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The Glass Menagerie
A play by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Russell Lloyd
January 18 – February 10
The Glass Menagerie, one of Williams’ best-loved works, is a memory play. The action is drawn from the memories of its’ narrator, Tom Wingfield. Tom, an aspiring poet, is forced to work in a shoe warehouse to support his demanding
mother, Amanda, and his delicate sister, Laura.
The Importance of Being Ernest
A play by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Susan Aversa-Orrego
March 1 – 24
Wilde’s masterpiece of manners and wit. John Worthing, a carefree young gentleman, is the inventor of a fictitious brother, “Ernest,” whose wicked ways afford John an excuse to leave his country home from time to time and journey to London, where he stays with his close friend and confidant, Algernon Moncrieff .
The Bridges of Madison County
Based on a Novel by Robert James Waller
Directed by Daniel Session Stephens
April 12 - May 12
Daniel Session Stephens returns to CTP to direct this new musical, based on the novel by Robert James Waller. The Bridges of Madison County is a moving love story about a photographer on assignment to shoot the historic bridges. He meets Francesca, whose husband and children are away on a trip. Bridges traces a brief affair of two soul mates who have met too late. The lush score and dynamic book create a enchanting theatrical experience.
Silent Sky
A Play by Laura Gunderson
Directed by Susan Aversa-Orrego
May 30 - June 16
Lauren Gunderson's intriguing drama of Henrietta Leavitt, one of the first female astronomers, is directed by Susan Aversa-Orrego. It is 1900 and Henrietta has taken the leap of moving from her safe family home to Harvard University to map the stars under the mentorship of Dr. Edward Pickering. Dubbed "Pickerings Harem," the women who were to
chart the sky were brilliant scientists who were never given scientifi c credit. This warm, lovely script is as moving as it is thought-provoking.
Death Takes a Holiday
Screenplay by Maxwell Anderson, Gladys Lehman
Directed by Todd Nielsen
July 5 - August 4
Directed by Todd Nielsen (who directed Million Dollar Quartet in 2018 at the Oregon Cabaret Theatre). “Death” is unable to relate to humans, so he takes the form of Prince Nikolai, and tries life as a person. Women are instantly attracted to the charming Prince but as they get closer to him, they become frightened. When Nikolai saves the beautiful Grazia, Death finally learns what it means to love.
Dancing at Lughnasa
Play by Brian Friel
Directed by Rick Robinson
August 22 - September 15
Directed by Oregon Cabaret Theatre's Managing Director, Rick Robinson. Set in the fictional Irish village of Ballybeg. Lughnasa is the winner of multiple Tony and Olivier Awards. Dancing at Lughnasa is told from the perspective of Michael, who recalls one summer he spent at his aunts' home when he was seven years old. The five Mundy sisters are depicted at the moment when life begins to pull them in diff erent directions. This stunning drama is a powerful recreation of a lost time.
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The Haunting of Hill House
Based on novels by Shirley Jackson
Directed by Russell Lloyd
October 10 - 31
Directed by Russell Lloyd, is a chilling and mystifying study in mounting terror. A small group of "psychically receptive" people are brought together in Hill House. The house is a brooding, mid-Victorian mansion infamous as a place of evil. Join us for our halloween
season and indulge in the thrilling tale of Hill House. First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving
terror. It's currently a popular new Netflix series.
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The Snow Queen
Based on story by Hans Christian Andersen
Directed by Susan Aversa-Orrego
November 22 - December 29
Critically acclaimed and beloved by our audiences, our final show of the 2019
Season will be The Snow Queen, directed by Susan Aversa-Orrego. Be spirited away by
this adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fantastical coming-of-age adventure that inspired the hit Disney movie “Frozen”. Join Gerda on a dangerous and whimsical
quest to save her best friend Kai before he is trapped forever in the Snow Queen’s palace. Dare to enter a world where flowers sing, animals talk, and riddles yearn to be
solved. With an original pop-rock score, alluring ballads, urban steam-punk flair, and the enigmatic Snow Queen, you'll soon see this is not your average bedtime story.
