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Announcing Our 2008-09 Season! |
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| On the Mainstage |
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The Best Man By Gore Vidal Directed
by Jamie Nicholson
Before the parties sucked all the spontaneity out of them, political conventions were the ultimate in reality TV: no-holds-barred, high stakes contests with an uncertain outcome and a huge national audience. This is the setting for Gore Vidal's The Best Man, written 40 years ago yet still remarkably timely. Fighting for their party's presidential nomination are a high-minded patrician liberal who believes politics is a process of educating people about the issues and a headline grabbing senator who will go to any length to win. Through a series of behind-the-scenes meetings, the candidates scheme and scramble for the small bunch of uncommitted delegates who can seal the presidential nomination. Sound familiar? |
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NuncrackersBy Dan Goggin Directed by Jerry Crouch November 14- 30, 2008Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00, Sundays at 2:30
The Nunsense Christmas Musical! Presented as the first TV special taped in the Cable Access Studio built by Reverend Mother in the convent basement, Nuncrackers stars the nuns you love, plus Father Virgil, and four of Mount Saint Helen's most talented students. Featuring all new songs including “Twelve Days Prior to Christmas,” “Santa Ain't Comin' to Our House,” “We Three Kings of Orient Are Us” and “It's Better to Give than to Receive,” this show is filled with typical Nunsense humor. It's the perfect way to insure that your holiday season is merry and bright! |
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Leading Ladies By Ken Ludwig Directed by Michael Lilly January
16– February 1, 2009
In this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me A Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo , two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in a nearby town is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, the relatives aren't nephews, but nieces! |
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Narnia Based on C.S. Lewis' The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Book by Jules Tasca, Music by Thomas Tierney, Lyrics by Ted Drachman
Directed by Cindy Baldwin Performances Fridays at 8:00, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 (Note: Saturday performances for this production will be at 2:30 pm)
The most famous story of the Chronicles of Narnia has become a musical! Narnia is an enchanted world filled with creatures and spirits of myth and fable, who are both good and evil, demonic and transcendent. The principal inhabitants are the intelligent talking animals ruled by the majestic King Aslan, the great lion of Narnia. Though Aslan is often absent from the land (so that his very existence is doubted by some), he returns when the need for him is greatest. And entering Narnia at a moment of high adventure are some children—plucked from our world to help Narnia who learn lessons of courage, unselfishness and wisdom along the way. The perfect show for the entire family! |
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Enchanted April By Matthew Barber, from the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim Directed by Andrew Gall May 1-17, 2009Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00, Sundays at 2:30
When two frustrated London housewives decide to rent a villa in Italy for a holiday away from their bleak marriages, they recruit two very different English women to share the cost and the experience. There, among the wisteria blossoms and Mediterranean sunshine, all four bloom again—rediscovering themselves in ways that they—and we—could never have expected. |
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'Til Beth Do Us Part By Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten Directed by Neil St. Clair July 3-19, 2009Performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00, Sundays at 2:30
Suzannah Hayden's high-pressure career demands most of her attention and energy and she's desperate for more help at home than she's getting from her husband, Gibby. Enter Beth Butler, a gregarious, good ol' Southern girl who makes Paula Deen look like a wallflower. Beth explodes into the Hayden household and whips it into an organized, well-run machine, which includes getting rid of Gibby! The Haydens' spirited efforts to save their marriage and rid themselves of this “Southern-fried Mary Poppins from Hell!” propels this zany new comedy from the playwrights who brought us Dearly Beloved, Christmas Belles, and Southern Hospitality! |
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Misery By Stephen King, adapted for the stage by Simon Moore Directed by Susan Dillard October 2-25, 2008Performances Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00
Romance novelist Paul Sheldon is driving to Colorado to work on his latest novel when he crashes on a snowy road. His rescuer is Annie Wilkes, the “number one fan” of his fictional heroine, Misery Chastain. On top of being a retired nurse, Annie is also psychotic and she torments Paul into writing a new book. When Paul rebels or sets off one of Annie's many emotional triggers, she teaches him the true meaning of misery all over again, in increasingly horrifying ways. |
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The Little Dog Laughed By Douglas Carter Beane Directed by Francis Cullinan February 5-28, 2009 Performances Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00
Yes, we love the cinema for its great auteurs, its glorious faces and its daring images. But in this tabloid age where big stars go on Oprah and jump around like heartsick schoolboys, what we really love is all that dish! Mitchell is a movie star on the verge of hitting it big if it weren't for one tiny problem - his agent, Diane, can't seem to keep him in the closet. A clever and risqué satire! Contains adult language and situations - recommended for mature audiences only. |
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Eve-Olution By Hilary Illick and Jennifer Krier Directed by Anne Slatton April 2-25, 2009Performances Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00
Alison and Liza are navigating the channels of motherhood as they take a revealing and sometimes comedic look at the balancing act of promise and compromise. Both women test the vision of who they think they are, who they wish to be, and ultimately who they become as individuals, as mothers, as professionals and as members of their families. |
| SPECIAL EVENTS! |
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The Santaland Diaries - on the Mainstage!By David Sedaris, adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello Directed
by Josh Batenhorst
Tom Chalmers returns to star in David Sedaris' dark comedy following a Macy's department store elf throughout the Christmas season. Sedaris, who rose to fame on NPR's This American Life, comments on the best and worst of people and culture during the holiday season. Our production of The Santaland Diaries has become an Asheville holiday tradition - for six years in a row, we've been selling out for every performance, so don't wait until the last minute to book your tickets! Tickets to The Santaland Diaries make a great present for friends, family, and co-workers. All tickets are only $15. Sorry, no subscription passes - single tickets only. The Santaland Diaries is recommended for mature audiences. |
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