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Perfect Arrangement
By Topher Payne
Directed by Sydnie Grosberg Ronga
AUDITIONS: AUG 4 & 5, 2024 | 7pm
It’s 1950, and new colors are being added to the Red Scare. Two U.S. State Department employees, Bob and Norma, have been tasked with identifying sexual deviants within their ranks. There’s just one problem: both Bob and Norma are involved in a carefully constructed cover-up.
Inspired by the true story of the earliest stirrings of the gay rights movement, Perfect Arrangement merges madcap sitcom-style laughs with provocative drama as two U.S. State Department employees struggle to maintain their cover – and their sanity – in mid-century America.
Setting: Washington DC, 1950
CAST
Bob Martindale – 30s/40s – WWII Vet – Solid man’s man. Good humored & well-mannered. Works at State Department.
Millie Martindale – late 20s/early 30s – Bob’s wife – Plays 50s housewife for others but is quick witted, observant and very smart.
Norma Baxter – 30s – Bob’s secretary. Efficient, classy dame. Witty, wise and level-headed when called for.
Jim Baxter – late 20s/early 30s – Norma’s husband. High School teacher. Prankster type with a surplus of energy.
Theodore Sunderson – 40’s/50s. Bob’s boss – Bombastic and politic.
Kitty Sunderson – 40s – Teds wife. Very sweet, very genuine, but perhaps not the brightest bulb.
Barbara Grant – 40’s – Knows who she is and what she wants – no-nonsense, beautiful and brilliant.
Perfect Arrangement is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals, on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. concordtheatricals.com
SIDES:
Perf. Arr. Side 1
Perf. Arr. Side 2
Perf. Arr. Side 3
Perf. Arr. Side 4
Perf. Arr. Side 5
Perf. Arr. Side 6
Perf. Arr. Side 7
Perf. Arr. Side 8
Perf. Arr. Side 9
Perf. Arr. Side 10
Posted June 17th, 2024 — Filed under
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July 2024
Fri & Sat 8pm | July 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20
Sun Matinee 2pm | July 14
Sat Matinee 2pm | July 20
Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B
By Kate Hamill
Adapted from the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Directed by Parker Reed
Madcap Modern Mystery | Main Stage
Cheerfully desecrating the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Think you know your Sherlock Holmes? Kate Hamill’s fast-moving, madcap, modern reboot is a fast-paced romp that re-examines the classic adventure stories you love with a bold new female lens. Join the world’s greatest iconic crime-fighting duo as they investigate nefarious scandals and interrogate sexy villains. So much fun, it’s criminal!
Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt 2B is presented through special arrangement with TRW Plays. trwplays.com
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Posted April 24th, 2024 — Filed under
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RAGTIME, THE MUSICAL
Book by TERRENCE MCNALLY
Lyrics by LYNN AHRENS
Music by STEPHEN FLAHERTY
Based on the novel, Ragtime by E.L. DOCTOROW
Directed by ANNA MARIE PAOLERCIO
MAY 2024
Fri & Sat 8pm | May 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18
Sun Matinee 2pm | May 12, 19
Sat Matinee 2pm | May 18
This musical tapestry depicts an African-American family, a Jewish immigrant family, and a wealthy white suburban family in turn-of-the-century America, who collide in pursuit of the American Dream. Nominated for 13 Tony Awards® including “Best Musical,” and winning for “Best Original Score” and “Best Book of a Musical,” Ragtime is a powerful portrait of life during the turn-of-the century, exploring America’s timeless contradictions of freedom and prejudice, wealth, and poverty, hope and despair.
A Note about Language
Language is powerful. As Coalhouse himself says, “Your sword can be a sermon or power of the pen.” In the spirit of telling the story of Ragtime truthfully, the playwright elected to imply the use of racial and ethnic epithets to highlight moments of racism and nativism within the story. The creative team has chosen to honor the author’s intent and present the realities of life in our country at the turn of the 20th century. If the language makes you feel uncomfortable, then we have served the author well.
– County Players Board of Governors
Bronze Sponsors:
Marshall & Sterling
Thomas, Drohan, Waxman, Petigrow & Mayle, LLP
Season 66 is sponsored by Hudson Valley Credit Union
Ragtime is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, New York, NY. MTIShows.com
“A triumph for the stage.”
TIME MAGAZINE
“Nothing much happens in a year. The world will not
spin off its axis. Nothing will change, Mother. We will
miss each other but the world will stay the same.”
TERRENCE MCNALLY, RAGTIME
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