ALLEY THEATRE
www.alleytheatre.org
Presents
THE 2007 SEASON
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A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN
By Eugene O'Neill
Directed
Gordon Edelstein
In Association with Long Wharf Theatre and Hartford Stage Company
Hubbard Stage
January 12 - February 4, 2007
Recommended for mature audiences
Eugene O'Neill began working on A Moon for the Misbegotten shortly after he finished Long Day's Journey into Night. The play reintroduces the character of James Tyrone, Jr., the failed alcoholic actor, and focuses on his tenant neighbors, a scheming father and his daughter Josie. Josie's rough appearance, salty tongue and tarnished reputation make her an unlikely candidate to find love-until her plan to swindle Tyrone goes awry and suddenly, over the course of one moonlit night, opens her up to the possibility of love. The play's recent revival of O'Neill's final masterpiece in the Northeast drew rave reviews. "Consider it a rare opportunity to see one of America's best plays," wrote the New Haven Registrar.
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SUBJECT TO FITS: A RESPONSE TO DOSTOEVSKY'S THE IDIOT
Neuhaus Stage
January 19 - February 18, 2007
Language, violence. Recommended for mature audiences.
Robert Montgomery's Subject to Fits is a funny, outrageous,
unorthodox, highly theatrical and unexpectedly moving comedy about the
misadventures of the innocent Prince Myshkin. As Myshkin - called "an idiot" by
the crass because he suffers from epilepsy - struggles to fit into 19th century
Russian society, he encounters a world of lunatic acquaintances and the black
comedy inherent in Dostoyevsky's writings. Subject to Fits will feature
the Alley Company of Actors as they bring to life these wildly comic
characterizations.
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Melissa Pritchett stars in HITCHCOCK BLONDE showing at the Alley Theatre Hubbard Stage from February 23 - March 18, 2007. Photo by Joel P. Johnson.
HITCHCOCK BLONDE
Playwright: Terry Johnson
Director: Terry Johnson
Hubbard Stage
February 23 - March 18, 2007
Adult content, sexual situations, nudity and smoking.
"A big, bold adventure!" raved London's Evening Standard when the inimitable Terry Johnson premiered his fascinating new play that's part theatre, part cinema. What was the dark secret that caused the great Alfred Hitchcock to obsess over beautiful blondes in jeopardy? At a villa in the Greek isles, a British professor and his beautiful young assistant sift through the clues (and the reels of disintegrating celluloid). As the cinematic mystery cuts back and forth between a London soundstage and 1959 Hollywood during the filming of that unforgettable shower scene, illusion and reality collide with surprising results. This fascinating jigsaw puzzle of a play is for mature theatre-goers who will be caught up in the mystery-and in the complex relationship between the man and woman who unravel it.
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee.
Christopher Sergel adaptation
Director: Paul Mason Barnes
Hubbard Stage
March 30 - April 29, 2007
Set in a small Alabama town in the 1930’s, the story is narrated
by Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, the daughter of Atticus Finch, a lawyer who,
despite threats to himself and his family, defends a black man accused of
assaulting a white woman. In the stage adaptation, the narrator of the story, a
grown-up Scout, looks back at her childhood, delivering a powerful message about
prejudice, injustice, and humanity. Published in 1960, the novel To Kill a
Mockingbird became a bestseller, selling over five million copies in thirteen
countries and winning the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
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THE CLEAN HOUSE
Playwright: Sarah Ruhl
Director: David Cromer
Neuhaus Stage
April 27 - May 27, 2007
Adult situations, language. Recommended for mature audiences
Winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Sarah Ruhl's The Clean House is a sparkling and startling comedy-drama about life, death, class, and the power of jokes. Mathilde, a Brazilian housekeeper, can't manage to fake enthusiasm for her domestic duties - her employers' houses are as disorderly as their personal lives. While Mathilde sets out in pursuit of the perfect joke, she ignores household dirt and instead becomes swept away by family affairs of the heart. A life-affirming story that explores the humor and sadness of one household, The Clean House has been lauded for reminding audiences of the unexpected beauty in life. "The Clean House is not, by any means, a traditional boy-meets-girl story... This comedy is romantic, deeply so, but in the more arcane sense of the word: visionary, tinged with fantasy, extravagant in feeling, maybe a little nuts."--New York Times
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TREASURE ISLAND
World Premiere Production
Playwright: Ken Ludwig, adapted from the novel by R.L. Stevenson
Director: Gregory Boyd
Hubbard Stage
May 18 - June 17, 2007
Treasure Island is the tale of young Jim Hawkins, the son of an innkeeper
in 18th century England, who matches wits with a mob of pirates to obtain a
secret treasure. Taking a highly sought-after map in hand, the eager Hawkins
sets off on a series of adventures in search of Treasure Island. With
heart-pounding sword fights, edge-of-your-seat rescues and cutthroat mutiny on
the high seas, Treasure Island is an adventure for the whole family. Adaptor Ken
Ludwig is author of the Alley's recent world premiere productions of Be My
Baby and Leading Ladies, as well as the Broadway hits Lend Me a
Tenor and Crazy for You. Treasure Island will feature
spectacular designs by a team of theatrical luminaries, including scenic
designer Eugene Lee (Broadway's Wicked), costume designer Constance
Hoffman (Alley's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum),
lighting designer Howell Binkley (Broadway's Jersey Boys and Steel
Magnolias) and sound designer John Gromada (Broadway's Rabbit Hole
and A Streetcar Named Desire).