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| The Lieutenant of Inishmore |
| Sep 14 - Sep 30, 2007 |
by Martin McDonagh
PLAYGOING DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS
– The Wall Street Journal
APPALLINGLY ENTERTAINING
– The New York Times
Bitterly blood curdling and breathtakingly funny. A brazen and unapologetic farce. The Lieutenant of Inishmore tells of a ruthless Irish Liberation Army enforcer and the one thing he loves more than anything else in the world . . . his little black cat, Wee Thomas. Think Monty Python meets Quentin Tarantino - - and it builds to a stunning surprise that has audiences around the world laughing in disbelief.
Please note this play contains mature themes and adult language - and violence that may be disturbing.
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| The Pursuit of Happiness |
| Oct 26 - Nov 11, 2007 |
by Richard Dresser
LAUGHS AND KNOWING NODS, ESPECIALLY FOR BABY BOOMERS.
– Variety
ACUTELY ACERBIC COMEDY
– LA City Beat
Middle-class life through a funhouse mirror. Not to be confused with the Will Smith movie, this twisted new comedy is a very funny dissection of a family whose pursuit of happiness is radically counter-productive. The daughter, a bright high school senior, angrily rejects the idea of college in her college application essay. This throws her mother into a stop-at-nothing tizzy, which eventually unhinges the girl’s stoic wage-slave father as well. This family comedy, from the writer of last season’s smash hit Augusta, is the second part of Richard Dresser’s trilogy on “Happiness in America”.
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| A Christmas Carol |
| Dec 01 - Dec 23, 2007 |
by Charles Dickens Adapted by Matthew Wiener & Michael Grady Music & Lyrics by Alan Ruch
OUR COMMUNITY’S BEST HOLIDAY PRODUCTION. FIVE STARS.
– KBAQ Radio
A CAROL SUNG IN THE KEY OF JOY
– Arizona Republic
Spectacular Holiday Musical. If you haven't seen it in a while, revisit an old friend! Dickens' classic story of redemption and hope is ingeniously re-imagined as only Actors Theatre can in this spectacular musical. Celebrate the "spirits" of the holidays with the entire family. Sure to warm the hearts of children of all ages.
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| The Busy World is Hushed |
| Jan 11 - Jan 27, 2008 |
by Keith Bunin
SEARCHING, PERCEPTIVE AND ABSORBING.
– Time Out
FRESH AND ENGAGING
– Theatermania
A deft mix of comedy and drama. With wisdom, humor and insight, The Busy World is Hushed is a tale of a loving mother, a troubled son, and the man who may be able to heal the breach between them. Hannah, a widowed Episcopal minister, is hoping to translate a long-lost gospel when she is challenged by both her scholarly assistant and her wayward gay son. The intricacies of faith – as well as issues of sexuality, love, and loss – are explored in this provocative and moving new play.
Please note this play contains mature themes and adult language
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| 9 Parts of Desire |
| Mar 07 - Mar 23, 2008 |
written and performed by Heather Raffo
AN EXAMPLE OF HOW ART CAN REMAKE THE WORLD!
– The New Yorker
POWERFUL. IMPASSIONED. VIVID AND MEMORABLE.
– The New York Times
Yearning for love and peace in a devastated world. A remarkable look at the women whose extraordinary lives have been frayed and fractured by the last 20 years of turbulent history in Iraq. It’s a portrait of a shattered community and the humanity that lights it from within. A work so compassionate, so heartbreaking, so soul-shatteringly human, that it promises to change forever the way you'll think about the people of the Mideast.
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| Speak Spanish to Me |
| Apr 25 - May 11, 2008 |
by Bernardo Solano
WORLD PREMIERE
Love and culture clash at ASU. Actors Theatre has proudly commissioned this World Premiere comedy/romance by award–winning playwright Bernardo Solano. It is the first day of school at ASU for the incoming freshman class. Frank Lopez, a wealthy business major from the Southwest, meets Liz Trumbel, a liberal arts major from Maine – and, romance ensues. But as they learn to grow together, their family conflicts and cultural misunderstanding threaten to tear them apart. Only the soothing sound of Spanish spoken over a pillow offers them comfort and hope.
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