Encore #2
From our recent fall 2009 Season
Funny You Should Say That
the letters of Fred Allen and Groucho Marx
Friday and Saturday
January 29 & 30
Often remembered as the wiseacre member of the The Marx Brothers
films of the 1930s and 1940s, Groucho Marx became an icon of 1950s
television as the comic quizmaster of the long-running "You Bet Your
Life."
Fred Allen hated television. Allen was a radio comedian who as
early as 1936 had a weekly radio audience of about 20 million. When he
visited The Jack Benny Show to continue their long running comedy feud,
they had the largest audience in the history of radio until FDR's
Fireside Chats.
Groucho Marx and Fred Allen were avid letter-writers
and friends and maintained correspondence with each other over the
years. FUNNY YOU SHOULD SAY THAT follows that correspondence.
Original concept by Pam Courselle and Cheryl Rice. Edited and selected by Christine Crawfis and Catherine Cattabiani. Performed by Richard and Catherine Cattabiani.
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Two Performances Only
Friday and Saturday,January 29 & 30, 2010
Unison Arts Center, Mt. Rest Road in New Paltz
Admission $12 for Unison members; $16 for non-members |
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Encore # 3
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Kimberly Akimbo by David Lindsay-Abaire
Friday and Saturday, February 26 & 27
"Kimberly Akimbo is at once a shrewd satire, a black comedy and a heartbreaking study of how time wounds everyone." Ben Brantley, NY Times
Set in the wilds of suburban New Jersey, this is a hilarious and
heartrending play about a teenager who is aging at 4 1/2 times the
normal human. Directed by Christine Crawfis Featuring Michael Frohnhoefer, Janet Nurre, Elizabeth Barrows, Kai Beck and Barbara McMahon Scanlan as Kimberly.
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And in March, we are excited to present the regional premiere of
OPUS
By
Michael Hollinger
Directed by Christine Crawfis Featuring Michael Frohnhoefer, David Mossey, Thom Webb, Gerry Brooks and Janet Nurre
In
a world where characters are instruments and scenes are movements, a
world-class, high-strung string quartet prepares for their highest-profile
performance ever. As musical ambitions collide with personal dynamics,
their rehearsal room becomes a pressure cooker and their world begins to fall
apart. Passions rise, personalities clash, and the players are forced to
confront the ephemeral nature of their life's work.
"Sex, drugs, and chamber music!"
"...marked by a nuanced intelligence in its depiction of the
complex relationship between musician's lives and their art."
- Charles Isherwood, New York Times
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Friday and Saturday, March 19 & 20
Friday and Saturday, March 26 & 27
Unison Arts Center, New Paltz
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