2011-12 SEASON

Power, romance, ambition, greed... it's just another day at the office! From the authors of “Guys and Dolls” comes one of the most delightfully irreverent musicals of all time. A satire of big business and all it holds sacred, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” follows the rise of J. Pierrepont Finch, who uses an instructional handbook to help him climb the corporate ladder from lowly window washer to high-powered executive.  This hilarious romantic comedy tackles such familiar but potent dangers as the aggressively compliant "company man," the boss' whiny, nepotistic nephew, the office party, backstabbing co-workers, caffeine addiction and, of course, true love.  Winner of 7 Tony awards, including Best Musical, and the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1962, this Broadway classic includes show stopping numbers such as “Coffee Break” and “Brotherhood of Man.”

This is a knockabout satiric tale of three on-the-skids vaudeville troupers, Jerry, Mae and George, who decide to head for Hollywood and try their luck at the newest craze: "talkies.”  Posing as experts in elocution who vow to teach silent film actors how to “talk better,” they worm their way into the biggest studio in Hollywood.  After a hilarious series of consistent blunders and romantic entanglements, the tenacious trio is carried to fame and fortune becoming (for a very short time) leaders of The Industry. This fast-paced, wild romp is sure to please audiences of all ages, all while spoofing the absurdities of Tinsel Town.

Winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play, this exciting drama about the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable of our contemporary society.  Arthur Miller draws a chilling parallel between the Salem witch trials and the McCarthyism which gripped the nation in the 1950’s.  The story focuses upon a young farmer, his wife, and a young servant-girl who maliciously causes the wife's arrest for witchcraft. The farmer brings the girl to court to admit the lie - and it is here that the monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. Culminating in a violent climax, “The Crucible” is a savage attack on the evils of mindless persecution and the terrifying power of false accusations.