November 6, 2011   

 

Gaslight Announces 2012 Season

As the final production of 2011 nears its opening night (Cinderella, Enchanted Edition, don't miss it!), Gaslight is pleased to announce our 2012 season. A blend of modern and classic, farce and drama, these selections will all feature strong ensemble casts, the hallmark of great community theater.

In addition to these full-scale productions, watch for information on our Evening of One-Act Plays, coming in April of 2012.

March 2, 3, 4 (matinee), 8, 9 and 10:

Circle Mirror Transformation

• by Annie Baker.
• directed by Richard Bostwick

When four lost New Englanders who enroll in Marty's six-week-long community-center drama class begin to experiment with harmless games, hearts are quietly torn apart, and tiny wars of epic proportions are waged and won. A beautifully crafted diorama, a petri dish in which we see, with hilarious detail and clarity, the antic sadness of a motley quintet. 2010 Obie Award Winner, Best Play. (Auditions are scheduled for December 27 and 28, 2011).

May 18, 19, 20 (matinee), 24, 25 and 26:

The 39 Steps

• adapted by Patrick Barlow, from the movie by Alfred Hitchcock and the novel by John Buchan
• directed by Lynette Miller

In The 39 Steps, a man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she's a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called "The 39 Steps" is hot on the man's trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale. A riotous blend of virtuoso performances (a cast of over a hundred is played by only 4 actors) and wildly inventive stagecraft, The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure. 2008 Tony Award Nominee, Best Play.

August 30 and 31, September 1, 7, 8 and 9 (matinee):

Fox on the Fairway

• by Ken Ludwig
• directed by Linda Duarte

A tribute from Ken Ludwig (Lend Me A Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s, The Fox On the Fairway takes audiences on a hilarious romp which pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club. Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors, and over-the-top romantic shenanigans, it's a furiously paced comedy that recalls the Marx Brothers' classics.

November 8, 9, 10, 16, 17 and 18 (matinee):

Murder on the Nile

• by Agatha Christie
• directed by Deborah Howard

Gaslight Theater returns to the mistress of mystery for another classic who-done-it in Murder on the Nile. Take a pair of newlyweds, a jilted lover, an ill-tempered British aristocrat and her maid, a surly German, and few others, add a murder, stir well, and you have Murder on the Nile. Based on the book featuring Hercule Poirot, the stage version presents a different take on the art of detection.