North Coast Repertory 2012-2013 Season to Include THE UNDERPANTS, ODD COUPLE
By: Harmony Wheeler Mar. 28, 2012
North Coast Repertory Theatre announces its 31st Season. Visit http://northcoastrep.org/ for more information.
THE UNDERPANTS
By Steve Martin
Previews: September 5 - 7, 2012
September 8 - September 30, 2012
A San Diego Premiere!
Adapting Carl Sternheim's 1910 comedy, Steve Martin has reinvigorated a hilarious, laugh-out-loud farce - Theobald Maske has an unusual problem: his wife's underpants won't stay on. One Sunday morning they fall to her ankles right in the middle of town...a public scandal! Mortified, Theo swears to keep her at home until she can find some less unruly undies. Amid this chaos he's trying to rent a room in their flat while the prospective lodgers have some underlying surprises of their own.
WORDS BY, Ira Gershwin and the Great American Songbook
By Joe Vass
Previews: October 17 - 19, 2012
October 20 -November 11, 2012
A World Premiere musical, the lesser-known lyricist brother of the famous Gershwin duo, guides us on a trip through some of the greatest American songs ever written. Not only do we hear the standards written by the brothers, but also many of the classics where Ira wrote lyrics to the music of Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Jerome Kern and Kurt Weill. Insights and tales about the colorful George, as well as a glimpse at the more private and understated life of Ira, frame this pastiche of amazing and beautiful music.
EDUCATING RITA
Previews: January 9 - 11, 2013
January 12 - February 3, 2013
From the author of SHIRLEY VALENTINE: In this award winning comedy, Frank, an university lecturer, needs to earn some extra money, so he agrees to tutor Rita, a brash, earthy hairdresser with a recently discovered passion for higher education. The result is a delightful Pygmalion-style comedy filled with self-discoveries, temptation, and heartfelt humanity that tackle personal and social issues with insight and grace. Made into a highly successful film starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters, see why the play captivated audiences from London to New York with it's humor, heart, and intelligence.
TIME STANDS STILL
Previews: February 20 - February 22, 2013
February 23 - March 17, 2013
A San Diego Premiere!
Widely hailed as one of the best new plays on Broadway, TIME STANDS STILL is the story of James and Sarah, a journalist and a photographer, who have been together for nine years and share a passion for documenting the realities of war. But when injuries force them to return home to New York, the adventurous couple confronts the prospect of a more conventional life. TIME STANDS STILL is a blazingly important new work about responsibility - to ourselves, to our loved ones, to our community, and to our world.
THE ODD COUPLE
By Neil Simon
Previews: April 10 - 12, 2013
April 13 - May 5, 2013
In this Tony Award-winning comic masterpiece, Neil Simon created two of the most memorable characters in the history of Broadway and broadcast television: Oscar Madison and Felix Unger. Discover (or rediscover) the genius of the original play that has become a high water mark that is strived for by comedy writers to this day. North Coast Rep's first production of a Neil Simon play since 1999.
BECOMING CUBA
By Melinda Lopez
Previews: May 29 - 31, 2013
June 1 - 23, 2013
Commissioned by North Coast Repertory Theatre, this World Premiere drama set in 1890's Cuba, introduces a family coping with a changing landscape of their country as it struggles for independence. Melinda Lopez's knack for dialogue and drama, mixed with her knowledge and research of the time, opens the door for issues of loyalty and family, fighting for a cause and finding happiness to be interwoven through this powerful and often humorous drama.
PERFECT WEDDING
By Robin Hawdon
Previews: July 10 - 12, 2013
July 13 - August 4, 2013
A San Diego Premiere!
If DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER and LEND ME A TENOR tickled your funny bone, PERFECT WEDDING will make you fall off your seat! Following the classic farce formula, Mr. Hawdon weaves a pure love story into full throttle and manic fun. Mistaken identity, wit and wordplay, plus fantastical physical comedy adds up to a full-blown entertainment.
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