLS AND KINGS: THE TALL TALE OF JOBIE AND THE BEER-BATTERED BOYS By Billy W. Boone ii Lakeside Community Theatre's winning play of our 4th Annual Playwriting Contest February 15th - March 9 Auditions: January 2, 3, 4 Set in a Rural West Texas town Jobie King owner of Buffalo Beer enjoys the simple life in his quaint ranch style home. While Jobie enjoys his simple life, his son-in-laws, Franklin and Theodore have something else in store for him. They want the company and try to convince Jobie to move to LA or NY where his daughters live but Jobie is having nothing of it. So Theordore and Franklin come up with a scheme to take over Buffalo Beer and stick Jobie in a Nursing home. Coming up with a plan is the easy part, making it work is another story. |
| Almost, Maine by John Cariani Directed by Douglas Gill April 12th - May 4th Auditions: February 18, 19, 20 On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star- filled sky above, Almost's residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night's dream. |
| Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? by Tom McCabe Directed by: David J. Wallis June 7th-15th Auditions: April 15, 16, 17 This hilarious comedy cleverly combines the tale of The Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood with a very hungry wolf stuck between them! Children and adults will delight in the whirlwind antics of the three pigs, a French Canadian woodsman, and Cornelius B.B. Wolf, who might actually get something to eat, if he doesn't keep blowing things away. First produced at the Children's Theatre of Massachusetts to terrific audience and critical response, this play has been performed throughout the country. A real crowd pleaser for kids and adults alike! |
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| Lakeside Community Theatre 2012-2013 Season |
