Theater Ten Ten 2008-2009 Season
February 13 - March15, 2009
The Philanderer
by George Bernard ShawDirected by Leah Bonvissuto
Prolific playwright G. B. Shaw (1856-1950) authored more than sixty plays. Nearly all of his writings deal sternly with prevailing social problems, but are leavened by a vein of comedy to make their stark themes more palatable. An ardent socialist, he became an accomplished orator in the furtherance of causes included gaining equal political rights for men and women, alleviating abuses of the working class, rescinding private ownership of productive land, and promoting healthful lifestyles. He is the only person to have been awarded both the Nobel Prize for Literature (1925) and an Oscar (1938). These were for his contributions to literature and for his work on the film Pygmalion, respectively.
The Philanderer is a comedy where the charismatic Leonard Charteris is a philosophizing philanderer who believes that only conventional people marry while advanced people form "charming friendships." But when he meets a self-described "new women" who belongs only to herself and is the property of no man, he may have met his match, if not his mate!
It is one of the three plays Shaw published as Plays Unpleasant in 1898, because its purpose is not to entertain its audience - as the traditional Victorian theatre was supposed to - but instead to raise awareness of social problems and serve as a criticism of capitalist behavior.
With Plays Unpleasant, Shaw issued a radical challenge to his audiences' complacency and exposed social evils through his dramatization of the moral conflicts between youthful idealism and economic reality, promiscuity and marriage, and the duties of women to others and to themselves. All this with plenty of humor!
We welcome the exciting up and coming director, Leah Bonvissuto to the helm!
April 24 - May 24, 2009
RUDIGGORE
by Gilbert & SullivanDirected by David Fuller
You loved The Singapore Mikado, Iolanthe...unplugged, and The Nova Scotia Pirates of Penzance. Our unique productions of G&S have resulted in multiple nominations and an OOBR & Innovative Theater Award! Join our wonderfully inventive director David Fuller for yet another creative spin on a classic. This time it'sRuddigore, or The Witches Curse!
October 17 - November 16, 2008
The Tempest
by William ShakespeareDirected by Judith Jarosz
One of the great romantic comedy plays by William Shakespeare. When at sea, Queen Alonsa of Naples and her entourage encounter a violent storm, or Tempest, they are all washed ashore on a strange island inhabited by the powerful magician Prospero who has deliberately conjured up the storm. Prospero and his daughter Miranda live on the island which is also inhabited by Ariel, a sprite who carries out the bidding of Prospero, and the ugly, half human Caliban. Precious lessons about forgiveness are learned, and lives are changed forever, with the help of some of Shakespeare's most poetic text! Judith Jarosz, who also led the casts of our wildly successful recent productions of "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" directs.
Staff of THE TEMPEST
Judith Jarosz - Director
Brittney Jensen - Assistant Director/Movement Consultant
Emily Gasser - Production Stage Manager
Viviane Galloway - Costume Design
Giles Hogya & David Fuller - Set Design
Sherrice Kelly - Lighting Design
Aaron Diehl - Sound & Video Design
Anna Hemphill - Assistant Stage Manager
Cast of THE TEMPEST
Matt Bernhard* - Sebastian
Richard Brundage* - Antonio
Sybille Bruun* - Gonzala
Ka-Ling Cheung* - Miranda
Greg Foro* - Ferdinand
David Fuller* - Prospero
Anne Gill - Trinculo
Catherine Handy* - Alonsa
Scott Michael Morales* - Caliban
Kendall Rileigh* - Ariel
David Weinheimer - Stephano
* Member of Actors Equity
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