A Doll’s House
By Henrik Ibsen
August 24 – September 22, 2007
Review from The Oregonian:
“It’s a tight show, beautifully timed, with no wasted moments. It shows off Ibsen’s brilliance with dialogue and rapid plot development. The opening-night audience members were leaning forward, breathing together at various points, waiting to see what would happen next…”
Blackmail, innocence, love, and hypocrisy collide in A Doll’s House, one of the most groundbreaking and celebrated plays in theatre history. When Nora Helmer tries to save her husband’s reputation by forging a signature on a loan, his response sets into motion a series of events that call into question the validity of their marriage. In one of the most famous (and scandalous) climaxes in all of nineteenth century drama, Nora makes a choice that continues to be debated by audiences to this day.
Translated & Adapted by Paul Walsh
Directed by Mary McDonald-Lewis
Starring Jane Hamilton, Jennifer Healey, Garland Lyons, Gary Norman, Darius Pierce and Amaya Villazan
by John Patrick Shanley
January 11 – February 9, 2008
“I don’t know any other way to put this. You’re a whore.” Marriage and its discontents are the subject of WHERE’S MY MONEY? When Celeste, an out-of-work actor who’s cheating on her boyfriend with a married man, runs into Natalie, the two have some catching up to do. Natalie gives the impression of being very together and does not approve of Celeste’s lifestyle. But Natalie’s marriage with Henry is hanging by a thread, as she’s being visited by the ghost of an ex-boyfriend who claims she owes him money. Meanwhile, it turns out that the married man Celeste is having an affair with is Henry’s idol, Sidney, a divorce lawyer with a pet theory that one partner in every marriage will be unfaithful, so it might as well be you. Sardonic and caustic, WHERE’S MY MONEY? vivisects the institution of marriage with Shanley’s inimitable razor-sharp wit. – Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Directed by Ben Plont
Starring Mario Calcagno, Justin Guadagni, Gary Norman, Buffy Rogers, Kerry Ryan, Heather Rose Walters
by Paula Vogel
April 18 – May 17, 2008
Past and present collide on a snowy Christmas Eve for a troubled family of five. Humorous and heart-wrenching, this beautifully written play proves that magic can be found in the simplest breaths of life. In this “puppet play with actors,” Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel provides a moving and memorable study of the American family careening near the edge of oblivion. “The Long Christmas Ride Home collapses time and space into moments of disarming, and affecting, beauty… it is somewhat like gazing at stars: We feel their inspiration, as well as their sad distance from earth.” ~ The New York Times
Directed by Kristan Seemel
Starring Garland Lyons, Amy Newman, Gary Norman, Darius Pierce, Kerry Ryan, Heather Rose Walters