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2011/2012 Season

Little Shop of Horrors
Directed by Sean Murray
Jul 28th through Oct 2nd
This wildly inventive rock musical is based upon Roger Corman’s campy B-movie horror flick of the same name. Seymour, a hapless loser, makes a Faustian bargain with a mean, green, man-eating plant to provide fresh meat in exchange for money, fame and the love of his life, Audrey.
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The Glass Menagerie
Directed by Sean Murray
Oct 19th through Nov 13th
The Glass Menagerie is Tennessee Williams' most deeply personal and haunting play. Amanda Wingfield, a faded Southern belle, holds on tight to her two children. She pushes them to be more successful—in life and love. When her son Tom brings home a gentleman caller, his sister Laura is given hope. Their chance meeting becomes one of the sweetest and most heartbreaking stories ever told. Tennessee Williams' masterpiece is a touching tale of lost dreams, family bonds and survival.
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It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Directed by Sean Murray
Nov 30th through Dec 31st
Don't miss the Final Year of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. Join Cygnet as we make our last visits Studio A of WCYG Radio for the annual telling of this heartwarming classic about a man who wished he had never been born and the apprentice angel who helps him see why his life is so important.
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A Behanding in Spokane
Directed by Lisa Berger
Jan 19th through Feb 19th
A Behanding in Spokane is the hilarious dark comedy from award-winning Irish playwright, Martin McDonagh (In Bruges, The Lieutenant of Inishmore). The title is just the starting point; take a man searching for his missing hand, two con artists out to make a few hundred bucks, and an overly curious hotel clerk, and the rest is up for grabs.
Violence, strong language.
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Parade
Directed by Sean Murray
Mar 8th through Apr 22nd
Hauntingly beautiful music permeates the Tony Award-winning score as Parade tells the true story of Jewish factory manager Leo Frank, accused and convicted in 1913 of murdering thirteen-year-old, Mary Phagan in Atlanta, Georgia. Set against the backdrop of his controversial trial and conviction, Parade explores the deep love that grows between Leo and his wife Lucille as they work together to fight for his freedom.
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Dirty Blonde
Directed by Sean Murray
May 17th through Jun 17th
"I made myself platinum, but I was born a dirty blonde" - Mae West
Dirty Blonde follows Jo, an aspiring actress, who admires Mae West for her determination to beat the odds. On her annual pilgrimage to West’s gravesite, Jo bumps into Charlie, a film librarian and Mae West devotee who met his aging idol at her Hollywood apartment as a teenager. These two shy fans end up finding their own self-confidence and even romance in their shared love of this entertainment icon.
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