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Ken Ludwig's
Lend Me a Tenor |
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Directed by
Dan Stevens
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September
11-26, 2009
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm • Sundays at 2pm
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This night is the biggest in the history of the Cleveland Grand
Opera Company; world famous tenor Tito Merelli is to perform Otello at the gala
season opener. The General Manager hopes this will put Cleveland on the operatic
map. Merelli is late; when he finally sweeps in it is too late to rehearse with
the company. Through a hilarious series of mishaps, Il Stupendo is given a
double dose of tranquilizers which mix with the booze he has consumed and he
passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he
is dead. What to do? Max is an aspiring singer and Saunders persuades him to get
into Merelli's Otello costume and try to fool the audience into thinking he's Il
Stupendo. Max succeeds admirably, but Merelli comes to and gets into his other
costume. Now two Otellos are running around in costume and two women are running
around in lingerie, each thinking she is with Il Stupendo! |
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Adapted by
Jeffrey
Hatcher
From the novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson |
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Directed by
William Edward White
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October 23 - November
7, 2009 Fridays &
Saturdays at 8pm • Sundays at 2pm
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What happened the night that Henry Jekyll died?
Against the backdrop of Victorian London, the respected Dr. Jekyll has begun to
display alarmingly erratic behavior. At the same time, a brutal figure haunts
the city’s streets, committing assault and murder under the cloak of darkness
and dismal London fog. Dr. Jekyll’s friends confront the many faces of a
monstrous figure, Edward Hyde, in an attempt to unlock the puzzles of this
tortured soul. Is it possible that only Hyde’s beautiful mistress holds the key
to questions of what really happened and just who was Edward Hyde? |
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** Mature Subject Matter ** |
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Della's Diner: Blue Plate Special
by
Tom
Edwards |
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Directed by
Moe Harrington
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December 4-19, 2009
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm • Sundays at 2pm
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See where it all began...the very first episode of
Tom Edward’s
Della’s Diner musical country soap opera series. The lights come up on
Christmas Eve at Della's diner and by the time they go down, you'll have learned
a few things, including: who IS Joey's real daddy? And who is Ramona's mama?
Will Ronnie Frank and Ramona D-I-V-O-R-C-E? Will Preacher Larry marry? Even amid
the excitement of a visit from a famous country-music-singing star and brain
surgery, there's still time to visit the jukebox and sing the greatest country
standards. This karaoke-style musical country soap opera will leave you laughing
in the aisles. |
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The Insanity of Mary Girard
by
Lanie
Robertson |
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Directed by
Deborah Pearson
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January 22 - February
6, 2010 Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm • Sundays
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In 1790, Mary Girard is committed to an asylum. Having become
pregnant by another man, her husband has had her declared legally insane. Mary
sits in a chair as the "furies" dance around and impersonate people from her
past. By the end of this haunting and highly theatrical piece, she really is
insane. |
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A Night of Israel Horovitz
The Indian Wants the Bronx • The Great Labor Day Classic
by
Israel
Horovitz |
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Directed by
Jon Wilson
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March 12-27, 2010
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm • Sundays at 2pm
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The Indian
Wants the Bronx: An East Indian (played by Navroz N. Dabu) gets lost on
his first day in New York as two teenage punks find him waiting at a lonely bus
stop. He cannot understand English, and the boys have some fun with him
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it starts out as fun. But as the minutes go by and the bus doesn't come, they
get bored; then annoyed; then vicious. As the nightmare spell of the play takes
hold, and the boys torture their victim with increasing relish, we are brought
to a shocking awareness of how thin the veneer of civilization can be
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close beneath the surface of all men lurks the primitive impulse to hurt and
humiliate those whose very helplessness and inability to communicate can only
frustrate and enrage.
The Great Labor Day Classic: A group of runners, of
various ages and backgrounds, are discovered midway in a marathon race. As they
pull abreast of each other they chat amiably; renewing old friendships;
introducing themselves to new participants; and discussing their lives beyond
the world of racing. As they jog on, signs pass by announcing the miles left to
go until, at last, the finish line appears. All complete the course, and while
the competitive spirit quickens as the end of the race nears, it is also clear
that in their shared enthusiasm each is rooting for the others as much as for
himself. It is how the race is run that matters most and, in the final essence,
all who compete
– and go the full distance
– are winners, no matter when they cross
the finish line. |
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This production contains violent
situations that may not be suitable for all audiences. |
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To Kill a Mockingbird
by
Christopher Sergel |
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Directed by
Sharee Lemos
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April 30 -
May 15, 2010 Fridays &
Saturdays at 8pm • Sundays at 2pm
Mother's Day Dinner before the performance on Sunday, May 9 at 12:30
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Scout is about to experience the dramatic events
that will affect the rest of her life. She and brother Jem are being raised by
their widower father Atticus and by a strong-minded housekeeper Calpurnia.
Wide-eyed Scout is fascinated with the sensitively revealed people of her small
town but, from the start, there's a rumble of thunder just under the calm
surface. The black people of the community have a special feeling about Scout's
father and she doesn't know why. A few of her white friends are inexplicably
hostile and Scout doesn't understand this either. Unpleasant things are shouted
and the bewildered girl turns to her father. Atticus, a lawyer, explains that
he's defending a young Negro wrongfully accused of a grave crime. Scout wants to
know why he's doing it. "Because if I didn't," her father replies, "I couldn't
hold my head up." He goes on to prepare Scout for the trouble to come. Things do
get bitter, to the point where Atticus props himself in a chair against the cell
door of the man he's defending and confronts an angry mob. Horrified Scout
projects herself into this confrontation and her inconvenient presence helps
bring back a little sanity. Atticus fights his legal battle with a result that
is part defeat, part triumph. As Atticus comes out of the courthouse, the deeply
moved town minister tells Scout, "Stand up. Your father's passing!" |
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The Syracuse-area premiere of a
Broadway musical
hit!
