Footlighter's 2007 - 2008 Season
Main Stage Productions

Our season consists of four mainstage productions and a children's production.

Now Playing

May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 2008

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

It's "comedy Tonight" every night with this fast-paced, funny and irreverent musical farce. The bawdy story of a crafty Roman slave who tries everything and anything to win his freedom combines situations from Plautus' 2000-year-old comedies with the energy of a vaudeville show and Sondheim's first score as composer and lyricist. Directed by Basha Gardner.

COMPLETED - September 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 2007

Urinetown music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann book and lyrics by Greg Kotis

Scoffing at the notion that a bad title can kill a good show, Urinetown is a subversive musical comedy triumph set in a near-future when a terrible water shortage has led to a government- enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single company that profits by charging admission for one of humanities mist basic needs - until a hero comes along. this Tony Award winning show pokes fun at bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, greed, small-town politics and most of the standard musical theatre conventions. Directed by Dawn Varava.

COMPLETED November 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 2007

Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton from the novel by Choderlos de Lacios

Wicked gamesmanship is the centerpiece of this acclaimed play examining the decadence of 18th Century French aristocracy. Rivals Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont use sex as a weapon to degrade others, exact revenge and entertain themselves. Experience the original stage version of the story that gave us the film Dangerous Liaisons with Michelle Pfeiffer, Glenn Close and John Malkovich. Directed by Brenda Marie Kelly.

The Tempest by William Shakespeare

Long before "Lost" hit the airwaves, Shakespeare's dramatic comedy told a tale of mystery, magic, romance and vengeance among a collection of castaways on a deserted island. The sorcerer Prospero, a deposed duke banished to the island with his young daughter, creates the tempest of the title to strand his jealous brother with him in order to exact his revenge. Intrigue and crisscrossing plots abound as Prospero manipulates the course of his enemies' path through the island, drawing them to a magical conclusion. Starring and Directed by Dennis Dougherty.

Completed March 8, 9, 15, 16, 2008

Red Riding Hood: A Vaudeville Romp! by Geraldine Ann Snyder

This hour-long family musical cleverly re-sets the classic tale in the city in the 1920's. Red Riding Hood is entrusted for the very first time to deliver a basket of goodies to her ailing grandmother but she must cross all the way to the other side of the park. On the way, she encouters a benevolent policeman and two lovable, laughable scoundrels who add to the mayhem. Directed by Jillian Starr.