Four County Players -- 36th Season
2008-2009
As You Like It
Directed by John HoldrenRosalind, the daughter of Duke Senior (a banished duke), is raised at the court of Duke Frederick (who is younger brother to Duke Senior and took over his dukedom), with her cousin Celia (daughter to Duke Frederick). She falls in love with a young man named Orlando, but she is banished by Duke Frederick, who threatens death if she comes near the court again. Celia, being Rosalind's best friend, goes with Rosalind (who is disguised as a boy, Ganymede) and Touchstone, the court's fool, to the Forest of Arden. Upon their arrival in the forest, they happen upon Orlando and his manservant, who are fleeing the wrath of Orlando's eldest brother. What follows is an elaborate scheme devised by the cross-dressing Rosalind to find out the verity of Orlando's supposed passion for her and to further capture his heart through the witty and mischievous façade of Ganymede.
Thursdays, July 31 and August 7 at 8pm -- Pay What You Can
Fridays, July 25, August 1, 8 at 8pm
Saturdays, July 26, August 2, 9 at 8pm and August 9 at 2:30pm
Sundays, July 27 and August 3 at 2:30pm
Adults $14 • Seniors/Students $12 • Children 12 & under $10
All Friday shows only $5 per ticket
Looking Glass Alley
Presented by cakes'n'ale and Four County Players
Directed by Allen VanHouzenA collaborative new play centered around the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Some classics, some not so familiar. The Four County Players stage will be brought to life in new ways, experimenting with masks, puppets, music, movement and more.
Thursdays, October 30 and November 6 at 8pm -- Pay What You Can
Fridays, October 31 and November 7 at 8pm
Saturdays, November 1, 8 at 8pm
Sunday, November 2 at 2:30pm
All Tickets $8 -- General Admission
A Christmas Carol
Edited by Bill Thomas from the novel by Charles Dickens
Directed by Clinton JohnstonOur own version of this classic Christmas tale told from another perspective. Once again Four County Players will stage this family favorite, last seen in 2001.
Fridays, December 5, 12, 19 at 8pm
Saturday Afternoons, December 6, 13, 20 at 2:30pm
Saturday Evenings, December 6, 13, 20 at 8pm
Sundays, December 7, 14 at 2:30pm
Adults $14 • Seniors/Students $12 • Children 12 & under $10
All Friday shows only $5 per ticket
Oliver!
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Lionel Bart
Based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist
Directed by Joncey Boggs
Music Direction by Greg HarrisIn a Victorian West Midlands charity workhouse, orphan boys march towards their places at the dinner tables. They dream about the meal the meal they are looking forward to. But although they anticipate the pleasures of hot sausage and mustard, cold jelly and custard, in fact all they ever get is gruel. After eating their miserable daily ration, one boy called Oliver dares to ask Mr. Bumble, who runs the Workhouse with Widow Corney, “Please sir, I want some more.” Mr. Bumble is enraged and Oliver tries to run away. When he is caught, Mr. Bumble takes him into the cold snowy streets to be sold for the price of a mere seven guineas. He is bought by Mr. Sowerberry, an undertaker, and is ill-treated by him and bullied by their older hired hand, Noah Claypole. Oliver is very miserable and daydreams of the mother he never knew. When is teased about his feelings, he hits out and is put into a coffin as punishment, but he escapes and runs out into the streets and after days and days of walking, finds himself in the streets of London.
London is an overwhelming world of thriving commerce and bustling crowds. Another older boy soon takes Oliver under his wing: he is the Artful Dodger, the ringleader of a gang of boy thieves run by a wizard of pickpocketry, Fagin. Dodger sees Oliver as a possible new recruit and invites him home with him. In the thieves' kitchen, Oliver is introduced to the other boys and to Fagin, who explains what Oliver has to do if he wants to stay there: learn how to pick a pocket or two. The boys then demonstrate how it's done. Nancy, a good-hearted, good-time girl whose boyfriend is the ominous, menacing thief Bill Sikes, leads the boys in a celebration of what a fine life it is. Nancy makes an instant friend of Oliver and tells him that a life of crime is fine as long as you look after yourself and your friends.Fridays, March 6, 13, 20 at 8pm
Saturday Afternoons, March 14, 21 at 2:30pm
Saturday Evenings, March 7, 14, 21 at 8pm
Sundays, March 8, 15 at 2:30pm
Adults $14 • Seniors/Students $12 • Children 12 & under $10
All Friday shows only $5 per ticket
Same Time, Next Year
Written by Bernard Slade
Directed by Frank DeAngelisOne of the most popular romantic comedies of the century, Same Time, Next Year ran four years on Broadway, winning a Tony Award for lead actress Ellen Burstyn, who later recreated her role in the successful motion picture. It remains one of the world's most widely produced plays. The plot follows a love affair between two people, married to others, who rendezvous once a year. Twenty-five years of manners, morals and attitudes are hilariously enacted by the lovers, Doris and George.
"Delicious ... wit, compassion, a sense of humor and a feel for nostalgia."-NY Times
"Genuinely funny and genuinely romantic."-NY Post
Fridays, May 8, 15, 22 at 8pm
Saturday Afternoon, May 23 at 2:30pm
Saturday Evenings, May 9, 16, 23 at 8pm
Sundays, May 10, 17 at 2:30pm
Adults $14 • Seniors/Students $12
All Friday shows only $5 per ticketCONTAINS MATURE SUBJECT MATTER. NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE.
The Concert Series
John Carden and Greenwich Swing Time
In Concert
One Night Only!Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 8pm
All Tickets $20
General Admission
Eli Cook Band
In ConcertFriday, October 24 and Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 8pm
All Tickets $15
General Admission
Doug Schneider and Friends
In Concert
with Greg Harris, Joe Bunts, Stuart Gunter and guest vocalists Kate Lambert and Gary White
One Night Only!Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 8pm
All Tickets $25
General Admission
