Plays Selected for 2010-2011 Season

Plays Selected for 2010-2011 Season

Following discussion of approximately 50 plays, with formal committee review of 37 plays, the Play Selection Committee has recommended, and the executive board has approved, the following plays for the 2010-2011 season. The plays are listed in the order they will be performed, but the precise dates have not yet been set. A more detailed schedule will be announced in the next newsletter.

Lend Me A Tenor, Comedy Sept. 17 - Oct. 3
World famous tenor Tito Morelli is scheduled to perform Otello, his greatest role, at the gala season opener at the Cleveland Grand Opera. He is late, and through mishaps, he gets a double dose of tranquilizers along with 8
the booze he has consumed, and he passes out. An aspiring singer who works for the general manager thinks Morelli is dead, so he gets into the famous singer’s costume and performs the play admirably. Confusion en­sues.

Witness for the Prosecution, Drama Oct. 29 - Nov. 14
Agatha Christie play that tells the story of a young married man who spends many evenings with a rich old woman. When she is found murdered, the naive young man is the chief suspect. The testimony of his wife is expected to result in an acquittal, but she is a shrew who damages his case and all but hangs him before a vin­dictive mystery woman appears with letters against the wife.

The Second Time Around, Comedy Feb. 11 - Feb. 27, 2011
Senior citizens Samuel Jonas and Laura Curtis, a widower and a widow, strike up a love affair. When they an­nounce plans to live together without marrying so they can keep social security benefits they’d otherwise lose, their children hit the ceiling even though they were never close to their deceased parent and their own mar­riages leave a lot to be desired. The play concludes with an interesting and unexpected twist.

Twentieth Century, Comedy March 25 - April 10, 2011
Set in the 1930’s, the play features an egomaniacal Broadway director who boards the Twentieth Century, a train running from Chicago to New York, in order to try to enlist his former lover and ex-chorus girl to come do a show and help him avoid losing his theater. However, his former lover is now a famous Hollywood ac­tress, traveling with her young boyfriend, and she has no interest in returning to Broadway, particularly not in a nearly bankrupt theater. The director pulls out all the stops, including feigning serious illness, to get her signature on a contract.

Write Me a Murder, Mystery/Drama May 6 - May 22, 2011
Set in a small English Country town, the Lord of the Manor dies, and leaves his estate to the oldest son, who is something of a playboy who ultimately sells off the manor and moves to Texas with an heiress. A shrewd, ruthless man originally from the town returns to buy the manor. His young wife is a would-be writer who takes writing lessons from the younger brother, and begins an affair with him, and the plot thickens.

ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES:

The King and I - Summer Musical July 16 - Aug. 1

Gilwetz - Dec. 4

Halvan Youth Theatre - Dec. 10 - 12

The Fantastics - Winter Musical Jan 7- Jan 16, 2011

Contacts

You may contact the Art Center 352-746-0924
artcenter@tampabay.rr.com

Art Center Theatre Box Office 352-746-7606
Mon. thru Fri. 1-4 pm and
one hour before performances

PRESIDENT:
Howard Harrison 527-6524 hharris4@tampabay.rr.com

V. PRESIDENT PERFORMING ARTS:
Mac Harris 527-9372 macharr@tampabay.rr.com

V. PRESIDENT VISUAL ARTS :
Linda Deptola 637-2075 blanch@earthlink.net

Web Site Developer and Coordinator:
Carol Katterson 344-5593 clkatt@tampabay.rr.com

The Art Center of Citrus County is a non-profit organization located on the corner of Annapolis Avenue and CR 486 in Citrus Hills. The address is 2644 N Annapolis Avenue, Hernando, FL 34442 and the telephone number is 352-746-0924.

The King and I

The play will open July 16 and run for three weekends. It’s loaded with familiar tunes, such as I Whistle a Happy Tune, Hello Young Lovers, Getting to Know You, I Have Dreamed, and Shall We Dance. Season subscribers who buy tickets with their season ticket renewal can retain their regular seats for the performance. Tickets go on sale to the general public June 1.

Thursday: July 29 7:30 pm
Fridays: July 16, 23, 30 7:30 pm
Saturdays: July 17, 24, 31 7:30 pm
Sunday Matinees: July 18, 25 and August 1 at 2pm

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The Art Center of Citrus County

The Art Center of Citrus County is dedicated to providing opportunities for cultural enrichment. We are on a 4-acre site which includes an Art & Education Building and a state-of-the-art performing arts Theatre.

The Art Center Theatre annually presents a 5-play season. The 200-seat theater is equipped with professional lighting and sound. The theater also offers a summer musical in July and a winter musical in February as fund raisers.

Our 6100 sq. ft Art & Education Building is used for classes and artist demonstrations. A major attraction within the building is our selling gallery. A new display is shown each month. We also offer group activities for plein aire painters, portrait painters, artists in all media, photographers, crafters and writers.

The Art Center of Citrus County is a non-profit 501c3 organization located on the corner of Annapolis Avenue and CR 486 in Citrus Hills, Hernando, Florida. .Click HERE for a map.
Newly renovated Art & Education Building
Art Center Theatre
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