good things come in small packages

GOOD THINGS COME
IN SMALL
PACKAGES
SLOGAN
FOR THE
YEAR
MAIN STAGE WEST 2013 SEASON
MAIN STAGE WEST 2013 SEASON
GOOD THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES
2013
M A I N S T A G E W E S T
S E A S O N
O F
P L A Y S
104 North Main Street
“I sometimes wonder, after
all, Amid this tangled web of
fate, If what is great may not
be small, And what is small
may not be great.”
--Robert Service
MAIN STAGE WEST, offering
affordable, professional live
theatre in a comfortable,
intimate setting right in the
center of Sebastopol.
SHIRLEY VALENTINE
by Willy Russell
directed by John Shillington
Wondering how she let
vibrancy and joy slip out
of her life, bored and
disillusioned housewife
Shirley Valentine finds
herself talking to the
walls. But when she
chances on a trip to
Greece, Shirley finds the
adventure, hope, laughs and, ultimately, love she
had been missing. Starring Mary Gannon Graham
in a tour de force performance. This comic
masterpiece lifts our spirits and inspires us to
embrace life in all its terrifying and delicious
glory.
JAN/FEB 2013
THE MEMORY OF WATER
by Shelagh Stephenson
directed by John Craven
Three sisters gather for
their mother's funeral.
Each has her memories of
her childhood and this
creates conflict, which is,
by turns, angry, desperate,
poignant and wildly funny.
The situation is deepened
by the recurring presence
of Vi, the mum, a ghostly
vision in flowing taffeta. Whilst visible only to one
of the sisters, her influence and demand to be
understood rather than buried and forgotten
drives the other sisters as well. An evening,
provocative and hilarious is promised.
MAR/APR 2013
THE SHAPE OF THINGS
By Neil LaBute
directed by David Lear
EXIT THE KING
by Eugene Ionesco (an absurd comedy)
directed by Elizabeth Craven
HOW FAR WOULD YOU
GO FOR LOVE? Neil
LaBute's bitterly funny,
controversial exploration of morality and
gender roles in modern
America, The Shape of
Things, tells the story of
Evelyn, a sexy, aggressive
artist, and Adam, a shy,
insecure student, who become embroiled in an
intense affair. Before long, it veers into the kind of
dangerous, seductive territory that LaBute does
best, as Adam, under Evelyn's steady influence,
goes to unimaginable lengths to improve his
appearance and character.
MAY 2013
It is King Berenger’s
dying day, also, not
coincidentally,
the
last day of the
universe. The older
queen, Marguerite,
and the Doctor tell
the king that everything is falling apart –
from the walls of the
palace to the workings of the solar system – and
that he is dying. The younger queen, Marie,
exhorts him to live in the moment and not give in
to death. King Berenger does not want to die, but
his commands to restore order go unheeded.
JUNE 2013
SEBASTOPOL SUMMER
SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
JUL
SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS
by Carlo Goldoni
directed by Tom Chapman
AUG
THE TEMPEST
by William Shakespeare
directed by Sheri Lee Miller
AUG
SSF YOUTH ENSEMBLE
Summer Workshop Production
In Ives Park Downtown Sebastopol
MAURITIUS
by Theresa Rebeck
directed by Elizabeth Craven
This marvelously lively and
warmly engaging play by
Theresa Rebeck is a crowd
pleaser. A mad scrabble of
smarmy
characters
scramble to have a piece of
the action when two
priceless stamps show up in
an album of the estate of
Jackie’s deceased mother. Jackie insists the collection was left to her. Her estranged stepsister, Mary,
claims it to be rightfully hers. Mayhem ensues when
three sleazy philatelists enter to help “resolve” the
dispute.
SEPTEMBER 2013
THIS IS OUR YOUTH
by Kenneth Lonnergan
directed by Keith Baker
In 1982, on Manhattan's
Upper West Side, the
wealthy,
articulate,
pot-smoking teenagers
who were small children
in the '60s have emerged
as young adults in a
country that has just
resoundingly
rejected
everything they were brought up to believe in.
The very last wave of New York City's '60s-style
Liberalism has come of age—and there's
nowhere left to go. This Is Our Youth follows
forty-eight hours of three very lost young
souls in the big city at the dawn of the Reagan
Era.
OCTOBER 2013
THE LITTLE PRINCE
by DAVID TEMPLETON
directed by Sheri Lee Miller
WORLD PREMIERE
Sonoma
County’s
own
critically
acclaimed
playwright and journalist
David Templeton
(Pinky,
Wretch Like Me), takes us on a
journey across the universe
with this lyrical new stage
adaptation of the beloved
masterpiece by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The Little
Prince is the tale of a stranded airplane pilot whose
solitary life takes an unexpected turn when he
encounters a mysterious little boy in the Sahara
desert.
SUITABLE FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE
DECEMBER 2013
OFF SEASON EVENTS
HERITAGE MUSIC THEATER
MUSIC, SPECIAL GUESTS, FILMS & MORE
SI KAHN - WRITER/COMPOSER
Throughout the
year we offer
many events that
are not listed in
the
“season
selections”
8050 Bodega Avenue
portion of this
brochure. Included are HMT previews, the
MSW Concert Series, Sebastopol Film
Festival, readings, special guest artist
performances, classes and workshops.
Please
join
our
email
list
at
Mainstagewest.com to stay abreast of these
happenings. And don’t forget to visit our
sponsor, The French Garden Bistro, for farmfresh organic French food enjoyed in a
beautiful garden setting.
PRECIOUS
MEMORIES
SUE MASSEK
AS
IN HEAVEN
STARRING
SARAH OGAN GUNNING
MARY GANNON GRAHAM
Preview
Premiere
Mar 2, 2013
JAN 2014
SEASON
SELECTIONS
TICKET INFORMATION
4 SHOW FLEX PASSES (you choose which plays you see
or buy 2 packs and get all 8 shows)
PREVIEWS $40
THURSDAY $60
MATINEE $70
FRI/SAT $80 (Sr $75)
SINGLE TICKET PRICES
GENERAL
SENIORS (65)
STUDENTS
$25
$20
$15
Reserved seating is available for subscribers.
Single tickets may be purchased on line at
Mainstagewest.com or by phone at 707.569.6558
Mailing Address: Main Stage West,
104 N. Main St., Sebastopol, CA 95472
THE MEMORY OF WATER
THE SHAPE OF THINGS
EXIT THE KING
SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS
THE TEMPEST
MAURITIUS
THIS IS OUR YOUTH
THE LITTLE PRINCE
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THE MEMORY OF WATER
THE SHAPE OF THINGS
EXIT THE KING
SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS
THE TEMPEST
MAURITIUS
THIS IS OUR YOUTH
THE LITTLE PRINCE
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