The Newtowne Players are pleased to announce the new 2011-2012 season, including popular comedies, dramas, musicals and one-act plays.
Set during a drought in the Depression-era American West, the romantic comedy The Rainmaker, by N. Richard Nash, tells the story of spinster Lizzie Curry and the day a charming surprise visitor, Starbuck, promises to bring rain in exchange for $100. His arrival sets off a series of events that help Lizzie see herself in a new light. The show opens Sept. 22 and runs to Oct. 9, 2011.
In the comedic The Man Who Came to Dinner, by George Kaufman and Moss Hart, famous radio personality Sheridan Whiteside is invited to dinner at the home of Mr. Earnest W. Stanley. Before Whiteside enters the house, he falls and hurts his hip. While he is recovering, he ends up staying at the home and wreaks havoc in the lives of Mr. Stanley and his family. The show runs Nov. 3-20, 2011.
In conjunction with the Maryland Community Theatre Festival Association, The Newtowne Players once again host the annual weekend festival of one-act plays, Jan. 13-15, 2012, showcasing community theater groups from around the state. Part of the American Association of Community Theatre’s national competition, this weekend brings many of the most talented and creative community theater performers, writers, directors and technicians together to showcase their work.
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