The Playboy of the Western World
By J.M. Synge
Directed by Paul Mullins
May 29 - June 23, 2013
Ireland’s great playwright and poet, J.M. Synge, has penned a grand adventure — part tall-tale, part outrageous comedy and part bittersweet parable. A young country lad’s transformation from beaten-down weakling to celebrated “playboy” captures the poetic heart of the wild Irish imagination in magnificent, lyrical style.
Fallen Angels
By Noël Coward
Directed by Matthew Arbour
July 3 – 28, 2013
Britain’s master of wit has created tour de force roles for two leading ladies in this delightful comedy about the seven-year itch. The sophisticated “bubbles” of this frothy, vintage Coward are popped throughout by sharp and wickedly-funny barbs about the perils of marital bliss.
Tovarich
By Jacques Deval
Adapted by Robert E. Sherwood
Directed by Bonnie J. Monte
August 7 – 25, 2013
This long-forgotten and eccentric romance by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Idiot’s Delight and Abe Lincoln in Illinois tells the improbable tale of an indomitable Russian Grand Duchess and her dashing Prince of a husband living in exile in Paris. Ms. Monte will breathe new life into this provocative and hilarious long-buried treasure, made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
A Most Dangerous Woman
By Cathy Tempelsman
Directed by Richard Maltby, Jr.
September 18 - October 6, 2013
This world premiere explores the extraordinary life of Mary Ann Evans — better known by her pen name George Eliot. An outcast living a socially unconventional life, Evans was forced to write under an assumed name, not only to escape having her work judged by virtue of her gender, but to avoid having it judged by virtue of her scandalous life. Ironically, her success as George Eliot only led her deeper and deeper into a world of secrets and deception.
Our Town
By Thornton Wilder
Directed by Joseph Discher
October 16 – November 17, 2013
Our production celebrates the 75th anniversary of this beloved, Pulitzer Prize-winning, American classic. The play has become an idyllic symbol of our collective national past – a time and place where decency, friendship and wholesome values were the norm– an America untainted by the greed, corruption, pollution and violence that now darken our horizon. The ordinary citizens of the ordinary town of Grover’s Corners weave an extraordinary and timeless tale about life, love and mortality.
Pericles
By Williams Shakespeare
Directed by Brian B. Crowe
December 4 - 29, 2013
Pericles, Prince of Tyre, discovers a terrible secret in the court of Antioch, and flees, fearing for
his life. Thus begins a long and perilous odyssey, filled with adventure, betrayal, joy, sorrow and ultimately, reunion, redemption and rebirth. A wonderful tale for the holidays, Brian B. Crowe’s imagining of Pericles is a shimmering vision of an epic voyage across icy seas in search of new worlds
and lost souls.
On the Outdoor Stage:
As You Like It
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Bonnie J. Monte
June 19 – July 28, 2013
This summer, The Shakespeare Theatre’s Outdoor Stage will transform into the Forest of Arden at the beautiful and family-friendly amphitheatre on the campus of the College of Saint Elizabeth. Shakespeare’s splendid and pithy comedy filled with some of his most colorful and beloved characters will delight all ages.
