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JULY - AUGUST

 

Cooperstown, NY

 

Presents

 

TOSCA
THE TENDER LAND
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
TOLOMEO

 

July 26th - August 24th 2010

 

 

For tickets and Information

GLIMMERGLASS

 

PHOTOS

 

 

 

Cortland, NY

 

Presents

BRIGADOON



Dustin Charles as Jeff Douglas, Caitlin Sams as Meg Brockie, Emily Beth Brockway as Fiona McLaren and Peter Carrier as Tommy Albright

 

 

July 28th – August 14th
7:30 PM
July 30, August 4th, 8th, 11th and 13th
2:00 PM.

 

“Brigadoon” tells the story of a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every one hundred years, though to the villagers, the passing of each century seems no longer than one night. The enchantment is a blessing to the villagers because it saved them from foreboding destruction by witches in “the outside world”. However, according to their covenant with God, no one from Brigadoon may ever leave the town or the enchantment will be broken, and the village and all its inhabitants will disappear into the mist forever. Two American hunters, lost in the Scottish Highlands, stumble upon the village and their arrival has surprising implications. New Yorker Tommy Albright, who is searching for a cure to his melancholia, meets the lovely Fiona McLaren who is also waiting for the love of her life. It is love at first sight. Tommy’s jaded traveling companion Jeff Douglas meets the bawdy milkmaid Meg Brockie but to Jeff, the entire day is a dream because none of it makes logical sense. Also on this day, Fiona’s younger sister Jean is wed to handsome Charley Dalrymple in a ceremony complete with a traditional sword dance. But young Harry Beaton, in love with Jean and broken-hearted over the wedding, threatens to leave the town and break the enchantment.

 

Tickets may be purchased by calling 800-427-6160 or in person at the CRT Box Office at 37 Franklin Street in Cortland. Tickets are also available for sale 24 hours a day through the CRT website at www.cortlandrep.org.

 

There is a small additional charge for online sales. The show is suitable for all ages with a wonderfully romantic storyline and a score rich with beautiful songs.

 

 

 

Ithaca, NY

 

 

Presents

 

 

A new play by Kenny Finkle

Commissioned for the re-opening of the Hangar Theatre

July 28th -31st

 

Combining the Greek myth of Penelope awaiting the return of her husband Odysseus with modern tales of life in Ithaca, Kenny Finkle uses his own nationally renowned sense of whimsy and humanity to explore our need to be loved. “Finkle gives his central characters rich detail, letting comedy arise naturally from their interactions. More than making jokes, he's crafting a story,” (Variety).

 

Tickets: call (607) 273-4497 Mon-Sat 10am-5:30pm, at the theatre’s box office: open one hour prior to curtain. Tickets available online 24 hours a day at www.hangartheatre.org

Season Subscriptions: call (607) 273-8588 Mon-Fri 10am-5pm or download a subscription form at www.hangartheatre.org and mail to: PO Box 205, Ithaca, NY 14850

 

 

 

 

Shawnee On Delaware

 

Presents

 


July 30th – August 28th

 

All time favorite musical comedy! A con man trying to swindle a small town is foiled by a brainy librarian and a surprising romance. Full of popular classic songs including Trouble, Seventy Six Trombones, the Wells Fargo Wagon, Goodnight Ladies, and more.

2:00 pm 30, August 8, 12, 18, 27.
8:00 pm  July 30, August 7, 18, 27, 28.
 

Tickets are $28 for adults, $15 for age 17 & under.
If this show was a movie it would likely be rated PG.

Please contact the Shawnee Playhouse Box Office at 570-421-5093 or visit www.TheShawneePlayhouse.com

 

 

 

 

Shawnee On Delaware

 

Presents

 

THE SECRET GARDEN

 

 

July 2th – August 29th

 

July 28th
August 13th, 21st, 25th
8:00 PM

 

July 28th
August 5th, 13th, 22nd, 25th, 29th
2:00 PM
 

Wildly successful musical won three Tonys and two Drama Desk Awards on Broadway.

A forbidden romance, a haunted house, a magical garden, and the healing power of love bring new life to a shattered family in this smash hit musical based on the immortal novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Secrets unfold when orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live with her reclusive Uncle Archie on the wild moors of Scotland. The ghost of Mary’s aunt haunts the mansion and mysterious voices fill the halls at night. But magic runs deep in the Yorkshire hills, and Mary finds strength and life in the awakening gardens with the help of a wise robin and the free-spirited Dickon.

Spectacular score full of unforgettable songs includes How Could I Ever Know, Hold On, Winter's on the Wing, Race You to the Top of the Morning, and Where in the World.
 

