Becky’s New Car
by Steven Dietz
Sept 29 – Oct 16, 2011
Becky Foster is caught in middle age, middle management and a middling marriage, with no prospects for change on the horizon. With 20 plus years of marriage and motherhood, and 9 years at a car dealership, life seems pretty much the same. Enter Walter, a millionaire widower with car troubles. Suddenly “Rebecca’s” life takes a U-turn and the audience gets to ride shotgun. But will choosing the on-ramp to happiness really take Becky where she wants to go? This charming and original comedy steers us on a delightful joyride down the road not taken.
“A laugh-out-loud amusement park ride where the comedy spins out of control like a bumper car.”
-The Everett Herald
“What a gas! … a real joyride.”
-The Vancouver Sun
Home Ice
by James O’Shea
Nov 17 – Dec 8, 2011
Stir together the Canucks, a master’s thesis and home renovation, throw in a healthy dose of belly-laughs and you have Home Ice, a play that could be described as Holmes on Homes meets Coaches’ Corner. Clayton and Vera have a baby on the way. She is about to defend her Master’s thesis on visual art. He has decided to surprise her by renovating their kitchen. Clayton’s buddy Martin just wants Clayton to watch the playoffs. With all of these opposing forces pulling him in different directions, Clayton ends up on thin ice and the results are unexpected and hilarious.
“Mix home renovation with beer, celebrities, playoff hockey and the prospect of being a new dad and you’ve pretty much got a winner.”
-The Saskatoon Sheaf
The Clockmaker
by Stephen Massicotte
Feb 9 – Mar 1, 2012
Love story, mystery, thriller or jigsaw puzzle; ultimately, Stephen Massicotte’s The Clockmaker is a little bit of each. Enchanting and puzzling, the play tells the story of Heinrich Mann, a humble clockmaker who falls in love with a married woman and becomes enmeshed in a mysterious crime. Bending the realities of time and place, The Clockmaker is a story about the transcendent power of love that will keep you guessing right up until the end.
“A brilliant and wonderfully funny… romantic mystery about memory and time.”
- Calgary Herald
“A lovely play, one that winds you up in wonder until the end…”
-The Way I See It
Brighton Beach Memoirs
by Neil Simon
Apr 19 – May 6, 2012
It is 1937, and in their small Brooklyn home the Jerome family is straining at the seams. Theirs is a whirling, crowded daily life — as closely packed relatives keep getting under one another’s feet while remaining firmly lodged in one another’s hearts. In the midst of it all is 15-year-old Eugene Jerome, younger brother, Yankees fan and fledgling writer. His ambitions include writing the great American novel, pitching for the Yankees and seeing a girl naked – not necessarily in that order. Perhaps Neil Simon’s best play, Brighton Beach Memoirs is a hilarious and touching portrait of family life.
“A perfect show about family.”
- The Dallas Morning News
“Mr. Simon has…made the artist as a young man funny – oh, Lord, he has made him funny.”
-The New York Times