2015 Season 2015 Season - The Vagabond Players, Inc.

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t’s hard to believe that 10 years ago
I started this traveling troupe with
the dream and goal of bringing live
theater to seniors who are challenged with health or mobility and can
no longer get out to see live theater.
With a desire to provide quality entertainment, I set out to find actors who
shared my vision.
OUR TENTH YEAR!
The
Now in our tenth anniversary season,
we find ourselves sharing a decade of
accomplishments and successes, and
hundreds of newfound friends awaiting our next performance. My deepest
thank you to every Vagabond Player
who has given their time and talent to
serve our community’s seniors.
www.VagabondPlayersInc.com
or (925) 689-3368
The
Executive Director
The Vagabond Players, Inc.
577 La Sata Drive
Brentwood, CA 94513
Sharon Redman
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We hope you have enjoyed our past
plays and musicals
and will help us
celebrate our 10th
year of performing for very special
seniors like you!
2015 Season
The Vagabond Players
Bull In a
China Shop
A Funny Thing
by C.B. Gilford
When a houseful of sweet old ladies discover that a
handsome bachelor lives across the street, they are
delighted. When they learn that he is none other than
Detective Dennis O’Finn of Homicide, they are faced
with the problem of how to attract his attention. The
answer is simplicity itself: a nice, genteel homicide with
a cup of tea as the murder weapon. O’Finn is terribly
embarrassed when he discovers that he himself is the
motive for these madcap goings-on and manages to
solve the case. But the dear old ladies are too fond of
him and in the end they turn the tables on him!
2015 Season
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Book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
The Broadway hit musical, set in Rome during the
first century A.D. during the early years of the Roman
Empire, opens with one of the musical’s most famous
songs, “Comedy Tonight.” The ever-funny comic bit of
mistaken identities.
May/June 2015
by Luigi Creatore
This two-part “slice of life” takes place in two condos of
an apartment complex, where many retirees live. The
comedy will have audiences laughing at the truth they
see in what might be their own neighbors—only zanier.
Promises uproarious laughter and great entertainment.
A must-see theatrical event for audiences of all ages.
August/September 2015
El Campanil Theatre: 6/14
El Campanil Theatre: 9/27
January/February 2015
El Campanil Theatre: 2 /15
For additional information, including
performance dates and venues:
www.VagabondPlayersInc.com
or (925) 689-3368
Leading
Ladies
Too Old For The
Chorus
But Not Too Old To Be A Star
By Marie Cain Mark Winkler & Shelly Markham
by Ken Ludwig
In this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me A Tenor
and Moon Over Buffalo, two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves so down on their luck
that they are performing “Scenes from Shakespeare”
on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of
Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York,
Pennsylvania, is about to die and leave her fortune to
her two long-lost English nephews, they resolve to pass
themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the
cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out
that the relatives aren’t nephews, but nieces! Romantic
entanglements abound, especially when Leo falls in love
with the old lady’s vivacious niece, Meg, who’s engaged
to the local minister. Slapstick goofiness, scrambled
Shakespeare, and good-natured laughs make Leading
Ladies an irresistible treat.
March/April 2015
El Campanil Theatre: 4/19
In the
Rest Room
at Rosenblooms
by Ludmilla Bollow
This contemporary comedy reveals the hopes, dreams,
and fears of three elderly ladies who spark their lonely
lives by meeting daily in the rest room lounge of an
outdated downtown department store, and the crazy/
touching events that occur the day one of them is supposedly threatened. A very funny play of character and
situations. Quirky characters, punchy lines, and lighthearted humor.
July/August 2015
El Campanil: 8/23
A musical revue about men and women who find
themselves suddenly 50! Set in their neighborhood retro
coffee shop, five characters express the gamut of their
frustrations and joys—from troublesome relations with
still-demanding parents and cutting-edge technology to
finding delight in second careers (and second chances),
getting smarter, and finally knowing that age is just a
number and being appreciated for exactly who you are
—all while getting a senior discount. You’ll leave rethinking 50 as 27, with 23 years of experience. A lively musical
revue with lyrics that rival Cole Porter and Noel Coward.
October/November 2015
El Campanil Theatre: 11/15
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