CHAC 05 - 06 theatre season

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Cloud Tectonics by José Rivera
Directed by Aimée Bruneau
Nov. 18—December 17, 2005
The Showroom
After a late night shift at LAX airport, Aníbal de la Luna meets a sopping wet and very beautiful hitchhiker named Celestina del Sol in a fantastic LA Downpour. She is pregnant and says that she is 54 years old. In one night (that seems to last for 20 years) Aníbal and Celestina mesmerize each other, and discover the kind of love that stops the heart as well as time. Rivera’s story drips with sensuality and otherworldly sensations. The stories of Aníbal and Celestina wrap around each other and become knotted, slow down, speed up, and continue shifting within Rivera’s urgent and lush elliptical language.

Specific Performance Dates:
Opening: 11/18/05; Gala: 11/19/05 6:30pm; Run: 11/25/05 (7:30pm), 11/26/05 (7:30pm), 11/28/05 (7:30pm), 12/1/05 (7:30pm), 12/2/05 (7:30pm), 12/3/05 (7:30pm), 12/4/05 (MATINEE 2pm), 12/8/05 (7:30pm), 12/9/05 (7:30pm), 12/10/05 (7:30pm), 12/11/05 (MATINEE 2pm), 12/15/05 (7:30pm), 12/16/05 (7:30pm), 12/17.05 (7:30pm)

Stones in His Pockets by Marie Jones
Directed by Jerry Manning
December 2, 2005—Mar. 11, 2006
Lower Level
QUIET ON THE SET! In this tongue-in-cheek comedy two actors portray over 13 characters amidst a Hollywood film production that overruns a “picturesque” Irish village. It’s not the first film to be shot there. In fact one of the locals is a surviving extra who appeared in The Quiet Man. Some villagers are so blasé about the production that they laugh at the accent of the leading lady played by an American movie star and burst into hysterics during scenes depicting a bogus interpretation of Anglo-Irish history. They aren’t so cavalier when they discover a local teenager broken by an American dream that doesn’t apply to him. Now that’s a wrap for the extras!

“Sad, hilarious, and irresistible” —London Times

*Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Comedy

(Stones runs every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. All performances of Stones begin at 7pm. No Gala. Cocktail beverages are available in our Lower Level venue. All Ages Welcome).

God’s Country by Steven Dietz
Directed by Sheila Daniels
January 27—February 19, 2006
The Showroom
God’s Country weaves the Seattle trial of the white supremacist group called The Order (based in the NW), the assassination of Jewish Denver radio shock jock, Allan Berg, and the hate-filled career of The Order founder, Robert Matthews, into a fast-paced and emotionally gripping courtroom drama. First commissioned by ACT 18 years ago, God’s Country has received hundreds of productions around the world.

“Dietz intends his play to disturb playgoers, to prod them into thinking seriously about the radical right as a continuing phenomenon and not just as the occasional headline or TV sound bite. It surely does that.” —Seattle Times

Specific Performance Dates:
Opening: 1/27/06 (7:30pm); Gala: 6:30pm; Run: 2/2/06 (7:30pm), 2/3/06 (7:30pm), 2/4/06 (7:30pm), 2/5/06 (MATINEE 2pm), 2/6/06 (7:30pm), 2/8/06 (7:30pm), 2/9/06 (7:30pm), 2/10/06 (7:30pm), 2/11/06 (7:30pm), 2/12/06 (2pm), 2/15/06 (7:30pm), 2/16/06 (7:30pm), 2/17/06 (7:30pm), 2/18/06 (7:30pm), 2/19/06 (MATINEE 2pm)

The Kathy & Mo Show: Parallel Lives by Kathy Najimy Mo Gaffney
Director TBA
Dates: April 28—July 29th
Lower Level
This series of feminist sketches achieved cult status in its long Off-Broadway run. A delightful and biting comedy for two actresses, the play consists of hilarious scenes exploring the plight of women and the pandemonium that ensues when the two sexes try to get together. As intelligent as it is funny, Parallel Lives provides a fresh take on the oldest battle of the human race.

“[A] romp with a feminist sensibility; it’s a humor of the post-Lily Tomlin generation … Above all, Parallel Lives is a smart, provocative show.” —Variety

(Parallel Lives shows every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. All Performances of Parallel Lives will begin at 7pm. No Gala. Cocktail beverages are available in our Lower Level venue. All Ages Welcome).

The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Book and Music by Rupert Holmes
Directed by John Langs
March 31—May 13, 2006

The Showroom

This is a story about the disappearance of a wealthy, popular young man. The Mystery Of Edwin Drood was the last book Charles Dickens wrote, but it was left incomplete when he died, taking the secret to his grave. What we are left with is an unfinished novel, published in part, leaving all of Dickens' readers to speculate on young Drood's fate. Rupert Holmes’ rousing musical borrows the audience’s imagination to solve the mystery on a nightly basis! There are over 13 endings to the show and the audience literally gets to choose the ending!

*Winner of Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book, Best Score, Best Director and Best Actor,

Specific Performance Dates:
Opening: 3/31/06 (7:30pm); Gala: 4/1/06 (6:30pm); Run: 4/6/06 (7:30pm), 4/7/06 (7:30pm), 4/8/06 (7:30pm), 4/13/06 (7:30pm), 4/14/06 (7:30pm), 4/15/06 (7:30pm), 4/17/06 (7:30pm) 4/20/06 (7:30pm), 4/21/06 (7:30pm), 4/22/06 (7:30pm), 4/27/06 (7:30pm), 4/28/06 (7:30pm), 4/29/06 (7:30pm), 4/30/06 (MATINEE 2pm), 5/4/06 (7:30pm), 5/5/06 (7:30pm), 5/6/06 (7:30pm), 5/7/06 (2pm), 5/11/06 (7:30pm) 5/12/06 (7:30pm) 5/12/06 (7:30pm)

The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter
Directed by John Abramson
June 23—July 23, 2006
The Showroom
Stanley Webber is the only lodger in Meg and Petey Boles' seaside boarding house. One morning, while Meg and Stanley are bantering over breakfast, she mentions that two visitors are coming to stay for the night. Stanley grows apprehensive, sensing imminent danger. His fears are confirmed when Goldberg and his partner McCann arrive. Meg announces that it's Stanley's birthday, and even though Stanley insists it is not, Goldberg demands a celebration. After a few glasses of whiskey and a game of blind man’s bluff, Stanley's birthday party turns into a nightmare. Goldberg and McCann drag Stanley off to an upstairs room, and by morning they've rendered him a mute! Watch one man's hilarious and terrifying struggle to hold on to his identity in this Kafkaesque comedy from one of England's greatest modern playwrights.

Specific Performance Dates: Opening 6/23/06 (7:30pm); Gala: 6/24/06 (6:30pm); Run: 6/29/06 (7:30pm), 6/30/06 (7:30pm), 7/1/06 (7:30pm), 7/6/06 (7:30pm), 7/7/06 (7:30pm), 7/8/06 (7:30pm), 7/10/06 (7:30pm), 7/13/06 (7:30pm), 7/14/06 (7:30pm), 7/15/06 (7:30pm), 7/16/06 (MATINEE 2pm), 7/20/06 (7:30pm), 7/21/06 (7:30pm), 7/22/06 (7:30pm), 7/23/06 (MATINEE 2pm)