1998-1999 Season

The King and I

The King and I Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers. Based on Anna and the King of Siam, by Margaret Landon.

Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00: October 30 (includes Opening Night reception), October 31, November 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, and 21, 1998.

Sunday Matinees at 2:30: November 1, 8, and 15, 1998.

Single ticket prices: $13 (Saturdays), $11 (adults, Fridays and Sundays), $9 (senior citizens and students, Fridays and Sundays).

An amazing love story unfolds as a brave Englishwoman and her young son travel to Siam to teach the children of its king, a man trapped in his traditions, striving to make a place for his country in the civilized world. Based on a true story and brought to life by the most beloved composers of the American musical theatre. Hear the tunes you never tire of: "Hello, Young Lovers," "Shall We Dance," and the haunting "March of the Siamese Children."

Directed by Sue Pinkman; musical direction by Jennifer Meehan; produced by Carol Tolford.

Reservation information and directions to the theatre are available.

Produced by special arrangement with the Rodgers and Hammerstein Library, New York.

The text of Anna and the King of Siam is available for online purchase, in association with Amazon.com. See our online bookstore page for more details.

Lovers and Executioners

Lovers and Executioners By John Strand.

Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00: January 22 (includes Opening Night reception), January 23, 29, and 30, February 5 and 6, 1999.

Sunday Matinee at 2:30: January 31, 1999. Sunday's performance will be sign-interpreted for the hearing-impaired.

Single ticket prices: $12 (Saturdays), $10 (adults, Fridays and Sundays), $8 (senior citizens and students, Fridays and Sundays).

RCP is proud to mount the community theatre premiere of this tour de force comedy in verse, an adaptation by local playwright John Strand after a play by Antoine de Montfleury. A man discovers evidence that his wife has been unfaithful, and so he abandons her on an island to die. But she survives, returns in disguise, and brings him to task for his crimes. There will be period costumes, enchanting couplets, and swashes to be buckled. We expect that this will be a production to be talked about for years to come.

Directed by Adam Konowe; produced by Lee Ann Hoffman.

Reservation information and directions to the theatre are available.

Produced by arrangement with the Joyce Ketay Agency and John Strand.

Cabaret

Cabaret Book by Joe Masteroff, based on the play I am a Camera by John van Druten, and on stories by Christopher Isherwood. Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb.

Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00: March 12 (includes Opening Night reception), 13, 19, 20, 26, and 27, April 2 and 3, 1999.

Sunday Matinees at 2:30: March 21 and 28, 1999.

Single ticket prices: $13 (Saturdays), $11 (adults, Fridays and Sundays), $9 (senior citizens and students, Fridays and Sundays).

The sexy Kit-Kat girls will be here to entertain as you step back on time and meet the showgirl Sally Bowles, living the decadent life of Berlin at the end of the roaring twenties. In an era where everyone was hiding from his past and experiencing the harsh realities of the present, the sleazy Master of Ceremonies invites you to come in and forget your troubles, if only for a short time. And when you do, he shows everyone that "Life is a Cabaret!" Other memorable hits: "Willkommen" and "It Wouldn't Please Me More."

Directed by Lisa Bailey; musical direction by Steve Ingrassia; choreography by Terlene Terry-Todd; produced by Lindsay Petersen.

Reservation information and directions to the theatre are available.

Produced by special arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., New York.

Arcadia

Aracdia By Tom Stoppard.

Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00: April 30 (includes Opening Night reception), May 1, 7, 8, 14, and 15, 1999.

Sunday Matinee at 2:30: May 16, 1999.

Single ticket prices: $12 (Saturdays), $10 (adults, Fridays and Sundays), $8 (senior citizens and students, Fridays and Sundays).

One of the most esteemed playwrights of this century, Tom Stoppard presents a maze of intellectual stimulation in a glowing comedy that spans two centuries. It is 1809 when we meet Thomasina Coverly, a precocious 13-year-old, and her clever tutor, Septimus Hodge, as they lay out the basis of a fable regarding Lord Byron's romantic adventures, wrestle with Fermat's Last Theorem, and discuss chaos theory! In a seamless transition to the present, two adversarial academics try to solve the historical puzzle left by Thomasina's search for the answers to the mysteries of life. Stoppard's verbal agility, wit, and insight into the foibles of human nature brilliantly take center stage. And exploring the Second Law of Thermodynamics -- "actions of bodies in heat" -- takes on whole new meaning!

Directed by Leslie A. Kobylinski; produced by Dino Salin.

Reservation information and directions to the theatre are available.

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., New York.

The text of Arcadia is available for online purchase, in association with Amazon.com. See our online bookstore page for more details.

Different Stages has prepared an annotated list of links about Arcadia. At a page written by Michael Berry, you will find a plot synopsis, more links, and (yes) a reading list.

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.

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