2010 Season
July 9th to August 1st
"Better Days" takes place in a desolate, poverty stricken mill town where laid-off workers of a local plant attempt to survive the psychological and financial trials of unemployment.
Their hopes of returning life back to the way things used to be are jeopardized, when new job opportunities present themselves in this crooked and corrupt world.
September 10th to October 3rd
“True West” takes place in a Southern California suburb, where the coyotes sound like hyenas and the elusive dream of Hollywood fame and fortune hangs perpetually within reach.
October 14th to October 31st
Briar Rose
by
Kelli Tager
Briar Rose, a world premiere by Kelli Tager, is a play that takes a dark, psychological
spin on the Sleeping Beauty tale. It’s a tale of self-redemption performed in the vein of Pan’s
Labyrinth.
November 9th, 12th, 16th, and 19th
Movie Screenings
All movie screenings start at 8p.m. and are a suggested donation of $10
Nov. 9th - The Twilight Zone & Them
The Twilight Zone
“On Thursday We Leave for Home”
Directed by: Buzz Kulik
Written by: Rod Sterling
Original air date: May 2, 1963
Thirty years ago, an expedition to the hellish Desert planet V9-Gamma was
stranded, and thus had no choice but to begin their own small settlement there.
The expedition's leader, Captain Benteen (James Whitmore) , has maintained
a totalitarian grip upon his group; he believes that this strict discipline prevents
them from giving up hope in the harsh, unyielding environment. When rescue
finally arrives, Benteen is unable to relinquish his control and tries to convince
the others to stay. Everyone else eventually chooses to return home, but he
stubbornly elects to remain behind.
On the day the people board the ship, Colonel Sloane and Benteen's second-in-
command Al Baines search for Benteen to give him one last chance to change
his mind, but he is nowhere to be found. After they finally give up and leave,
Benteen emerges from the top of the cave that had sheltered his people. As
the ship prepares for takeoff, Benteen pretends his people are still there. Then,
remembering the beauty of Earth, he realizes that he wants to go home. He
rushes out screaming for the ship to come back, but it is too late. He is now
stranded on V9-Gamma for the rest of his life, completely alone in the barren,
lifeless deserts.
THEM
Directed by: Gordon Douglas
Produced by: David Weisbart
Written by: Ted Sherdeman, Russell Hughs
Story by: George Worthing Yates
Cinematography: Sidney Hickox
Starring: James Whitmore. Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness, Onslow
Stevens, Sean McClory, Chris Drake
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Released: June 19, 1954
Them! is a 1954 American black and white science fiction film about man's
encounter with a nest of gigantic irradiated ants. One of the first of the "nuclear
monster" movies, and the first "big bug" film, Them! was nominated for an Oscar
for Special Effects and won a Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing. The
New York Times review noted “…from the moment James Whitmore, playing a
New Mexico State trooper, discovers a six-year old moppet wandering around
the desert in a state of shock, to the time when the cause of that mental trauma
is traced and destroyed, Them! is taut science-fiction." "Brog" in Variety opined
it was a "top-notch science fiction shocker. It has a well-plotted story, expertly
directed and acted in a matter-of-fact style to rate a chiller payoff and thoroughly
satisfy the fans of hackle-raising melodrama."
Since its original release, Them! has become generally regarded as one of the
very best science fiction films of the 1950s. Bill Warren described the film as “…
tight, fast-paced and credible…the picture is suspenseful.” Phil Hardy’s The
Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction noted, “Directed by Douglas in semi-
documentary fashion, Them! is one of the best American science fiction films of
the fifties.” Danny Peary believed the film “Ranks with The Thing and Invasion of
the Body Snatchers as the best of the countless fifties science fiction films.”
Nov. 12th - Bully
Bully:An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
Directed by: Peter Hunt
Produced by: George Spota
Written by: Jerome Alden
Starring: James Whitmore
Filmed: 1978
James Whitmore gives a rousing performance as Teddy Roosevelt,
in a one-man show before a live audience similar to his previous
performances in Give 'em Hell, Harry! and Will Rogers' USA.
