2011 Adult Mainstage Season
The 2011 season ran from May to October at the barn and finished with Tom Topor's Nuts, staged in November at the Westmoreland County Courthouse. Full descriptions of every production and the details of the courthouse run of Nuts follow the season summary below.
Archive page. The dates, prices and booking details below are historical and are kept for the record. The Apple Hill barn theatre closed in 2020, and phone numbers and email addresses from the original page have been removed.
Adult Mainstage Season |
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Butterscotch May 5 - 21 Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 8 PM Sunday, May 15 @ 2 PM Written By: Barbara L. Smith Directed By: Jim Mikula The Taffetas May 26 - June 11 Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 8 PM Wednesday, June 8 @ 2 PM Creator, Author and Musical Arranger: Rick Lewis Directed and Choreographed By: Joe Milliron Musical Direction By: George Pecoraro The Ladies Man Freely Translated and Adapted from Tailleur Pour Dames by Georges Feydeau June 23 - July 9 Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 8 PM Wednesday, June 29 @ 2 PM Written By: Charles Morey Directed By: John Carosella Man of La Mancha July 21 - August 6 Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 8 PM Wednesday, August 3 @ 2 PM Written By: Dale Wasserman Music By: Mitch Leigh Lyrics By: Joe Darion Directed By: John Carosella Musical Direction By: George Pecoraro Whose Wives Are They Anyway? August 18 - September 3 Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 8 PM Sunday, August 21 @ 2 PM Written By: Michael Parker Directed By: Ron Ferrara The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) September 15 - October 1 Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 8 PM Sunday, September 25 @ 2 PM Directed By: Nate Newell Written By: Adam Long, Daniel Singer & Jess Winfield The Psychic October 13 - 29 Thursday, Friday, Saturday @ 8 PM Sunday, October 23 @ 2 PM Written By: Sam Bobrick Directed By: Jim Mikula Nuts Presented at the Westmoreland County Courthuse A portion of the proceeds benefit the YWCA and the Blackburn Women's Center November 4 - 13 Friday, Saturday, Sunday @ 7:30 PM Sunday, November 6 & 13 @ 2 PM Written By: Tom Topor Directed By: Ron Ferrara |
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* All titles subject to change |
2011 show descriptions
| Butterscotch By: Barbara L. Smith Thursday, Friday, Saturday, May 5, 6, 7; 12, 13, 14; 19, 20, 21 @ 8 PM Sunday, May 15 @ 2 PM | Butterscotch is a candy yellow 1947 Ford at the center of an unlikely friendship between a New York restaurant critic and a man who loves roadside diners. Lincoln Price visits his potential father in law, Emery Baer, to persuade the cantankerous, ailing gent to attend the NY wedding reception of Emery’s news correspondent daughter and the critic. Adding to the bucolic fray are an elderly neighbor who has her failing eyesight on the widowed father, dad’s hunting buddy, and nervous New Yorker whose condo ruined a favorite hunting spot. The vintage car brings about a surprising end to a seemingly hopeless impasse. Humorous, humane and very funny. |
| The Taffetas A Musical Journey Through the Fabulous Fifties! By: Rick Lewis and Arthur Whitelaw Thursday, Friday, Saturday, May 26, 27, 28; June 2, 3, 4; 9, 10 11 @ 8 PM Wednesday, May 29 @ 2 PM | This delightful musical revue features the vocal harmonies of four sisters during a gentler period of American history. Audiences will enjoy revisiting the songs that provided a musical background to their young lives – “Constantinople,” “Old Cape Cod,” Allegheny Moon, “ “Cry”, “Mockin’ Bird Hill,” “I’m sorry,” “Mr. Sandman,” “ Rag Mop,” “Love Letters in the Sand,” “Johnny Angel,” and a plethora of others. Early reservations advised. |
| The Ladies Man By: Charles Morey Translated/adapted from Tailler pour Dames by Georges Feydeau Thursday, Friday, Saturday, June 23, 24, 25; 30, July 1, 2; 7,8,9 @ 8 PM Wednesday, June 29 @ 2 PM | A wickedly funny French farce in which maze and mistaken identities lurk behind every door. In Paris, the recently married Dr. Hercule Molineaux tells “one, tiny, little, hardly noticeable lie” to cover an innocent but embarrassing indiscretion. A suspicious wife, a gorgon of a mother-in-law, an outrageously aggressive female patient, her violently jealous Prussian husband, a well-intentioned friend with a serious lisp, a valet with attitude, and a maid with a secret provide an explosion of inspired craziness. |
| The Company Director: John Carosella Stage Manager: Adella Hillebrecht Etine (The Valet): Justin Mohr Marie (The Maid): Adrienne Fisher Yvonne (The Wife): Missy Newell Hercule (The Husband): Rick Dutrow Bassinet (The friend and patient): Mike Crosby Madame Aigreville (The Mother-in-law): Shirley Ratner Suzanne (The patient): Jennifer Kwiatek Gustav (The Jealous Husband): Josh Milan |
| Man of La Mancha By: Dale Wasserman Music By: Mitch Leigh Lyrics By: Joe Darion Thursday, Friday, Saturday July 21, 22, 23; 28, 29, 30; August 4, 5, 6 @ 8 PM Wednesday, August 3 @ 2 PM | A play-within-a –play based on Cervantes’ Don Quixote, this is the story of a dying old man whose impossible dream takes over his mind. His dream is Everyman’s dream, his tilting at windmills, Everyman’s great adventure. Amazingly memorable music – “It’s All the Same,” “Dulcinea,” “I’m Only Thinking of Him,” “I Really Like Him, “ Golden Helmet,” and, of course, “The Impossible Dream.” New York Drama Critic Circle Award for Best Musical, 5 Tony Awards, Outer Critics Circle Award. |
