The 2011-2012 Season at GreenMan!
GreenMan Theatre looks back to the past while embracing change during their eighth season. Beginning with...
The Guys
A GreenMan Showcase Production.
GreenMan begins their schedule with their newly added Showcase production that will feature special projects and new works. Anne Nelson's The Guys will be the premiere Showcase production for GreenMan.
The Guys deals with an editor assisting a New York Fire Department captain in the preparation of the eulogies for the numerous firefighters who died under his command during the aftermath of the World Trade Center collapse. The New York Times wrote that “The Guys is not an ordinary night in the theater....What comes through is that humanity can be exalted by expression as well as the other way around.” The Guys will be presented as part of a commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. It will run for six performances during the weekends of September 9-11 and 16-18.
In October, GreenMan will present Ravenscroft by Don Nigro as their fall production. Ravenscroft is set at the turn of the 20th century at a remote mansion in England. An inspector comes to investigate the death of a servant on the estate. Strangely, both the servant and his master before him died after taking at tumble down the mansion's staircase. Were these deaths accidental, or were they murder? The inspector comes to meet and question five women at the estate, each with a different account of what happened. As he is drawn more into the mysterious events surrounding this isolated mansion, the inspector comes to discover that he may not be in control of the proceedings. The surprising ending will astonish him and the audience. Ravenscroft will run for three weekends between October 14 and October 30.
Annual Fundraiser
How the West Was Done In
GreenMan's annual dinner theatre murder mystery fundraiser held at Angelo's Ristorante is next on the production schedule. How the West Was Done In by Carolyn Thomas-Davidoff and Carl Zeitler will run for 5 performances during the weekends between February 17-26, 2012. How the West Was Done In deals with the production of a movie western. The veteran director and his put upon production assistant deal with actors and actresses with a variety of personality quirks while making a film that is a take-off on several classic westerns. Someone in the cast or crew ends up dead, and the audience gets to vote on who they think did it in this interactive dinner theater event.
Spring Production
The Matchmaker
The final production of GreenMan’s upcoming season will be Thornton Wilder's delightful comedy The Matchmaker. Wilder's classic was the inspiration for the hit musical "Hello, Dolly." The play tells the familiar story of Dolly Levi, a marriage broker at the turn of the 20th century in Yonkers, New York. A local merchant has hired her to find him a wife. After mistaken identities, a secret rendezvous behind carefully placed screens, separated lovers, and a trip to night court, everyone ends up with their perfect match. The Matchmaker opens April 20, 2012, and will run for three weekends.
Volunteers will also be needed throughout the year to assist the production team in several areas.
Call 630-464-2646 for more information about auditioning or volunteering for the group.
