2009–2010 Season
Boeing Boeing
by Marc Camoletti
Directed by Stephen Hollis
First produced in Paris in 1965, Boeing Boeing was recently revived with great success in London and New York. Bernard, an American businessman living in Paris, is juggling love affairs with three air hostesses, thanks to a highly efficient housekeeper with a keen eye on their flight schedules. One fateful weekend, the inevitable happens and the ensuing collisions result in a hilarious evening of breathtaking escapades. The New York Times described Boeing Boeing as ‘a creaky French comedy that has no earthly right to be as funny as it is.’ One not to be missed!
Wed, October 7th – Sat, October 10th at 8.00pm
Sun, October 11th at 2.30 pm
Fri, October 16th at 8.00pm
Sat, October 17th at 8.00pm
High School matinee: Friday, October 9th at 11am
Once in a Lifetime
by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Directed by James Glossman
Generally considered to be one of Kaufman/Hart’s best and most successful collaborations, Once in a Lifetime was inspired by the rise of ‘talking pictures’ and deals with the excesses of Hollywood in the golden years of movie making. A wisecracking satire first produced in 1930, the play is still pertinent and funny and although the movie business has been through enormous changes and upheavals, the more it changes the more its foibles remain the same.
Wed, November 18th – Sat, November 21st at 8.00pm
Sun, November 22nd at 2.30pm
High School matinee: Fri, November 20th at 11am
Sweet Charity
music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, book by Neil Simon
Directed by Stephen Hollis
Musical Director Allen Cohen
Charity Hope Valentine is a dance hall hostess at the Fandango Ballroom in New York City in 1966. She longs to leave her seedy background and settle down with a good man but is always falling for the wrong guys who love her and leave her. One steals her purse and throws her in a lake, another hides her in a closet and finally, trapped in an elevator, she meets the man she thinks she’s been waiting for. Originally based on Fellini’s film Nights of Cabiria, the musical Sweet Charity contains such memorable classics as Hey
Big Spender, If My Friends Could See Me Now, Rhythm of Life, There’s Got to be Something Better Than This and I Love to Cry at Weddings.
Wed, March 31st – Sat, April 3rd at 8.00pm
Fri, April 9th and Sat, April 10th at 8.00pm
Sun, April 11th at 2.30pm
High School matinee: Thu, April 1st at 11am
Whose Life Is It Anyway
by Brian Clark
Directed by Peter Zazzali
Set in a hospital room, the action revolves around Ken Harrison, a sculptor by profession, who has been paralyzed from the neck down in a car accident and is determined to be allowed to die. Clark presents arguments both in favor of and opposing euthanasia and to what extent government should be allowed to interfere in the life of a private citizen. In portraying Ken as a bright, witty, vibrant mind trapped in a useless body, the audience is left conflicted about Ken’s desire to end his life.
Wed, April 28th at 8pm
Thu, April 29th at 7pm - followed by a panel discussion on euthanasia
Fri and Sat, April 30th and May 1st at 8pm
HS matinee Fri, April 30th at 11am
Sun, May 2 at 2.30pm
Tickets for all shows are $5 for students and the FDU community, and $10 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased at the door or reserved in advance by calling 973-443-8644 (extension 4).
For
further information, email Stephen Hollis at hollis@fdu.edu or call 973 443 8467.
