Black Comedy & Dinner for One
January 2013
Black Comedy is an explosive farce by Peter Shaffer. When a fuse blows for an impoverished sculptor, all hell breaks loose, as characters and secrets unravel in the dark. A theatrical tour de force that Shaffer sets up ingeniously, with the hilarious horror unfolding before your eyes.
Dinner for One, also known as The 90th Birthday, is a comedy sketch written by British author Lauri Wylie for the theatre in the 1920’s. It is the 90th birthday of elderly Upper-class Englishwoman Miss Sophie, who hosts a celebration dinner every year for her friends. The problem is that due to her considerable age, she has outlived all of her friends, and so her equally aged manservant James, makes his way around the table, impersonating each of the guests in turn. In an increasing state of inebriation, James must drink toasts for the birthday girl in the name of all the absent friends.
Dinner for One, also known as The 90th Birthday, is a comedy sketch written by British author Lauri Wylie for the theatre in the 1920’s. It is the 90th birthday of elderly Upper-class Englishwoman Miss Sophie, who hosts a celebration dinner every year for her friends. The problem is that due to her considerable age, she has outlived all of her friends, and so her equally aged manservant James, makes his way around the table, impersonating each of the guests in turn. In an increasing state of inebriation, James must drink toasts for the birthday girl in the name of all the absent friends.
Hermes
August and September 2012
Hermes by Bennett Fisher has 6 characters. Imagine you are young and capable and confident and, yes, a bit cocky and have just been given an obscene amount of money to manage. You find yourselves pitching to finance ministers of countries and begin to realize the power you hold in your grip. This fast paced and cleverly written play has one idea or event trigger the next like dominos falling in succession.
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Parallel Lives
March 2012
A two-woman show based on the Kathy and Mo show, Parallel Lives takes the time to celebrate the joys of feminism and invites audiences to laugh at life. Quincy community actors, Kimberly Carroll and Tina Terrazas, performed in this nine show performance that ran throughout the month of March, 2012. Here are some pictures from the first play held in the West End Theatre (click to enlarge).