 

 

 

Greene, NY

 

Presents

Regional Premiere of
LAST of the BOYS

Bernard Sheredy (left) and Steven Patterson (right) playing two aging Vietnam vets who've shared a lifetime of friendship, beer and a secret neither wants to discuss


July 29th – August 15th

Thursdays - Saturdays at
7:30 PM
Sunday matinees at
2:00 PM

 

“Passionate, funny, altogether a knockout - long story short: Don’t miss it” Philadelphia City Paper

Set in 1999, Steven Dietz’s Last of the Boys is a moving, sometimes funny, and always incendiary play about a life long friendship, about how a girl honors her missing father, about how a man deals with the loss of his own, about a hidden conversation that won’t go away. Two vets, sharing beer, whiskey and a secret neither wants to discuss.

Remember America, the mid-late ‘60’s? A war that was unpopular and un-winnable. A lesson we would always remember. 485,000 troops deployed. 59,000 never came home. For many who did, the war, and the public reaction to those returning veterans here at home, took its toll. It’s a story with stunning resonance today. Pick up a Time Magazine from the late Sixties and read the debate between “stay the course” or “cut and run”. That debate still rages. But that debate too often overlooks the real people involved and how their experiences shaped their lives, and ours. Last of the Boys is Ben and Jeeter’s story, first and foremost, but it’s also our story.

 

Tickets are $18 Thursdays, $19 Fridays & Sundays, and $22 on Saturdays. All performances start on time and there is no late seating. The box office opens one half hour before curtain.

 

VETERANS DISCOUNT: For all veterans (and companions attending with them), tickets are just $14. Vets need only identify themselves as vets when ordering their tickets.

 

The 24 Hour Reservation Line accepts reservations at any time at

607 656-8499 (TIXX).

Tickets may be charged to MasterCard, Visa or Discover.

The opening night performance on July 23 is sold out.

For more information: www.chenangorivertheatre.org.

 

 

 

KIDS

 

Cortland, NY

 

Presents

 

THE JUNGLE BOOK

 

Crystal Gramkee as Bagheera the panther, Sean Patrick Gibbons as Mowgli, Kaitlyn Frotton as the Great Wolf (with some helpful wolf cubs) and Brendon North as Shere Kahn, the tiger.

 

Thursday & Saturday
July 29th, 31st,
10:00 AM
Friday & Saturday
August 6th and 7th,
10:00 AM

 

Directed by Kim L. Hubbard with assistance from Meredith Van Scoy, “The Jungle Book” tells the story of Mowgli, a jungle boy raised by wolves. He lives in the bush with his good friends Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther and Kaa the python snake. His mortal enemy is Shere Khan, a man-eating tiger. Shere Khan wants to rule the jungle, and it's up to Mowgli to defeat him. This adaptation of this classic story includes audience participation, where children will portray silly monkeys, helpful elephants, wolves, bees and even a tropical storm! The play contains a strong theme of the importance of friendship, and also includes a message about ecology. The show is approximately 45 minutes and is appropriate for children 5 to 105!

 

The six person cast is made up of CRT’s multi-talented acting intern company: Annie Duckett, Kaitlyn Frotton, Sean Patrick Gibbons, Crystal Gramkee, Aaron Fried, and Brendon North. CRT tech intern, Kate Wilson, serves as Stage Manager. Scenic Design is by Jason Lajka, with a colorful, traditional sari costume design by Wendi Zea.

 

Brendon North as Shere Kahn, the tiger and Kaitlyn Frotton as the Great Wolf (with some helpful wolf cubs).

 

Tickets are $6.00 per person.

Shows will be on the CRT mainstage at the national historic Pavilion in Dwyer Memorial Park on the shores of Little York Lake.

 

 

 

 

Elmira, NY

 

Presents

 

 

Thursday, Friday & Saturday
July 29th - July 31st at
7:30 PM
Sunday, August 1st
2 PM

 

There will be a short introduction before the show and a round-table
discussion of the play's themes following the performance.

Admission at the door will be $10 ($9 for each ELT membership).

To reserve a seat, call 607-732-9616

or email ElmiraLittleTheatre@gmail.com.

 

Please indicate which performance you wish to attend and leave your name, phone number and the number attending.

More information can be obtained by visiting: www.elmiralittletheater.com

 

 

 

 

 

Ithaca, NY

 

Presents

 

By Kevin Kling, Based on the book by Kevin Henkes

July 29th - 31st

 

It’s an exciting time in Lilly’s life! She has a new teacher, a new baby brother, and best of all—a new purple plastic purse! Come with Lilly as she dances her way through new adventures with her hilarious friends Chester and Wilson.

Themes include: new siblings, paying attention, cooperation, and self-expression.

Details & Tickets

 

 

 

Ithaca, NY

 


Thursday - Sunday
July 29th - August 1st
6 PM - 9 PM

 

The Ithaca Shakespeare Company continues its journey through the great tragedies with Shakespeare's most concentrated thriller, a profound examination of the psychology of guilt and the forces that influence human action.

