2011-2012 Season

DRAMA-COMEDY

MIGHT HAVE GONE FISHING
AUTHOR: Dr. Rufus Cadigan
DIRECTOR: Ryan Legler

An original work by Dr. Rufus Cadigan – retired professor of Theatre at Rockford College in Rockford, IL – Might Have Gone Fishing is an emotional, heart-warming tale about a boy who becomes a man, but must reconcile with his estranged alcoholic father in order to do so. It explores how we use laughter to lighten our load, why we use sarcasm to shield our scars, and imagines how we can use our deepening thirst for truth to break free from it all. Might Have Gone Fishing was awarded “Excellence in Playwriting” at the Edward Albee Last Frontier playwriting contest.


Contains some adult themes.

A Question & Answer session with author Dr. Rufus Cadigan will be scheduled the first weekend of the run

Sept 29, 30, Oct 1, 2
Oct 6, 7, 8, 9 (2011)

COMEDY

FUDDY MEERS
AUTHOR: David Lindsay-Abaire
DIRECTOR: Gene Davis


Fuddy Meers is an “R-rated” farce with a zany plot line about Claire, a woman who has psychogenic amnesia, which erases her memory whenever she goes to sleep. As she goes through her day, we meet the eccentric group of people that surround her: her suspiciously chipper husband; a limping, lisping man in a ski mask that steals her away to reveal “the truth;” and an escaped convict with several personalities – one of which is an ill-mannered sock puppet, just to name a few. Every twist and turn in this fun-house plot brings Claire closer to revealing her past life and everything she thought she’d forgotten.
Author David Lindsay-Abaire is well known for his Pulizter Prize-winning Drama "Rabbit Hole;" the film version earned Nicole Kidman an Oscar nomination in 2011.

Contains some adult language and themes.

A Question & Answer session will follow one or more performance (date TBA)
Nov 4, 5, 6
Nov 11, 12, 13
Nov 18, 19, 20 (2011)

 

DRAMA

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
PLAYWRIGHT: adapted for the stage by Wendy KesselmanDIRECTOR: Erin Butler


The classic true story comes to life at the Carriage House in this provocative new staging. In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family flee their home in Amsterdam to go into hiding. Cut off from the outside world they face seemingly insurmountable hardships intensified by the ever-present threat of discovery and death. The Franks and their guests cling to their lives with the constant reminder that there is nothing if there is not hope. The Diary of Anne Frank offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty. This production will not be performed on the stage at the Carriage House, but rather on the upper floor of the building, offering the audience a new perspective into this classic story.
All performances will be held upstairs at the Carriage House Theater.

A Question & Answer session will follow one or more performance (date TBA)
Feb 9, 10, 11, 12
Feb 16, 17, 18, 19
Feb 23, 24, 25,26

 

MUSICAL-COMEDY

THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL
MUSIC & LYRICS: David Nehls
BOOK: Betsy Kelso
DIRECTOR: Matt Davis


Put on your cut-off shorts, and get out your mullets! There's a new tenant at Armadillo Acres, North Florida's most exclusive trailer park —and she's wreaking havoc all over. When Pippi, the exotic dancer on the run, comes between the QVC–loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband, Norbert—the storms begin to brew. The Village Voice says, “A show that actually lives up to the hype of its title.” Talkin’ Broadway reports, “This wheel-spinning, mud-splattering good time … is the theatrical equivalent of a bad of Doritos. You can’t get enough.” Filled to the brim with country rock tunes, The Great American Trailer Park Musical is a sure bet for a great night of theater!
Contains some adult language and themes.
A co-production with the WYO Theater
All performances at the WYO Theater
A Question & Answer session will follow one or more performance (date TBA)
Mar 23, 24, 25
Mar 30, 31, Apr 1 (2012)