THE GOOD DOCTOR
by Neil Simon
directed by Kim Frick-Welker
March 19, 20, 23, 25, 26, 27, 2010
7:30 p.m.
This Broadway hit is a composite of Neil Simon and Anton Chekhov. In one sketch a harridan storms a bank and upbraids the manager for his gout and lack of money. In another, a father takes his son to a house where he will be initiated into the mysteries of sex, only to relent at the last moment and leave the boy more perplexed than ever. In another sketch, a crafty seducer goes to work on a wedded woman, only to realize that the woman has been in command from the first overture. Let us not forget the classic tale of a man who offers to drown himself for three rubles. The stories are droll, the portraits affectionate, the humor infectious and the fun unending.
"A great deal of warmth and humor in his retelling of these Chekhovian tales."-Newhouse Newspapers
"There is much fun here. Mr. Simon's comic fancy is admirable." -The New York Times
THE GOOD DOCTOR is produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
This season past:
SUICIDE IN B FLAT
by Sam Shepard
directed by David Davidson
Full Length, Drama: "A Mysterious Overture"
Stumbling through Mr. Shepard's familiar mythical, metaphysical universe are two gumshoes trying to solve the mysterious murder of Niles, a famous jazz musician. Who is the culprit? Who, in fact, is the victim for that matter? A very funny, strikingly original play.
Congratulations Cast and Crew!!
Tennessee Theatre Association Awards Winners
Best Production
Best Director-Dave Davidson
Best Actress-Lillian Crouse
BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL
by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming
composed by Laurence O'Keefe
directed by Steven W. Gwilt
musical director Mendy Richards
choreography by Merry Flats
Based on a story in The Weekly World News, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL is a musical comedy/horror show about a half boy/half bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia. For lack of a better solution, the local sheriff brings Bat Boy to the home of the town veterinarian, Dr. Parker, where he is eventually accepted as a member of the family and taught to act like a "normal" boy by the veterinarian's wife, Meredith, and teenage daughter, Shelley. Bat Boy is happy with his new life, but when he naively tries to fit in with the narrow-minded people of Hope Falls, they turn on him, prodded by the machinations of Dr. Parker, who secretly despises Bat Boy. Shelley and Bat Boy, who have fallen in love, run away together from the ignorant townfolk and have a blissful coupling in the woods, but their happiness is shattered when Meredith arrives and reveals a secret. Soon the entire town arrives and hears the shocking story of Bat Boy's unholy origin.
"Big laughs…It's remarkable what intelligent wit can accomplish—a jaggedly imaginative mix of skewering humor and energetic glee." —NY Times.
"Smart, playful and funny…a giggling cult hit" —NY Magazine.
"Outrageously silly and totally charming." —NY Daily News.
"At the end of the show, you've been gleefully, outlandishly entertained." —NY Newsday.
"Composed with smarts, staged with savvy and performed with gusto, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL is a winner. You'd be batty to miss it." —Star Ledger.
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