This feast of swordfights, soliloquies, and the supernatural comes complete with a whole coven of witches, a raised stage, an evocative ruined castle set, and a cast of more than 30 actors. Immerse yourself in a world of warriors and witches, and experience Shakespeare in a beautiful outdoor setting with all the clarity, immediacy, and excitement that he deserves!

The Ithaca Shakespeare Company has been producing outdoor Shakespeare at Cornell Plantations since 2003. Their approach to Shakespeare is active and exciting, combining careful attention to the details of language and character with a strong component of physical action. ISC productions feature theatre professionals, community members, and students and staff from Cornell, Ithaca College, and other area schools, working together to make exciting, high-quality classical theatre available to everyone.

MACBETH will be presented at Jackson Grove, in the F. R. Newman Arboretum at Cornell Plantations (near the ponds and sculpture garden). Come early and bring chairs, blankets, picnics, etc.

Pay what you can ($10 suggested). For more information, visit the Ithaca Shakespeare Company online! http://ithacashakespeare.org

 

The ISC needs your help! Volunteers are needed to usher at performances

and assist with costuming tasks for our large cast. Click here to find out more.

 

 

 

 

 

Shawnee On Delaware

 

Presents

 


July 29th – August 28th

 

The Bucket family is down on their luck but full of hope when young Charlie finds a golden ticket, inviting him to tour a wondrous chocolate factory with an eccentric candy maker. Five children begin the tour, but only one can win! Spoiled brat Veruca Salt, competitive Violet Beauregard, video junkie Mike Teevee, sweets-loving Augusta Gloop, and underdog Charlie follow Willy Wonka and his Oompa Loompas on the incredible journey.

WILLY WONKA JUNIOR features familiar songs from the classic family film, including The Candy Man, Pure Imagination, Oompa Loompa, and I Want it Now. This charming children's show is adapted from Roald Dahl's world-famous book Charlie and The Chocolate Factory.
 

WILLY WONKA tickets are just $8 for all seats.

Please contact the Shawnee Playhouse Box Office at 570-421-5093 or visit www.TheShawneePlayhouse.com

 

 

 

Shawnee On Delaware

 

Presents

 

I DO! I DO!
 

July 29th - September 3rd
2 PM & 8 PM performances

 

 

The Shawnee Playhouse presents the Tony Award-winning musical I DO! I DO! opening June 4 at 2:00 pm.

The story of a marriage is at the center of this charming work by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, the authors of THE FANTASTICKS. The show begins with Michael and Agnes on their wedding day and traces their life together over 50 years, until the day they leave their house to the next pair of newlyweds. They go through wedding night jitters, raise a family, negotiate mid-life crises, quarrel, separate, reconcile and grow old together, all lovingly to the strains of classic favorite songs including My Cup Runneth Over, A Well Known Fact, Love Isn’t Everything, Someone Needs Me, and more. I DO! I DO! is an engaging nostalgic musical, as intimate and as universal as marriage itself.

 

Performances
 

8:00 PM

August 6, 11

September 3

 

2:00 PM

July 29

August 1, 6, 11, 19, 26

September 3


 


Tickets are $28 for adults, $15 for age 17 & under.
To reserve tickets please call the Shawnee Playhouse Box Office at 570-421-5093.

 

 

 

 

 

Syracuse, NY

 

Presents

 

New York State Fairgrounds


July 29th - August 15th
Thursdays - Saturdays
8 PM
Sundays
2 PM

 

Chad (Tom Warner)and Natalie (Danielle Lovier)

 

 

The story is all new. The hits are all Elvis. Inspired by and featuring the classic 50’s songs of rock legend Elvis Presley, this hilarious musical comedy guarantees your whole family will be jumpin' out of their blue suede shoes with hits like “Jailhouse Rock,” “Heartbreak Hotel,” “It’s Now or Never,” “Hound Dog,” “Love Me Tender,” “Don’t Be Cruel,” “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Teddy Bear,” “Burning Love,” “Can’t Help Falling In Love,” and the title song “All Shook Up.” Written by Joe DiPietro, loosely based on William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” ALL SHOOK UP mixes a little bit of Shakespeare with a whole lot of The King.

