Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Directed by Laura Garner

Music Direction by Lynn Marshall

Choreography by Heather Shepley

Audition dates:  Saturday, March 10, 10 AM – noon; Saturday, March 10, 12:30-2:30 PM; Sunday, March 11, 5-7 PM (with callbacks afterwards if needed)

Performance dates:  June 7-July 1, 2012, Thursday-Sunday

Audition dates:

Thursday, February 2 at 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 4 at 2:00 p.m.

Auditions will be held in the Black Box Theater at Cotuit Center for the Arts

Riders to the Sea by J.M. Synge is an Irish play wrought with the tragedy of the life of the sea.  It will be paired with local art and poetry which express the complexities of the ocean which surrounds us here on Cape Cod.  Available roles for females from late teens through fifties, and males twenties through fifties.  Those with smaller roles in the play will be more involved in the poetry reading (no memorization for that portion).  Come be a part of history then and now.

Directed by Erin Trainor.

Performances will be held in the Black Box Theater,  March 16-31, Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm

Audition dates:

Sunday, Feb. 19 from 2-5pm

Monday, Feb. 20 from 7-9pm

Auditions will be held in the Black Box Theater at Cotuit Center for the Arts

Description: A new comedy by Fran DeVasto about the fortunes and misfortunes of family life. Directed by PJ McKey.

* Roles for 6 men and 5 women, ages 70-30. 1 male part for a 15 yr old boy.

* Actors will be asked to read from the script.

* Rehearsals will begin early March

* Performance dates: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays April 27th to May 20th

* Performances will be held in the Black Box Theater at Cotuit Center for the Arts

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN LOSING YOUR PANTS

MEN 6

Vincenzo Polizziano – 70’s: deceased, father of the family

Joey Polizziano – 40-50: current head of the family

Salvatore Polizziano – 40: Joey’s younger brother

Pat Polizziano – 12-15: Joey’s son

Nicky – 30’s: Angie’s husband to be – Russian

Tom Murphy – 40-50: same age as Joey – high school rival

WOMEN – 5

Mama – 70’s: the Mama of the family

Lisa – 40-50: Joey’s wife –Irish

Angelina – 30’s: Joey’s little sister – pregnant

Nichol – 30’s: Nicky’s twin sister – Russian

Sue – 40-50: same age as Lisa – Lisa’s best friend, girlfriend of Tom Murphy

Happy Endings in the Black Box Theater

A new play by Jane Perkins

Fridays and Saturdays, January 13-28 at 7pm

All shows are sold out!

Happy Endings is a dark comedy about the most serious of subjects — death. Not making light of it but seeing the light within it.  Jane Perkins’ work as a hospice nurse helps usher people to the next life with dignity and comfort, to accept and at times welcome death.  Through Jane’s performance the audience will share what she sees every day: the joy in the pain, the humor in the sadness, the spirit in the bleakness.  It’s a heavenly trip all of us will take eventually.  Jane wants to take a look at it now.  And to share her observations and views with you.

All tickets are $12. To purchase tickets, please click here or call 508-428-0669.

A musical revue based on Jacques Brel’s lyrics and commentary, music by Jacques Brel

February 2-19, 2012

 Watch the Promo Video Here

Photos from the production here

Directed by Kiley Donovan
Musical Direction by Geraldine Boles
Choreography by Pam Wills

And Starring:

Austin DiBari
Michael Ernst
Kami Lyle
Martha Paquin
Ruth Condon Price
Anthony Teixeira

The poignant, passionate and profound songs of Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel are brought to vivid theatrical life in this intense musical experience. Brel’s legendary romance, humor and moral conviction are evoked simply and directly, with six actors and four musicians. The result is a powerful, intimate, bold and emotional evening of theatre. Brimming with flair, attitude and European sophistication, these rich compositions bring to mind the groundbreaking work of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, creating a universe all their own that consistently startles with its daring, candor and insight. The sheer musical poetry of each song supports many layers of interpretation, giving the show a new and unexpected meaning with every new cast and production team that takes it on.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening performances at 8pm; Sunday matinee at 4pm

Ticket prices:
$25 General Admission
$22 Senior
$20 Member
$15 Student
$21 Group Rate (for parties of 10 or more with one payment)

To purchase tickets, please click here or call 508-428-0669. The doors to the theater will open early for this show – at 7 pm- so that patrons may enjoy the cabaret atmosphere .

A play by John Patrick Shanley

April 5-22, 2012

     In this brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of improper relations with one of the male students.

     Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award.

     “A beautifully balanced drama. Shanley is a writer working at the top of his craft, making the most of a muted but evocative palette in the pursuit of truth’s shadows. Here, for the first time in a long time, is a play that is about something.” —Chicago Tribune.

A musical comedy by Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbek

June 7-July 1, 2012

     Based on the popular 1988 film, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS centers on two con men living on the French Riviera. The first is the suave and sophisticated Lawrence Jameson, who makes his lavish living by talking rich ladies out of their money. The other, a small-time crook named Freddy Benson, more humbly swindles women by waking their compassion with fabricated stories about his grandmother’s failing health.
     After meeting on a train, they unsuccessfully attempt to work together only to find that this small French town isn’t big enough for the two of them. They agree on a settlement: the first one to extract $50,000 from a young female target, heiress Christine Colgate, wins and the other must leave town. A hilarious battle of cons ensues, that will keep audiences laughing, humming and guessing to the end!

A musical, Book by Joe Masteroff, based on the play by John Van Druten and Stories by Christopher Isherwood.  Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb

August 2-26, 2012

     The scene is a night club in Berlin, as the 1920′s are drawing to a close. The Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience to the show and assures them that, whatever their troubles, they will forget them at the Cabaret. His songs provide wry commentary throughout the show. On the train to Berlin we find Cliff, a young American writer, and Ernst, a German who surprises Cliff by putting his briefcase among Cliff’s luggage at the German border. History is in the process of being made. Musical numbers include It Couldn’t Please Me More, Willkommen, Cabaret, Don’t Tell Mama and Two Ladies. We find Cliff on the train again, now leaving Berlin alone. He writes about Sally and the people of Berlin leading up to the Third Reich. It has been a tumultuous and heartbreaking era.

A comedy by Alan Ball

September 13-30 , 2012

     During an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville, Tennessee, estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings below.   As the afternoon wears on, these five very different women joyously discover a common bond in this wickedly funny, irreverent and touching celebration of the women’s spirit.  Written by Alan Ball, the creator of Six Feet Under, True Blood, and American Beauty.

A drama by Reginald Rose

October 4-21 , 2012

     A 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. “He doesn’t stand a chance,” mutters the guard as the 12 jurors are taken into the bleak jury room. It looks like an open-and-shut case—until one of the jurors begins opening the others’ eyes to the facts. “This is a remarkable thing about democracy,” says the foreign-born juror, “that we are notified by mail to come down to this place—and decide on the guilt or innocence of a man; of a man we have not known before. We have nothing to gain or lose by our verdict. We should not make it a personal thing.” But personal  it does become, with each juror revealing his or her own character as the various testimonies are re-examined, the murder is re-enacted and a new murder threat is born before their eyes!  Tempers get short, arguments grow heated, and the jurors become 12 angry men. The jurors’ final verdict and how they reach it—intense scenes that will electrify your audience and keep them on the edge of their seats—add up to a fine, mature piece of dramatic literature, an experience you’ll be proud to present.