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Our 2017-2018 Season!!


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September 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25


​Send Me No Flowers by Norman Barasch & Carroll Moore
A Romantic Comedy set in the early 1960's
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Send Me No Flowers appeared on Broadway in 1960 and became a Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall movie in 1964.

It's the early 1960's.  A time of lovely, serene suburban homes well-trimmed green lawns and happy couples where the husband goes off to work in the morning and 'the little lady' stays home to deal with cobwebs left by the cleaning lady.  In this sunshiny Pollyanna world, George Kimball is a serious, practicing hypochondriac - - a practice his wife Judy lovingly tolerates but does not support.  All is fine until George overhears his doctor discussing a terminal patient with only weeks to live and mistakenly believes it's about him, even though he just had a physical and was pronounced in perfect health, except for a little indigestion.  With this news George immediately begins putting his final affairs in order, including getting his wife to go to night school to learn to deal with day-to-day things without him and finding a replacement husband (a companion only) for his wife once he departs - - - a very sweet, unselfish thought that goes terribly wrong when Judy thinks his strange behavior is to hide an affair.  From there, a series of crossed wires, miscommunications, and further misunderstandings quickly multiply amidst clever dialogue, funny situations, and a variety of eccentric and hilarious people who try to help. 

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December 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 
7:30 for Friday & Saturday performances. 2:00 for Sundays
In-laws, Outlaws and Others (that should be shot) 
by Steve Franco
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
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It is 6pm and the Douglas family is busily preparing for their annual Christmas Eve dinner. After robbing a neighborhood liquor store, high strung and irritable Tony, and his dim-witted side-kick Vinny, find themselves in need of a hide-out. A comic treasure that is sure to leave your audience in stitches while celebrating the true meaning of Christmas.



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March 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18
Both Sides 
by Howard Pries

​Andrew Mitchell leads a quiet and orderly life. He spends his days managing the family bookstore and enjoys close relationships with his adoring mother and girlfriend. Soon, however, his entire life takes a dramatic turn! Andrew’s world gets turned upside down when a mysterious stranger comes to visit. Who is this visitor? What does she want? Is she even real? Hilarity ensues as Andrew tries desperately to cope with this intrusive and unpredictable visitor. Confusion, mayhem, and utter chaos run rampant as Andrew’s world begins to explode all around him. This fast paced comedy is filled with hilarious cover ups, unexpected revelations, zany twists, and crazy turns. Witness as Andrew and those around him try desperately to cling to their sanity!

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June 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18
Welfarewell by Cat Delaney
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Esmerelda Quipp is 80, still of sound mind, but her body is beginning to "come unglued", as she puts it. Having spent her working life as an actress, age pushing her gradually out of the business, she now faces the fact that her meagre government pension is insufficient to support her, even with her minimal needs.​