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JANUARY 16 — FEBRUARY 22
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
Dramatized by Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett
Based upon the book Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit, and determination. An impassioned drama about the lives of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage attic,Diary captures the claustrophobic realities of their daily existence—their fear, their hope, their laughter, their grief. Each day of these two dark years, Anne's voice shines through: "When I write I shake off all my cares. But I want to achieve more than that. I want to be useful and bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death!"
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APRIL 10 — MAY 17
PERFECT WEDDING
By Robin Hawdon
An appalling situation. A bridegroom wakes on his wedding morning in his own bridal suite, with his bride-to-be about to arrive any moment, and finds a strange girl in bed beside him. What's more, an extremely attractive girl whom, in the depths of his post stag-night hangover, he can't remotely remember even having been introduced to. Worse - during the ensuing panic to get the stranger dressed and out of the way, the bride arrives and the girl is trapped in the bathroom. The only way out of the dilemma is to persuade the best man to pretend that the hidden girl is his girl friend. Then the problem is that the best man's real girl friend has to be kept ignorant of the fact. By the time the bride's parents and half the hotel staff get in on the act, the chaos reaches nuclear proportions!
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JUNE 12 — JULY 19
LET'S MISBEHAVE: THE MUSIC AND LYRICS OF COLE PORTER
Conceived by Karin Bowersock and Patrick Young
Book by Karen Bowersock
Musical arrangement by Patrick Young
This elegant production features over 30 classic Cole Porter songs: Anything Goes, De-Lovely, Easy to Love, Friendship, I Get A Kick Out Of You, I've Got You Under My Skin, Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love), So In Love and the title song. Let's Misbehave captures the elegance, romance, wit and passion that are the signature of Porter's musical legacy. Late one night in the glamorous 1930's, three single witty friends make a pact to fall in love by the Fourth of July. As the hour gets later and the martinis get drier, it becomes clear that the two lovely ladies have each set their heart on the same leading man.
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SEPTEMBER 4 — OCTOBER 11
BROADWAY BOUND
By Neil Simon
1987 Pulitzer Prize in Drama - Part three of Neil Simon's acclaimed autobiographical trilogy finds Eugene and his older brother Stanley trying to break into the world of show business as professional comedy writers while coping with their parents break-up and eventual divorce. When their material is broadcast on the radio for the first time, the family is upset to hear a thinly-veiled portrait of themselves played for laughs.
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NOVEMBER 6 — DECEMBER 13
THE GAME'S AFOOT: OR HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAY
By Ken Ludwig
It is December 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. Then it's up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.
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