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6-Play Series Productions

 

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

September 12 – October 16, 2010
By Dale Wasserman
Based on the novel by Ken Kesey
Main Stage

Randle McMurphy thinks he’s beaten the system by getting himself incarcerated in a State Mental Hospital instead of serving a prison term on a work farm.  His rebelliousness and charisma make him both hero and savior to the other inmates, but he pays a high price when the terrifying Nurse Ratched takes control. A gripping and unforgettable drama.

Legacy of Light

October 13 – November 7, 2010
By Karen Zacarías
Directed by Abigail Adams
Steinbright Stage

True-life 18th century scientist Émilie du Châtelet (Voltaire’s lover) and modern-day Olivia, a scientist on the verge of discovering a new planet, have more than just a passion for the sciences in common: both are to be middle-aged mothers. They live in separate times and many thousands of miles apart, but their lives and loves criss-cross in unexpected ways.

 

The Three Musketeers (The Later Years): A Musical Panto
World Premiere!

November 17, 2010—January 9, 2011
By Kathryn Petersen
Music and Lyrics by Michael Ogborn
Directed by Pete Pryor 
For ages 5 – 105!
Main Stage

Our magnificent, heavenly seventh, homegrown, holiday extravaganza! Brought to you by the same gift basket of nutballs, sweeties and fruit cakes you’ve come to love as they sing, dance and duel their way through your holidays.

The Master Builder

March 23 – April 17, 2011
By Henrik Ibsen
Translated by Paul Walsh
Directed by Ken Marini
Steinbright Stage

People’s Light’s tradition of reinterpreting classics continues with this new translation of The Master Builder. At the height of his career, Halvard Solness finds his creativity threatened and his personal life in shambles. The unexpected arrival of the young, attractive and manipulative Hilda Wangel breathes new vitality into his work, but exacts a terrible cost. This translation premiered at Yale Repertory Theatre in 2009, and is brought to you by the same director of the Barrymore Award-winning Six Characters in Search of an Author.

Dividing the Estate

May 11 – June 5, 2011
By Horton Foote
Directed by Abigail Adams
Main Stage

The Broadway hit makes its Philadelphia premiere at People’s Light!  In a small Texas town c. 1987 at the height of the oil recession, the Gordons are land rich, cash poor and grandly deluded. A crisis in the family forces these self-absorbed, endearingly dysfunctional brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and servants to agree on a course of action to steady what looks like a very uncertain future. This family “dramedy” is arguably Master American playwright Foote’s finest work.  

Hatchetman

June 15 – July 10, 2011
By David Wiltse
Directed by Steve Umberger
Steinbright Stage

A six-character, four door-slamming comedy set in the offices of Putts, a golf magazine headed for corporate takeover. The exceedingly incompetent editorial staff, fearful of change and, most of all, of the dreaded “hatchet man,” descends into near hysteria, and office politics shift into high
gear.  Hilarity ensues!

The October 1st 8pm performance of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and the June 3rd, 8pm performance of Dividing the Estate will be open captioned.

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TARGET Family Discovery Series Productions

Includes The Three Musketeers, plus these two great shows!

 

Kidnapped!
World Premiere with Live Music!

January 13 – February 6, 2011
An adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson novel
By Ernie Joselovitz
Directed by Samantha Bellomo
Steinbright Stage

High adventure from the high seas to the highlands of Scotland! Young David Balfour, cheated of his inheritance and sold into slavery by his avaricious uncle, escapes to the Highlands with the aid of Scots freedom fighter Alan Breck.  Together the friends prove that courage and the right intentions can defeat cruelty and evil-doing. 

 

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

February 17 – March 13, 2011
By Laura Eason
Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain
Directed by David Bradley
Main Stage

A lively adaptation of this colorful American classic. Huck, Aunt Polly, Injun Joe, Becky Thatcher and that lovable rascal Tom are as alive today as they were in 1876 when Twain created them. Whether it’s graveyards at midnight, buried treasure, or whitewashing fences, every day is an adventure if you’re a boy growing up in a small town on the banks of the Mighty Mississippi.

 

The March 4th, 7pm performance of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer will be open captioned.

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Cuckoo's Nest: Susan Saelig Gallagher
Master Builder: David Cooper/Punch & Judy Inc. Poster image for The Master Builder originally created for the Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven.
Musketeers: Rene Milot
Kidnapped!: N.C. Wyeth, The Wreck of the "covenant". Illustration for Robert Lois Stevenson, Kidnapped: being memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the year 1751. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913). Collection of the Brandywine River Museum. Bequest of Mrs. Russel G. Colt.