2014 Season Archives - CHESTER THEATRE COMPANYCHESTER THEATRE COMPANY

Madagascar

Written by J.T. Rogers
Directed by James Warwick

A young man has disappeared. His sister, his mother and a family friend come at separate times to the same hotel room in Rome seeking answers. Why did he leave? What responsibility do they bear for his vanishing? As their stories weave back and forth in time, whose tale can we believe? A haunting mystery, from a remarkable voice in American theatre. Featuring Debra Jo Rupp (Body of Water) and Kim Stauffer (Crime and Punishment).

“MADAGASCAR lures you into its tale with captivating power…wondrous, elegiac, unforgettable drama.”
– Miami Herald

Performances are June 25 – July 6, 2014.
Wednesday-Saturday at 8 pm. Thursday and Sunday at 2 pm.
*No performance on July 4*

Post-performance TalkBacks follow our Thursday 2pm and Saturday 8pm shows.
Post-performance Panel Forum follows our Sunday, June 29 2pm show.

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[sc:Small-Text-Start ]Madagascar is sponsored by Carol and Richard Seltzer
Kim Stauffer (Actor) is sponsored by Cipora Brown and Steven Feiner
Production Design is sponsored by Karen and Charles Schader
Costume Design is sponsored by Dr. Richard and Shelley Holzman
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Annapurna

Written by Sharr White
Directed by Robert Egan

Twenty years ago in the middle of the night, Emma walked out on Ulysses, her cowboy-poet husband. Now, hearing he’s in dire straits, she tracks him down to a trailer park in the wilds of Colorado, where she finds him hooked to an oxygen tank and cooking sausages in the buff. Their reunion, alternately comic and conflicted, is full of razor sharp wit and brutal honesty. To their surprise, the more they understand what drove them apart, the more they’re drawn together.

“A comic and gripping duet.”
-San Francisco Chronicle

Performances are July 10-20, 2014.
Wednesday-Saturday at 8 pm. Thursday and Sunday at 2 pm.

Post-performance TalkBacks follow our Thursday 2pm and Saturday 8pm shows.
Post-performance Panel Forum follows our Sunday, July 13 2pm show.

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[sc:Small-Text-Start ]Annapurna is sponsored by Dorothy Benzian
Production Design is sponsored by Dr. Richard and Shelley Holzman
Costume Design is sponsored by

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A Number

Written by Caryl Churchill
Directed by Byam Stevens

“If that’s me over there, who am I?” A man learns that he has been cloned. Shocked, he seeks an explanation from his widowed father – but so do two other “sons.” Who is the original? Who are the clones? Why did the father have the clones made? A fast-paced psychological thriller, a fascinating puzzle and a dark tale of a father’s love for his son from one of the great playwrights of our time.

“The first true play of the 21st century.”
– London Evening Standard

Performances are July 30 – August 10.
Wednesday-Saturday at 8 pm. Thursday and Sunday at 2 pm.

Post-performance TalkBacks follow our Thursday 2pm and Saturday 8pm shows.
Post-performance Panel Forum follows our Sunday, August 3 2pm show.

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[sc:Small-Text-Start ] A Number is sponsored by Judy and Marty Bloomfield
Byam Stevens (Director) is sponsored by Alba and Bob Tutnauer
Production Design is sponsored by Kathleen Lovell
Costume Design is sponsored by Gail and Michael Perlman
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The Amish Project

Written by Jessica Dickey
Directed by Daniel Elihu Kramer

In this stunning tour-de-force, a single actress plays a host of characters in an Amish community devastated by a terrible tragedy. From a convenience store worker to the gunman himself, each character comes to life — those trapped in cycles of grief or rage, and those who have a truly unexpected reaction. Jessica Dickey’s fictional exploration of the Nickel Mines Schoolhouse Shooting is a tale of redemption that forges a path of forgiveness and compassion in the aftermath of inexplicable violence. Featuring Allison McLemore (Tryst, the Nibroc Trilogy).

“Extraordinary… a remarkable piece of writing”
– New York Times

Performances are August 14-24.
Wednesday-Saturday at 8 pm. Thursday and Sunday at 2 pm.

Post-performance TalkBacks follow our Thursday 2pm and Saturday 8pm shows.
Post-performance Panel Forum follows our Sunday, August 17 2pm show.

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[sc:Small-Text-Start ]The Amish Project is sponsored by Jane and Marty Schwartz
Daniel Elihu Kramer (Director) is sponsored by Cipora Brown and Steven Feiner
Production Design is sponsored by Gail and Michael Perlman
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SPECIAL EVENT: High Dive

by Leslie Ayvazian
Directed by James Warwick

In honor of our 25th Anniversary, we are bringing back a wildly successful one-woman show for a special limited engagement!

Comic misadventures pile up as Leslie, perched on a high dive platform, flashes back to the succession of farcical disasters that culminates in her present predicament. A one woman show with a very large cast. The other actors? The audience, who are invited to read lines from the script, and thereby experience the point of the play – the willingness to take risks and dive in. Featuring Jennifer Rohn (Body Awareness, Boston Marriage, Home Fires Burning, A Moon for the Misbegotten, John Brown’s Body)

“An engaging and hilarious show from beginning to end.” NY Daily News

Performances are July 22 – 24, 2014.

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HIGH DIVE’s July 23 performance will be followed by a special champagne reception, in celebration of our 25^th anniversary. All are welcome! For tickets to the July 22 or 23 performance, click here or call 1-800-595-TIX.

HIGH DIVE’s July 24 performance is our donor appreciation night and includes a special post-performance reception. To purchase tickets you must be a Friend of CTC. To become a Friend of CTC, click here for more information. For tickets to the July 24 performance, call the CTC Box Office at 413-354-7771.