Past Plays 2011-2012

Seasons

Metamorphoses

Adapted by Mary Zimmerman

Directed by Shannon Robert

Ovid's Metamorphoses chronicles myths of the Ancient Greeks. This stage adaptation, written in 2002, brings these immortal stories to a contemporary audience. Experience the flood of Ovid's poem as it literally comes to The Warehouse Theatre; The sleek set places the action in and around three feet of water. Funny, thoughtful and stylishly beautiful, these timeless stories come to life and are suprisingly contemporary.

Elephant Man

By Bernard Pomerance

Directed by Brian Haimbach

An Award winning Broadway play before the story was turned into the movie, this tale of compassion and grace tells the true story of John Merrick, an extremely deformed and abused freak-show attraction, as he reclaims his humanity.

No prosthetics are used to evoke The Elephant Man in this stunning piece of theatre!

Stones In His Pockets

By Marie Jones

Directed by Anne Tromsness

Join Charlie Conlon and Jake Quinn on set of a Hollywood film on location in County Kerry, Ireland. Through the lens of these two men we meet a host of filmmakers and local characters in this riotously funny comedy. Stones is that rare play that loves to have a rollicking good time while delivering a powerful dose of humanity.

Themes of real life vs reel life, this social commentary is as funny as it is universal and heart-warming.

Cabaret

By Kander and Ebb

Directed by Shannon Robert

Starring Will Ragland and Katie Rockwell

Willkommen to pre-war Berlin, willkommen to Cabaret!

The Merchant of Venice

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Jayce Tromsness

Shakespeare. Shylock. Greed. Revenge. Love and betrayal. This seldom seen play by the finest playwright to grace this earth, has seen numerous revivals of late. Come see why this story of an Italian merchant and the courting of his love is a perfect story for us to remember today.

The 39 Steps

adapted by Patrick Barlow

Directed by Chip Egan

This adaptation of Hitchcock's masterpiece is part pulp fiction, part spy thriller, part Monty Python routine and part high-paced whodunit. With more than 150 characters (cast of four), a plane crash, a foot chase on top of a speeding train and some good old fashioned romance, this wildly inventive play is pure pleasure.

Lost In Yonkers

By Neil Simon

Directed by Mark Charney

Starring Shirley Sarlin

In the Yonkers New York sweltering summer of 1942, two brothers are sent to stay with their grandmother, played by Shirley Sarlin. This coming of age comedy is the story of Jay and Arty and the ten months they learn about life, love and loyalty.

1991 Pulitzer Prize winner