THE COMPANY ONSTAGE
536 Westbury Square
Houston, Texas, 77035
713-726-1219 For reservations and information

ANNOUNCING OUR EXCITING 1999-2000 SEASON!!!
1999 - 2000 Adult Season
Regular ticket price is $10
Performances at 8:00pm on Friday and Saturday evenings
www.companyonstage.org

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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)
Comedy by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Wingfield
Sept. 1 0 -Oct. 16, 1999
At long last! Here is all the comedy and drama of the great William Shakespeare in 90 fast-paced
minutes. A complete Shakespearean education in one uproarious evening.

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Play with music, adapted by Doris Baizley,
based on the story by Charles Dickens
Nov. 5 - Dec. 18,1999 (no performances Nov.26 & 27)
When actors playing Scrooge and Tiny Tim abandon a company of traveling players, the gruff stage
manager and enthusiastic prop boy are enlisted to complete the cast. As the actors become the characters o this
classic, we are pulled irresistibly into Dickens'world, imaginatively presented for the holidays.
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DIAL M FOR MURDER - Thriller by Frederick Knott
Jan. 7 - Feb. 12, 2000
One amoral husband who wishes to subtract his one wealthy wife, minus one hired killer who is
murdered, plus one inspector from Scotland Yard and one handsome author equals the perfect formula for an
evening of exciting suspense.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

Comedy by Oscar Wilde
Mar. 3 - Apr. 8, 2000
A masterpiece that may be the most famous of all comedies. In the playwright's own words, " The first
act is ingenious, the second beautiful, and the third abominably clever."

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AGNES OF GOD

Drama by John Pielmeier
Apr. 28 - June 3, 2000
Mystery surrounds a young nun, Sister Agnes. How did she come to have a baby in a cloistered convent and how did that baby come to be murdered? A court-appointed psychiatrist, a protective Mother Superior and Sister Agnes are forced to reexamine the meaning of faith and the commitment of love before the mystery is solved.

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MARY, MARY

Comedy by Jean Kerr
June 23 - July 29, 2000
Mary's marriage has foundered on the rocks of her unrelenting sense of humor. When we meet Mary, she appears at the apartment of her former husband, Bob, who is on the verge of marrying a rich young health fiend. A handsome film star enters the picture and so begins this charming story of a modem marriage gone hilariously'awry.