It’s the summer of 1955, in a small you-never-heard-of-it town somewhere in the Midwest. During a twenty-four hour period, Chad (Tom Warner), a rovin’ roustabout with a song in his heart, changes the town forever. For the townspeople: Natalie (Danielle Lovier) a young mechanic and her best friend Dennis (David Cotter); Natalie’s widowed father Jim (Todd Ellis), local honky tonk owner Sylvia (Jacque Tara Washington) and her daughter Lorraine (Bianca Grant); straight-laced Mayor Matilda (Christine Lightcap) and her military schooled son Dean (Chris Wiacek); the law enforcing, yet silent, Sheriff Earl (Jimmy Wachter); the curvaceous museum owner Miss Sandra (Danielle Barletta); and the high energy kids of the town (Daryl Acevedo, Nicole Attaie, Taylor Bigelow, Carleena Manzi, Paige Marsteller, Sean McAnaney, Edmond O’Neal, Nina Pelligra, Eddie Powers, Samantha Rey, Jordan Westfall, and Mike Winslow), life will never be the same. ALL SHOOK UP is produced by Christine Lightcap and directed by Shawn Forster, with choreography by Michael Groesbeck and music direction by Roy George. Costumes are by Jeanette Reyner, set design by Navroz Dabu, lighting design by Cindy Shippers, and sound design by Tony Vadala. Brenda Neuss is associate producer.

 

Tickets are $30; $25 for seniors and students;

$20 for children 12 and under.

Group discounts are available.

For tickets and information call The Talent Company Box-Office at (315) 479-SHOW or visit The Talent Company website at www.thetalentco.com.

 

PHOTOS

 

 

Jamesville, NY

Presents

IDOL ASSASSINATION
Murder Mysteries Dinner Theatre
 

Left to Right: Colt Morris, Josh Blakesly, Allison Greet, Jen Jaynes and David Micun.
 

 

Saturday Nights

July 29th

Final Performance

Saturday, August 28th

The Glen Loch Restaurant and Catering Company and Without a Cue Productions, LLC are proud to present a brand new show, “Idol Assassination” every Saturday night March through August. This show is an interactive murder mystery show that involves the members of the audience.

It’s the final night of Big American Star, and America is going to get a chance to vote for its next…big American star. The contestants are at each other’s throats, dangerously close to ripping out one another’s vocal chords, while the judges and host stir up drama to boost sagging ratings. By the time the contestants are ready to sing, the atmosphere has turned murderous, and the contestants may “knock ‘em dead” in more ways than one.

Idol Assassination” is produced by Without a Cue Productions and is directed by Sara Caliva. Without a Cue productions was established in 2002, and since then has formulated over 15 different shows, and is quickly expanding its performances to different locations and is providing murder mystery theater to all over PA, NJ, MD, and other regions.

Come join Without a Cue Productions on any Saturday night March 6th through August 28th for a hilarious evening of deadly fun at the Glen Loch Restaurant and Catering Company in Jamesville. Dinner and show are included in the **$34.50 price. (This price has been changed. See below)

**Without a Cue Productions and the Glen Loch Restaurant have made the decision to slightly increase the ticket price for "Idol Assassination" which opens next Saturday, March 6th and will run through August 28th. The ticket price increase will allow the Glen Loch to serve a more sophisticated menu, switching from a buffet style to a plated dinner. The new price of $37.25 will include dinner, show, tax and gratuity.

Call (315 469-6969 now for reservations.

 

 

 

Mexico, NY

 

 

Two Shows Only!

 

Friday, July 30th

Sunday, August 1st

7:30 PM

 

 

 

CAPITOL THEATRE
Hancock, NY

170 East Front Street


Presents

PIONEER WOMEN
Written and Directed by Judith Present
Produced by the Little Victory Players

Narrator - John Carey



Fridays & Saturdays
July 30th, 31st
7:30 PM
Sundays
August 1st
2 PM

 

Take a ride in the country to where the Delaware River begins and fishing and theatre go together in Hancock, NY for this long awaited Play. Pioneer Women will have you laughing and crying as it brings to life a time and place in American History that paved the way for Manifest Destiny. And whether it was right or not people came no matter what the dangers and there were many, especially for women. For some there was tragedy, for others joy and even though they knew it could go either way, they came looking for love, careers, land, a better life, and some for the shear love of adventure. With great western music and good stories, these ladies will tell you just how the west was really won. Once again Ms. Present along with assistant director Bonnie Deforest and Ernest Schenk’s set design brings to the Capitol Theatre stage something enjoyable, meaningful and unique. Our cast: Judy McMahon, Carolyn Christy-Boyden, Talia Saraceno, Kellyann Garcia, Bonnie DeForest, Andrea Odell, Maryann Johnson, and last but not least John Carey.

This is the story of a group of pioneer woman, who together, through thick and thin crossed the vast prairies, deserts and mountains to make their way to Californi-a. Some stopped off along the way and others kept on going. Without men they managed to make it through Indian attacks, drought, child bearing, and hunger. They were needed in the west to civilize the men folk, many who hadn’t seen a woman in years. But they came with the strength to hold any feller up, and the spirit of survival. They were doctors, teachers, writers, mothers, cooks, brides and prostitutes. They added salt to the peppery WEST.

