12 Angry Jurors
By: Reginald Rose
October (2018) 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20
Directed by: Gina Lutz
Asst. Director: Kara McCormick
SYNOPSIS:
(Suspense/Drama) On a hot summer day after a long trial, a jury must decide whether a 19-year-old man is guilty of murdering his father. The jury votes 11-1 that the man is guilty of the crime, but laws in the United States require a unanimous vote by all 12 jurors in order to pass judgment. Tempers flare as the eleven jurors try their best to convince the 1 dissenter to come around to their side. As the evidence is re-examined, however, new uncertainties come to light, forcing everyone to truly question if there is in fact some measure of “reasonable doubt”. Twelve Angry Jurors is a heightened courtroom thriller that puts you on the edge of your site while powerfully exploring what it means to live in a democracy.
CAST:
- Rick Pine as Foreman
- Jeremy Greitzer as Juror 2
- Tom Libonate as Juror 3
- Faye Wooten as Juror 4
- Khaila Stevenson as Juror 5
- Coz Baldwin as Juror 6
- Janet Rosenberg as Juror 7
- Leah O’Hara as Juror 8
- Clint Cleaver as Juror 9
- Jean Laustsen as Juror 10
- Donna Bencivengo as Juror 11
- Deighton Hall as Juror 12
- Steve Niles as Guard
Seminar
Parental Warning
This show contains:
- Profanity
- Kissing
- Implied Nudity
By: Theresa Rebeck
January (2019) 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26
Directed by: Ashley Lora-Lee
Asst. Director: Kevin Christian
SYNOPSIS:
(Comedy) Four aspiring young novelists sign up for private writing classes with Leonard, an international literary figure. Under his recklessly brilliant and unorthodox instruction, some thrive and others flounder, alliances are made and broken, sex is used as a weapon, and hearts are unmoored. The wordplay is not the only thing that turns vicious as innocence collides with experience in this biting Broadway comedy.
CAST:
- Steve Niles as Leonard
- Mandy Schmidt as Kate
- Jackie Sherman as Izzy
- Sean O’Neill as Martin
- Rob Caso as Douglas
Proof
Parental Warning
This show contains:
- Profanity
By: David Auburn
March (2019) 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30
Directed by: Kevin Christian
Asst. Director: Daniel Cochran
SYNOPSIS:
(Mystery/Drama) Catherine has inherited her late father’s mathematical brilliance, but she is haunted by the fear that she might also share his debilitating mental illness. She has spent years caring for her now-deceased father, and upon his death, she feels left alone to pick up the pieces of her life without him. Caught between a new-found connection with Hal, one of her father’s former students, and the reappearance of her sister, Claire, Catherine finds both her world and her mind growing increasingly unstable. Then Hal discovers a groundbreaking proof among the 103 notebooks Catherine’s father left behind, and Catherine is forced to further question how much of her father’s genius or madness will she inherit. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, David Auburn’s Proof is a passionate, intelligent story about fathers and daughters, the nature of genius, and the power of love.
CAST:
- Ashley Lora-Lee as Catherine
- Kara McCormick as Claire
- Joseph Perignat as Robert
- Marshall Roy as Harold (Hal) Dobbs
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Biloxi Blues
By: Neil Simon
June (2019) 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22
Directed by: Daniel Cochran
SYNOPSIS:
(Comedy) Biloxi Blues centers on the experiences of a young army recruit, Eugene Morris Jerome, during World War II. At basic training in Biloxi, Mississippi, Eugene is determined to use his army experiences to help his writing career, and keeps detailed memoirs about his experiences. Eugene and his fellow soldiers-in-training suffer under a hard-nosed drill sergeant, attempt to stomach the terrible army food served up in the mess hall, and bond over an adventure to visit the local prostitute. Along the way, Eugene is forced to learn about authority, danger, sex, assimilation, bigotry, homosexuality and love. In the process, he discovers that life can be both ugly and tender.
CAST:
- Ryan Rosenbaum as Selridge
- Connor Kealey as Wykowski
- Mike Mac as Carney
- Tim Schumann as Eugene
- Jeff Pfeiffer as Arnold
- Ray Proietti as Toomey
- Jeremy Greitzer as Hennesy
- Leah O’Hara as Rowena
- Taylor Rouillard as Daisy
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VPH 2019 Summer Show:
“Sex, Lies, and Fish”
By: Steven J. Niles
August (2019) 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10
Directed by: James Kirkwood
SYNOPSIS:
(Comedy) Sex, Lies, and Fish is a fast and funny slapstick farce. After the death of his father in a tragic fish-mongering accident, Lewis Paglinini has become sole owner of the lucrative Friendly Fisherman’s Fish Filet Factory. Desperate for a share of the business, motel magnate Albert D’Auria attempts to earn the young man’s favor with a once-in-a-lifetime offer. In exchange for a piece of the Fillet Factory, Albert is prepared to offer Lewis his daughter Babs’ hand in marriage. Babs, meanwhile, has been carrying on an illicit love affair with Albert’s business rival, Dominick Vinta. Following the advice of her maid, Sissy, Babs agrees to marry Lewis while secretly plotting to murder him after the wedding in order to secure the minced-fish money for herself.
CAST:
TBA