Watch this space for our official
announcement on 3/18/2010 |
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Directed by Dustin M. Czarny
Music Directed
by Colin Keating
Choreographed
by Rachelle Clavin
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June 18 -
July 3,
2010 Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm • Sundays
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You know the story, you just don't know you
know it because you don't know the show yet...or do you? Check back in March to
see if you were right! |
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Summer One Acts
Plays still be to chosen |
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Directors still
to be chosen
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August 6-14,
2010 Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm • Sundays
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Part of Appleseed Productions’
mission as a community theatre organization is to foster the arts throughout the
Central New York region and we pride ourselves on the diversity we offer.
Appleseed has always offered wide variety of shows and directors each season,
offering seven different mainstage shows, usually headed up by seven different
directors.
As part of that mission we have
decided to start a summer one act series to give valuable experience to the next
wave of Community Theatre Directors. Appleseed is proud to continue its role of
providing diverse, quality, affordable theater for the Central NY community.
If you are interested in submitting to be a director
in our 2010 production, please contact
Jon Wilson or
Dustin Czarny. |
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Something Old, Something New
The Duck Variations
by David Mamet
i dreamt of dying
and A Series on Normality by Katie Lemos Brown |
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Directed by
Sharee Lemos & Katie Lemos Brown
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October 2 & 3,
2009 at 8pm
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The mother and daughter team of
Sharee Lemos and Katie Lemos Brown bring you a night of one acts and monologues.
First, veteran community theater director Sharee Lemos brings you a David Mamet
play, The Duck Variations –
written in 1972. The play stars Alexander Ross & Joe Pierce. Next Katie
Lemos Brown, who was not even born in 1972, offers up two of her own original pieces, i
dreamt of dying and A Series on Normality, both of which she also
directs. The Duck Variations:
This play dramatizes the old adage that people who talk the most with authority
about something are the ones most likely to know the least about it. Two old men
discuss the ways of ducks and life, making observations that are profoundly
hilarious. i
dreamt of dying: This one-act investigates the world of ghosts and true love. A
beautiful couple can hardly let go of each other, even through death.
A Series on Normality: An abbreviated
work from a collection of monologues of the same title. Highlighting parts of
our everyday lives from everyday people, bringing to life life. |
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One Moe Time...With Love |
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Starring
Moe Harrington
Music Directed by Jeff Unaitis
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February 12 &
13, 2010 at 8pm
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Moe Harrington – the name, the face,
the talent – is no stranger to the Greater Syracuse theater audience. This SAMMY
nominee has brought her energetic, often fiery talent to such demanding roles as
The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Funny Girl, and her soft ballad
interpretations to Tapestry, the music of Carole King. As she continues
her cabaret journey, Moe takes her audience on a musical voyage that can lure
them into warmth and wonder, then plummet them into the wild and wacky. The show
will feature songs by such noted theatrical composers as Stephen Sondheim,
Cy Coleman, and Maltby & Shire. Jeff Unaitis provides the music direction with
Bob Papaleoni on drums. Special guests: Jimmy Wachter,
Stephfond Brunson, Sam Ray, & Roy George. |
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Don't Feed the Actors!
"Food Fight!"
April 9 & 10, 2010 at 8pm |
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Appleseed Productions proudly announces
the return of Don't Feed The Actors, an improv troupe made up of some of
Appleseed's regular performers. Hosted by the Game Warden Greg J. Hipius, the
(mostly) starving actors will improv their butts off with performances filled with games of
improvisation, in hopes of getting a few table scraps. However the improv does
not stop at the stage's edge as suggestions are culled from the audience and
sometimes a few are dragged (willingly) on stage to play along. This is audience
interactive comedy that will leave you laughing so hard you will be hungry for
more!! |
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The Civil War
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Book and Lyrics by |
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Frank Wildhorn |
Gregory Boyd |
Jack Murphy |
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Music by |
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Frank Wildhorn |
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Directed by
Alan Stillman
Music Directed by Mark Braiman
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May 21-23,
2010
Friday
and Saturday at 8pm • Sunday at 2pm
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Drawing on letters, diaries, firsthand accounts,
and the words of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Walt Whitman, The
Civil War is a thrilling, gut-wrenching and awe-inspiring "dramatic
theatrical concert" that covers the enormous emotional landscape of the most
difficult test our nation has ever endured. This epic thematic revue,
reminiscent of Ken Burns' acclaimed documentary, puts a human face on the
greatest tragedy of American history, exploring not only the experiences of the
soldiers and leaders who fought for their way of life and the lovers and
families they left behind, but also the hopes and fears of the slaves whose
freedom was at stake. It passionately asks us to consider our beliefs about
freedom, honor and faith. |
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Greater Tuna
by
Jaston
Williams, Joe Sears, Ed Howard |
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Directed by
Greg J. Hipius
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July 9 & 10,
2010 at 8pm
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What do Arles Struvie, Thurston Wheelis, Aunt
Pearl, Petey Fisk, Phineas Blye, and Rev. Spikes have in common? In this
hilarious send-up of small town morals and mores, they are all among the
upstanding citizens of Tuna; Texas' third smallest town. The long-running
Off-Broadway hit features two actors creating the entire population of Tuna in a
tour de farce of quick change artistry, changing costumes and characterizations
faster than a jack rabbit runs from a coyote. Two actors, twenty characters, and
a barrel of laughs, ya'll. |
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