Stagecrafters is pleased to announce our 2015 – 2016 season. The first production will be the Pulitzer Prize-winning TALLEY’S FOLLY by Lanford Wilson, directed by Michael L. Morehead and presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Inc. Performance dates are November 7, 8, 13, 14 & 15, 2015.
The second production, pending final approval by Samuel French Inc., is VANITIES by Jack Heifner, directed by Karen Vanover. Performance dates are April 2, 3, 8, 9 & 10, 2016.
The final production will be TIME STANDS STILL by Donald Margulies, presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Inc., directed by Michael L. Morehead. Performance dates are May 7, 8, 13, 14 & 15, 2016. All performances will be at the Sharonville Cultural Arts Center, 11165 Reading Road.
Auditions for TALLEY’S FOLLY and Vanities will take place in early July. Auditions for Time Stands Still will take place in October/November. Look for further announcements regarding audition dates/times.
TALLEY’S FOLLY by Lanford Wilson – 1 m, 1 f
The scene is the ornate, deserted Victorian boathouse on the Talley place in Lebanon, Missouri; the time 1944. Matt Friedman, an accountant from St. Louis, has arrived to plead his love to Sally Talley, the susceptible, but uncertain daughter of the family. Bookish, erudite, totally honest and delightfully funny, Matt refuses to accept Sally’s rebuffs and her fears that her family would never approve of their marriage. Charming and indomitable, he gradually overcomes her defenses, telling his innermost secrets to his loved one and, in return, learning hers as well. Gradually he awakens Sally to the possibilities of a life together until, in the final, touching moments of the play, it is clear that they are two kindred spirits who have truly found each other—two “lame ducks” who, in their union, will find a wholeness rare in human relationships.
VANITIES by Jack Heifner – 3 f
A bittersweet comedy that is an astute, snapshot sharp chronicle of the lives of three Texas girls. In 1963, Joanne, Kathy and Mary are aggressively vivacious cheerleaders. Five years later in their college sorority house, they are confronting their futures with nervous jauntiness. In 1974, they reunite briefly in New York. Their lives have diverged their friendship, which once thrived on assumption as well coordinated as sweater sets, is strained and ambiguous. Old time banter rings false. Their attempts at honest conversation only show they can no longer afford to have very much in common.
TIME STANDS STILL by Donald Margulies – 2 m, 2 f
TIME STANDS STILL focuses on Sarah and James, a photojournalist and a foreign correspondent trying to find happiness in a world that seems to have gone crazy. Theirs is a partnership based on telling the toughest stories, and together, making a difference. But when their own story takes a sudden turn, the adventurous couple confronts the prospect of a more conventional life.
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