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Ken Ludwig's |
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Directed by Dan Stevens |
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September
11-26, 2009 |
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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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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 |
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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 |
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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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by Lanie Robertson |
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Directed by Deborah Pearson |
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January 22 - February
6, 2010 |
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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 |
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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 – at least 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 – of how 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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by Christopher Sergel |
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Directed by Sharee Lemos |
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April 30 -
May 15, 2010 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 |
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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 |
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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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Please note: These productions are not included in your season ticket packages |
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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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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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"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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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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