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."

Written by James Sherman
Directed by Richard Maxwell &
Ken Pierson

 

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.

 

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


Jan. 25 - Feb. 10, 2008
Wednesday - Saturday at 8 p.m.
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Preview Performance Jan. 24 at 8 p.m.

Audition Dates
Nov. 11 and 12, 2007 at 7 p.m.

 

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!

Book by Michael Stewart
Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman
Based on the play The Matchmaker
by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Dan Christophy

March 21 - April 13, 2008
Wednesday - Saturday at
8 p.m.
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Preview Performance
March 20 at 8 p.m.

Audition Dates
Jan. 27 and 28, 2008 at 7 p.m.

 

 

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
May 16 - June 1, 2008
Wednesday - Saturday at 8 p.m.
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Preview Performance May 15 at 8 p.m.
Audition Dates
March 24 and 25, 2008 at 7 p.m.

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

 

July 11 - August 3, 2008
Wednesday - Saturday at 8 p.m.
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Preview Performance July 10 at
8 p.m.
Audition Dates
May 18 and 19, 2008 at 7 p.m.

 

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