One of the best-loved stories ever told of immigrants in America, this timeless play, based on the book Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes, became not only a hit play, but a successful radio and TV show and movie.  The oldest daughter in this family of tight-knit Norwegian immigrants in San Francisco at the turn of the century takes us through her memories of their struggles with family conflict, loyalty, crisis and financial problems, but most of all her memories of Mama.

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Pianists Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem have been described as "consummate practitioners of pianism" by The Washington Post.  Hearing them perform is "a rare experience" that "enhances the human experience" according to The Flint Journal. They have performed in concert in cities around the U.S. and Europe, including a much applauded appearance this past spring in Saugatuck during the Sky Hempy Keyboard Series at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts.

Nana's Naughty Knickers'
July 22-24, Fri and Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm
The Red Barn Theatre, Saugatuck

Nana (played by Denise Colley) is a sweet grandmother who has been running a lingerie boutique from her rent-controlled New York apartment for years. She and her buddy Vera (Gianina Hill) have been selling very naughty undergarments to senior citizens who want to spice up their lives. However, the enterprise might come crashing down around her when her law-student granddaughter Bridget (Vicki Kavanaugh) stumbles upon her business, and her money-hungry landlord Schmidt (Ernie Evangelista) starts snooping for ways to evict Nana and get a tenant who pays full rent.   Of course, there is plenty of romance, supplied by Bridget and Tom O'Grady (Ryan Jordan) a naive young policeman just assigned to the beat in Nana's neighborhood. Can Tom overlook the naughty knickers that will not stay hidden and save the day?

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The second show in MSW's lineup features the greatest hits of famed composer, Louis Jordan. In Five Guys Named Moe, you'll meet Big Moe, Little Moe, Four-Eyed Moe, Eat Moe and No Moe as they cajole, comfort, wheedle and advise our down-and-out hero Nomax with high energy jazz songs and dance. Louis Jordan was one of the most beloved songwriting talents of the 20th century, with more than fifty top-ten singles on the rhythm and blues charts; he brought a new slant to jazz that shaped the rock and roll of the 1950's. The Five Guys will take you from a '30s style radio to the MSW stage, and maybe even a Conga line down the aisles.

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  Michigan-based, pleasantly aggressive folk duo Nervous but Excited (Kate Peterson & Sarah Cleaver) is two songwriters, two singers, three guitars, a mandolin, a violin, a ukulele, a few harmonicas, dead-on harmony, some vaguely choreographed dancing, an impressive amount of laughter and a glockinspiel.

Their original repertoire ranges in topic from smart, introspective narratives to the tactfully political, interspersed with songs of love and loss that will undoubtedly tug on your heart.

Road warriors to the core, their endless passion has landed them on stages with folks like Ani Difranco, Iron and Wine, Utah Phillips, Ben Gibbard, Catie Curtis and Cheryl Wheeler to name a few. Their live show will bounce you through a variety of emotions always keeping you guessing which is coming next. You might cry, you'll definitely laugh, and they hope you'll leave a feeling that your heart has grown just a little bigger than it was before you arrived.

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The Red Barn Theater's film series continues July 26 with Alfred Hitchcock's 'Spellbound,' a psychological thriller released in 1945 and featuring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck. Peck turns up at a mental institution posing as its new director. Bergman,  a staff psychiatrist, observes Peck's peculiar behavior and realizes that he is a dangerous imposter.  The story takes the audience headlong through illusion and delusion until the heroine saves the day.    'Spellbound' displays all of Hitchcock's sleight-of-hand and he takes full advantage of an excellent cast that includes Michael Checkov, Leo G. Carroll and the young Rhonda Fleming.  Producer David O. Seznick hired surrealist artist Salvador Dali to design some scenes of mental delusion and a lengthy dream sequence fraught with symbolism.  

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With impeccably smooth vocal harmonies and exceptional acoustic rhythms, The Adams Family weaves musical magic with classic favorites from the '50s and '60s - Folk, Doo-wop, Classic Rock, and more.

Combining decades of professional experience, this is a crowd pleasing quartet thanks to their superb acoustical performances and an outstanding repertoire that ranges from gentle ballads to jazzy vocal classics. Songs include Sh-boom (The Chords), Itty Bitty Pretty One (The Alley Cats), One Fine Day (The Chiffons), Dream a little Dream (The Mamas and the Papas), Only You (The Platters), Worried Man (Kingston Trio) and many more hits that we grew up with.

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