SEASON 2006

February 7, 8PM
2006 Tri-State Actors Theater
NEW PLAY READING SERIES
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In the Black Box Space
at the Historic Crescent Theater
Sussex, NJ
Admission by Donation
SYNOPSIS

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                        February 7—THE LOGIC OF REASON, by Andrew Beal A Professor of Art, obsessed with Picasso’s painting, “GUERNICA” cries out for his students to act on their beliefs in the turbulent days in 1970, when American college students and others were protesting the war in Vietnam in the most outspoken and violent ways.  His nemesis is his former student and lover, now the Dean of Students who struggles to protect her students from violence and death and keep her former
lover from self-destruction.

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C. S. Lewis' classic tale of four English school children who become
caught up in an epic battle between good and evil in the magical land of Narnia. Joining Aslan the great lion in a war against the White Witch, they learn valuable lessons in courage, heroism, unselfishness and wisdom that will help them grow into competent and compassionate adults.  Told on the stage in a unique 2-actor adaptation, in which the icy forests of Narnia are brought to life in the audiences' imaginations! Don't miss this family drama from YouthStages and Tri-State Actors Theater!

                                                   ALL SEASON!
                           February 7, May 9,  August 22, November 14

 
           SEASON OPENS!
            April 13 - April 30

          THE COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND
          RETURNS TO THE TRI-STATE STAGE!

  ALWAYS...
    PATSY CLINE
        BY TED SWINDLEY
    Synopsis   Cast    Photos

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     ALWAYS . . . PATSY CLINE has enjoyed great success all over the United States, including a successful run off-Broadway. It has been one of the most produced musicals in America according to American Theatre Magazine. “Always…Patsy Cline” has also been enjoyed internationally by audiences in Canada, the UK and Australia.
     Always…Patsy Cline” is more than a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963.  The show is based on a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in l961, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her death.
     The musical play, complete with down home country humor, true emotion and even some audience participation, includes many of Patsy's unforgettable hits such as Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams and Waking After Midnight…27 songs in all.  The show’s title was inspired by Cline's letters to Seger, which were consistently signed "Love ALWAYS... Patsy Cline.”
     The show combines humor, sadness and reality. It offers fans who remember Cline while she was alive a chance to look back, while giving new fans an idea of what seeing her was like and what she meant to her original fans.

This poignant and funny play takes place in an "OTB" betting parlor where the habitués seek to fulfill lost dreams by working  their "systems," trying to find the perfect horse to bet on that will fulfill their dreams. The time is the early 80's, the place Schenectady, NY, where the factories have closed, and the city is a stricken patient --a play about those of us who are making it, and the others whom we are leaving far behind.                                             

                        CAST OF HANDICAPPING (For Bios, click on pictures)
                
                          Mary Ann Hay*           Freddie Maas         Eric Henry*        John Rochette*        Katie E. Tame
*Members of Actors Equity Association

JUNE 4—DINNER & MYSTERY!!!--Tri-State Actors Annual GALA Event is being combined with MYSTERY!! Tri-State’s wonderful board will perform its own original murder mystery while great drinks and sumptuous dinners are served and sampled. A wonderful audience participation event, the mystery will involve the audience in suspenseful and hilarious activities!  The renowned silent art auction is included!. Don’t miss this fun event that raises funds for the continuation of the theater.

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by Richard Dresser

A Laugh-out-loud Home Run!

“HILARIOUS” - Variety

"A comedy, [that] will have poignant, powerful moments
for anybody who has ever had anything to do with children growing up. " Syracuse Post-Standard

Tri-State's Production--                                      
" . . .a hit with audiences . . .artistic director Paul Meacham has a good feel for the material and coaxes strong performances from his cast . . .[David Volin's] funny, but also builds a strong and surprisingly sympathetic character study. [Bill] Edwards brings an endearing, nervous energy to his character . . . Edwards has obviously found his own inner geek and revels in the moment, making it easier for the rest of us to spend some time with him . . . 'Rounding Third' comes up a winner." Morris Daily Record
                                                             SYNOPSIS         CAST    PHOTOS     FULL REVIEW

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ROUNDING THIRD is the hilarious and tumultuous journey of two Little League coaches through an entire season—from their first tentative meeting to the climactic championship game. Don is the rough, blue-collar, win-at-all-costs veteran coach, and Michael is the newcomer, a corporate executive who’s never played baseball before.  Over the course of exhilarating victories, heartbreaking defeats and interminable rainouts, the two men battle over how to lead the team. Michael believes that coaches should shield the kids from intense competition while making sure everyone has a good time.  Don thinks they should teach the kids how to win. Written by Richard Dresser, playwright, father and Little League coach, ROUNDING THIRD really asks the questions: how should we raise our children, and what does it mean to be an American man? Some mild adult language.

  JULY 15     The Cool Guitar of Glenn Zervas!

20th Century Guitar Magazine --
   "the tone and spirit of LEO KOTKE . . . and even Steve Howe . . . it doesn't get any better . . . superbly executed finger-style and flatpicking . . . ZERVAS uplifts the spirit with his tasteful [and] rewarding guitar sounds."

