Red Herring
by Michael Hollinger
June 11 - 14
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Three love stories, a murder mystery, and a nuclear espionage plot converge in this noir comedy about marriage and other explosive devices. It's 1952: America's on the verge of the H-bomb, Dwight Eisenhower's on the campaign trail, and I Love Lucy's on Monday nights.
Meanwhile, Senator Joe McCarthy's daughter just got engaged to a Soviet spy, and Boston detective Maggie Pelletier has to find out who dumped the dead guy in the Harbor—or else lose out on a honeymoon in Havana. A blunt-nosed, sharp-eyed look at love and tying (and untying, and retying) the knot. For mature audiences. |
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The Girls in 509
by Howard Teichmann
June 18 - 21
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Aunt Hettie, a wacky, wealthy Republican, has been holed up for 26 years in a once fashionable hotel in New York City with her young niece. They have been there since 1932 when Herbert Hoover lost the election to “That Man”, also known as FDR, and they have vowed to remain secluded until a Republican is elected. But the old hotel is being demolished and the women must be removed.
The press and the National Chairmen of the Republican and Democratic parties descend upon the ladies, members of one of the country’s oldest and richest families. The ladies defy both politicians and face eviction and disgrace. They retain their independence when wealth pours down upon them and they move in triumph to the Waldorf Astoria.
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Number the Stars
June 25 – 28
Drama, based on the book by Lois Lowry.
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During the German occupation of Denmark in World War II, the Nazis closed down Jewish-owned businesses and began the round up of the Jews for relocation to concentration camps for the final solution. Danish freedom fighters of all ages risked everything in daring, hurried rescue attempts of the entire Jewish population.
Young Annemarie and Kirstie Johansen face soldiers, interrogation, fierce dogs, personal danger, the loss of loved ones and their own fears as they try to help their friend Ellen Rosen escape across the ocean to Sweden and safety. Note: parts of this play may be too intense for younger children. |
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