Main Street Theater Announces Their Upcoming Shows

The Doctor's Dilemma plays MAIN STREET THEATER - RICE VILLAGE

SHOW:
The Doctor's Dilemma
By George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Mark Adams

LOCATION:
MAIN STREET THEATER - RICE VILLAGE, 2540 Times Blvd., Houston, TX 77005

DATES:
September 9 - October 3, 2010 (Previews September 4, 5, and 8)

TIMES:
Thursdays at 7:30pm; Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sundays at 3:00pm

SYNOPSIS:
Main Street Theater will open its 2010-2011 MainStage season with George Bernard Shaw's riff on death panels, The Doctor's Dilemma, September 9 - October 3, 2010. A doctor who has developed a cure for tuberculosis can take only one more patient. He must decide between a kindly, poor, medical colleague and a charming young artist who is a genius but a scoundrel with a young and vivacious wife (with whom the doctor is somewhat in love).
Throughout history and certainly in the present day, there are medical treatments so scarce or costly that some people can have them while others cannot. Who is to decide, and on what grounds is the decision to be made? Shaw examines this very real dilemma with his customary wit and charm.
Inspired by a London surgeon who made a fortune convincing people to let him remove their uvula, this play premiered in 1906 at The Royal Court Theatre in London with Harley Granville-Barker as the artist.

DISCUSSION SERIES:
Join noted experts from the community for discussions following the play.
*Sept. 12 - Dr. William Monroe, Dean of the Honors College, University of Houston
* TBD - Dr. Thomas R. Cole, McGovern Chair in Medical Humanities & Director of the McGovern Center for
Humanities and Ethics at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

TICKET PRICES AND DISCOUNTS:
-Tickets range from $26 - $40; previews - $10. Discounts available for students, seniors, and groups, and Advance Rush Tickets (ART Discount). Also: $5 Friday, September 10.

BOX OFFICE INFORMATION:
Advance tickets for ALL Main Street Theater Productions, on sale at the Main Street Theater Box Office:
Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd., Houston, TX 77005
Information & Charge by Phone: 713.524.6706
Charge Online: mainstreettheater.com Credit Cards: VISA, MC, AMEX, DISC

WEBSITE: MainStreetTheater.com

Breakfast at Eight

WORLD PREMIERE

MAIN STREET THEATER - RICE VILLAGE

SHOW:
Breakfast at Eight
WORLD PREMIERE
By Thomas Hagemann
Directed by Andrew Ruthven

LOCATION:
MAIN STREET THEATER - RICE VILLAGE, 2540 Times Blvd., Houston, TX 77005

DATES:
October 22 - 31, 2010 (Preview October 21)

TIMES:
Thursdays at 7:30pm; Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sundays at 3:00pm

SYNOPSIS:
Main Street Theater will open its inaugural New/Now Series with Houston playwright Thomas Hagemann's Breakfast at Eight, running October 22 - 31, 2010.
For many years, John and Abby have taken for granted the indestructibility of their marriage, yet after a long night of reckoning, they must choose whether to move forward with each other or alone. From the dark of night literally into the light of the morning, Breakfast at Eight is a very honest, compassionate look at the fragility of even the strongest bonds.
A graduate of Rice University and a prominent attorney, Mr. Hagemann and his family reside in Houston.

TICKET PRICES AND DISCOUNTS:
-Tickets range from $24 - $36; preview - $10. Discounts available for students, seniors, and groups, and Advance Rush Tickets (ART Discount).

BOX OFFICE INFORMATION:
Advance tickets for ALL Main Street Theater Productions, on sale at the Main Street Theater Box Office:
Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd., Houston, TX 77005
Information & Charge by Phone: 713.524.6706
Charge Online: MainStreetTheater.com Credit Cards: VISA, MC, AMEX, DISC

WEBSITE: MainStreetTheater.com

Busytown

MAIN STREET THEATER - CHELSEA MARKET

SHOW:
Busytown
Adapted for the stage by Kevin Kling
From the book "What Do People Do All Day" by Richard Scarry
Lyrics by Kevin Kling and Michael Koerner
Directed by Meghan C. Hakes
Musical Direction by Adam Stout

LOCATION:
MAIN STREET THEATER - CHELSEA MARKET, 4617 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX 77006

DATES & TIMES:
Weekend Family Performances
Saturdays at 1pm and 4pm
October 2 - 23, 2010

(school groups call 713-524-9196 ext 101 for available field trip times)

SYNOPSIS:
Everyone has an important job to do in the hustle and bustle of Richard Scarry's Busytown. Grocer Cat sells fresh food, Alfalfa and Pig run a farm, and Dr. Lion and his nurse make sure everyone is healthy. There will be lots of giggles and squeals as our youngest audience members meet the citizens of this imaginative world and learn what it means to be part of a community.
Recommended for Pre-Kindergarten and up. No children under 3 allowed in the theater (including sleeping babies).

TICKET PRICES AND DISCOUNTS:
--$12 & $14
--Group rates (10 or more) available.

BOX OFFICE INFORMATION:
Advance tickets for ALL Main Street Theater Productions, on sale at the Main Street Theater Box Office:
Main Street Theater - Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd., Houston, TX 77005
Information & Charge by Phone: 713.524.6706
Charge Online: mainstreettheater.com
Credit Cards: VISA, MC, AMEX, DISC

WEBSITE:
MainStreetTheater.com

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