The 73rd. Avenue Theatre Company – 2010 Season
Regular shows:
(Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM / Sunday at 2:30 PM)
Feb. 5 – March 14 : The Foreigner
Directed by: Kiso Kyle
April 2 – May 9 : The Imaginary Invalid (by Moliere)
Argan believes that he is the victim of every possible illness and therefore he needs constant attention from the doctors. Because of these “imaginary” diseases, he is willing to marry his daughter Angelica to one of the young doctors, without knowing that she is in love with a young man named Cleante. Toinette, the maid, intervenes and solves the problem with her wits and intelligence.
Directed by: Maru Garcia
June 4 – July 11: Gypsy
A musical based on the Broadway hit about the life and times of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee and her aggressive stage mother, Mama Rose. Directed by Ellen Farnsworth
August 6 to Sept. 12: Praying for Secrets (original play by Scott Whited) ***** National premiere
Two women get confronted to their past when their daughters discover a secret about their father that they have been keeping for almost 20 years. Directed by: Kiso Kyle
Oct. 1 – Nov. 7: Murder by Appointment
When a man is found murdered along a cliff-top, a local family begin to suspect one another when they provide false alibis to the police. Directed by: Jesse Larner
Nov. 19 – Dec. 19: RENT
A rock opera with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera La bohème. It tells a story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of AIDS. Directed by: Ellen Farnsworth
Children’s Shows:
(Saturday at 1:30 / Sunday at 11)
March 6 – April 25: The Sword in the Stone directed by Ellen Farnsworth
May 8 to June 27: Beauty and the Beast directed by Roni Lee
July 10 – Aug. 29: Fauna Rock (bilingual musical). A little lion tries to fit with the “in” crowd and in the process he discovers who are his real friends. Directed by Maru Garcia
Sept. 11 – Oct. 31: Jack and the Beanstalk directed by Maru Garcia
Nov. 6 – Dec. 19: The Velveteen Rabbit directed by Mellisa Taylor
Alternative shows: Tuesdays at 7:30 – FREE ENTRANCE
June 15 – Aug. 17: Monologues: A Woman Alone by Dario Fo Four women talk about the issues that women confront at some point in their lives, including loneliness, harassment, feeling overwhelmed and frustration. Powerful and mind bogging. Not for younger audiences.
(directed by Lorraine Scott)
Sept. 21 – Nov. 23: Bang Bang You are Dead A high school serial killer is confronted by the people he killed while he is in jail. Not for younger audiences.
(directed by Ellen Farnsworth)
Extra shows:
October 15 to 31 (Fri and Sat at 11 PM) Special show Halloween Day at 8 PM – Rocky Horror Show (directed by Kiso Kyle and Maru Garcia) A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. What they discover in the castle will change their lives. The classic musical of audience participation.
Sept. 5 to Nov. 7 – The Container (Sun at 6 PM) – directed by Jesse Larner Six people are smuggled into England in an empty Container. A powerful experience as the audience watches the action while sitting inside the container with the characters. Not for younger audiences.