ANGEL IN THE NIGHT

October 9 - 24, 2009

Written by Joanna Halpert Kraus

Directed by Walter Hill

Would you risk your life to protect a stranger?

Marysia's commitment to protect four strangers is a daily decision to act courageously in the midst of fear. This real-life hero gave food, clothing and shelter to four people in need and gives hope to all who hear her story.

Poland. World War II. The Nazi regime has turned Marysia Pawlina Szul's world upside down. Unlike her Jewish neighbors, this Polish Catholic teenager isn't being targeted for the death camps, but taking a stand against the Nazis means almost certain death. Despite this constant threat and against her mother’s wishes, Marysia decides to shelter and protect a desperate Jewish woman and three helpless Jewish children. This inspirational, true story is a compelling testament to how one individual, with unrelenting courage bolstered by true compassion, can affect the outcome of dire circumstances in which the stakes are nothing short of life and death.

A conversation with the creative team will follow each performance.

For ages 10 and up

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IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

December 4 - 19, 2009

Based on the film by Frank Capra, Adapted by James W. Rogers

Directed by Walter Hill

Would you be willing to sacrifice your ambitions to honor notions of family obligation and civic duty?

For the good of his neighbors in his hometown, George Bailey spends his entire life selflessly giving up his dreams of going places and doing great things. His story is a heartfelt illustration of the difference one person can make in rekindling community pride and hope.

Bedford Falls. Christmas Eve, 1945. Having fallen victim to the plot of an evil millionaire, the despondent George Bailey realizes he is worth more dead than alive. Wishing he had never been born, George stands on a bridge contemplating taking his own life. When Clarence, his guardian angel, appears to convince him otherwise, George is given a revealing look at how different things would have been had he never lived. He learns how his life-long generosity has continually touched the lives of his family, his friends and the citizens of Bedford Falls. With its themes of civic responsibility and spiritual redemption, this perennial story takes on renewed relevance during our current economic challenges by examining what we value most.

A conversation with the creative team will follow each performance.

For ages 8 and up

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THE ANDERSONVILLE TRIAL

February 12-27, 2010

Written by Saul Levitt

Directed by William P. Ward, Choreographed by Margaret A. Mead-Finizio

Would you risk your job by not following an order you knew was wrong?

A man is prosecuted for Civil War crimes. His trial challenges every citizen, whether Union or Confederate, to leave a tragic past and move toward a hopeful future.

Washington, D.C. 1865. Following the brutality of the Civil War, the relentless questions of “why” and “how” are being asked by a broken nation, grasping desperately to heal itself. Why was the Andersonville prisoner-of-war camp, commanded by Confederate Captain Henry Wirz, merely a stockade providing no adequate shelter? Why did he not object to the starvation and neglect of his own countrymen? How could Wirz stand by as, by his own account, a hundred Union soldiers died each day under his watch? Taken from actual trial transcripts, this gripping play asks when a person’s responsibility to their conscience surpasses the demands of power or authority.

A conversation with the creative team will follow each performance.

For ages 10 and up

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