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Gainesville Community Playhouse
Presents our:
2007-2008 Season
at
The Vam York Theater

Beau Jest
A Comedy
Sarah's parents want her married to a nice Jewish boy. Unfortunately,
Sarah is secretly dating a very WASP executive. To quiet her parents'
growing demands, Sarah invents the perfect boyfriend, a nice Jewish doctor.
When the parents want to meet him, Sarah, in desperation, hires Bob, an
out-of-work actor, to pretend to be her make-believe beau. However, Bob
is so convincing in the role, even Sarah starts to fall for him. "A
light, sweet romantic comedy." Chicago Tribune. "Hilarious and
quite moving. Sherman wonderfully blends farce with a genuine insight."
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Written by James Sherman
Directed by Richard Maxwell & Ken
Pierson
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Sept. 7-23, 2007
Wednesday - Saturday at 8 p.m.
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Preview Performance Sept. 6 at 8 p.m. |
Audition
Dates
July 22 and 23, 2007 at 7 p.m.
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Oliver
A Musical
"Please Sir, can I have some more?" So begins
the tale of the orphan Oliver as he struggles through the world looking
for a home. Travel with Oliver as he goes from the work house to the streets
of London and meets the infamous Artful Dodger, Fagin, the king of the
pick-pockets, Nancy, the working girl with the heart of gold, and the
menacing Bill Sykes. Based on the Dickens novel, you'll recognize it's
many outstanding songs, including: Food, Glorious Food, I'd Do Anything,
Where is Love?, Consider Yourself, As Long As He Needs Me, Who Will Buy
and Reviewing the Situation. You won't want to miss this delightful
family classic!
Music,
Lyrics & Book by Lionel Bart
Based upon Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Directed by Rhonda Wilson |
Nov.
2 - 18, 2007 and
Nov. 29 - Dec. 16, 2007
Wednesday - Saturday at 8 p.m.
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Preview Performance Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. |
Audition Dates
Aug. 25 and 26, 2007 at 7 p.m. |

Blithe Spirit
A Comedy
While researching the occult, novelist Charles
Condomine holds a seance in his home and unwittingly summons back the
mischievous, out-spoken ghost of his first wife, Elvira. Elvira, bored
with the afterlife, decides things would be more bearable if she could
"arrange" for Charles to join her in the spirit world. "Hillariously
funny. brilliant, clever," this comedy with a supernatural twist
is one of Noel Coward's best plays.
Written
by Noel Coward
Directed by Erin Kleim
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Jan.
25 - Feb. 10, 2008
Wednesday - Saturday at 8 p.m.
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Preview Performance Jan. 24 at 8 p.m.
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Audition Dates
Nov. 11 and 12, 2007 at 7 p.m.
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Hello Dolly
A Musical
"And what do you do for a living, Mrs. Levi?" asks Ambrose
Kemper in the first scene. "Some people paint, some sew...I meddle,"
replies Dolly. Join the GCP in this Tony award winning musical and follow
the adventures of America's most beloved matchmaker, Dolly Levi as she
arranges the lives and marriages of Cornelius, Barnaby, Hermione, and
finally herself. Hello Dolly! is full of memorable songs including
Put On Your Sunday Clothes, Ribbons Down My Back, Before the Parade
Passes By, Elegance, Hello, Dolly!, It Only Takes a Moment and So Long,
Dearie. Get your tickets early, this show is sure to be a sell-out!
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Book by Michael Stewart
Music and lyrics by
Jerry Herman
Based on the play The Matchmaker
by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Dan Christophy
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March
21 - April 13, 2008
Wednesday - Saturday at 8
p.m.
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Preview Performance
March 20 at 8 p.m.
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Audition
Dates
Jan. 27 and 28, 2008 at 7 p.m.
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See How
They Run
A Farce
Galloping
in and out of the four doors of an English vicarage are an American
actor, a former actress, her husband the local vicar, a cockney maid
who has seen too many American movies, an old maid who "touches
alcohol for the first time in her life," and four men in clergyman
suits. Come join the fun and "see how" these characters "run"
through this topsy-turvy melee as they attempt to discover which of
the four vicars is actually an escaped spy. "So swift is the action,
so involved the situations, so rib tickling the plot" you'll be
left breathless from this quintessential English farce.
Written By Philip King
Directed by Patricia Thomson
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May 16 - June 1, 2008
Wednesday - Saturday at 8 p.m.
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Preview Performance May 15 at 8 p.m.
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Audition
Dates
March 24 and 25, 2008 at 7 p.m.
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The Secret
Garden
A Musical
Life looks dreary for orphaned, 11
-year-old, Mary, who has traveled from her home in India to Yorkshire
to live at the country estate of her embittered, reclusive uncle and his
invalid son. To her delight, Mary discovers that the estate includes a
mysterious, locked garden. As Mary works to restore the overgrown, dying
garden she also begins to restore the lives of her uncle, cousin and the
rest of the estate. "Some of the most beautiful music ever written
for Broadway" The Secret Garden is a treasure for children
and adults. "A splendid, intelligent musical.... It's all you can
hope for in children's theater. But the best surprise is that this show
is the most adult new musical of the season."-- U.S.A. Today.
Book and lyrics by Marsha Norman.
Music by Lucy Simon
Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Directed by Margery Pierson
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July 11 - August 3, 2008
Wednesday - Saturday at 8 p.m.
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Preview Performance July 10 at
8 p.m.
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Audition Dates
May 18 and 19, 2008 at 7 p.m.
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