September 9 - October 10, 2004
Written by Dale Wasserman
Music by Duke Ellington
Lyrics by John Latouche & Dale Wasserman
(Suggested by John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera")
Co-produced with Allegro Theatre Company
Directed by Lee Sankowich
Choreographed by Richard Gibbs
Musical Arrangement & Direction by Donald York
Marin Theatre Company presents the World Musical Premiere of an all-new adaptation of the only full length musical by jazz great Duke Ellington. Written by the author of Man of La Mancha, the musical depicts the dream of a blind beggar who becomes the charismatic leader of a group af thieves and women on the waterfront of a contemporary southern American city.
November 11 - December 12, 2004
Written by Yasmina Reza
Translated by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Amy Glazer
This London and New York hit by the author of the Tony-Award winning play Art, provides three versions of the same evening, illustrating how, even under normal circumstances, our lives can take divergent paths. The evening focuses on a dinnerless dinner party at the home of one couple, where the man's boss and his wife have come on the wrong night! Each vignette offers a slight variation, i.e., a run in a woman's stockings and a screaming child that won't go to bed. Each situation becomes a catalyst to a completely different conclusion.
January 13 - February 13, 2005
Written by Deborah Zoe Laufer
Directed by Lee Sankowich
This is the World Premiere of Fortune, written by Deborah Zoe Laufer, author of this season's blockbuster hit The Last Schwartz. Fortune is a quirky romantic comedy set in New York City, which tells the tale of a reluctant, but accurate, fortune teller. She discovers her own fortune is less than crystal clear when she meets a man searching for a reason to live and a woman with whom to share his life.
March 17 - April 17, 2005
Written by William Inge
Directed by Michael Butler
Bus Stop is Inge's classic comedy about the relationships formed by a group of bus passengers stranded at a mid-western bus stop in the middle of a snowstorm. The action focuses on the kindling romance between a nightclub chanteuse and a headstrong cowboy, as well as the poignant lives of the other folks in this street corner coffee shop.
May 19 - June 19, 2005
Written by Michael McKeever
Directed by Lee Sankowich
Charlie Cox Runs with Scissors is Michael McKeever's comedic story of a guy named Charlie Cox, who's just trying to get by. When diagnosed with a terminal illness*, he hits the road, meeting along the way two characters from "above", Wally (the personification of his own death) and Kiki (who embodies true love), who humorously compete for his attention.
