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| Proof
by David Auburn
One of
the most acclaimed plays of the 1999-2000 season, Proof is
a work that explores the unknowability of love as much as
it does the mysteries of science. Be part of Catherine’s
life, a young woman who has spent years caring for her father,
Robert, a brilliant mathematician in his youth who was later
unable to function without her help. Catherine’s sister
wants to take her back to New York while Hal, a former student
of Catherine's father, hopes to find some hint of Robert's
genius among his incoherent scribblings. As she and Hal become
attracted to each other, they push at the edges of each other's
knowledge, considering not only the unpredictability of genius
but also the human instinct toward love and trust.
****Show dates for Proof
have been postponed to the following dates**
January
10, 11, 12, 18, and 19 at 8pm, January 13 at 2pm |
The
Princess and the Pea
by Hans Christian Anderson
This classic
Hans Christian Anderson story revolves around the search for
a "true princess" for the prince. The kingdom can
remain free only as long as there is a royal king and queen
on the throne. Only a "true princess" can pass the
test, marry the prince and succeed on the throne. The search
for a princess carries the prince through a host of exciting
adventures that will enterain youngersters and adults from
start to finish.
*
February
8, 9, 15 &16 at 7pm and February 10 &17 at 2pm |
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Agnes
of God
by
John Pielmeier
At
a convent, fragile, unearthly Sister Agnes gives birth (she
says it's a virgin birth), but the child dies. The police
soon are involved because of the death of the baby. However,
the main conflict is between Mother Superior, who wants
Agnes left alone, and a psychiatrist determined to help
Agnes gain a stronger grasp on reality and uncover any wrongdoers.
When a dead newborn is found, wrapped in bloody sheets,
in the bedroom wastebasket of a young novitiate, psychiatrist
Martha Livingston is called in to determine if the seeming
ly innocent novice, who knows nothing of sex or birth, is
competent enough to stand trial for the murder of the baby.
While searching for answers Dr. Livingston finds herself
inevitably drawn into discovering the truth about the baby's
conception and death. Despite the lack of cooperation that
she receives from her own organization and the church, itself,
she eventually discovers more than she may have bargained
for.
*April
4, 5, 6, 11 & 12 at 8pm and April 6 at 2pm
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Into
the Woods
by Stephen Sondheim and
James Lapine
Once upon
a time, there was Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood, Jack
and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel and giants, witches, magic and
adventure. These are the fairy tales that have been passed
down for centuries, taking us into lands and treacherous woods
where all of life's dangers lurk. They taught lessons and
morals to generations who listened with a mixture of enchantment,
fear and excitement. Although we knew everything would end
happily ever after, what happens after happily ever after?
Sondheim and Lapine bring together our favorite characters
from the Grimm Fairy Tales for this enchanting tale about
companionship, community and facing the dangers of the woods,
when life and finding true happiness demand it.
*
July 11,
12, 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26 at 8pm and July 20 at 2 pm
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Willy
Wonka Jr.
Roald Dahl's
timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest
to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of
"Charlie and the Chocolate Facotry", which features
the songs from the classic family film "Willy Wonka and
the Chocolate Factory". Come join Kids at CP as they
bring to life this timeless sotry of Charlie, Willy Wonka
and his band of Oompa Loompas.
**
September
5, 6, 12, &13 at 7pm and September 7 &14 at 2pm
| The
Secret Affairs of Mildred WIld
by Paul Zindel
In the
tiny living quarters behind a Greenwich Village candy story,
which she operates wtih her husband, crowded with her forty-year
collection of movie magazines, Mildred Wild has virtually
escaped from reality into the dream world conjured by the
3,000 movies she has eagerly devoured. When the outside worl
does intrude via her husband, meddling sister, the hard-boiled
landlady, the mincing butcher from next door or the foreman
of the wrecking crew sent to tear down the building, Mildred
meets each crisis with a hilarious fantasy scene drawn from
her precious load of movies.
**
November
7, 8, 14 &15 at 8pm and November 9 at 2pm
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