JULY 15, 8pm at the Historic Crescent Theater
74 Main Street, Sussex, NJ      Directions
 

WINNIE THE POOH, a Musical,
Lyrics by A.A. Milne & Kristin Sergel;
Music by Allan Jay Friedman; Adapted by Kristin Sergel

The Winnie the Pooh stories and poetry by A.A. Milne provided the basis for this delightful and  heart-warming musical that will enchant both children and adults. Winnie-the-Pooh, the famous “bear of very little brain,” is singing happily that “Isn’t it funny how a bear likes honey” when the terrible trouble begins.  Kanga comes to the forest with soap for baths and spoonfuls of  Strengthening Medicine!  Something must be done!  Eeyore, Piglet and many of the original Pooh characters romp through this musical, which will create a wonderful A.A. Milne world for you and your family!

AUGUST 22
NEW PLAY READING SERIES
STATE OF THE ART
by Deborah Savadge
at the Historic Crescent Theater
Sussex, NJ
Admission by Donation
Bio    Synopsis   

Follow the romantic antics of four members of an acting company as they battle their producer, the critics and each other in this funny and touching celebration of life in the theatre. Margot is the glamorous leading lady, pursuing the younger leading man. He carries a torch for the ingenue, who makes a play for the veteran character man. From auditions to opening night to the slings and arrows of life on tour, Margot and company perform a comic romp of seduction, ambition and unrequited love. A hilarious collision of styles and clash of wills!

AUGUST 24

A FUND-RAISER FOR TRI-STATE ACTORS THEATER
LOTS OF WONDERFUL TRAYS OF GREAT ITEMS,
INCLUDING A SUPER 50-50 and FOOD AND BEVERAGES
at WALLKILL VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL,
HARDYSTON, NJ
DOORS OPEN AT 6:30, CALLING BEGINS AT 8:00
FOR DIRECTIONS CALL 973-875-2950

SEPTEMBER 20 - OCTOBER 8
Student Matinees available!

The World of
New Orleans
at its Steamies
Synopsis    Cast    Photos
Save New Orleans Theatres

                        Save New Orleans Theatres
Tri-State presents A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE as an homage to the great city of NEW ORLEANS.  We are raising funds to assist some of the  NOLA theatre companies that have either lost their theatres or have been damaged by Katrina and the flood.  Following the last performance of STREETCAR, Tri-State will host a "BOURBON sTREET BASH"  for the benefit of these theatres.  MARDI GRAS WILL LIVE IN SUSSEX COUNTY on October 8, 2007 at the ELKS Lodge in  sussex, NJ!  Tickets are $25.00 for the benefit, with all funds going to the NOLA theater companies.  To  buy tickets or to find out how to contribute to the Save New Orleans Theatre Fund call Tri-State at 973-875-2950,  e-mail us at tristateactorstheater@tellurian.com, or order tikcets online on our website.
 

                                                Synopsis
      The wonderful and historic City of New Orleans is forever etched in our minds because of its terrible fate at the hands of Hurricane Katrina and the destructive flooding that followed.  It is the land of Jazz, and great food, the home of great writers and artists, and one of the most exceptional and eccentric cities in America and the world.  Tennessee Williams, one of the greatest playwrights America has ever produced, was in love with this quirky and exciting city and set his most famous play, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE in the heart of this mysterious and scintillating place. This season we are presenting this great play in homage to this fabulous city and to the hard-working people who will lead it to its rebirth.
    
      A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE had a long and successful run on Broadway and the road.
It is a tragic and effective drama which ranks as one of the greatest in our theatre. THE STORY:
The play reveals to the very depths the character of Blanche du Bois, a woman whose life has been undermined by her romantic illusions, which lead her to reject—so far as possible —the realities of life with which she is faced and which she consistently ignores. The pressure brought to bear upon her by her sister, with whom she goes to live in New Orleans, intensified by the earthy and extremely "normal" young husband of the latter, leads to a revelation of her tragic self-delusion and, in the end, to madness.

                                                       NOVEMBER 14
                                             NEW PLAY READING SERIES
                            
Clark Gookin                           by Anne Phelan                             Katie Tame
as Antal ("Brown")               In the Black Box Space 8pm                             as Katinka
               at the Historic Crescent Theater
                  Sussex, NJ   973-875-2950

             Playwright's Bio         Synopsis             
 

Recent Hungarian émigré Antal (“Brown”) Medve has saved up enough money to purchase a used movie camera.  He has one day to film his own and his sister Katinka’s testimony about the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956, and submit it as evidence to the investigating United Nations’ committee. 

In the course of the day’s shooting, Katinka and Brown re-live their pasts:  the hope and exhilaration of the revolution; and their despair on that Sunday morning when the Russian tanks come back into Budapest.  They also grapple with the difficulty of adjusting to life in the U.S.  The catharsis that ensues permits them to begin again in their new country.

DECEMBER, 2006
Purchase Tickets Online!

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A holiday treat for the whole family! The great Christmas classic by Charles Dickens: the miserly Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, the ghosts of past, present and future, in this wonderful recreation. Make A CHRISTMAS CAROL part of your holiday at Tri-State!

*[Selection of plays subject to change without notice]