2023 – 2024 Season
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Flung
by Lisa Dillman
Directed by Sally Schmeling
October 20-22: Fri at 7:30pm, Sat at 3pm, Sun at 2pm
October 26-29: Thur at 7:30pm, Sat at 3pm, Sun at 2pm
The four adult Cotter siblings have gathered at the family summer cottage on Lake Michigan two years after their father’s death to scatter his ashes from atop his favorite sand dune. During a wet, mosquito-ridden Fourth of July weekend at a childhood getaway that has wildly divergent implications for each of them, these estranged siblings, along with their assorted spouses and companions, attempt to cobble together the elusive and contradictory memories of growing up with (and without) their difficult patriarch. As they struggle to come to terms with their past and present lives, they gain insights about themselves, their father, and each other. Flung is a heart-warming comedy-drama about family, fireworks, and finally growing up.
Note: the show includes some adult language (an f-bomb and a racial slur) and some adult situations (characters smoking cigarettes and marijuana).
Almost, Maine
by John Cariani
Directed by Traci Tousey
November 24-26: Fri at 7:30pm, Sat at 3pm, Sun at 2pm
November 30-December 3: Thur & Fri at 7:30pm, Sat at 3pm, Sun at 2pm
December 8-10: Fri at 7:30pm, Sat at 3pm & 7:30pm, Sun at 2pm
Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States. It’s almost in Canada. And it’s not quite a town, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it almost doesn’t exist. One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, the residents of Almost, Maine, find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.
Tickets go on sale on Monday, October 16.
Tuesdays with Morrie
by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom
Directed by Christy Miceli
January 12-21, 2024
FRI 01/12 7:30, SAT 01/13 3:00, SUN 01/14 2:00, THU 01/18 7:30, SAT 01/20 3:00, SUN 01/21 2:00
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE is the autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie’s appearance on a television news program and learns that his old professor is battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Mitch is reunited with Morrie, and what starts as a simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a last class in the meaning of life.
Tickets go on sale on Monday, December 4.
Red Herring
by Michael Hollinger
Directed by Alan Jordan
February 9-18, 2024
FRI 02/09 7:30, SAT 02/10 3:00, SUN 02/11 2:00, THU 02/15 7:30, FRI 02/16 7:30, SAT 02/17 3:00, SUN 02/18 2:00
Three love stories, a murder mystery, and a nuclear espionage plot converge in this noir comedy about marriage and other explosive devices. It’s 1952: America’s on the verge of the H-bomb, Dwight Eisenhower’s on the campaign trail, and I Love Lucy’s on Monday nights. Meanwhile, Senator Joe McCarthy’s daughter just got engaged to a Soviet spy, and Boston detective Maggie Pelletier has to find out who dumped the dead guy in the Harbor—or else lose out on a honeymoon in Havana. A blunt-nosed, sharp-eyed look at love and tying (and untying, and retying) the knot.
Tickets go on sale on Monday, January 1.
Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
Produced in cooperation with Seventh Row Center, LLC
Directed by Paul Steinbach
April 5-14, 2024
FRI 04/05 7:30, SAT 04/06 3:00, SUN 04/07 2:00, THU 04/11 7:30, FRI 04/12 7:30, SAT 04/13 3:00, SUN 04/14 2:00
Winner of the 1949 Tony Award® for Best Play and the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The story revolves around the last days of Willy Loman, a failing salesman, who cannot understand how he failed to win success and happiness. Through a series of tragic soul-searching revelations of the life he has lived with his wife, his sons, and his business associates, we discover how his quest for the “American Dream” kept him blind to the people who truly loved him. A thrilling work of deep and revealing beauty that remains one of the most profound classic dramas of the American theatre.
Tickets go on sale on Monday, February 26.
Now and Then
by Sean Grennan
Directed by Robb Bessey
May 3-12, 2024
FRI 05/03 7:30, SAT 05/04 3:00, SUN 05/05 2:00, THU 05/09 7:30, FRI 05/10 7:30, SAT 05/11 3:00, SUN 05/12 2:00
Sometimes what happens after last call just might change your life. One night in 1981, just as Jamie is closing the bar where he works, a desperate last-minute customer offers him and his girlfriend Abby two thousand dollars to sit and have a drink with him. Who wouldn’t take it? As the trio swaps stories and Jamie considers the decisions he faces about his musical career and his future with his girlfriend Abby. the young couple begins to realize that this older man is unusually invested in their choices… and the reason he gives them is completely unbelievable. But when a very displeased second stranger arrives, the unbelievable begins to look like it just might be true. Now and Then is a heartfelt romantic comedy about the costs of the choices we make, and the people who make them with us.
Tickets go on sale on Monday, March 25.
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