Great acting, Great music, and Great Stories
 

Tickets $12

 

See PIONEER WOMEN

 

 

 

 

Syracuse, NY

 

 

Presents

 

 

A farce by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Deborah Pearson

July 30th - August 7th, 2010
Fridays & Saturdays
Dinners at 6:30 pm Show at 8pm

Sunday Matinée on August 1st, 2010
12:30 PM Brunch Show at 2pm

Adult Dinner Tickets $27
Couple Dinner Tickets $50
Table of 8 $175
Show Only $18

 

From the writer of Lend Me a Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo comes a sidesplitting comedy of mistaken identity and harebrained schemes. Leo and Jack are two Shakespearean actors who are so down on their luck that they're playing "Scenes from Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge Circuit in Pennsylvania's Amish country. When they read about a rich old woman in York, PA, who is about to die and leave her fortune to her two, long-lost nephews, whom no one has seen since birth, they decide to high-tail it to York to impersonate the two men. It's only when they're a few minutes out of town that they realize that the nephews are in fact nieces, and that they must appear in York as Maxine and Stephanie if they're to collect the loot.

 

Preferred seating is given to Dinner purchases. Show Only patrons are not seated until half hour before show time in remaining available.

Dinner Prices include show, tax, and a hearty chicken cordon bleu meal

Artrage preview tickets are $10

To Purchase tickets by phone or make reservations

call (315) 446-1461

or you can purchase tickets online at:
www.notanothertheatercompany.com

 

 

 

 

Shawnee On Delaware

 

Presents

 

LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS


July 30th – September 5th

 

 

Middle-aged Barney Cashman has enjoyed a tranquil, faithful marriage with his high school sweetheart. He’s heard about the sexual revolution, though, and decides to have one sweeping extra-marital affair before it’s too late. On three different afternoons, he brings women to his mother's apartment while she's at work – a hard-drinking seductress, an actress of questionable sanity, and his wife's best friend. But with no experience in adultery, Barney bungles every attempt.

 

Plenty of laughs and mid-life angst make LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS a witty comedy with a warm human touch. The Shawnee Playhouse production stars Rob Ramos, Megan Rucidlo, Tessa Slovis, and Kaitie Kaiser.

 

Tickets are $28 for adults and $15 for children.

Please contact the Shawnee Playhouse Box Office at 570-421-5093 or visit www.TheShawneePlayhouse.com

 

 

 

Nuangola, PA

 

Presents

 

THE ODD COUPLE

By Neil Simon

 

July 30th, 31st
8 PM &
August 1st
3 PM

 

Tickets are $18 for and can be purchased at the door

or by calling 570-208-7679.
Season passes (4 tickets) are $60 and Double passes are $112 (8 tickets).
at the Nuangola Grove
5177 Nuangola Road
Nuangola, PA (Just minutes from I-81 at exit 159 ... see signs)


 

 

 

Franklin, NY

 

Presents

 

By T. S. Elliot

 

Sunday, August 1st

4 PM

 

Through the intervention of a mysterious stranger, a married couple
is compelled to examine their tempestuous relationship. 
Part sparkling drawing room comedy, part psychological thriller,
The Cocktail Party is a startling and entertaining masterpiece.
 

 

FSC Artistic Associates Ed Vassallo, Charlie Kevin and Camilla Enders
after the rehearsed reading of Marivaux's The Double Inconstancy
directed by Patricia Buckley at the Fenimore Museum in 2009.

 

FSC welcomes a dynamic troupe of actors
known to our audiences from many past seasons
(for some, too many plays to list):

 

Johana Arnold

(An Inspector Calls, A Doll’s House, Orestes)  
Camilla Enders
(What the Butler Saw, Twelfth Night, Hedda Gabler)
Peter Gaitens
(An Inspector Calls, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Betrayal)
Charlie Kevin
(Galileo, Measure for Measure, Period of Adjustment)
Carmela Marner
(An Inspector Calls, American Fairy Tales, Measure for Measure)
Hugh Timoney
(Galileo, A Doll’s House
Ed Vassallo
(A Doll’s House, Orestes, Betrayal)
 
 Directed by
Patricia Buckley
 (appeared in Period of Adjustment, Galileo, and her own play Evolution,
 and directed two rehearsed readings: The Maids at Chapel Hall
and The Double Inconstancy at the Fenimore Museum.)
 
The Franklin Stage Company was founded on the principle that
great theatre should be available to all.
Admission Free (donations gratefully accepted)
 
Reservations are always recommended 
 
 Call 607 829 3700
or
email reserve@franklinstagecompany.org

 

 

 

 

Endicott, NY

 

&

 

Waverly, NY

 

Presents

Directed by Chris Nickerson

Thursday - Sunday
August 5th - 8th
7:30 PM

George W. Johnson Park
Oak Hill Ave
Endicott, NY
At the newly built “Stage at Little Italy

AND


Friday & Saturday
August 13th & 14th
6:00 PM


It is being held outdoors in Muldoon Park.

