2nd Story Theater Announces 2 Pulitzer Winning Comedies For Summer

2nd Story Theatre announces two classic Pulitzer Prize-winning comedies for its 2009 summer series, from July 8 - September 6. The snappy "You Can't Take It with You" by Kaufman and Hart breaks out on July 8 and runs through August 2, followed by the magical "Harvey" by Mary Chase, from August 12 through September 6. Performances are Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings at 8:00pm; ticket price is $10 for previews and $25 for regular performances. 2nd Story Theatre is located at 28 Market St., Warren, RI. For tickets, visit the Box Office, call 401-247-4200 or email boxoffice@2ndStoryTheatre.com. Visit the website at www.2ndStoryTheatre.com.

"I've wanted to do these plays for years: two perfect comedies with delightful plots, unforgettable characters, and sublimely happy endings," says director Ed Shea. "But, they are also American Classics: profound and uplifting message plays espousing philosophies so timely, so uncannily appropriate, that they might have been written today. They are exactly what I need right now. And I'm thinking you might need them too."

2nd Story Theatre 2009 Summer Series
"You Can't Take It with You" by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
July 8 - August 2

Eccentric and loveable, the Sycamores are a devoted family, with young Alice at its heart. When Tony Kirby falls in love with her, his rigid, bourgeois family threatens to stand in the way of the young couple's happiness. Amidst fireworks (literally), a living-room printing press, and an ex-Russian Grand Duchess turned waitress, the Kirbys realize that love and family are where it's at.

"Harvey" by Mary Chase
August 12 - September 6
Affable Elwood P. Dowd and his Pooka (a 6 ½ foot invisible rabbit Harvey) have brought Elwood's sister Veta to the end of her rope. While trying to commit Elwood to a sanitarium, it's Veta who winds up in the doctor's care. When Elwood returns to the hospital in search of Harvey, and risks the doctor's interference on his sweet personality, Veta realizes that, in the end, she loves the kind-hearted Elwood just as he is.

2nd Story Theatre is a professional, non-union company with a unique aesthetic and the highest artistic standards for excellence in the performance of great plays in its relaxed 130 seat black box theatre. Founded in Newport, Rhode Island in 1978 by Pat Hegnauer and Ed Shea, the theatre found a permanent home in the historic district of Warren, RI in 2001 under the artistic direction of Ed Shea. 2nd Story Theatre offers acting classes through its studio arm, the Actorsworkshop.

2nd Story Theatre 2009 Summer Series
"You Can't Take It with You" by Kaufman and Hart
July 8 - August 2
Directed by Ed Shea
Eccentric and nutty, the Sycamores show the rigid, bourgeois Kirbys that love and family are where it's at.

"Harvey" by Mary Chase
August 12 - September 6
Directed by Ed Shea
Affable Elwood P. Dowd and his invisible 6 ½ foot companion, Harvey, tear it up in this magical comedy that America has fallen in love with.

Where:
2nd Story Theatre
28 Market St.
Warren, RI 02885

Box Office:
2nd Story Theatre
28 Market St.
Warren, RI 02885
401-247-4200
info@2ndStoryTheatre.com
Open Tuesday - Friday from 11:00am-5:00pm, Saturday 12:00- 4:00pm

Tickets:
Preview $10
Regular $25

Website:
www.2ndStoryTheatre.com

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