2007-2008 SEASON OVERVIEW

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Dear Friends and Family of the Tacoma Little Theatre,
We are pleased to announce our 2007 - 2008 Season! This season will fill you with laughter, intrigue and thought provoking prose. As the immortal Mame Dennis says in our opening play of this season, “Life is a banquet...” and for 2007 - 2008, Tacoma Little Theatre has prepared a dazzling feast for the senses and you are invited!

Auntie Mame - A Timeless Comedy
by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee

Directed by David Duvall
The source for the hit musical MAME; young Patrick arrives in New York after his father’s death to live with his eccentric aunt, and she begins to teach him that “life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!”
Suitable for ages 10 and older (Adult situations, mild language)
September 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, October 5, and 6 at 8:00 pm
September 16, 23, 30, and October 7 at 2:00 pm

Sleeping Beauty - A Fairy Tale
Book by Charles Way; Music & Lyrics by Chad Henry

Directed by Charlotte Tiencken
Welsh playright Charles Way and Seattle composer/lyricist Chad Henry have created a beautiful, funny and touching version of this classic tale, returning many elements of the Brothers Grimm’s original story and weaving in contemporary life lessons. Originally produced by Seattle Children’s Theatre.
Suitable for ages 5 and older (Some swordplay and a giant spider)
November 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 and December 1 at 8:00 pm
November 11,18, 25, and December 2 at 2:00 pm

Blithe Spirit - Improbable Farce
by Noel Coward

Directed by Steve Tarry
One of Coward’s best plays, this smash comedy hit of both London and Broadway stages continues to provide a full evening of laughs after 67 years! Suddenly finding his home invaded by not one but two wives in ghostly form, how Charles Condomine manages to free himself from this bizarrely bigamist reality makes this, as Coward described it, “an improbable farce” in the first degree!
Suitable for ages 10 and older (Adult situations)
February 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and March 1 at 8:00 pm
February 10, 17, 24 and March 2 at 2:00pm

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Classic Drama
by Tennessee Williams

Directed by Allen Fitzpatrick
Among the classics of contemporary American drama, the story centers around Maggie and her husband Brick as the play wrestles with issues of alcoholism, fidelity, greed, terminal illness and sexuality. Utlimately Brick learns his true feelings for his father and his wife, and Maggie’s ingenuity triumphs over the destructive and acquisitive plans of her conniving in-laws.
Suitable for ages 14 and older. (Adult themes and language)
April 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, May 2 and 3 at 8:00 pm
April 13, 20, 27, and May 4 at 2:00 pm

The Pajama Game - Award Winning Musical
Book by George Abbott; Music & Lyrics by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross

Directed by Chris Nardine
The winner of the 2006 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, The Pajama Game is a fast paced, bright and witty, splashy American musical! As romances spark and wane we are treated to such popular hits as “Hey There”, “Steam Heat” and “Hernando’s Hideaway”.
Suitable for the entire family!
June 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, and 28 at 8:00 pm
June 8, 15, 22, and 29 at 2:00 pm


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Dracula
Adapted by Larry Albert

Directed by Larry Albert
Following in the successful genre of TLT’s Edgar Allan Poe performances, we are proud to debut a new version of the story, told as a radio play (complete with live sound effects), adapted from Stoker’s book by Larry Albert. Come be the live studio audience and
experience the power of imagination in our intimate 75-seat gallary theatre.
Suitable for ages 12 and up (Adult Situations) October 26, 27 at 7:30 pm & 28 at 2:00 pm

The Colored Museum
by George C. Wolfe

Considered one of the most powerful, as well a controversial pieces in African American theatrical literature, this brilliant collection of comic and dramatic sketches examines the legacy and realities of the Black experience in America. One of the most frequently performed plays in the nation, we are proud to present it on the TLT stage for the first time.
(For Mature Audiences Only! Adult Situations and Adult Language)
January 11, 12,18 & 19, 2008 at 8:00 pm and January 13, & 20, 2008 at 2:00 pm

Musicals In Concert: Chess
Book by Richard Nelson Music & Lyrics by Tim Rice, Benny Andersen, Bjorn Ulvaes

Directed by David Duvall
Now a “cult classic” in musical theatre, featuring the hit song “One Night In Bangkok”, “Heaven Help My Heart” and “I Know Him So Well”, this story tells of national and private rivalries, superb gamesmanship, powerful politics and international intrigues.
(Suitable for ages 14 and older)
March 7, 8, 14 & 15, 2008 at 8:00 pm and March 9, 2008 at 2:00 pm

Gertrude Stein Gertrude Stein Gertrude Stein
By Marty Martin

Directed by Alan Marshall Brown
Come visit with famed author Gertrude Stein (“a rose is a rose is a rose”), as portrayed by Betzy Miller, as she reminisces about the Saturday evenings spent with Pablo Picasso, Isadora Duncan, Ernest Hemmingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and so many more. Relax and join Gertrude Stein in her apartment at 27 Rue de Fleurs.
Suitable for ages 14 and older
March 28, 29 at 7:30 pm & 30 at 2:00 pm - Held in the Gallery Theatre

Participate in our 2007-2008 Community Events

Tea with Sleeping Beauty -- December 2, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Family/Holiday Event -- December 14 & 15, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Ballyhoo 2008 -- May 17, 2008
2008 Richard Odlin Awards -- June 29, 2008 at 7 pm

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