Studio Players 2011-2012 Season
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The 39 Steps
Adapted by Patrick Barlow
From the novel by John Buchan,
based on an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon
Director: Ross Carter
Performance Dates:
September 15-October 9, 2011
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Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python,
and you have The 39 Steps. The four-member cast plays over 150 characters in this
fast-paced whodunit with non-stop laughs and some good old-fashioned romance!
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Inspired by a real-life “Mrs. Claus,” this world-premiere tells the tale of a wise
elf and a kind-hearted woman who find magic by simply believing in the power of a child’s wish.
This world-premiere musical was written by local playwright Margaret C. Price.
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Looking for Mrs. Santa Claus
Book by Margaret Price
Music and Lyrics by Lisa Palas and Nancy Peacock
Directed by Alberta Labrillazo
Music Direction by Jessica Slaton
Choreography by Diana Evans Pulliam
Performance Dates:
November 17-December 11, 2011
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Our Leading Lady
by Charles Busch
Director: Scott Turner
Performance Dates:
January 19-February 5, 2012
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Set in Washington, DC, in 1865, Our Leading Lady is a backstage comedy in which a
presidential assassination is not merely a national tragedy but also a vexing interruption
in a powerful woman’s quest for fame and glory. Imagine Noises Off in the Civil War era.
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On the surface Little Rhoda Penmark is sweet, charming, full of old-fashioned graces,
loved by her parents, admired by all her elders. But Rhoda's mother soon has reason to
become very alarmed…and afraid.
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Bad Seed
by Maxwell Anderson
From the novel by William March
Director: David Senatore
Performance Dates:
March 15-April 1, 2012
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The Graduate
Adapted by Terry Johnson
Based on the novel by Charles Webb
and the Motion Picture Screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry
Director: Bob Singleton
Performance Dates:
May 17-June 3, 2011
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Benjamin Braddock, recent college graduate and prodigal son, returns home and
promptly becomes embroiled in an affair with the wife of his father's business partner,
one Mrs. Robinson. . .and soon finds himself falling in love with her daughter, Elaine.
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