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Fri, Sat, Sun Nov 20 - Dec 6 2009 Madeline's Christmas "In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines." So begins this delightful story of Madeline's Christmas! The day begins like any other day. Miss Clavel takes the twelve little girls on their morning walk. They go to the zoo and then back to school for their French history lesson. Suddenly disaster strikes when everyone gets the flu! Everyone that is, except for the ever-resilient Madeline. Book and lyrics by Jennifer Kirkeby. Music by Shirley Mier. Based on the book by Ludwig Bemelmans. Directed by Laura Gallagher Byrne. Musical direction by Robert Behrman. By special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing Bennett Hall, 62 Centre St. Special thanks to Ann Bissinger & Mark Poor at Permits Plus! |
Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales
A Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Christmas tradition for many years is the staged reading of Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales. These heartwarming reminiscences from a child’s-eye-view of the duties, delicacies and delights of Christmas traditions of old are read by veteran stage actor John Knox-Johnston. John’s charming British accent and silver pate lend the perfect blend of wistfulness, whimsy and weight to the roughly 40 minute story. Four performances will take place downstairs in the Methodist Church. And the best part – it’s absolutely free. Merry Christmas from the Theatre Workshop. A lovely evening out for all ages. Friday Nov 28 & Dec 4 Saturday Nov 29 & Dec 5 5:30 PM Downstairs Methodist Church, 2 Centre Street Admission is FREE! |
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by Richard Dresser |
| A View of the Harbor
In this outrageous comedy, playwright Richard Dresser acquaints us with the hideous pleasures of the obscenely rich. Nick, a child of privilege, grew up with every possible advantage. But along the way he came to believe that he could never measure up to the demands of his father, a powerful and mercurial man who has run the family businesses with ruthless cunning. So Nick disappears, reinventing himself as a blue-collar worker in a factory owned by his family. For the first time, he takes control of his life. Directed by David McCandless. Featuring Mark Carapezza, J.D. Cook, Cheryl Fudge and Gabrielle Gould. |
Thursday, June 11 at 6 PM $50 includes show ticket. Proceeds benefit TWN! |
Short Play Festival Armchair readings of selected Nantucket Short Play Festival entries for 2008 and 2009. Playwrights from across the country will be featured. July 9,10,11 at 8:30 PM |
Duets An evening of One Act Plays starring Theatre Workshop's Artistic Director and well known TV and film actor John Shea and featuring Tasha Lawrence and Caitlin McDonough-Thayer. "Way Out Here," a bittersweet romantic comedy and "Love Divided By" a tense family drama.
July 15,16,17,18 at 8:30 PM
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Captain Louie Captain Louie is the story of a young boy on Halloween night who escapes into his own imagination as a means of coping with the loneliness he feels when he moves to a new neighborhood. Of its initial production, The New York Times said Captain Louie captures "the sound and rhythm of music that runs through childhood fantasies with a book that conveys the communicative magic of the original story." Directed by Laura Gallagher Byrne and featuring Nantucket kids of all ages!
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Join us for Shakespeare's fantastical journey between the high court and fairyland, and the forest in between where the occupants of both worlds collide and become entangled in each other’s romantic follies! Presented in conjunction with Seaside Shakespeare of Nantucket. July 23, 24, 25 at 8:30 PM |
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Comedy Night with Kevin Flynn
Great Stand Up Comedy with Kevin and guests. A Nantucket tradition. July 6, 13, 20 and August 10, 17, 24 |
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Lend Me A Tenor Winner of 3 Tony Awards and 4 Drama Desk Awards, Lend Me A Tenor is set in September 1934. Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome world famous, Tito Morelli, Il Stupendo, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as Otello. The star arrives late and, through a hilarious series of mishaps, is given a double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he’s dead. In a frantic attempt to salvage the evening, Saunders persuades Max to get into Morelli's Otello costume and fool the audience into thinking he's Il Stupendo. A sensation on Broadway and in London's West End, this madcap, screwball comedy is guaranteed to leave audiences teary-eyed with laughter.
August, 13-15, 19-22, 26-29 and Sept 2,3,4,5 |
Susan Burns Comedy Extravaganza A Labor day weekend tradition! September 7 & 8 |
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Tickets $25 On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost's residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend -almost- in this delightful midwinter night's dream. Featuring: Peter Arsenault, Janet Forest, Gabrielle, Gould, Lauren Koppelman, Jess Manning, Kevin Mohler, Pam Murphy, Adam Noonan, Ernest Palmer, Laurie Richards and Chris Witte. Find out what the Nantucket Independent and The Inquirer and Mirror are saying about TWN's Almost, ME |
| Sept 16-20, 23-26, 30-Oct 3 8:30 PM Curtain, Thursdays at 7:30 PM Sunday Sept 20 at 3:00 PM Sunday Matinee is free to Seniors and Students thanks to a grant form the Tupancy-Harris Foundation Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service |
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Nantucket Improv You've seen it on TV. You've seen it in New York. These guys are quick, funny and imaginative. Don't miss the chance to test these Nantucket improvers with your character and situation input. You'll be rolling in your seats as you watch them pull it off, time after time. A real treat. Sundays from June 14 - Oct 4 at 8:30 PM |
