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GRACE
& GLORIE
by Tom Ziegler
Grace is a feisty
illiterate 90-year-old who has checked herself out of the hospital and
returned to her ramshackle cottage in the mountains of Virginia. Enter
Gloria, a transplanted New Yorker with a Harvard MBA, now volunteering
as a hospice caregiver. Which one do you think needs saving? At first,
cultures and generations hilariously collide, but over time they
realize they have more in common than they ever could have imagined. A
celebration of the strength and resiliency of women at every age, Grace
& Glorie is a poignant comedy about love, loss,
and the search
for
meaning in all of our lives.
"A sentimental odd couple crowd pleaser. Audience winning all the way."
- New York Times
"Touching and funny and true. Lots of laughs, a handful of tears." -
Capitol-Journal
June 9 to July 18, 2010
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West Coast Premiere!
FREE MAN
OF COLOR
by Charles Smith
A
stirring drama about one of the first freed slaves to graduate from an
American university — and he did it almost 40 years before the
Emancipation Proclamation. Based on a true story, Free Man of Color
explores the life of John Newton Templeton, a fascinating but forgotten
figure in our history. A young African-American scholar, he learns in
the course of the play that with freedom comes great responsibility and
that his future is not as obvious as the color of his skin. Winner of
the Joseph Jefferson Award for Outstanding New Work in Chicago, Free
Man of Color speaks to the humanity in us all and reminds
us that true
freedom is derived not from the law but from determining our own
destiny.
"A bold and striking new work." - Chicago Tribune
"Powerful! A fascinating page of American history." - Australian Stage
August 11 to September 12, 2010
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BELL, BOOK
AND CANDLE
By John van Druten
Before there
was Bewitched,
before Wicked and
Harry Potter,
there was Bell, Book
and
Candle. Gillian is a beautiful witch living in 1950s New
York City who
is smitten with her handsome upstairs neighbor. She casts a little
spell, and he is immediately and completely captivated by her. But
Gillian must be careful — if she falls in love with him, she could lose
her magical powers forever. Will she be undone by her own mischief? A
frothy and spellbinding romantic comedy, Bell, Book and Candle
shows
that love might be the most bewitching spell of all.
"Completely enchanting — a wonderfully suave and impish fantasy." - New
York Times
"Delicious! A valentine to the innocent, optimistic love stories of the
'50s." - North County Times
October 20 to November 21, 2010
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MOONLIGHT
AND MAGNOLIAS
By Ron Hutchinson
Hollywood
1939. Famed producer David O. Selznick is three weeks into filming his
latest historical epic, Gone
With The Wind, but the screenplay just
isn't working. He hires script doctor Ben Hecht to rewrite the script
in five days — but Hecht has never read the book. What's a mogul to do?
Selznick pulls director Victor Fleming from The Wizard of Oz and
with
Hecht, the three men spend five days locked in the producer's office
re-enacting Margaret Mitchell's bestseller to craft a screenplay that
will become one of the most successful films of all time. Inspired by
true events, Moonlight
and Magnolias is a wildly funny and winning
story that illuminates the behind-the-scenes business of movie-making —
and the larger-than-life egos — during the golden age of Hollywood.
"Frankly,
my dear, this is one funny play. Witty, pointed dialogue and hilarious
situations. A rip-roaring farce!" - New York Daily News
"Displays the smart, old-fashioned wit of a 1940s screwball comedy." -
The Guardian
February 2 to March 6, 2011
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THE ALL
NIGHT STRUT!
Conceived by Fran Charnas
A classy, sassy musical celebration that carries us through the
Depression, World War II, and the postwar boom. From the funky jive of
Harlem to the sophisticated elegance of El Morocco and the romance of
the Stage Door Canteen, this international hit sings, soars, and struts
with its sublime, timeless music and sheer energy with songs that tug
the heart, tickle the funny bone, and raise the rafters. Songs include
In The Mood,
Fascinating Rhythm, As Time Goes By, Chattanooga Choo
Choo, Ain’t Misbehavin’, and more, by such legendary
composers as Hoagy
Carmichael, Frank Loesser, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern,
Cab Calloway, and George Gershwin.
"Red hot and cracking, stimulating and irresistible!" - Detroit Free
Press
"Bright, tuneful, totally entertaining! A rollicking, joyous evening!"
- St. Louis Post Dispatch
March 30 to May 1, 2011
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The
award-winning Colony Theatre Company is Burbank's premiere professional
theatre. It was voted "Best Live Theatre in L.A." in The Daily News
2006 Readers' Choice poll, and has been named one of "25 Notable U.S.
Theatre Companies" by Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac for 6 years in a
row.
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