A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; originally produced on Broadway by Harold S. Prince. Based on the plays of Plautus. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM: October 26 (includes Opening Night reception), October 27, November 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, and 17, 2001. Sunday Matinees at 2:30 PM: November 4 and 11, 2001. The Sunday, November 4 performance will be sign interpreted for the deaf and hearing impaired. (Please note new date!) Single ticket prices: $13 (Saturdays), $11 (adults, Fridays and Sundays), $9 (senior citizens and students, Fridays and Sundays). Comedy Tonight: The consummate clown, Pseudolus, welcomes everyone into the theater and the story begins as he tries to win his freedom from his kindly master, Hero... who just happens to be lovestruck with the pretty girl next door... who just happens to be one of the beautiful courtesans in the house of Lycus! The wily slave, of course, weaves his magic and through the most unlikely of schemes brings about a satisfying ending to everyone's predicaments. Broad comedy, burlesque humor, and clever vaudeville-inspired numbers made this the longest-running Sondheim musical ever, and made Zero Mostel one of the most popular Broadway comedians of his time. Directed by Lisa Bailey; musical direction by Elisa Rosman; vocal direction by Margie Remmers; produced by Lori Knickerbocker. (Cast and other staff positions are listed in the Archives.) Reservation information and directions to the theatre are available. Presented by special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Music Theatre International, New York, NY. Snapshots of the production, courtesy of Robert Knight. The text of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is available for online purchase, in association with Amazon.com. See our online bookstore page for more details.   A Streetcar Named Desire By Tennessee Williams. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM: January 25 (includes Opening Night reception), January 26, February 1, 2, 8, and 9, 2002. Sunday Matinee at 2:30 PM: February 3, 2002. The February 2 performance will be sign interpreted for the deaf and hearing impaired . Single ticket prices: $12 (Saturdays), $10 (adults, Fridays and Sundays), $8 (senior citizens and students, Fridays and Sundays). The inevitable conflict of character between two very different human beings. The delicate, romantic, genteel Southern belle, Blanche DuBois, struggling desperately to hold onto the past is in stark contrast to the crude, brutish, no-nonsense Stanley Kowalski, resentful and intolerant of Blanche's affections. Tennessee Williams throws these two together in the steamy hotbed of New Orleans in the 1940s. The result is one of the most hypnotic, riveting, and exciting pieces of American drama ever produced. Blanche is a true tragic heroine in that her poetic, illusionistic world is destroyed by the harsh world of Stanley, her self-described "executioner." If the Stanleys of the world take over, "an irreversible downward spiral would begin." Directed by Andy Regiec; produced by Lindsay Petersen. Reservation information and directions to the theatre are available. Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service. Snapshots of the production, courtesy of Chris Schweitzer. More images in the scrapbook, courtesy of Robert Knight. The Tenesseee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival will be held March 20 through 24, 2002. Williams is the subject of a story from PBS's Online NewsHour archives. You can take a virtual ride on the Desire streetcar line! The text of A Streetcar Named Desire is available for online purchase, in association with Amazon.com. See our online bookstore page for more details.   The Fantasticks Book and lyrics by Tom Jones; music by Harvey Schmidt. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM: March 8 (includes Opening Night reception), March 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30, 2002. Sunday Matinees at 2:30 PM: March 17 and 24, 2002. The March 17 performance will be sign interpreted for the deaf and hearing impaired. Single ticket prices: $13 (Saturdays), $11 (adults, Fridays and Sundays), $9 (senior citizens and students, Fridays and Sundays). Where were you on May 3, 1960? If you were in Greenwich Village at the Sullivan Street Playhouse, you witnessed off-Broadway history. And who would ever guess that a simple little musical could run for over 40 years? Well, that's exactly what has happened with The Fantasticks, a timeless story about a Boy and a Girl who grow up separated by a wall that their feuding fathers have built to keep them apart. Naturally, it makes them fall wildly in love with each other. Once they discover that their fathers actually planned the whole thing to get them together, their romance suffers a series of whimsical and melodramatic complications. In the end, as the lovers mature, love conquers all. Classic tunes like "Try to Remember" and "Soon It's Gonna Rain" will make you love The Fantasticks all over again! Directed by Terri Carretti; musical direction by Joe Gems; produced by Eileen Mullee. (Cast and other staff positions are listed in the Archives.) Reservation information and directions to the theatre are available. Presented by special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Music Theatre International, New York, NY. The text of The Fantasticks is available for online purchase, in association with Amazon.com. See our online bookstore page for more details.   The Women By Clare Boothe Luce. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM: May 3 (includes Opening Night reception), May 4, 10, 11, 17, and 18, 2002. Sunday Matinee at 2:30 PM: May 12, 2002. The May 11 performance will be sign interpreted for the deaf and hearing impaired. Single ticket prices: $12 (Saturdays), $10 (adults, Fridays and Sundays), $8 (senior citizens and students, Fridays and Sundays). It's 1939 and we find a group of catty, competitive friends destroying reputations at social gatherings. The dialogue sparkles, as Crystal Allen, the "terrible man-trap," steals poor Mary's husband from under her nose! How these "friends" deal with their daughters, their marriages, and their divorces makes a bold statement for its time. When she was born, in 1903, there was not significant feminist movement, no women politicians.... So she created her own women's Consciousness Raising Group: it included a beauty, a magazine editor, a wit, a raconteur, a dramatist, a correspondent, a politician, a religious thinker, a nuclear arms expert, a presidential advisor, a wife, a mother, a painter, an art collector, and a scuba diver. And they were all named Clare. Henry Luce III, 1987 Directed by Scott Bailey; produced by Bruce Lipin. (Cast and other staff positions are listed in the archives.) Reservation information and directions to the theatre are available. Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service. The text of The Women is available for online purchase, in association with Amazon.com. See our online bookstore page for more details. Sign interpretation services for all shows are provided by Sign Language Associates.   Gala Opening Nights! There is always a reception for our audience, cast, and crew after the opening night performance of each production. As a season ticket holder, you are cordially invited to attend these receptions, even if your tickets are for another performance. Send comments about this site to webmaster@restonplayers.org (no ticket orders, please). This page was last updated on Sunday 30 March 2003. ©2003 Reston Community Players. All rights reserved.

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