2012 Mainstage Season
The 2012 mainstage season mixed musicals such as Sweet Charity and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with comedies by Alan Ayckbourn and Joe DiPietro. Descriptions of each show follow the season list, together with the original 2012 listing for Suite Surrender.
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.
MAINSTAGE SEASON |
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By: Dan Goggin
Directed By: Tim Jacobs
May 3, 4, 5; 10, 11, 12; 17, 18, 19 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, May 13 @ 2:00pm |
By: Alan Ayckbourn
Directed By: Ron Ferrara
May 31, June 1, 2; 7, 8 9 @ 7:30pm Sunday June 3 & Wednesday June 6 @ 2:00pm |
By: Joe DiPietro
Directed By: Christine Klemstein
June 21, 22, 23; 28, 29, 30 @ 7:30pm
Sunday June 24 & Wednesday June 27 @ 2:00pm
| Book By: Neil Simon
Music By: Cy Coleman
Lyrics By: Dorothy Fields
Directed By: Brad Dell
Choreographed By: Laura Wurzell
July 12, 13, 14; 19, 20, 21; 26, 27, 28 @ 7:30pm
Wednesday July 18 & Sunday July 22 @ 2:00pm
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Book By: Rachel Sheinkin
Music & Lyrics By: William Finn
Conceived By: Rebecca Feldman
Directed By: Jim Mikula
August 9, 10, 11; 16, 17, 18 @ 7:30pm
August 12, 15 & 19 @ 2:00pm |
By: Jerome Chordorov & Norman Panama
August 30, 31, Sept 1; 6, 7, 8 @7:30pm
Sunday Sept 2 & 9 @ 2:00pm |
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By: Christopher Durang
Directed By: Karin Maresh
September 20, 21, 22; 27, 28, 29 @ 7:30pm
Sunday Sept 23 & 30 @ 2:00pm |
* All titles subject to change |
2012 show descriptions
SHOW DESCRIPTIONS |
| All the side-splitting shenanigans of the Little Sisters of Hoboken like you’ve never seen it before! Join these queens of comedy in a timeless musical that never drags! Directed by Tim Jacobs; Choreography by Jim Mikula and Anita Jacobs; Featuring Eric Harris, Jim Mikula, Barry Shirey, Ryan Hubbard and Curtis Caldwell
May 3, 4, 5; 10, 11, 12; 17, 18, 19 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 13 @ 2 PM
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| A comedy of mounting misunderstandings set off by one affair that engulfs three couples. The master of farce, Ayckbourn places the simultaneous action of two living rooms on one set at the same time, and even two separate dinner parties at one table.
May 31, June 1, 2; 7, 8, 9 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday June 3 & Wednesday June 6 @ 2 PM
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A story of new love in the golden years of life. Widower Ralph attempts to woo the elegant, but distant Carol in an attempt to regain a happiness that seemed all but lost. Apple Hill favorites Chip Kerr, Shirley Ratner and Janet Robb star in this heartwarming romance. June 21, 22, 23; 28, 29, 30 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday June 24 & Wednesday June 27 @ 2 PM
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| Charity Hope Valentine, an eternal optimist, despite working as a dancer is the seedy Fan-Dango Ballroom, looks for love and tries to see the best in everyone. You'll tap along to the classic numbers "The Ryhthm of Live, " "Big Spender," and "If My Friends Could See Me Now." Apple Hill welcomes back the creative directing team Brad Dell and Laura Wurzel, and features Kelli Brisbane in a not-to-be-missed song and dance spectacular.
July 12, 13, 14; 19, 20, 21; 26, 27, 28 @ 7:30 PM
Wednesday July 18 & Sunday July 22 @ 2 PM
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| Six adolescent mis-fits fumble their way through puberty and compete to be the best speller in Putnam County in this funny and heartwarming coming-of-age tale. Flashy, fun-filled numbers contrast introspective ballads in this Tony-Award winning musical. Be taken back to your childhood and even have the opportunity to participate!
P-A-R-T-I-C-I-P-A-T-E!
August 9, 10, 11; 16, 17, 18 @ 7:30 PM
August 12, 15 & 19 @ 2 PM
This show is not recommended for children under 15 |
| In this merry murder mystery, mayhem ensues when the family of cigar smoking suspense novelist Anne Royce McClain plots her death in order to get their hands on her art collection. A cast of quirky characters rounds out this exciting comic thriller.
August 30, 31, September 1; 6, 7, 8 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday Septmeber 2 & 9 @ 2 PM
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| The master of twisted tales, Durang takes on Dickens in this parody of A Christmas Carol. This Scrooge has “a kind of seasonal Tourette’s Syndrome” causing him to exclaim “Bah, humbug!” Mrs. Cratchit’s gentle demeanor is replaced by a raging woman who is fed up with her 20 children (most of which she keeps locked in the root cellar) and can’t take the goody-goody kid with a crutch any longer! Brace yourself for the turns this raucous satire takes! September 20, 21, 22; 27, 28, 29 @ 7:30 PMSunday September 23 & 30 @ 2 PM |
Originally announced for 2012: Suite Surrender
| Suite Surrender By: Michael McKeever Thursday, Friday, Saturday, June 7, 8, 9; June 14, 15, 16 @ 8 PM Sunday June 10 and Wednesday, June 13 @ 2 PM | It's 1942, and the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel is under siege as two of Hollywood's biggest divas vie for the same suite. Mistaken identities, overblown egos, double entendres, and one pampered little lap dog round out this fall-down-laughing riot of a comedy. An all-out love note to those wonderful farces of the 30's and 40's. |