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Curtain times:
8 p.m. for Friday, and Saturday performances.

7:30 p.m. for Thursday performances
2 p.m. for Sunday matinees.

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- 2009 -

The Little Dog LaughedJune 26 – July 18, 2009
The Little Dog Laughed
This Broadway and Off-Broadway hit of 2006 follows the adventures of Mitchell Green, a handsome young movie actor who is on the verge of major stardom. Although he is always photographed on the arms of beautiful women, he has a little secret that threatens his career as a Hollywood leading man. His  agent can’t seem to keep him in the closet due to his "slight recurring case of homosexuality." And as if that’s not enough, he falls in love with his most recent "rent boy" and wants to announce it to the world. Helping him navigate Hollywood’s choppy waters, his shark of an agent Diane does everything she can to keep him away from the rent boy and the rent boy’s girlfriend (wait, the rent boy has a girlfriend?), but it’s not smooth sailing.  Can Diane maneuver a happy ending before the final credits roll?
For Mature Audiences.

No July 4th performance

Due to AC repairs at Stage Center,
the June 26, 27, and July 3rd performances
will be held at the
Civic Center's Freede Little Theatre.

Performances:

Friday June 26 8 p.m. (Followed by Opening Night Party)
Saturday June 27 8 p.m. (Followed by Theatre Exchange)
Friday July 3 8 p.m.  
      No July 4th Performance
Thursday July 9 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday July 10 8 p.m.  
Saturday July 11 8 p.m.  
Sunday July 12 2 p.m. Matinee
Thursday July 16 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday July 17 8 p.m.  
Saturday July 18 8 p.m.  

July 11, 2009
Auditions for "Compleat Female Stage Beauty"
CST will hold auditions for COMPLEAT FEMALE STAGE BEAUTY on July 11th from 2 to 5 p.m. with callbacks on Sunday, July 12th. Click the link for complete details and character descriptions.

 


September 4 - 26, 2009
Compleat Female Stage Beauty
a comedy by Jeffrey Hatcher

She was the first of her kind. He was the last of his. A female theatre dresser sparks a theatrical revolution in 17th Century London by going onstage to play Desdemona in OTHELLO. Instead of throwing her in jail, King Charles II re-writes the law to let women act. Consequently, the most famous male portrayer of female roles in London loses his livelihood, his lover, and his sense of self...until fate and his desire for revenge give him the chance to take the stage again.

Performances:

Friday September 4 8 p.m. (Followed by Opening Night Party)
Saturday September 5 8 p.m. (Followed by Theatre Exchange)
Friday September 11 8 p.m.  
Saturday September 12 8 p.m.  
Thursday September 17 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday September 18 8 p.m.  
Saturday September 19 8 p.m.  
Sunday September 20 2 p.m. Matinee
Thursday September 24 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday September 25 8 p.m.  
Saturday September 26 8 p.m.  

October 16 - November 7, 2009
Murderers
a comedy by Jeffrey Hatcher

Three comic tales about revenge, blackmail, sex, money, jealousy, justice, and murder! Who could ask for anything more? Set in the sun-drenched world of the Riddle Key Luxury Retirement Village in Florida, each story is a cat-and-mouse mystery featuring culprits who tell how they decided to commit the perfect crime and what tripped them up along the way.

Performances:

Friday October 16 8 p.m. (Followed by Opening Night Party)
Saturday October 17 8 p.m. (Followed by Theatre Exchange)
Friday October 23 8 p.m.  
Saturday October 24 8 p.m.  
Thursday October 29 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday October 30 8 p.m.  
Saturday October 31 8 p.m.  
Sunday November 1 2 p.m. Matinee
Thursday November 5 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday November 6 8 p.m.  
Saturday November 7 8 p.m.  

November 27 - December 19, 2009
TBA

The show originally scheduled for this slot has become unavailable, so we're looking for a replacement. Expect a lighthearted romp for the holiday season!

Performances:

Friday November 27 8 p.m. (Followed by Opening Night Party)
Saturday November 28 8 p.m. (Followed by Theatre Exchange)
Friday December 4 8 p.m.  
Saturday December 5 8 p.m.  
Thursday December 10 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday December 11 8 p.m.  
Saturday December 12 8 p.m.  
Sunday December 13 2 p.m. Matinee
Thursday December 17 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday December 18 8 p.m.  
Saturday December 19 8 p.m.  

- 2010 -

January 15 - February 6, 2010
Mauritius
a comedy-drama by Theresa Rebeck

Mourning their recently deceased mother, two half-sisters discover a spectacularly precious stamp collection that includes two rare stamps from the island of Mauritius, one of the first places in the world to print stamps. Enter three dangerous high-stakes collectors who are willing to do almost anything to have the two tiny slips of paper for their own.