| Whose Wives Are They Anyway? By: Michael Parker Thursday, Friday, Saturday Aug. 18, 19, 20; 25, 26, 27; Sept. 1, 2, 3 @ 8 PM Sunday, August 12 @ 2 PM | Two vice presidents of a cosmetic company recently sold, David McGrachen and John Baker, check into the Oakfield Golf and Country Club intending to “golf their brains out,” while their wives have a shopping spree in New York. They unexpectedly encounter their new CEO, Ms. Hutchinson, who comments “no one who went golfing for a weekend without his wife would ever work for me.” Hilarious chaos ensues when David and John attempt to produce “wives,” the hotel phone system goes on the blink, the hotel’s sexy receptionist has too much champagne and can’t seem to keep her clothes on, and the real wives arrive! |
| The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) By: Adam Long, Daniel Singer, Jess Winfield Thursday, Friday, Saturday Sept. 15, 16, 17; 22, 23, 24; 29, 30, Oct 1 @ 8 PM Sunday, Oct 23 @ 2 PM | Three guys, one dead playwright, and 37 plays, all in under 2 hours provide high-speed over-the-top hilarity. Knowledge about Shakespeare’s works is helpful, but not at all necessary to enjoy this mad cap Marx brothers style production. All that is needed is time enough to watch and someone to dial 911 in case you pass out from laughing so much! |
| The Psychic (a Murder Mystery of Sorts) By: Sam Bobrick Thursday, Friday, Saturday Oct 13, 14, 15; 20, 21, 22; 27, 28, 29 @ 8 PM Sunday, October 23 @ 2 PM | Adam Webster, a down-on-hi-luck writer, in desperation to make the rent, has put a sign in this apartment window, “Psychic Readings $25”. The characters it draws in lead into a tangled murder mystery of sorts in this hilarious original comedy. Audiences will savor the suspense and surprise that Bobrick’s sharp wit and impeccable comic timing deliver. |
| The Company Director: JIM MIKULA Stage Manager: ROZELLA HOFFMAN Adam Webster: ROB STULL Laura Benson: MONICA FILIPPONE Roy Benson: JOSHUA MILAN Rita Malone: BRIANA DOWNS Johnny Bubbles: DEAN MORRIS Norris Coslow: GEORGE SPELVIN |
| Nuts A Courtroom Drama By: Tom Topor Presented at the Westmoreland County Courthouse A portion of the price for each ticket will be donated to the YWCA and the Blackburn Women's Center. Tickets on sale to Season and Flex Tickets Holders August 29
Tickets on sale to single ticket buyers on Sept 6 Friday, Saturday, Sunday, November 4, 5; 11, 12 @ 7:30 PM Sunday, November 6 & 13 @ 2 PM |
A Broadway hit, NUTS has been called the best courtroom melodrama since WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION, and THE CAINE MUTINY COURT MARTIAL. Set in New York's Bellevue Hospital, the story follows a high-priced call girl incarcerated on a charge for killing a violent "john." The State, represented by a court appointed psychiatrist and an aggressive prosecutor, say Claudia Faith Draper is unfit to stand trial. As testimony from experts, physicians and her parents unfolds, with her psyche and childhood dissected, she proves to the judge that she isn't "nuts" and stands legally sane at trial for manslaughter.
"Has the audience rooting for the good guys and hating the bad guys, as if the whole event was the most beautifully prefessional wrestling match you have ever seen. NUTS is a play that moves you....you are in court watching a woman fight for what she believes is her total future." -- New York Post |
Nuts at the Westmoreland County Courthouse
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Orchard Performing Arts at Apple Hill Playhouse Presents the courtroom drama NUTS By Tom Topor At THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE COURTROOM #3 2 NORTH MAIN STREET GREENSBURG PA 15601 Benefits Blackburn Center Against Domestic & Sexual Violence* YWCA of Westmoreland County 7:30 PM Fri, Sat November 4, 5; 11, 12 2 PM Sunday, November 6, 13 Tickets: Adults $20 Seniors (65+)/Students(16+) $18 Contains adult language and themes Children under 16 will not be admitted Nuts is not part of the regular season and is not included in season ticket packages. All seats are GENERAL ADMISSION. Patrons should plan to arrive in sufficient time to select seats. Doors will open for seating 1/2 hour prior to show time. Tickets by Phone: Must be paid for by credit card. Tickets will be mailed. Tickets by Mail: Patrons can mail in requests accompanied by a check. Tickets will be mailed. A downloadable order form will be available soon. We are not a secure site and no one should enter a credit card number online. Order forms are currently available in the lobby at Apple Hill Playhouse. ALL PERSONS PASSING THROUGH THE FACILITY MUST PASS THROUGH A METAL DETECTOR. ALL PACKAGES, BRIEFCASES, BAGS, BOXES ADN PURSES WILL BE OPENED, INSPECTED OR PASSED THROUGH AN X-RAY MACHINE. +A copy of official registration and financial information for the Blackburn Center may be obtained from the Pensylvania Department of State by calling withn Pennsylvania. Registration does not imply endorsement. |
| Director: Ron Ferrara Stage Manager: Tina Stewart CAST Dr. Herbert Rosenthal, Court Psychiatrist - Dennis "Chip" Kerr Claudia Faith Draper, Defendant - Tara Zalewsky-Nease Aaron Levinsky, Public Defender - Justin Mohr Franklin MacMillan, Proscecuting Attorney - Bob Capanna Arthur Kirk, Claudia's Step-father - Dennis Donegan Rose Kirk, Claudia's Mother - Laura Wurzell Judge Murdoch - Andy Nesky Officer Harry Haggerty - Frankie Shoup Court Recorder - Tina Lepidi-Stewart |