2nd Story Theatre Announces Winter/Spring Season

UPSTAGE:

SEASCAPE

By: Edward Albee

Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning comic-drama brings eloquence, wit and warmth to a quirky yet compelling examination of the meaning of life. On a deserted beach, a middle-aged couple, for whom existence has grown flat and routine, who hold the answers to the inquisitive amphibians' naïve yet probing questions.

Previews: January 13, 14, 15 @ 7:30 pm.

Press Night: January 15 @ 7:30 pm.

Performances: January 19, 20, 21 26, 27, 28 February 2, 3, 4 @ 7:30 pm.

Matinee performances: January 22, 29 February 5 @ 2:30 pm.

SHIRLEY VALENTINE

By: Willy Russel

Willy Russel's captivating one-woman tour de force, an unfulfilled housewife fixes dinner while ruminating on her husband, her children, her life and, most importantly, her unannounced Greek holiday - a trip that leads to a life-changing romantic tryst and a mid-life fork in the road. With every tentative step, the audience is taken along for the ride as Shirley journeys toward self-confidence, self-discovery and, finally, liberation.

Previews: March 10, 11, 12 @ 7:30 pm.

Press Night: March 12 @ 7:30 pm.

Performances: March 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 April 1 @ 7:30 pm.

Matinee performances: March 19, 26 April 2 @ 2:30 pm.

THE BEST OF EVERYTHING

By: Rona Jaffe

Adaptation by: Julie Kramer

Rona Jaffe's mid-century page-turner electrified millions of women saw their own lives reflected in the experiences of five young employees of a New York publishing house. Julie Kramer's adaptation touchingly and faithfully captures Jaffe's incisive look at the professional struggles these women faced in their male-dominated world, bringing it to colorful theatrical life with sympathy, wit, intelligence and love.

Previews: May 5, 6, 7 @ 7:30 pm.

Press Night: May 7 @ 7:30 pm.

Performances: May 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 @ 7:30 pm.

Matinee performances: May 14, 21, 28 @ 2:30 pm.

DOWNSTAGE:

MURDER AT THE Howard Johnson'S

By: Sam Bobrick, Ron Clark

After a particularly bruising election year, we offer a pain-reducing balm in the form of Bobrick & Clark's shamelessly silly, ferociously funny face farce. In a line-up that promises "the ridiculous to the sublime," this kitsch '70's comedy classic serves up the ridiculous. In spades. Thank God it's sandwiched between a Pulitzer Prize-and Tony Award-winner, otherwise we'd never be able to show our faces in this town again!

Previews: February 10, 11, 12 @ 7:30 pm.

Press Night: February 12 @ 7:30 pm.

Performances: February 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 March 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 @ 7:30 pm.

Matinee performances: February 19, 26 March 5, 12 @ 2:30 pm.

'ART'

By: Yasmina Reza

Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning Seri comedy is a sophisticated study of the nature of friendship. One of Marc's best friends, Serge, has bought a very expensive painting: All white, with white diagonal lines. As Marc and Serge argue about its value and the definition of "art," another friend, Ivan, is pulled into the fray. Soon, the discussions become less theoretical and more personal, testing their friendship and the resiliency of their bonds.

Previews: April 21, 22, 23 @ 7:30 pm.

Press Night: April 23 @ 7:30 pm.

Performances: April 27, 28, 29 May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20@ 7:30 pm.

Matinee performances: April 30 May 7, 14, 21 @ 2:30 pm.

Preview Price: $20
Ticket Price: $35
Under 25 Price: $25

WHERE: UPSTAGE THEATRE CONTACT:

2nd Story Theatre boxoffice@2ndstorytheatre.com

28 Market Street www.2ndstorytheatre.com

Warren, RI 02885 401.247.4200

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