Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
by Tennessee Williams
September 15 - October 8, 2011
A Proud Part of the Tennessee Williams Festival
Directed by Rusty Wilson
In Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, a powerful Southern family gathers at a birthday celebration for patriarch Big Daddy, who does not know that he is dying of cancer. In a scramble to secure their part of his estate, family members hide the truth about his diagnosis from him and Big Mama. Front and center as tensions mount are alcoholic former football hero Brick and his beautiful but sexually frustrated wife Maggie “the Cat”; as their troubled relationship comes to a stormy and steamy climax, a shockwave of secrets are finally revealed. Brimming with the playwright’s trademark emotional intensity and insightful wit, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof is an American treasure. Don’t miss of Tennessee Williams’ rich and timeless family portrait.
Directed by Rusty Wilson
In Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, a powerful Southern family gathers at a birthday celebration for patriarch Big Daddy, who does not know that he is dying of cancer. In a scramble to secure their part of his estate, family members hide the truth about his diagnosis from him and Big Mama. Front and center as tensions mount are alcoholic former football hero Brick and his beautiful but sexually frustrated wife Maggie “the Cat”; as their troubled relationship comes to a stormy and steamy climax, a shockwave of secrets are finally revealed. Brimming with the playwright’s trademark emotional intensity and insightful wit, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof is an American treasure. Don’t miss of Tennessee Williams’ rich and timeless family portrait.
The reception following the Opening Night performance will be catered by Sticky ToGoGo!
Join us for martini nights generously sponsored by SKYY Vodka and Wild Turkey Bourbon September 29-October 1st.
Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them
by Christopher Durang
November 10 - December 3, 2011
Directed by Billy Christopher Maupin
Christopher Durang turns political humor upside down with this raucous and provocative satire about America’s growing homeland “insecurity.” Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them tells the story of a young woman suddenly in crisis: Is her new husband, whom she married when drunk, a terrorist? Or just crazy? Or both? Is her father’s hobby of butterfly collecting really a cover for his involvement in a shadow government? Why does her mother enjoy going to the theater so much? Does she seek mental escape, or is she insane? Homing in on our private terrors both at home and abroad, Durang oddly relieves our fears in this black comedy for an era of yellow, orange, and red alerts.
Christopher Durang turns political humor upside down with this raucous and provocative satire about America’s growing homeland “insecurity.” Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them tells the story of a young woman suddenly in crisis: Is her new husband, whom she married when drunk, a terrorist? Or just crazy? Or both? Is her father’s hobby of butterfly collecting really a cover for his involvement in a shadow government? Why does her mother enjoy going to the theater so much? Does she seek mental escape, or is she insane? Homing in on our private terrors both at home and abroad, Durang oddly relieves our fears in this black comedy for an era of yellow, orange, and red alerts.
“Durang’s funniest play! Don’t feel guilty about laughing so hard at this hilarious new comedy.”
-Ben Brantley, The New York Times
-Ben Brantley, The New York Times
“A smashing new play with a serious taste for the blissfully, unapologetically silly! The entire ensemble, with the hilarious Kristine Nielsen, never misses a beat.”
-John Heilpern, The New York Observer
-John Heilpern, The New York Observer
“You may laugh yourself silly! This carnival of lunacy swept me into its joyous whirligig. Laura Benanti offers more than a star turn; I’d call it a constellation.”
-John Simon, Bloomberg News
-John Simon, Bloomberg News
“A hilarious, topsy-turvy look at a world that is definitely off-kilter.”
-Mike Kuchwara, Associated Press
-Mike Kuchwara, Associated Press
You Don’t Know Me: A Trio of One-Acts
by Adrienne Kennedy and Israel Horovitz
February 16 - March 10, 2012
Ohio State Murders by Adrienne Kennedy
Beirut Rocks and Security by Israel Horovitz
Beirut Rocks and Security by Israel Horovitz
Three one-act plays take an intriguing look at the destructiveness of prejudice in society. An African-American writer unravels a dark mystery stemming from her 1949 studies at Ohio State, an immigration agent confronts an Iranian woman and her son at Newark Airport, and two American students, one Jewish, the other a Palestinian-born Arab, clash heatedly in a Beirut hotel room.
Dessa Rose
by Lynn Ahrens, Music by Stephen Flaherty
May 2 - June 1, 2012
Based on the Novel by Sherley Anne Williams
A Co-Production with Richmond Center Stage
CenterStage and the Firehouse House Theater Project come together to present Dessa Rose, a musical full of love, laugher, hope and a pair of two unlikely heroines. One is a fallen lady of society abandoned by her husband, the other a pregnant slave sentenced to death on the gallows. When circumstances thrust them together, they form an uneasy alliance in an attempt to secure them both their freedom and that of their infant children. The journey proves treacherous, and their lives become further intertwined. The women are forced to transcend racial barriers. They forge a true friendship that makes them realize they have far more power together than they ever would alone. Based on imagined details of real events, this dangerous adventure of a musical brings celebrates life in all its joys, triumphs and challenges.
A Co-Production with Richmond Center Stage
CenterStage and the Firehouse House Theater Project come together to present Dessa Rose, a musical full of love, laugher, hope and a pair of two unlikely heroines. One is a fallen lady of society abandoned by her husband, the other a pregnant slave sentenced to death on the gallows. When circumstances thrust them together, they form an uneasy alliance in an attempt to secure them both their freedom and that of their infant children. The journey proves treacherous, and their lives become further intertwined. The women are forced to transcend racial barriers. They forge a true friendship that makes them realize they have far more power together than they ever would alone. Based on imagined details of real events, this dangerous adventure of a musical brings celebrates life in all its joys, triumphs and challenges.
More information or to purchase tickets visit the Firehouse Theatre Project link on the right.
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