Muldoon Park is located along Pennsylvania Ave.
Waverly, NY

 

The production will place the play in the Old West. “King Lear” tells the story of an aging King, now a land baron, who decides to divide his land into three parcels and divide them among his three daughters. But after his pride gets the better of him he withholds the third part from his youngest daughter, Cordelia, and instead gives all to his two older daughters, Regan and Goneril. This turns out to be a tragic mistake. Many lives are then lost.

“King Lear” features many performers returning from past years’ Shakespeare productions and a few new faces as well. Mike Arcesi who last year directed “Merry Wives of Windsor” plays “King Lear”. Rick Mertens, a well-known area performer plays the much maligned Gloucester, and Stacey Oropello plays the King's youngest daughter Cordelia. The cast also includes Brett Nichols, Julia Mahar, Jason Walsh (who played Othello in the 2008 production), Leith Transue, Samantha Sloma, Josh Sedelmeyer, Adam Ruff, Charles Berman, John Murray, Mickey Ray and more.

The production will be the first EPAC Shakespeare in the Park production to be performed in the newly built Stage at Little Italy located in The George W. Johnson Park on Oak Hill Avenue in Endicott. The performance is free and concessions will be available. The actors will gratefully accept free will donations after the show. The show will also be performed in Muldoon Park in Waverly the following weekend.

“King Lear” is sponsored by WBGH TV & WIVT TV & Newschannel 34 and is made possible in part, by public funds through a Decentralization Grant from the NYS Council on the Arts administered by the Chenango County Council on the Arts.

For more information, contact the Endicott Performing Arts Center at 607-785-8903 or visit their web site at www.EndicottArts.com.
 

All productions are performed live in the various parks, and it's recommended that you bring comfortable chairs, or blankets to sit on and enjoy the show!

 

Concessions and bathroom facilities are available.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Rochester, NY

 

 

John Borak

Presents

THE BOYS IN THE BAND
By Mart Crowley



Thursday, Friday & Saturday
August 5th, 6th & 7th, 2010
8:00 PM

Sunday, August 8th, 2010
2:00 PM

 

Mart Crowley’s 1968’s The Boys in the Band, is a groundbreaking work in American theater, the first truly honest portrayal of the lives of contemporary homosexuals. At a time when gay characters were seldom seen in commercial media except as crude stereotypes, this play presented a well-rounded view of “the homosexual milieu.”

 

Taking place on New York’s posh Upper East Side, the play concerns nine men celebrating the birthday of one of their friends: Michael, a lapsed Roman Catholic alcoholic who is undergoing psychoanalysis; Donald, who has moved far from the city to spurn the homosexual lifestyle; Harold, whose birthday it is, is morose about losing his youthful looks; Bernard, an African American who still pines for the wealthy white boy of the house where his mother was a maid; Emory, who revels in his homosexuality; and Larry and Hank, a couple that lives together despite the fact that they do not agree on the issue of monogamy.

 

Joining them are a male prostitute, Cowboy, who has been hired as a “present” for Harold’s birthday and Alan, an old college friend of Michael’s, who claims to be straight but who becomes a little too emotional when his manhood is threatened and who is strangely reluctant to leave each time he says he is going. To be presented as a “period piece”, this production of THE BOYS IN THE BAND will show how far Gay rights have come and much further they have to go.

 

For reservations online, Go to WWW.MUCCC.ORG
or Call: 585-234-1254

 

MuCCC
142 Atlantic Avenue
Rochester, NY

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Skaneateles, NY

 

Presents

 

 


Thursday, Friday & Saturday
August 5th, 6th & 7th
7:30 PM
Saturday
August 7th
2 PM

 

With a talented cast of over sixty and a sweet-sounding orchestra, “The Music Man” is sure to strike a chord with its audience. The plot involves the lovable con man Harold Hill, who poses as a kids' band organizer and sells band instruments and uniforms to naive townsfolk before skipping town with the cash. In River City, Iowa, prim Marian the librarian sees through him, but when Hill helps her younger brother, Marian falls in love with him. The traveling salesman, Harold, get’s his own foot “caught in the door” falling for Marian and risks everything to win her. This valentine of a musical is set in a simpler time and place and features such memorable tunes as: “Ya Got Trouble”, “Goodnight, My Someone”, “Wells Fargo Wagon”, “Lida Rose” and the show stopping “76 Trombones”.

In its 11th year of operation, Skaneateles Summer Theater is a community-based theater troupe drawing its cast and crew from talented individuals throughout the region. Skaneateles Summer Theater strives to raise the quality of life in the local community by providing top quality, affordable musical theater performances for all ages. The group also offers youth camps for children from kindergarten through high school in an effort to foster an early love for drama. The theater group is self-funded through ticket sales and supportive patrons.

