All performances to be held at
The Clemson Little Theatre
Pendleton Playhouse
214 S. Mechanic Street
Pendleton, SC 29670
864-646-8100
Updated 10/21/2009
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat
by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
directed by Jane Street
September 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 2009
Jane Street directs the Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors
in this blockbuster musical parable from the minds of Andrew Lloyd Webber and
Tim Rice. Joseph, his father's favorite son, is a boy blessed with prophetic
dreams. Sold into slavery by his envious brothers, Joseph endures adventures and
trials in which his spirit and humanity are continually challenged. Eventually
his brothers, having suffered greatly, unknowingly find themselves groveling at
the feet of the brother they betrayed but no longer recognize. Set to an
engaging cornucopia of musical styles, from country-western and Calypso to
bubble-gum pop and rock 'n roll, this Old Testament tale emerges both timely and
timeless. You don't want to miss it!
Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Adapted by Vera Morris from story by Washington
Irving
directed by Fe Whoolery
October 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 & November 1,
2009
Director Fe Whoolery brings Washington Irving's classic tale to life in all
its spookiness in this CAYT production alive with Halloween fun. Ichabod Crane
has come to Sleepy Hollow in search of the good life ... and a wealthy wife who
will supply it. One night at a party, Ichabod proposes to local beauty Katrina
Van Tassel, but he is run off by her boyfriend and must then make his way home
through a terrible storm. Along this dark journey he is pursued by something
shadowy and towering ... something intent on taking his life. Can the tales of
the Headless Horseman be true? Poor Ichabod may soon find out!
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
by Barbara Robinson
directed by Eulalie Faulkner
December 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 2009
In this hilarious Christmas tale, a couple struggling to put on a church
Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids— probably the most
inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem— and the fun—
when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on! All will enjoy this
laugh-filled evening, directed by Eulalie Faulkner.
The Gin Game
by D.L. Coburn
directed by Marvin-Joe Merck
January 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31, 2010
Joe Merck directs this 1978 Pulitzer Prize winner, in which a game becomes a
metaphor for life. Weller Martin is playing solitaire on the porch of a seedy
nursing home. Enter Fonsia Dorsey, a prim, self-righteous lady. They discover
they both dislike the home but they enjoy gin rummy, so they begin to play and
to reveal, bit by bit, intimate details of their lives. As they play, these
revelations— their secrets— become weapons used against one another.
Seemingly, Fonsia wins every hand, while Weller longs for a victory to counter a
lifetime of defeats. Will it always be so? And what will these two spirits
learn, here, so late in life?
Professor Zuccini's Traveling
Tales
by Sylvia Ashby
directed by Micky Louderback
March 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 2010
Professor Zuccini's Traveling Tales are set within the theatrical
framework of a company of traveling players headed by Professor Zuccini,
impresario. The tales are The Flower Sisters, in which a widowed washer-woman
and her three daughters outwit the devil; The Pasta Brothers (Vermicelli and
Rigatoni), in which the "dumb" brother outsmarts the smart one; and
The Proud Prince, who must learn humility to find a bride (the youngest Flower
Sister). The three tales make a full evening's entertainment. Micky Louderback
directs this CAYT adaptation of ancient Spanish and Italian folklore.
Our Town
by Thornton Wilder
directed by Pat Shull
April 23, 24, 25, 30, May 1, 2, 2010
Pat Shull directs this classic American play about the ordinary but rather
pleasant lives of the Gibbs family, the Webb family, and their neighbors in
Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, early in the 20th century. “This is the way
we were: in our growing up and in our marrying and in our living and in our
dying." That's how the Stage Manager, an all-knowing character who serves
as the narrator, sums up the play at one point. The Stage Manager knows that Our
Town is about a lot more than one particular place at one particular time, and
the audience soon begins to sense the mythological dimensions of Our Town.
Born Yesterday
by Garson Kanin
directed by Pat Gosnell
July 30, 31, August 1, 6, 7, 8, 2010
This classic comedy depicts the blossoming of the charming but seemingly
dumb ex-chorus girl Billie, the female companion of the vulgar, egotistic Harry
Brock, who has come to a swanky hotel in Washington to make crooked deals with
government big-wigs. Billie's lack of social graces embarrasses even Harry, who
decides that Billie must be taught some of the amenities and a few basic facts.
The young, idealistic reporter Paul Verrall, who has been investigating
political skullduggery and is interested in Brock's activities, agrees, for a
salary, to educate Billie. Paul finds Billie has a natural honesty and a
frankness about her, and with his guidance, she soon learns about history,
music, and politics, as well as what Harry really is and what he wants. Judy
Holliday won the Best Actress Oscar for the 1950 movie version of "Born
Yesterday", which was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best
Screenplay, and Best Costume Design.
All
performances to be held at
The Clemson Little Theatre
Pendleton Playhouse
214 S. Mechanic Street
Pendleton, SC 29670
864-646-8100
Updated 10/21/2009