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Come with us as we take a peek into
the lives of five amazing southern women. Set in Truvy's beauty
salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are
"anybody" come to have their hair done. Filled with hilarious
repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal
collisions, the play draws on the underlying strength—and
love—of its characters; those special qualities that make them
truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good
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What do you do when you have three
geriatric sisters as patients and all they want to do is sit at
home and talk to one another—all at the same time? You move
another person in with them. At least, that's what Doc Lomax
does when he has a new nurse needing a place to live—a nurse
with a secret, that is. The hard part is convincing the sisters
they need a roomer. In no time, however, Nurse Jean has them
planning parties, pulling Halloween pranks and wearing jogging
suits while they race each other to the corner. But when the
nephew shows up with a plan to sell the family house, things
seem to get complicated again, especially with Christmas just
around the corner. This heartwarming piece is loaded with
wisecracks and one-liners that keep the laughter flowing.
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At a gala
Christmas Eve party, Clara's godfather presents her with an
amazing Nutcracker in the form of a wooden soldier. Too excited
to sleep, she suddenly finds the Nutcracker brought to life. He
tells her he is a prince, under the wicked enchantment of the
Mouse King, and she joins him in a series of adventures in
strange lands as he seeks to regain his throne. When she wakes,
she finds the Nutcracker gone. Was it a dream or not? Then her
godfather returns with his nephew—who just happens to look
exactly like the prince! This charming play may be enhanced with
dances to the music of Tchaikovsky.
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Gathering
experience before tackling the "big time" in New York, director
Larry Rencher has decided to undertake MACBETH, drawing on his
faithful (and generally hammy) cadre of local theatre buffs. As
rehearsals begin, so do the hilarious complications and
misunderstandings until, harried and out of patience, the
director storms off in a huff—leaving matters in the hands of
the meddlesome newcomer whose "suggestions" have been a thorn in
his side. As they will, things then go from bad to worse, until
the director is wooed into returning, and somehow everything
gets pulled together in time for the fateful moment of opening
night.
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Unable to
sleep, Elaine Wheeler paces the living room of her Manhattan
townhouse, troubled by unsettling memories and vague fears. Her
husband tries to comfort her, but when he steps away for a
moment Elaine screams as she sees (or believes she sees) the
body of a dead man in the window across the way. The police are
called, but find nothing except an empty chair. Elaine's terror
grows as shortly thereafter she sees still another body—this
time a woman's—but by now the police are skeptical and pay no
heed to her frantic pleas. From this point on, the plot moves
quickly and grippingly as those involved—Elaine's old friend and
house guest Blanche; the inquisitive and rather sinister man who
lives next door; and the nosy German maid Helga—all contribute
to the deepening suspense and mystery of the play as it draws
towards its riveting and chilling climax. |
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During WWII, six
women gather at the church to roll bandages and plan the
church's 75th anniversary. Overseeing things is Edith, the
pastor's wise-cracking wife who dispenses Red Cross smocks and
witty repartee to Luby, whose son is fighting in the Pacific;
Mae Ellen, the church's rebellious organist who wants to quit
but hasn't the courage; Olene, who dreams of a career in
Hollywood; Sammy, a shy newcomer with a secret; and Vera, an
influential Baptist with a secret of her own. When Luby learns
her son has been wounded, she confounds the others by blaming
the vulnerable Sammy. |
