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September 4 - 26, 2009
Carpenter Square Theatre presents:
COMPLEAT FEMALE STAGE BEAUTY
She was the first of her kind. He was the last of his. A female theatre dresser sparks a theatrical revolution in 17th Century London by going onstage to play Desdemona in OTHELLO. Instead of throwing her in jail, King Charles II re-writes the law to let women act. Consequently, the most famous male portrayer of female roles in London loses his livelihood, his lover, and his sense of self...until fate and his desire for revenge give him the chance to take the stage again.
For tickets, call the Carpenter Square Theatre box office - (405) 232-6500
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September 11 - 12, 2009
Arts Council of Oklahoma City presents:
OKC STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
Formerly known as WinterTales, the OKC Storytelling Festival celebrates the ancient art of storytelling by offering performances by some of the nation's best tellers. This year's festival features the talents of:
- Minton Sparks - tales of the rural South
- Motoko - Asian Folktales
- Kevin Kling - playwright and storyteller from Minnesota
- Susan Klein - storyteller from Martha's Vineyard
For ticket information, call the Arts Council of Oklahoma City - (405) 270-4848
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October 16 - November 7, 2009
Carpenter Square Theatre presents:
MURDERERS
Three comic tales about revenge, blackmail, sex, money, jealousy, justice, and murder! Who could ask for anything more? Set in the sun-drenched world of the Riddle Key Luxury Retirement Village in Florida, each story is a cat-and-mouse mystery featuring culprits who tell how they decided to commit the perfect crime and what tripped them up along the way.
For tickets, call the Carpenter Square Theatre box office - (405) 232-6500
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November 27 - December 19, 2009
Carpenter Square Theatre presents:
TOM, DICK & HARRY
A madcap romp with rapid-fire dialogue that would do Preston Sturges proud - all you’re missing is Cary Grant in a negligee! Tom and Linda are a couple desperate to adopt a baby. If they can impress the social worker that the adoption agency sends for a site visit, a child will be theirs. Trouble rears its ugly head when Tom’s brothers, Dick and Harry arrive. Devil-may-care Dick prefers smuggling to a regular job, and daffy Harry works at the local hospital morgue, but both are eager to help their big brother. The brothers' "help" produces cases of illegal brandy, a bag of body parts, two illegal immigrants from Kosovo and a Russian mobster. Lies pile on top of lies and mayhem ensues until things couldn’t possibly get worse. Or could they? Of course, they can!
For tickets, call the Carpenter Square Theatre box office - (405) 232-6500
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January 15 - February 6, 2010
Carpenter Square Theatre presents:
MAURITIUS
Mourning their recently deceased mother, two half-sisters discover a spectacularly precious stamp collection that includes two rare stamps from the island of Mauritius, one of the first places in the world to print stamps. Enter three dangerous high-stakes collectors who are willing to do almost anything to have the two tiny slips of paper for their own.
For tickets, call the Carpenter Square Theatre box office - (405) 232-6500
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February 19 - March 13, 2010
Carpenter Square Theatre presents:
LOVE SONG
A 2007 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy that premiered at Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theatre in 2006. Beane is an exile from life -- an oddball. His well-meaning sister and brother-in-law try to make time for him, but no one seems to get through. Following a burglary at Beane's apartment, he turns blissfully happy. Baffled, his sister must try to unravel the story behind his mysterious new love, Molly. This offbeat comedy becomes a rhapsody to the power of love in all its forms.
For tickets, call the Carpenter Square Theatre box office - (405) 232-6500
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March 26 - April 17, 2010
Carpenter Square Theatre presents:
ALL MY SONS
Joe Keller's company manufactures engine parts for the Air Force. A shipment of faulty parts has resulted in the deaths of 21 pilots. Joe's oldest son, Larry, a pilot, is missing and presumed dead. Joe's younger son, Chris, is determined to set the truth free at all costs. Winner of the Drama Critics Award for Best New Play in 1947, ALL MY SONS established Arthur Miller as a leading voice in the American theater, and introduced themes that tread through his work as a whole; the relationships between fathers and sons and the conflict between business and personal ethics.
There will be a daytime student matinee of this classic play on Friday, April 9th at 10:30 a.m. To book a school group, please contact the Carpenter Square Theatre business office: (405) 232-6500.)
For tickets, call the Carpenter Square Theatre box office - (405) 232-6500
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May 14 - June 5, 2010
Carpenter Square Theatre presents:
FUGUE
A woman is found wandering the streets of Chicago, her feet blistered and bloodied. The doctors recognize this as a symptom of the "fugue" state of amnesia, where the victim is literally running away from an intolerable memory. The young psychiatrist assigned to her case is running away from his own demons -- a mistake he made with a patient early in his career. The closer he gets to piecing together the puzzle of the woman's life, the more she longs to run. If she remembers the terrible occurrence that sent her running, will he be repeating the mistake he made before? Winner of the American Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best Play in Regional Theatre.
For tickets, call the Carpenter Square Theatre box office - (405) 232-6500
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June 25 - July 17, 2010
Carpenter Square Theatre presents:
REEFER MADNESS
"Meant to be a serious documentary on how the demon weed turns apple-cheeked American teens into hollow-eyed homicidal zombies, the movie's unintentional humor made it a midnight movie staple on college campuses in the '60s. But while the move is so glaringly bad, the Off-Broadway musical of REEFER MADNESS...is deliberately outlandish and silly. And that's what makes it so good. [The show includes] a dozen or so over-the-top and hilarious production numbers." -- NY Daily News Though set in 1936, the year of the film's release, REEFER MADNESS incorporates musical styles ranging from jazz and doo-wop to rock and disco, and it provides characters that are accessible to young audiences even as they parody old-fashioned stereotypes.
For tickets, call the Carpenter Square Theatre box office - (405) 232-6500
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For information on Stage Center events, call (405) 316-5625 or email don.lusk@okc.gov