Conejo Players Announces 2010 Season

The Conejo Players of Thousand Oaks has announced their upcoming 2010 season. The season features both mainstage performances and children's theatre.

On the mainstage: 

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING, TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOATJan 22 - Feb 20, 2010

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this musical parable. Set to an cornucopia of musical styles, from country western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock 'n' roll, this Old Testament tale emerges both timely and timeless.

HEAVEN CAN WAIT
Apr. 23-May 15, 2010

After arriving in the Hereafter by mistake, Prizefighter Joe Pendleton is informed that his body has been cremated and he is sent back to earth as Farnsworth, a wealthy financier who is about to be murdered by his wife. Farnsworth disapproves of Joe's treatment of his body (and money), though, and raises a fuss to have it back. Trouble is - Joe is falling in love and is still not ready to go.

THE WHO'S TOMMY
June 25-July 24, 2010

Pete Townshend's tale of a young boy's journey from pain to triumph is an evening of rock and roll. Based on The Who's rock-opera, TOMMY features such classic songs as "Pinball Wizard," "I'm A Sensation" and "Acid Queen."

THE WOMEN
Aug. 20-Sept. 11, 2010

Luce's modern classic involves the efforts of a group of women to play their respective roles in an artificial society that consists of vain show, comedy, tragedy, hope and disappointment. Its numerous film adaptations have included stars from Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell to Meg Ryan, Annette Bening and Debra Messing.

KISS ME KATE
Nov. 12-Dec. 11, 2010

Combine Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" with Cole Porter's melodious and sophisticated music and you get this is a play-within-a-play where each cast member's on-stage life is complicated by what is happening offstage. Musical numbers include "Tom Dick or Harry," "Too Darn Hot," "Always True to You In My Fashion" and "Another Op'nin, Another Show."

For the family: 

SEUSSICAL
Mar. 13-21, 2010

All of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters, live on stage. The score is a Seussian Gumbo of musical styles, ranging from Latin to pop, swing to gospel, and R&B to funk.

STUART LITTLE
Oct. 2-10, 2010

E.B. White's classic tale about a little mouse born into a normal New York family is the charming story of a determined "underdog" trying to survive in a "real people's world." The score features such songs as "Paddle Your Own Canoe," "Feed Him Up," "Size," "Stuart Little," "I'm Headed in the Right Direction" and "Nighttime in New York."

Second Series

STALAG 17
May 1-15, 2010

A comedy about a group of American prisoners who embarrass and irritate their captors as they try to escape from a German prison camp, Bevan and Trzcinski's plot revolves around the escape of an American who will face serious punishment for sabotaging a train (as will the fellow prisoners who hide him).

OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS
Aug. 28-Sept. 11, 2010

The author of I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE brings an even more family comedy. What happens when a single Italian guy from New Jersey decides to leave his four beloved, but annoying, grandparents for a dream job cross the country? Di Pietro's witty play shows what lengths a family will go to in order to stay together.

For more information, visit www.conejoplayers.org.