Come out and watch the smooth-talking Harold Hill as he cons his way into the heart of Miss Marian the Librarian.

 

Tickets to this year’s show are $10 for students and seniors and $12 for adults. Call the box office at 685-5278 to reserve your seat.

 

 

 

 

South Fallsburg, NY

 

Presents


Friday and Saturday,
August 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th
8:00 PM
Sunday, August 8th
7:00 PM (No Matinee)
Sunday, August 15th
2:00 PM

 

Presented at the newly restored, air-conditioned and handicapped accessible, Nartoff-Wells Auditorium of the Rivoli Theatre, located at 5243 Main Street (Route 42), South Fallsburg, NY.

Don't miss our Friday Night Specials!
In an effort to make live theatre more accessible, for those people unable to afford regular ticket prices, attend any Friday performance, set your own price and "pay what you can!"

Advance ticket sales are available online at www.ShowTix4U.com
or tickets will be available at the box office one hour prior to curtain for each performance. For information, phone (845) 436-5336
or log onto www.scdw.net

Little Shop of Horrors is produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International.

 

Tickets are $18 for Adults,
$15 for Senior Citizens (60+) and
$10 for Students with a valid Student ID.

 

 

 

 

Endicott, NY

 


 

Directed by EPAC Artistic Director, Patrick Foti
Music direction by Rochelle Goldberg

August 12th - 15th
August 19th - 22nd
Thursdays - Saturdays
8 PM
Sundays
3 PM

 

Four separate casts totaling over 140 area children and teens are busy preparing for 8 performances of the EPAC Kids Theater Workshop production of “Alice In Wonderland” at the Endicott Performing Arts Center located at 102 Washington Avenue in Endicott. The shows are the end result of EPACs 11th Annual Kids Summer Theater Workshop which began in June.

Lewis Carroll's unflappable young heroine takes a tumble down an enchanted rabbit hole to an off-kilter world of mock turtles, dancing flora, punctual rabbits and mad tea parties, where playing cards hold court and nothing is as it seems. Whimsy and wordplay are the order of the day in this imaginative musical adaptation of a favorite of generations of children, adults and psychoanalysts! This version is just good, clean fun.

“Alice In Wonderland” is presented by special arrangement with Music Theater International.

 

 

Tickets for “Alice In Wonderland”
$15 for adults
$12 for children age 12 and under (reserved seating)
Call the EPAC Box Office at 785-8903
or order through the EPAC web site at www.EndicottArts.com.

 

 

 

 

Johnson City, NY

 

Presents

Two New Musicals
“THE FLOOD”
By Peter Mills and Cara Reichel


Friday, August 13 at 6:00 PM

Outside at Roberson Museum & Science Center

30 Front Street in Binghamton

FREE TO ALL! Please bring your own chair.

In the even of rain, performance will be moved to the Schorr Family Firehouse Stage.

“SUNFISH”
By Hyeyoung Kim and Michael L. Cooper
 

Saturday, August 14 at 7:30 PM

Schorr Family Firehouse Stage

48 Willow Street in Johnson City

 

FREE seating is limited, and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

 Both shows will feature local performers as well as members of Actors Equity Association. For more information, check out Goodwill Theatre on the Facebook:

 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Johnson-City-NY/Goodwill-Theatre-Schorr-Family-Firehouse-Stage/369744342533

 

 The Goodwill Theatre Performing Arts Complex and Professional Training Academy, in collaboration with the Prospect Theater Company in Manhattan, will present two free concert reading performances of two new musicals this August, as part of their new “Broadway Bound” Concert Reading Series. The shows are “THE FLOOD”, by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel, and “SUNFISH” by Hyeyoung Kim and Michael L. Cooper.

These productions were made possible when the Prospect Theater Company and the Goodwill Theatre received a Theatre Production Grant Award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
 

To read more about this project, go to...


 

For more information, interested persons can contact the Goodwill Theatre box office at (607) 772-2404, ext. 1, or visit: http://www.goodwilltheatre.net.

 

 

 

 

 

J & L PRODUCTIONS

 

Presents

A dramatic comedy

Written and Directed by James Micali

Based on the career of Charles Pierce!

 

Starring Mickey Ray as Charles Pierce

 

Enjoy this one man, tour de force that includes Mr. Ray's vocal impressions of some of the greatest Hollywood legends, Mae West, Bette Davis, Tallulah Bankhead, Katherine Hepburn and more!

 

WIGDICULOUS

 

Charles Pierce was one of the earliest and most renowned female impressionist, or as he preferred to title himself, a male actress!

"Wigdiculous", takes place on the night that Charles Pierce "comes full circle", making his farewell performance at the Pasadena Playhouse, where he first performed many years ago. His dresser hasn't shown up, and while nervously waiting his appearance, Charles reflects on his life, the Hollywood legends he's portrayed and most of all, his love for his life partner, who booked this final show, but never lived long enough to be there with him.
 

