The play follows an evening church service with the Reverend Eddie, a protestant minister, and his assistant, Brother Lawrence, in a post apocalyptic church. The audience functions as Eddie's congregation. The script draws from conspiracy theories, vaudeville humor, pop culture references, and sports, whereby the Reverend Eddie plays a game of basketball against death.
A first play which met with immediate critical and popular acceptance in its premier production by New York's WPA Theatre. Concerned with a group of gossipy southern ladies in a small-town beauty parlor, the play is alternately hilarious and touching-and, in the end, deeply revealing of the strength and purposefulness which underlies the antic banter of its characters.
Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. on our Main Stage
Presenting the Village Big Band, an 18-piece ensemble led by Bill
Morgan, in a concert tribute to Benny Goodman.
Among his many accomplishments, Goodman brought jazz to Carnegie Hall some 70 years ago.
Ray and Ruth Liebau: "This band is good, and if you like music of that era
-- heck, even if you don't know the music of that era -- this is a band you should hear."
Dramatized by Elizabeth Fuller Chapman from the story by L. Frank Baum.
Directed by Marti McWilliams
Auditions: Sunday August 2 and Monday August 3, 2009, at 7:00pm
Parts for 14 characters, plus extras.
Dorothy finds herself in the land of the Munchkins, and must journey to see the Wizard of Oz. Her path takes her past fantastic places, and endears her to the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Lion along the way. Each receives his dearest wish after the long journey.
December 3 - 6 and 10 - 13, 2009 on our Main Stage