I Ought To Be In Pictures
By Neil Simon
Directed By Wayne G. Weber
September 17, 18, 24, and 25 at 8 P.M.
September 19 and 26 at 2 P.M.
Herb Tucker, a Hollywood scriptwriter currently “at liberty,” is surprised when his forgotten past reappears in the form of Libby, a teenage daughter who has trekked from Brooklyn with dreams of movie stardom.
I Ought To Be In Pictures is presented by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. (www.concordtheatricals.com).
Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)
By Michael Carleton, James Fitzgerald, and John K. Alvarez
Directed by Amy Wylykanowitz
December 10, 11, 17, and 18 at 8 P.M.
December 12 and 19 at 2 P.M.
Instead of performing Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told—plus Christmas traditions from around the world, seasonal icons from ancient times to topical pop-culture, and every carol ever sung. A madcap romp through the holiday season!
Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) is presented by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com).
August: Osage County
By Tracy Letts
Directed by Heath A. Diehl
February 18, 19, 25, and 26 at 8 P.M.
February 20 and 27 at 2 P.M.
A vanished father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Mix in Violet, the drugged-up, scathingly acidic matriarch, and you’ve got a major play that unflinchingly—and uproariously—exposes the dark side of the Midwestern American family. Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award.
August: Osage County is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
It Shoulda Been You
Books and Lyrics by Brian Hargrove
Music and Concept by Barbara Anselmi
Directed by Inge Klopping
April 29 and 30, May 6 and 7 at 8 P.M.
May 1 and 8 at 2 P.M.
It Shoulda Been You invites you to a wedding day that you’ll never forget, where anything that can go wrong does, and love pops up in mysterious places. The bride is Jewish. The groom is Catholic. Her mother is a force of nature. His mother is a tempest in a cocktail shaker. And, when the bride’s ex-boyfriend crashes the party, the perfect wedding starts to unravel faster than you can whistle “Here Comes the Bride!” It’s up to the sister of the bride to turn a tangled mess into happily ever after in this musical comedy for anyone who ever had parents.
It Shoulda Been You is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI (www.mtishows.com).
Mimi’s Famous Company
By Nina Wright
Directed by TBD
June 17, 18, 24, and 25 at 8 P.M.
June 19 and 26 at 2 P.M.
Mimi’s Famous Company is a wicked comedy that explores the origin of greed. The play’s two pivotal roles are the title character, a pert teenager who’s infinitely more talented than Patricia Highsmith’s sinister “Mr. Ripley,” and Sheila, her Drama Queen mom with a keen taste for revenge and regrettable taste in men. Mimi may be (almost) perfect, as she and her mother contend, or else she is the very embodiment of evil. Perhaps wickedness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Winner of BSP’s first annual playwrighting contest.