THE FOURTH WALL/THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND
September 24 - October 2, 2010 (Weekends)
Two One-Acts:
The Fourth Wall by AR Gurney
Directed by Gwen Ricks Spencer
The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Cat Parker
These two comedies tinker with the theatrical idea of the fourth wall. The Gurney play tells the story of the husband and friends of a woman who has rearranged her living room furniture to face a blank fourth wall because she feels that if she can just break through it, she can make big things happen. In the classic Stoppard play, the theatre critics attending a murder mystery end up crossing the fourth wall and becoming characters in the play. Join us as we laughingly celebrate what it means to do theatre!
Off-The-Wall Series:
Funny Girl in Concert
January 21, 22, 23, 2011
Book by Isobel Lennart
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Brought to life on the silver screen with Barbra Streisand, FUNNY GIRL is the story of Vaudeville and Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice and her husband Nicky Arnstein. Don’t miss your 4th Wall favorites singing the fantastic score of Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, which includes such hits as “People,” “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” and “The Music That Makes Me Dance.”
M.I.D. Stage Series
March 10, 11, 12, 2011
M.I.D. Stage (Musicals In Development) allows the audience a rare opportunity to see, hear, and respond to a new musical, while still in development. 4th Wall is proud to give emerging writers the chance to see and hear their work in the context of performance. This season’s M.I.D. Stage production details are not yet finalized and will therefore be announced soon. All three performances will be followed by talkbacks with the cast, director, and creators of the show.
A Man of No Importance
June 3-18, 2011 (Weekends)
Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Directed and Choreographed by Kate Swan
From the creative team behind RAGTIME and based on the film starring Albert Finney, this is the story of Alfie Byrne, a closeted bus conductor and Oscar Wilde devotee, in 1964 Dublin. As he leads his amateur theatre troupe toward a production of Wilde’s Salome at the local church, he struggles to find acceptance, not only from his sister, co-workers, and the church and world-at-large, but within himself. His quiet anthem, stating simply, “You just have to love who you love,” is a remarkable message for our time.
All shows subject to change
