MAINSTAGE THEATRE
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The Mainstage Theatre is an elegant 200-seat, three-quarter thrust theatre. A thrust stage (also known as a platform stage or open stage) is one that extends into the audience on three sides and is connected to the backstage area by its up stage end. Our Mainstage theatre has the benefit of greater intimacy between performers and the audience since the audience in a thrust stage theatre may view the stage from three sides. Come and enjoy one of our plays on the Mainstage and enjoy the intimacy!
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ON THE MAINSTAGE 2011-2012 SEASON
Online Tickets Available HERE!
Call the box to purchase tickets over the phone: 562-494-1014 ext., 550
TICKETS: Opening Night $27 * General Adult $24 * Seniors $21 * Students $14
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SPECIAL COMMUNITY NIGHT * PAY WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD
Every Thursday before an opening night of a production – see show pages for dates.
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Oct 22 – Nov 19...A Literary Classic
Adapted by Christopher Sergel
.From the novel by Harper Lee.
The world never seems as fresh, as wonderful or terrifying, or as good and evil as it does through the eyes of a child. Atticus Finch must teach his children, Scout and Jem, difficult lessons about racial tolerance, violence and prejudice when he goes against the community by defending a young black man falsely accused of a crime against a white woman. One of America’s greatest stories movingly adapted for the stage..….. |
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.Jan 14 – Feb 11
.A Romantic Comedy
by Neil Simon
.One of the sweetest odes to young love and commitment ever written for the theatre. In this delightfully playful comedy, newlyweds Corie and Paul negotiate their first apartment, eccentric neighbors and a meddling mother. This Neil Simon hit sparkles with lively wordplay and laughs as well as with charming characters who find joy—and true love—amid inspired lunacy..….... |
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.Feb 25 – Mar 24
.A Mystery/AdventureAdapted by Steven Dietz – based on the original 1899
play by William Gillette and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
.The world’s greatest detective has seemingly reached the end of his remarkable career when a case presents itself that is too tempting to ignore. In this spirited, fast-moving and thoroughly theatrical adaptation, Holmes is surrounded by all the elements that fans of his exploits have come to expect: danger, intrigue, wit, humor and surprise. “The game is afoot, Watson—and it is a dangerous one!”.… .... |
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.Apr 7 – May 5
.A Classic Farce
by Molière translated into English verse by Richard Wilbur
.This sparkling version of the great French comedy is a hilarious and scathing commentary on human greed and manipulation. Seemingly a beacon of piety, Tartuffe is a guest in the home of wealthy merchant Orgon. But all is not as it seems. Orgon becomes more and more enraptured with his new companion,
but the family smells a rat and hatches a cunning plan to outwit the wily hypocrite. An intelligent, rollicking, romp of a farce!.…....
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.May 19 – Jun 16
.A Contemporary Comedy/Adventure
by Rolin Jones
.Jennifer is just an average California girl who re-engineers obsolete missile components for the U.S. Army from her bedroom. Rolin Jones’ inventive
“techno-comedy” chronicles one brilliant woman’s quest to determine her heritage and face her fears with the help of a Mormon missionary, a mad scientist, a pizza delivery guy, an Army Colonel and her astounding creation called Jenny Chow. Funny, lighthearted and irreverent at times, this Obie-winning play poignantly explores the meaning of family and what it means to be human in a technology-obsessed world..…....
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.Jun 30 – Jul 28
.A musical based on Classic Fairy Tales
Book by James Lapine, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
.An ambivalent Cinderella? A blood-thirsty Little Red Riding Hood? A Prince Charming with a roving eye? A Witch…who raps? They’re all among the cockeyed characters in James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s fractured fairy tale. What begins a lively irreverent fantasy in the style of “The Princess Bride” becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children—all wrapped in the shiny trappings of a smash-hit Broadway musical..…
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Enjoy a Special
Holiday Show!
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Mainstage Subscribers receive special pricing to the show below.
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.- Not included in the Mainstage Subscription -..Dec 3 – Dec 24
.Comedy
by Barbara Robinson
.In this hilarious Christmas tale based on the bestselling children’s book, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids– probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won’t believe the mayhem– and the fun—when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on!..
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