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Rumors 9/22/2010 : Everyone has been a party to them; some take pleasure in starting them, while others love to spread them. They are rumors, and thanks to Neil Simon’s “Rumors” and The Newtowne Players at Three Notch Theater in Lexington Park, they are also hilarious. In typical Neil Simon fashion, “Rumors” takes an ensemble of quirky characters and throws them into an increasingly hysterical situation, which in this case involves an anniversary dinner party for the Deputy Mayor of New York City. The situation is anything but typical, however, as the audience learns that the host has just shot himself and that his wife is missing. It becomes even more complicated as guests arrive and a series of rumors that result from false information and the desire by certain individuals to keep the truth from coming out begin circulating. Eventually, the guests become more and more confused as to who was told what by whom, and the hilarity is ratcheted up even further. “Rumors” comes alive at NTP thanks to a spectacular director, cast and crew. No stranger to NTP productions, Dawn Weber is the director of “Rumors,” and her abilities in this capacity shine through the cast in their admiration and appreciation for her efforts: “Dawn is absolutely brilliant because she sees little nuances in comedy that nobody else sees,” says James Lepore, who portrays Glenn in the play. “Instinctively, she knows how to take a funny scene and make it funnier.” As usual, NTP has a cast full of talented actors to go along with a remarkable director. In the cast, “there are people that have been professional actors,” says LePore. “It’s been an incredible learning experience watching these people.” http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/19720

Rumors 9/22/2010

Everyone has been a party to them; some take pleasure in starting them ...

Updated: Sep 24, 2010 9:13pm PST

8/2/2010 Laundry & Bourbon - Lone Star : Lone Star is hilarious study of a pair of Texas "good ole boys" on a Saturday night carouse. Roy cherishes three things above all: his country, his wife, and his 1959 pink Thunderbird. As the evening wears on, the underpinnings of Roy’s world begin to collapse. Despite all, the high good humor of the play never lapses, and all ends as breezily and happily as it began. Laundry & Bourbon was conceived as a companion piece to precede Lone Star. Here the action centers on the discontent and very funny gossip of three small-town wives whose marriages have turned out to be less than was hoped for.

8/2/2010 Laundry & Bourbon - Lone Star

Lone Star is hilarious study of a pair of Texas "good ole boys" on a S ...

Updated: Aug 02, 2010 11:26pm PST

1/20/2010 Over the River :

1/20/2010 Over the River

Updated: Sep 24, 2010 7:20pm PST

Plaza Suite 8/15 to 8/31/2008 : August 15 - August 31, 2008 - "Plaza Suite" by Neil Simon Hilarity abounds in this portrait of three couples successively occupying a suite at the Plaza. A suburban couple take the suite while their house is being painted and it turns out to be the one in which they honeymooned 23 (or was it 24?) years before. This wry tale of marriage in tatters is followed by the exploits of a Hollywood producer who, after three marriages, is looking for fresh fields. He calls a childhood sweetheart, now a suburban housewife, for a little diversion. The last couple is a mother and father fighting about the best way to get their daughter out of the bathroom and down to the ballroom where guests await her.

Plaza Suite 8/15 to 8/31/2008

August 15 - August 31, 2008 - "Plaza Suite" by Neil Simon Hilarity ab ...

Updated: Aug 03, 2008 10:22pm PST

Summertree 7/11 to 7/20/2008 : 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 7/11 to 7/20/2008

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 Morton ...

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 abou ...

Updated: Mar 22, 2008 2:15pm PST

Return to the Forbidden Planet 11/7 to 11/23 2008 : This award winning musical is often referred to as Shakespeare’s forgotten Rock and Roll Masterpiece. It is loosely based on the 1956 film Forgotten Planet, while the plot is derived from The Tempest. This journey into hyperspace is set to classic 1950’s and ‘60’s hits, such as: Great Balls of Fire, Wipeout, and Good Vibrations. This zany musical adventure is sure to delight and entertain the entire family. http://newtowneplayers.org/

Return to the Forbidden Planet 11/7 to 11/23 2008

This award winning musical is often referred to as Shakespeare’s forgo ...

Updated: Nov 04, 2008 7:36am PST