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| 2008-2009 Season |
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 Winner!
Six Tony Awards!
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel, Book by Craig Lucas,
Directed by Scott Edmiston
Sept. 19 - Oct. 18, 2008
Based on the classic film of the same name, this soaring musical sweeps you away
to Italy for a captivating tale of passion and fate. It’s the summer of
1953 and the wife of an American businessman is traveling the Tuscan countryside
with her daughter. When a handsome Florentine catches her daughter’s eye,
the woman tries in vain to keep them apart. Hiding a dark secret that will surely
test their love, she must consider not only her daughter’s future, but
her own hopes as well.
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 2008 Tony Nominee - Best Play!
THE SEAFARER
By Conor McPherson,
Directed by Carmel O’Reilly
Nov. 14 - Dec. 13, 2008
At times hilarious and chilling, The Seafarer weaves
a mythic tale of the sea, Ireland, and redemption.
On Christmas Eve in North Dublin, Sharky Harkin finds
himself reluctantly hosting old friends at the dingy
house he shares with his brother who has recently gone
blind. A lot of booze and card-playing carry the men
into Christmas Day when Sharky must face the grim promise
he made decades ago to one of these old friends.
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 NEW
CENTURY
By Paul Rudnick
Jan.16 - Feb 14, 2009
From comic mastermind Paul Rudnick, author of Jeffrey, The
Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, and the film “In & Out,” comes
this hilarious collection of short plays that touch
on gay life in the new millennium. A wealthy
Jewish matron with at least three gay children, a flamboyant
public access TV host and a Midwestern scrapbooker/competitive
cake decorator each have their say in this outrageous
comedy in which “the one-liners fly like rockets,
and hit their targets smoking.” (New
York Times)
Contains Nudity and Adult
Language.
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 2007 Olivier Award – Best New
Play!
BLACKBIRD
By David Harrower,
Directed by David R. Gammons
Feb. 20 – March 21, 2009
Two people who once had a passionate affair meet again
fifteen years later in this gripping drama that has left
audiences breathless in both London and New York. Guilt,
rage and raw emotions run high as the pair recall their
relationship and attempt to come to terms with the shattering
truth of their abandoned love.
Recommended for mature audiences.
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 The
London Sensation!
JERRY SPRINGER - THE OPERA
Music by Richard Thomas, Book and Lyrics by Stewart
Lee & Richard
Thomas
Directed by Paul Daigneault
May 1- May 30, 2009
The only work in history to earn “Best Musical” honors
from all the major British award groups, Jerry Springer:
The Opera is a fascinating mix of the high art and low
culture. At times hilarious and heartbreaking, the show
presents a series of unusual characters who each are
desperate for “their Jerry Springer moment.”
Recommended
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 Season Bonus!
THE WRESTLING PATIENT
By Kirk Lynn in collaboration with Anne Gottlieb and Katie Pearl
Directed by Katie Pearl
March 27 - April 11, 2009
This extraordinary new play is based on the true story of Dutch Jewish writer, Etty Hillesum. As WWII engulfs her native Amsterdam, Etty is confronted with a remarkable choice: to hold onto a kind of integrity, or to save her own life. With the help of a charismatic teacher, she enters into the emerging science of psychology and wrestles to answer the demons of her time by looking within herself. SpeakEasy Stage is proud to join Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and FortyMagnolias Productions for this World Premiere event!
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