Comedy Improv at the Guild this Summer

Great fun for all ages! Come to the Chatham Drama Guild and join our master of ceremonies, Mike Devine, for an evening of interactive improv comedy. The delightful program will last approximately 90 minutes with a ten-minute intermission - for audience members to catch their breath from laughter and involvement and to allay their thirst at our cash bar.

Dates:
Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. from June 26 through July 31.

Admission $10

The theater is air-conditioned and handicapped accessible.

Hats! The Musical

Book by Marcia Milgrom Dodge & Anthony Dodge

Additional Material by Rob Bartlett, Lynne Taylor-Corbett & Sharon Vaughn

Songs by Doug Besterman, Susan Birkenhead, Michele Brourman, Pat Bunch, Gretchen Cryer, Anthony Dodge, Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Beth Falcone, David Friedman, Kathie Lee Gifford, David Goldsmith, Carol Hall, Henry Krieger, Stephen Lawrence, Melissa Manchester, Amanda McBroom, Pam Tillis & Sharon Vaughn

A Must see! Joyous friendships rescue a woman approaching the big 5 OH! Wisdom, compassion and playful fun make for an exhiliarating evening you will never forget!

Performances:
July 11, 18 and 25 @ 4pm
July 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28 @ 8pm

All Tickets $25

Groups of 10 or more: 20% discount

Directed by Jeff Spencer

Coming in August

A Thousand Clowns

By Herb Gardner

A Thousand Clowns was first presented at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre in New York City on April 5, 1962, with Jason Robards in the role of Murray Burns. Herb Gardner’s first full-length play, it was nominated for the Tony Award for best play and was so successful commercially that Gardner, named the most promising playwright of 1961–62, was able to turn to playwriting full time. A few years later, Gardner wrote the prize-winning screenplay for a film adaptation of A Thousand Clowns, also starring Robards.

The play tells the story of Murray Burns, a cheerful eccentric raising his nephew, a twelveyear- old genius, in New York City. Murray believes in living life fully, even if that means going to the movies instead of looking for a job. When social workers from the Bureau of Child Welfare come to investigate, he must decide whether to accept some level of conformity in order to show himself a fit guardian. The play is episodic and funny, as Murray meets all challenges to his lifestyle with irreverent humor.†

Performances:
August 8, 15 and 22 @ 4pm
August 4 - 7, 11 - 14, and 18 - 21 @ 8pm

All Tickets $15

Directed by Ellis Baker

† "A Thousand Clowns: Introduction." Drama for Students. Ed. Marie Rose Napierkowski. Vol. 20. Detroit: Gale, 1998. eNotes.com. January 2006. 9 May 2010.

Coming in October

Nunsense

Book, Music and Lyrics by Dan Goggin

Five of the 19 surviving Little Sisters of Hoboken, a one-time missionary order that ran a leper colony on an island south of France, discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, accidentally killed the other fifty-two residents of the convent with her tainted vichyssoise while they were off playing bingo with a group of Maryknolls. Upon discovering the disaster, Mother Superior had a vision in which she was told to start a greeting card company to raise funds for the burials. The greeting cards were an enormous success and, thinking there was plenty of money, the Reverend Mother bought a VCR and camcorder for the convent, leaving her with no money in the kitty to pay for the last four burials. With the deceased nuns on ice in the deep freeze, they decide to stage a variety show in the Mount Saint Helen's School auditorium to raise the necessary amount. Participating in the project are Mother Superior Mary Regina, a former circus performer who can not resist the spotlight; her competitive but dignified rival, second-in-command Sister Mary Hubert; Sister Robert Anne, a streetwise nun from Brooklyn; Sister Mary Leo, a novice who is determined to be the world's first ballerina nun; and wacky, childlike Sister Mary Amnesia, who lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head. The entertainment that they present includes solo star turns, madcap dance routines, and an audience quiz.†

Performances:
October 22nd through November 14th

Directed by Kay DeFord

† "Nunsense." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 2004. 1 July 2010.