We are excited about of 2014-2015 season and we hope you are too. Our regular season brochure should go out some time in late July. In the meantime, here is what’s coming up this year at Studio Players!
Main Stage Shows
Murdered to Death by Peter Gordon
Directed by Tommy Donaldson
Murdered to Death is a spoof in the Agatha Christie tradition. Set in a country manor house in the 1930’s, an eclectic group of characters tries to determine who murdered the owner of the house. The play introduces the inept and bungling Inspector Pratt, who battles against the odds and his own incompetence to solve the murder of the house’s owner. It soon becomes clear that the murderer isn’t finished yet; will the miscreant be unmasked before everyone else has met their doom or will the audience die laughing first?
November 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22
Other People’s Money by Jerry Sterner
Directed by Amy Fox
Wall Street takeover artist Lawrence Garfinkle’s computer is going tilt over the undervalued stock of New England Wire & Cable. If the stockholders back his take over, they will make a bundle, but what will happen to the 1200 employees and the community when he liquidates the assets? Opposing the rapacious financier are the genial man who has run the company since the year one, and his chief operations officer. They bring in a young lawyer who specializes in fending off takeovers. Should she use green mail? Find a white knight? Employ a shark repellent? This compelling drama explores whether corporate raiders are creatures from the Black Lagoon of capitalism or realists.
January 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31
Stop Kiss by Diana Son
Directed by Mark Liebert
The story begins in a New York apartment, with Callie running hopelessly late for an appointment. Sara, friend of a friend from out-of-town, stops by to drop off her cat. At their first meeting, the two women form a bond that neither expects. Their connection leads to unexpected joy and tragedy.
April 24, 25, 26, 30, May 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9
Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring
Directed by Sue Mandzik Davis
Mortimer Brewster discovers that Martha and Abby Brewster, his seemingly innocent and slightly batty elderly aunts, have developed a very bad habit. They murder lonely old men who come to their door by lacing their famous wine with poison. The aunts don’t see it as murder so much as a favor. They even involve their bugle blowing nephew Teddy, who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, in the scheme. Can Mortimer keep the secret and save his relatives, his unwitting neighbors, and his impending marriage from possible doom?
June 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20
Shows For Children
How To Eat Like a Child by Delia Ephron, John Forster, Judith Kahan
Directed by Matt Cosaro
This musical romp through the joys and sorrows of being a child is hilarious. Children give lessons in such subjects as how to beg for a dog, how to torture your sister, how to act after being sent to your room, and how to laugh hysterically.
September 20,21, 27, 28
Christmas In The Land Of Oz Adapted by Ruth Perry. From the book by L. Frank Baum
Directed by Laura Byrne-Cristiano
Dorothy, back in Kansas with Christmas only a few days away, sees her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry losing heart because times are hard and there’s not much money for Christmas. Her Aunt and Uncle seem to have lost the Christmas spirit. When Dorothy travels back to Oz to find help from her old friends, she discovers they are having trouble too. The Wicked Witch has stolen the Christmas spirit in OZ! Can Dorothy rescue Christmas and make everyone happy?
December 13, 14, 20, 21
The Quest: A Fairy Tale With Attitude by Eddie McPherson
Directed by Laura Byrne-Cristiano and Tommy Donaldson, Betsy Zaubler Assistant Director
Something is terribly wrong with Grandma! She’s very sick and weak, but luckily for her, recovery is just a quest away! The teacher at the exclusive Fantasy Academy challenges her fairy tale character students to embark on a quest to gather three hard-to-obtain items and cure Grandma. Of course, every good fairy tale has a villain, and the best one of all is the big bad wolf, Huff-n-Puff! If Grandma is in good health, Huff-n-Puff’s plot to snatch the basket of goodies away from Little Red With a Hood might fail! He must keep Grandma feeble by finding the three items before the students do. The fairy tale students fight off the wolf and his sidekick, Tag-Along Troll, and continuously seek the audience’s assistance throughout their journey.
February 21, 22, 29, March 1
A Hairy Tale by Charlie Lovett
Directed by Megan Hatem
The supremely bratty Prince Rupert and the equally obnoxious Princess Iphigenia have been exiled to the wild woods of Wychwood and can’t return home until they find true love. But who would love such spoiled brats? Could it be Rapunzel and her brother Bill, trapped in an enchanted tower because they refused to get a haircut? Or perhaps Elton and his sister Ernestine, peasant children who sell all the family’s electronics for a measly five beans that might be magic? With a fairy-tale committee that includes a super-cool big bad wolf and a bumbling fairy godmother making the rules, this romp through the forest of Wychwood is filled with twists and turns.
March 21, 22, 29, 29