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Center Stage Theatre

Lost in Yonkers by Niew Simon

Auditions:
1 p.m. Aug. 15, 7 p.m. Aug. 18;
Callbacks – 7 p.m. Aug. 19

Show times:

8 p.m. Sept. 30-Oct. 3
2 p.m. Oct. 4
School matinee: 10 a.m. Oct. 1
(Recommended for grades 9 and above)

Directed by Pamela Cilek.

Broadway Bound is the third part of a trilogy based on Simon’s own life. This comedy/drama, described by Time magazine as “the play of the decade,” will have you laughing as you follow two brothers, Eugene and Stanley, on their road to success. The brothers are aspiring comedy writers looking to land their first big gig. But just as they find potential success, they are also forced to make some big decisions about moving away from members of their family who have fallen into troubling situations..

What I Did Las Summer by A.R. Gurney

Auditions:
1 p.m. Oct. 3, 7 p.m. Oct. 5;
Callbacks – 7 p.m. Oct. 6

Show times:

8 p.m. Nov. 18-21
2 p.m. Nov. 22
School matinee: 10 a.m. Nov. 19
(Recommended for grades 9 and above)

Directed by Lonna Wilke.

Sam Shepard’s Buried Child, winner of the 1979 Pulitzer Prize, digs deep into family dysfunction and the deterioration of the American dream. When grandson Vince returns to the family farm with his girlfriend Shelley, no one seems to recognize or remember him. In Vince’s persistent search for recognition, he unearths a deep, dark family secret. This show contains mature content.

Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas

Auditions:
1 p.m. Jan. 16, 7 p.m. Jan. 19;
Callbacks – 7 p.m. Jan. 20

Show times:

8 p.m. March 3-6
2 p.m. March 7
School matinee: 10 a.m. March 4
(Recommended for grades 9 and above)

Directed by Hal Berry.

A Raisin in the Sun shows the tragic impact of American history on a black family residing in Chicago in the 1950s. The family receives an insurance check after the death of the father and faces many conflicts as each member wants to spend the money on his own version of the American dream. While struggling to make the best decision, the family is nearly torn apart. A Raisin in the Sun won the New York Drama Critics’ Award as the Best American Play of 1959 and was the first play by an African-American female playwright to open on Broadway.

Loot by Joe Orton

Auditions:
1 p.m. Feb. 27, 6 p.m. March 2;
Callbacks – 7 p.m. March 2

Show times:

8 p.m. April 21-24
2 p.m. April 25
School matinee: 10 a.m. April 22
(Recommended for grades 9 and above)

Directed by Deborah Phillips.

Isn’t It Romantic is a bright, funny, and sentimental comedy that follows the post-college careers of two former classmates, Julia Blumberg and Harriet Cornwall. Both are struggling to escape from well-meaning, yet overbearing, parents and to establish their own lives and identities. Told in a fast-moving series of alternately hilarious and touching scenes, the story explores the parallel stories of these two very different women. This play has mature language and content.

Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? by Jon R. Powers

Auditions:
7 p.m. May 17-18;
Callbacks and Dance Auditions – 6:30 p.m. May 19

Show times:

8 p.m. July 20-24
2 p.m. July 25

Directed by Lynne Snyder.
Musical direction by Gene Ditch.

Based on James Michener’s novel, Tales of the South Pacific, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical is one of the most beloved of all time. Set on an island paradise during WWII, two parallel love stories are threatened by the dangers of ethnic prejudice and war. Although well known for its extraordinarily beautiful score, South Pacific is also a deeply felt drama. Its portrayal of Americans stationed in a foreign culture during war times is as relevant today as when it first thrilled audiences in 1949.