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The Newtowne Players Galleries

Summertree : Young Man ........ Brian R. Sekinger (Director) Little Boy ........... Dorian Burton Mother .............. Judy Angelheart Father ............... Dimitrios Papadakis Girl .................... Sarah Fleming Soldier .............. Orlando "Brooklyn" Taylor As the New York Times outlines: "Mr. Cowen's hero, just about to turn twenty, is discovered dreaming in the backyard (or is it less friendly territory?) and the action of the play is mostly what happens in his head as he surveys his life up to this particular afternoon. Going backward and forward in time with the swiftness of reverie, we see the young man's relationships with his well-meaning but obtuse father, his loving but possessive mother, his compliant but unsentimental girlfriend. The father keeps after him to dress better, make a lot of friends, stick to business, 'be a man.' The mother shuttles between a desire to see him out of the nest and a yen to keep him at home. The girlfriend will be faithful to him while he's in the Army; but, of course, she'll go to the movies with other fellows. Another character is a neighbor boy, in effect the hero's little brother and sometimes in effect, the hero as a kid. And there is a soldier who helps spell out the true location of this friendly summertree." Which is, ultimately, Vietnam, and a battle from which there will be no return. But the life cycle goes on, sometimes happy, sometimes sad, but filled, always, with the bittersweet memories which must become, in the final essence, all that we can truly hold onto. http://www.newtowneplayers.org/

Summertree

Young Man ........ Brian R. Sekinger (Director) Little Boy .......... ...

Updated: Jul 09, 2008 9:42pm PST

Crimes of the Heart 5/22 to 6/8/2008 : The scene is Hazlehurst, Mississippi, where the three Magrath sisters have gathered to await news of the family patriarch, their grandfather, who is living out his last hours in the local hospital. Warm-hearted, irreverent, zany, and brilliantly imaginative, the play teems with humanity and humor as it examines the plight of three Mississippi sisters betrayed by their passions. The story tells how the characters escape the past to seize the future, but the telling is so true and touching and consistently hilarious that it will linger in the mind long after the curtain has descended. http://www.newtowneplayers.org/

Crimes of the Heart 5/22 to 6/8/2008

The scene is Hazlehurst, Mississippi, where the three Magrath sisters ...

Updated: May 30, 2008 8:15pm PST

The Dining Room 3/14 to 3/30 2008 : The play is set in the dining room of a typical well-to-do household, where the family assembles daily for breakfast and dinner and for any and all special occasions. The action is comprised of a mosaic of interrelated scenes—some funny, some touching, some rueful—which, taken together, create an in-depth portrait of a vanishing species: the upper-middle-class WASP. It quickly reveals itself as a theatrical experience of exceptional range, compassionate humor, and abundant humanity. http://www.newtowneplayers.org/

The Dining Room 3/14 to 3/30 2008

The play is set in the dining room of a typical well-to-do household, ...

Updated: Mar 22, 2008 2:12pm PST

It Runs in the Family 1/18 to 2/3/2008 : Set in the doctor’s common room of a London hospital, Dr. David Morton is rehearsing his speech for the prestigious Ponsonby Lecture, which could lead to his knighthood. In bursts an old flame, hotly pursued by her (their?) son, who is hotly pursued by the police. http://www.newtowneplayers.org/

It Runs in the Family 1/18 to 2/3/2008

Set in the doctor’s common room of a London hospital, Dr. David Mort ...

Updated: Mar 22, 2008 2:08pm PST

Nunsense 10/12 to 10/28/2007 : The only survivors of the Little Sisters of Hoboken nunnery plan a talent show after the rest of the sisters died from food poisoning caused by eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia, Child of God. The remaining "Little Hobos" parade their talents at a variety show staged to raise funds so that the last four of the dearly departed can be buried. http://www.newtowneplayers.org/

Nunsense 10/12 to 10/28/2007

The only survivors of the Little Sisters of Hoboken nunnery plan a tal ...

Updated: Mar 22, 2008 2:11pm PST

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 8/10 to 8/26 2007 : Directed by Bill Farrar, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is Williams’ drama about a wealthy Southern family who gather to celebrate what is likely to be Big Daddy Pollit’s last birthday and to vie for ownership of his plantation. The show will run Aug. 10- 26, 2007 at Three Notch Theatre. This is an adult drama and contains strong language and adult situations that may not be suitable for young children. Williams’ play had been described by critics as being “ripe with verbal fireworks.” http://www.newtowneplayers.org/

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 8/10 to 8/26 2007

Directed by Bill Farrar, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is Williams’ drama ab ...

Updated: Mar 22, 2008 2:15pm PST

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