Season 56: From the Desk of…
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Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
After surviving a shipwreck, twins Sebastian and Viola have been separated and think the other to be dead. Viola disguises herself as a man named Cesario and goes into service for Duke Orsino. Orsino loves Olivia, who falls in love with Cesario (who is really Viola), and Viola falls in love with Orsino (who thinks she is a man named Cesario). Then Sebastian arrives, causing a flood of mischief and mistaken identities in this joyful romp where music be the fruit of love.
Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B
by Kate Hamill
Cheerfully desecrating the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
An Irreverent, darkly comic, modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth and sidekick. It’s a Modern-day Baker Street where the manic, razor-sharp genius Holmes, and recuperating American divorcée Watson, tumble from caper to caper. But when the quasi-dysfunctional, female Odd-Couple, mystery solving duo come face to face with a villain who has all the answers and is always one step ahead, uproarious adventure, high-stake hijinks, and non-stop laughter are imminent.
The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged
by Jessica Bedford, Kathryn MacMillan, Charlotte Northeast, and Meghan Winch
A funny, fast-paced frolic through the masterpieces of Jane Austen. Three actors take on all of Austen’s beloved heroines, friends, and love interests – and her incisive social satire – in just 80 minutes. But when they lose a cast member, the two remaining Janeites must teach an understudy about her work. It is a truth universally acknowledged that an audience in possession of high spirits must be in want of a ticket to this big-hearted comedy that will delight Austen fans and newcomers alike.
Cymbeline
by William Shakespeare
Princess Imogen has defied her father, Cymbeline, King of Britain, by marrying the commoner and orphan Posthumus rather than the Queen’s doltish son Cloten from her previous marriage. Determined to control his daughter, Cymbeline exiles Posthumus, who travels to Rome. There the villainous Giacomo scorns Posthumus’s confidence in his wife’s virtue, boasting that he could seduce her. Irritated by his arrogance, Posthumus wagers his ring on Imogen’s faithfulness. In Britain, Giacomo hides himself in her bedroom and emerges at night to observe intimate details of her body and to steal her bracelet. These seeming proofs of infidelity send Posthumus into a jealous rage, and he orders his servant Pisanio to kill Imogen.
FALL SHOW
The Rewards of Being Frank
by Alice Scovell
September 18 – 28, 2025
A rollicking sequel to Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. Seven years have passed since the marriages of Algy and Cecily and Ernest and Gwendolen. As the couples, aided by the widowed Lady Bracknell, search for an at-home tutor, they encounter Frank, and suddenly the seven-year-itch needs scratching. Be prepared for a fresh round of mistaken identity, monetary mischief, and battles over cucumber sandwiches. You are cordially invited to this new tour-de-FARCE, where you’ll learn “It’s Important to be Earnest, but more rewarding to be Frank.”
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