“Don’t let it be forgot that once there was a spot for one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot.” Some of the enchanting musical numbers include “The Simple Joys of Maidenhood,” “The Lusty Month of May,” “How to Handle a Woman,” “I Loved You Once in Silence,” “If Ever I Would Leave You,” “What Do The Simple Folk Do?” and, of course, “Camelot.” In the end, this delightful story comes full circle. In his realization that the dream of Might FOR Right has been shattered and that uncivilized days are back, a broken Arthur finds hope in 14-year old Tom, whom Arthur commands to return to England and pronounce Camelot’s quest for right, honor and justice.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 8:00pm, Sunday 4:00pm
Tickets: $22, $20 members, $20 seniors, $10 students
This production is possible thanks to the generous support of the Cape Cod Melody Tent.
The classic Ibsen Play re-imagined by Tristan DiVincenzo
Cotuit Center for the Arts is pleased to announce The Ghosts Project, at the Botello House; CCftA’s latest offering from their ever expanding performance and exhibition complex.
CCftA pairs one of the most important playwrights of the 19th century, Henrik Ibsen and visionary director Tristan Di Vincenzo of the Munchausen Group Projects Los Angeles, for a production of the metaphysical love story Ghosts. This fresh and innovative theater event features an interactive set for actors and 25 guests per night with the scenes played in and around the historic Botello House property. It is experiential theater, creating an intimate viewing in a unique space as the guests become part of the set background.
Ghosts is set in the country home of the wealthy widow, Helen Alving. Her son Oswald has just returned from living in Paris. Tomorrow they, along with family friend Pastor Manders and the entire town of Cotuit, will dedicate the orphanage Alving has erected as a memorial to her husband, Captain Alving, a man much respected by their small community. In confidence, she reveals to her spiritual advisor, Pastor Manders, that she has built the orphanage not only to mask the evils of her marriage, but to deplete her philandering husband’s wealth, so that their son might not inherit anything from him. During the action of the play she discovers that Oswald is suffering from syphilis, and worse has fallen in love with her maid Regina.
The play draws to a dramatic conclusion, as it is revealed that Regina is the illegitimate daughter of Captain Alving, and thereby Oswald’s own half-sister. Broken hearted, Mrs. Alving now faces the choice, whether or not to euthanize her son Oswald in accordance with his last wish.
LOCATION:
The Botello Box at Cotuit Center for the Arts
4404 Rte 28
Cotuit MA 02635
(508) 428-0669
PERFORMANCE DATES:
June 23rd through July 30st
Wednesday through Saturday evenings; performance at 8 pm
(No performance on Saturday, July 10)
TICKET PRICES:
General Admission: $20
Members, Students or Seniors: $18
HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS:
Pre-paid advance credit card sales with MasterCard and Visa
This perennial favorite is based on the haunting folktale of “Barbara Allen.” Employing a large cast and imaginative setting in the Smoky Mountains, it recounts the story of John, a strange “witch boy,” who upon first beholding the beautiful Barbara Allen immediately falls in love. He is given a human form to woo and marry her on the condition that she remain true to him. The marriage is consummated and Barbara gives birth to a witch child whom the townspeople destroy in a superstitious frenzy. During a religious revival, Barbara is led to betray John, thus breaking their spell of love. As she dies, he returns forever to the world of Mountain Witches.
by Howard Richardson and William Berney
directed by Mary Arnault
Octob er 7-24 – Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00pm; Sunday at 2:00pm
Tickets: $20, members $18, seniors $18, students $10
Live out a holiday classic as part of our “live studio audience” when CCftA bring: It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play to the stage. The play is cleverly presented as a live radio broadcast complete with sound effects. And YOU are the studio audience! Come join us as we celebrate the joy of the season and the American philosophy of life: hard work, fair play, and the love and support of one’s family and the community will be rewarded. A family theatre treat. Don’t miss it!
by Philip Grecian, based on the film by Frank Capra
directed by Jeffry Billard
November 26 – December 12, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 8:00pm, Sunday 2:00pm
Tickets $20, $18 members, $18 seniors, $10 students
OUR MISSION: To supply the community with an array of programs that encourage individual artistic development, exploration, and experimentation, and to increase awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the creative process by facilitating communication and interaction among artists and between artists and the public.