Just a few luke warm comments about James Whitmore’s
performance…
“Nothing shows an actor's true talent than having to do the whole
show by himself. And Whitmore does this so amazingly well, that it
never occurs to you to even have the NEED of any other actor on the
stage.?? The worst part about this movie is it cannot be obtained on DVD....such
a sad waste for so many to miss out on this man's talent which is so wonderfully
highlighted by this movie.”
“Not nearly enough can be said about this man's acting abilities.??
Through practically no change of scenery literally takes you through Teddy
Roosevelt's life through TR's own eyes and voice. It is very obvious that he spent
a great deal of time studying video reels of TR, because he has his mannerisms
down so well, that this could be used in a history class! Such an enjoyable way to
learn history.?”
“?This is also performed in front of a live audience, so it is enjoyable to
see their reactions from his entrance at the back of the theater, to the
closing of the curtain on the show. What I wouldn't have given to have
been in that audience!”
Nov. 16th - The Long Riders
The Long Riders
Directed by: Walter Hill
Produced by: Tim Zinnemann, Stacy Keach, James Keach
Written by: Bill Bryden, Steven Phillip Smith, Stacy KEach, James Keach
Starring: James Keach, Stacy Keach, David Carradine, Robert Carradine, Keith
Carradine, Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, Christopher Guest, Nicholas Guest, Savannah
Smith Boucher
Music by: Ry Cooder
Cinematography: Ric Waite
The Long Riders is a 1980 western film directed by Walter Hill. It was produced
by James Keach, Stacy Keach and Tim Zinnemann and featured an original
soundtrack by Ry Cooder. Cooder won the Best Music award in 1980 from the
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for this soundtrack. The film was
entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.
The Long Riders is a fictionalized account of the James-Younger gang.
Nov. 19th - The Boys of Company C
The Boys in Company C
Directed by: Sidney J. Furie
Released: 1977
The Boys in Company C, directed by Sidney J. Furie; starring Stan Shaw,
Andrew Stevens (in his Golden Globe-nominated performance), Craig Wasson,
Santos Morales and Michael Lembeck was a 1977 film about United States
Marines in the Vietnam War. It was among the first Vietnam War films to appear
after the Vietnam Era, and was the first role for R. Lee Ermey of Full Metal Jacket
fame. Per Andrew Stevens on the DVD commentary he was discovered by the
director Sidney J. Furie. It was a Golden Harvest production. The movie was
filmed in the Philippines.
The film is the first in Sidney J. Furie's Vietnam War trilogy along with 2001's
Under Heavy Fire and 2006's The Veteran, resembling to Oliver Stone and his
Vietnam War trilogy with 1986's Platoon, 1989's Born on the Fourth of July and
1993's Heaven & Earth.
November 27th
The Next Available Operator
by
Kate McManus
In “The Next Available Operator” Kate McManus interweaves original poetry from her childhood with original songs from her adulthood. Kate takes her audience on a strange and charming expedition, exploring ideas about love and the human condition with wit, passion, and unwavering rhyme schemes.
December 1st through 5th
Limited run of
Below the Belt
by
Richard Dresser
Late December
Liberation Through Voice Workshop and a group rebirth
Instructed by Aliah Whitmore
We will learn about the power of sound and vibration in the physical and energetic body; how sound effects metabolism and hormone production in the body. This is a mantra based workshop that uses sound, meditation and breathing as a means of freeing creative energy and emotional connectivity. The first night closes with group writing a mantra together. This class is super fun and is appropriate for people of all experience levels. The second night is a group REBIRTH, bring a pillow and blanket and join us for a guided breath mediation.
Rebirth- Conscious breathing affects the body on a cellular level. All of our live experience is locked in cell memory. The practice of rebirth is an opportunity for emotional and physical release through breath. As the group breaths together each person offers support to the group to become present and experience their life force outside of the confines of the thinking mind. Rebirth offers an opportunity to drop into the body and feel present in it.