 

Fridays & Saturdays

August 27th & 28th

7:30 PM

September 3rd, & 4th

7:30 PM

 

Sundays

August 29th and September 5th

2 PM

 

Tickets will be sold at the door!

 $10 Regular

$7 Seniors

$5.00 Students

 

The Old Capitol Theater

170 East Front St.

Hancock, NY

 

 

 

 

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ACTORS CIRCLE

ANDERSON CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

APPLAUSE THEATRE

APPLESEED PRODUCTIONS

AUBURN PLAYERS COMMUNITY  THEATRE

BALDWINSVILLE THEATRE GUILD

BCC LITTLE THEATRE

BINGHAMTON THEATRE ORGAN SOCIETY

BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY THEATRE

BLACKFRIARS THEATRE

BLACKSHEEP THEATRE COALITION

BLOOMSBURG THEATRE ENSEMBLE

BRACKEN THEATRE COMPANY

BRIGHT STAR PRODUCTIONZ

BROADWAY THEATRE LEAGUE

CAPITAL REPERTORY THEATRE

CAPITOL THEATRE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

CENTER STAGE PLAYERS

CHENANGO RIVER THEATRE

CIDER MILL PLAYHOUSE

CONKLIN PRESBYTERIAN THEATRE GROUP (No hyperlink)

CORNER BISTRO DINNER THEATRE (No hyperlink)

CORNERSTONE PLAYERS (No hyperlink)

CORTLAND REPERTORY THEATRE

COUNTRY GATE PLAYERS, INC

DOWNSTAIRS CABARET THEATRE COMPANY

ELECTRIC THEATRE COMPANY

ELMIRA LITTLE THEATRE

ENCHANTED PLAYERS, INC.

ENDLESS MOUNTAIN THEATRE

ENDICOTT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

FIREHOUSE STAGE

FORUM THEATRE

FRANKLIN STAGE COMPANY

GASLIGHT THEATRE

GLIMMERGLASS OPERA

GOODWILL THEATRE

GREATER ROCHESTER REPERTORY COMPANIES, INC

GRETNA THEATRE

HANGAR THEATRE

HUNGRY EAR PERFORMANCE COMPANY

ITHACA SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

ITHACA THEATRE PROJECT

KISS THEATRE COMPANY

KITCHEN THEATRE COMPANY

KITCHEN SINK, THE

KNOW THEATRE

JAN DeANGELO & COMPANY (No hyperlink)

LAKESIDE PLAYERS

LA VOCE

LIFT YOUR SPIRITS PERFORMING ARTS

LITTLE THEATRE of WILKES-BARRE

LITTLE VICTORY PLAYERS

MUSE OF FIRE THEATRE

MUSIC BOX DINNER PLAYHOUSE

THE NEW AMERICAN VIC REPERTORY COMPANY

NEW ROSE THEATRE

NORTHEAST THEATRE

NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

NUREMBERG COMMUNITY PLAYERS

ONE LAUGH AT LEAST

ORPHEUS THEATRE

OVER THE EDGE PRODUCTIONS (No hyperlink)

PENNSYLVANIA LYRIC OPERA THEATRE

PENNSYLVANIA REP COMPANY (No hyperlink)

PENNSYLVANIA THEATRE OF PERFORMING ARTS

PHOENIX PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

PUZZLED PLAYERS

RARELY DONE PRODUCTIONS

ROCK BOTTOM THEATRE COMPANY (No hyperlink)

SCHWARTZ CENTER for the PERFORMING ARTS

SCOTT'S OQUAGA LAKEHOUSE PLAYHOUSE STAGE

SHAWNEE PLAYHOUSE

SHERBURNE MUSIC THEATRE SOCIETY

SRO THEATRE

SULLIVAN COUNTY DRAMATIC WORKSHOP

SUMMER SAVOYARDS

SYRACUSE STAGE

THEATRE AT THE GROVE

THEATRE BY NIGHT PRODUCTIONS

THE TALENT COMPANY

TI-AHWAGA COMMUNITY PLAYERS

THEATRICKS BY STARLIGHT

TRI-CITIES OPERA

TRI-STATE ACTORS THEATRE

TRI-TOWN THEATRE

WALKING THE DOG THEATRE

WAVERLY STOREFRONT THEATRE

WAVERLY OPERA HOUSE

WHITE KNUCKLE PRODUCTIONS (No hyperlink)

WINGSPACE THEATRE

 

 

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THEATRE COMPANIES

 

If your theatre is not represented in this listing, and assuming you wish it to be, please write to me and let me know. Preferably you will have a website, (Although not a requirement) and a representative email address that will accept the Stagewhispers Newsletter. (Required)