Performances:

Friday January 15 8 p.m. (Followed by Opening Night Party)
Saturday January 16 8 p.m. (Followed by Theatre Exchange)
Friday January 22 8 p.m.  
Saturday January 23 8 p.m.  
Thursday January 28 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday January 29 8 p.m.  
Saturday January 30 8 p.m.  
Sunday January 31 2 p.m. Matinee
Thursday February 4 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday February 5 8 p.m.  
Saturday February 6 8 p.m.  

February 19 - March 13, 2010
Love Song
a romantic comedy by John Kolvenbach

A 2007 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy that premiered at Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theatre in 2006. Beane is an exile from life -- an oddball. His well-meaning sister and brother-in-law try to make time for him, but no one seems to get through. Following a burglary at Beane's apartment, he turns blissfully happy. Baffled, his sister must try to unravel the story behind his mysterious new love, Molly. This offbeat comedy becomes a rhapsody to the power of love in all its forms.

Performances:

Friday February 19 8 p.m. (Followed by Opening Night Party)
Saturday February 20 8 p.m. (Followed by Theatre Exchange)
Friday February 26 8 p.m.  
Saturday February 27 8 p.m.  
Thursday March 4 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday March 5 8 p.m.  
Saturday March 6 8 p.m.  
Sunday March 7 2 p.m. Matinee
Thursday March 11 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday March 12 8 p.m.  
Saturday March 13 8 p.m.  

March 26 – April 17, 2010
All My Sons
a drama by Arthur Miller

Joe Keller's company manufactures engine parts for the Air Force. A shipment of faulty parts has resulted in the deaths of 21 pilots. Joe's oldest son, Larry, a pilot, is missing and presumed dead. Joe's younger son, Chris, is determined to set the truth free at all costs. Winner of the Drama Critics Award for Best New Play in 1947, ALL MY SONS established Arthur Miller as a leading voice in the American theater, and introduced themes that tread through his work as a whole; the relationships between fathers and sons and the conflict between business and personal ethics.

There will be a daytime student matinee of this classic play on Friday, April 9th at 10:30 a.m. To book a school group, please contact the Carpenter Square Theatre business office: (405) 232-6500.)

Performances:

Friday March 26 8 p.m. (Followed by Opening Night Party)
Saturday March 27 8 p.m. (Followed by Theatre Exchange)
Friday April 2 8 p.m.  
Saturday April 3 8 p.m.  
Thursday April 8 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday April 9 8 p.m.  
Saturday April 10 8 p.m.  
Sunday April 11 2 p.m. Matinee
Thursday April 15 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday April 16 8 p.m.  
Saturday April 17 8 p.m.  

May 14 - June 5, 2010
Fugue
a drama by Lee Thuna

A woman is found wandering the streets of Chicago, her feet blistered and bloodied. The doctors recognize this as a symptom of the "fugue" state of amnesia, where the victim is literally running away from an intolerable memory. The young psychiatrist assigned to her case is running away from his own demons -- a mistake he made with a patient early in his career. The closer he gets to piecing together the puzzle of the woman's life, the more she longs to run. If she remembers the terrible occurrence that sent her running, will he be repeating the mistake he made before? Winner of the American Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best Play in Regional Theatre.

Performances:

Friday May 14 8 p.m. (Followed by Opening Night Party)
Saturday May 15 8 p.m. (Followed by Theatre Exchange)
Friday May 21 8 p.m.  
Saturday May 22 8 p.m.  
Thursday May 27 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday May 28 8 p.m.  
Saturday May 29 8 p.m.  
Sunday May 30 2 p.m. Matinee
Thursday June 3 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday June 4 8 p.m.  
Saturday June 5 8 p.m.  

June 25 – July 17, 2010
Reefer Madness
music by Dan Studney, book & lyrics by Kevin Murphy

"Meant to be a serious documentary on how the demon weed turns apple-cheeked American teens into hollow-eyed homicidal zombies, the movie's unintentional humor made it a midnight movie staple on college campuses in the '60s. But while the move is so glaringly bad, the Off-Broadway musical of REEFER MADNESS...is deliberately outlandish and silly. And that's what makes it so good. [The show includes] a dozen or so over-the-top and hilarious production numbers." -- NY Daily News

Though set in 1936, the year of the film's release, REEFER MADNESS incorporates musical styles ranging from jazz and doo-wop to rock and disco, and it provides characters that are accessible to young audiences even as they parody old-fashioned stereotypes.

Performances:

Friday June 25 8 p.m. (Followed by Opening Night Party)
Saturday June 26 8 p.m. (Followed by Theatre Exchange)
Friday July 2 8 p.m.  
Saturday July 3 8 p.m.  
Thursday July 8 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday July 9 8 p.m.  
Saturday July 10 8 p.m.  
Sunday July 11 2 p.m. Matinee
Thursday July 15 7:30 p.m. 2 for 1 Thursdays
Friday July 16 8 p.m.  
Saturday July 17 8 p.m.  

 
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Updated: June 27, 2009


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