Zombies From the Beyond
A musical by James Valcq
Stage Direction by Tom Berry
Music Direction by Mario Cruz
Choreography by Linda Sughrue
Produced by Leigh Berry and Mark Sickler
A musical comedy reflecting the American ideals and foibles of the Eisenhower era.
Songs, dances, and laughs abound in the unlikeliest of settings as the Cold War and space race paranoia threaten the good folks at the fictional Milwaukee Space Center in 1955, where the staff is all abuzz at the arrival of rocket scientist Trenton Corbett. The budding romance of Trenton and Mary—the daughter of Space Center commander Major Malone—is jeopardized when a flying saucer lands in Milwaukee. The craft is piloted by Zombina, a buxom alien aviatrix bent on procuring he-specimens to re-populate her planet.
Can Mary uphold her lady-like demeanor while using her facile intelligence to save Milwaukee from a Red Menace and a flying saucer invasion? Can plucky delivery boy Billy ever get secretary Charlene to notice his tap-dancing charms? Can the stalwart men of Milwaukee survive brainwashing by a musical menace from another world who gives new meaning to “stratospheric” soprano? Taking its cue from pulp movies popular at the time, ZOMBIES FROM THE BEYOND brings the 1950s nostalgically and hilariously to life with a tuneful, toe-tapping score.
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Some Girl(s)
By Neil LaBute
Directed by Mario Salinas
Some Girl(s) is a romance that follows a man on his search for redemption, acceptance, and an old flame he may want to re-ignite. Some Girl(s) exposes the selfish motivations behind saying sorry … LaBute’s vignettes of man behaving badly and his probing emotional scars will make almost everybody, male and female, wince with recognition.
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Psycho Beach Party
By Charles Busch
Directed by Mark Sickler
“Gidget”, Frankie and Annette beach party epics and Hitchcock psychological suspense thrillers such as “Spellbound” and “Marnie” are given a shotgun marriage. Chicklet Forrest, a teenage tomboy, desperately wants to be part of the surf crowd on Malibu Beach in 1962. One thing getting in her way is her unfortunate tendency towards split personalities. Among them is a black checkout girl, an elderly radio talk show hostess, a male model named Steve and the accounting firm of Edelman and Edelman. Her most dangerous alter ego is a sexually voracious vixen named Ann Bowman who has nothing less than world domination on her mind.
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second.
By Neal Utterback
Directed by Gordon Ellis
A comedy of hope.
It’s Christmas Eve in New York City, where a deadly blizzard threatens a decaying society, and where six lost souls cling desperately to the last vestiges of the American Dream. At the center of the storm, a mysterious man who may just be their last chance for redemption. Neal Utterback’s “second.” weaves three tales into one, setting in motion a comedic spiral where the only answers available are to questions of faith, and where belief may be all that matters.
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Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Jessie Olson
One of Shakespeare’s most enduring and well-known tragedies of star crossed lovers in the midst of their families’ passionate feud.
Performances: September 19 – October 4, 2008
8pm on October 2, 3 and 4, 2008
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