MAINSTAGE THEATRE
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The Mainstage Theatre is an elegant 200-seat, three-quarter thrust theatre. A thrust stage (also known as a platform stage or open stage) is one that extends into the audience on three sides and is connected to the backstage area by its up stage end. Our Mainstage theatre has the benefit of greater intimacy between performers and the audience since the audience in a thrust stage theatre may view the stage from three sides. Come and enjoy one of our plays on the Mainstage and enjoy the intimacy!
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WELCOME TO THE MAINSTAGE 2013-2014 SEASON
Subscription Packages Available Soon!
Call the box to purchase tickets over the phone: 562-494-1014 ext., 550
TICKETS: Opening Night $27 * General Adult $24 * Seniors $21 * Students $14
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SPECIAL COMMUNITY NIGHT * PAY WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD
Every Thursday before an opening night of a production – see show pages for dates.
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April 29, 2012
STORYTELLER 2012 “SEASON TWO” - SPRING SHOW SUNDAY
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Sep 28 – Oct 26
by Larry Shue.
“Froggy” has brought along a friend, a pathologically shy young man named Charlie who is overcome with fear of conversation with strangers. So “Froggy” tells all assembled that Charlie is from an exotic foreign country and speaks no English. Then the fun really begins, as Charlie overhears more than he should. That he does understand fuels the nonstop hilarity of the play and sets up the wildly funny climax in which things go uproariously awry for the “bad guys,” and the “good guys” emerge triumphant..... |
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Nov 9 – Dec 7
by Marc Camoletti.
Translation by Beverley Cross, Francis Evans
This 1960’s French farce adapted for the English-speaking stage features self-styled Parisian lothario Bernard, who has Italian, German, and American fiancees, each beautiful airline hostesses with frequent “layovers”. He keeps “one up, one down and one pending” until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris and Bernard’s apartment at the same time. “This latest edition of a play soars right out of its time zone and into some unpolluted stratosphere of classic physical comedy.” – The New York Times...... |
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Jan 18 – Feb 15.
.by Ira Levin
Seemingly comfortably ensconced in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer, is struggling to overcome a “dry” spell. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student—a thriller which Sidney recognizes immediately as a potential Broadway hit. Sidney’s plan, which he devises with his wife’s help, is to offer collaboration to the student, an idea which the younger man quickly accepts. This is where the suspense mounts and the plot twists with thrills and laughs.
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Mar 1 – Mar 29
by William Shakespeare.
Beatrice and Benedick, who argue with delightful wit, both glibly proclaim their disdain of love. In contrast, the sweet, young couple Claudio and Hero are rendered speechless by their love. Don Pedro, the Prince of Aragon, and Don John, the Bastard Prince, hatch parallel plots to trick Benedick and Beatrice into confessing their love, and Claudio into rejecting Hero. Dogberry, a Constable who thinks he’s smarter than he is, discovers the villainous plot. Don John’s treachery is revealed, the couples get each other, and everyone joins in a dance celebrating the marriages of the two couples.
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Apr 12 – May 10
by William Shakespeare.
by Don Nigro
Inspector Ruffing is called to a remote house to investigate the headlong plunge of Patrick Roarke down the main staircase. He becomes involved in the lives of five alluring and dangerous women: Marcy, Viennese governess with a past; Mrs. Ravenscroft, flirtatious lady of the manor; Gillian, charming but demented daughter; Mrs. French, formidable and passionate cook, and Dolly, the terrified maid. They lead him through a bewildering labyrinth of contradictory versions of Patrick’s demise and that of the late Mr. Ravenscroft.
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May 24 – Jun 21
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by George Bernard Shaw
Leonard is pursued by two women. Julia is a “modern” woman, clinging to romantic attachment, despite her professed progressive views, while Grace is a genuinely liberated widow who doesn’t resort to Julia’s histrionic wiles. What’s a Philanderer to do? Further complicating matters are Julia and Grace’s fathers, a conventional fellow who thinks he’s dying, and a theater critic flummoxed by youth. Leonard’s attempts to extricate himself from Julia culminate in a witty and blazing battle of the sexes as well as generations.
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Jul 12 – Aug 16
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Book by Joseph Stein
Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Based on Sholem Aleichem’s stories by special permission of Arnold Perl
In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor dairyman, tries to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, Fiddler has touched audiences around the world with its humor, warmth and honesty. The universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness. |
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Enjoy a Special
Holiday Show!
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Mainstage Subscribers receive special pricing to the show below.
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.- Not included in the Mainstage Subscription -..
.Dec 12 – Dec 22
by Charles Dickens.
In nineteenth century England, the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future show the epitome of a tight-fisted miser, Ebenezer Scrooge the poverty of his material wealth and the blessings that come with generosity. In a series of visits to the past, present and future these specters show Scrooge the folly of his ways. Can they convince him to change before it’s too late? Full of beloved and timeless charecters for the whole family to enjoy.
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