ONSTAGE In Bedford’s 2007 Season
“A Season of Music and Laughter!”

Nunsense

(Musical)

All ONSTAGE Season Ticket Holders’ admitted to
this special performance free with reservation
(This show is not part of the
regular ONSTAGE season)

Evergreen…Ever Sun…Ever Moon

Written by Jonathan Wilson

Produced by
Renovated Reality Theatre Company/RRTC

In cooperation with ONSTAGE in Bedford

He works at a funeral home.  She’s attending a funeral.  What are the chances that these two would meet again, years later, and form a bond?  Inspired by the poetry of Pablo Neruda, “Evergreen…Ever Moon…Ever Sun”/A Love Story in Two Acts, explores the probability of improbable love.  Is our life’s pattern formed by destiny/fate, human choices, or a combination of both? Do you believe in the concept of a “Soul Mate”?  Is finding true love something that should come easily, or should one have to muster the courage and take a risk to experience true love? 

Is true love a fact or a fairy tale?  Although “Evergreen” doesn’t attempt to completely answer these questions, it does introduce us to two people who’s paths cross and try, together, to find the answers. 

Don’t miss this World Premiere of Jonathan Wilson’s love story!

Show Dates:
Valentine’s week February 12, 13, 14, 15

Trinity Arts Theatre in Bedford  8pm
 

Noises Off 
(PG-13)
 

Written by Michael Frayn

Director:  Jonathan Wilson

Run Dates:  March 30 – April 14

Auditions: February 5 & 6 @ 7 pm

 

A Theatre Troupe attempting to perform a British farce entitled “Nothing On” has only one night until they open. During the first act, the audience is opened up to the stresses the outrageous characters are put through while going through the motions of their final rehearsal. The second act gives the audience a back stage view of the production slowly falling apart during a performance. And the third and final act is the widely funny conclusion as the play falls during its closing night.

The Odd Couple
(PG)
 

Written by Neil Simon

Director:  Rex Bierko

Run Dates:  May 11 – May 26

Auditions: April 2 & 3 @ 7 pm

 

Felix Ungar’s wife has just asked him for a divorce. Despondent, he considers suicide but, like everything else in his life, he is unsuccessful.  With nowhere else to go, Felix is urged by Oscar Madison, his long time
friend, to move in with him for a few days until he finds his own apartment. The fun begins as this unlikely pair move in together and their friendship is put to the ultimate test – becoming roommates.  Felix is neat, tidy, and
neurotic, whereas Oscar is cigar smoking, slovenly and casual. Don’t miss this hilarious  Neil Simon classic!

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
(G)

(ONSTAGE’s Annual Youth Production)

Adapted from the classic Mark Twain tale
 

Written by Tim Kelly

Directed by Michael Winters

Run Dates June 29 – July 14

Audition Dates: May 14 & 15 @ 7 pm

 

Hank Morgan, a teenager who works on his school’s stage crew, is knocked out and finds himself transported back to the thrilling days of King Arthur where he predicts a lunar eclipse and is hailed as a great wizard. He is knighted “Sir Boss” and sets about modernizing Camelot but the King’s half-sister plots against the kingdom.  How Sir Boss overcomes the evil plot and finds his way back to Hartford, Connecticut, is a must see.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
(PG-13)
 

Written by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Directed by Jonathan Wilson

Musical Director: 

Run Dates:  August 10 – August 25

Audition Dates: June 18 & 19 @ 7pm

 

This musical comedy revolves around Pseudolus, a slave who will do almost anything to gain his freedom. When he is left in charge of his owner’s young son who has fallen madly in love with a beautiful courtesan, the girl next door if you will, the fun ensues. The young boy promises Pseudolus his freedom if he can arrange a marriage before his parents return. Pseudolus, of course, agrees. But not even the conniving slave can foresee the tangled web that he is about to weave.

Run for Your Wife
(PG-13)
 

Written by Ray Cooney

Directed by Jason Morgan

Run Dates:  September 21 – October 6

Audition Dates: August 13 & 14 @ 7 pm

 

This superb example of the British farce had them rolling in the aisles in London and New York. A taxi driver gets away with having two wives in different areas of London because of his irregular working schedule. Complication is piled upon complication as the cabby tries to keep his double life from exploding.

All ONSTAGE Season Ticket Holders’ admitted to this special performance free with reservation
(This show is not part of the regular
ONSTAGE season)

A View from the Bridge

Written by Arthur Miller

Produced by Renovated Reality Theatre Company/RRTC

In cooperation with ONSTAGE in Bedford

Although “A View from the Bridge” is set in the late 1950’s, it is a story of love and tragedy that could easily take place today.  It is in fact: “A modern drama of an American tragedy”. A gripping story, set in New York City, “View” is the story of an admirable immigrant longshoreman, his family and the niece he cares for. Conflict ensues when he takes-in two of his wife’s cousins, illegal alien waterfront workers. Suspicion and rivalry sparks jealousy when a romance blossoms between the niece and one of the cousins of whom he does not approve. Questions of loyalties and hidden motivations lead to a climactic conclusion.

Show Dates: October 19, 20, 26, 27

Trinity Arts Theatre in Bedford

Friday’s 8pm..Saturday’s 2pm & 8pm
 

Oliver (PG)

Book, Music and Lyrics by Lionel Bart

Based on Charles Dickens Oliver Twist
 

Directed by Anicia Brown

Show Dates: December 7 - 22

Audition Dates: September 24 & 25 at 7:00 pm

 

Oliver Twist, an orphan boy, gets thrown out of his juvenile workhouse and is sent to work as an apprentice, but he escapes and joins a group of orphaned boys. They spend the day pick pocketing in order to survive and bring home earnings to their leader, Fagin. Oliver picks the pocket of the wealthy Mr. Brownlow, who takes him in as his ward. However, the evil Bill Sikes has other plans.  This heart warming musical includes such recognized songs as: “Consider Yourself”, “Where Is Love” and “As
Long As He Needs Me” and is brimming over with the Christmas Spirit.