Sierra Madre Playhouse 2012 Season

 Current and upcoming Main Stage performances for the 2012 season.

Twentieth Century
January 27 – March 3

Ken Ludwig's hilarious adaptation of the 1933 Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur play about the egomaniacal Broadway director Oscar Jaffe whose career has been in the toilet since his ex-chorus girl discovery, Lily Garland, has left the stage to become a Hollywood star. Jaffe boards the legendary Twentieth Century Limited train between Chicago and New York City to persuade her to return to Broadway and rescue his career.
Adapted by Ken Ludwig, Directed by Michael Lorre

Morning's at Seven
March 30 – May 12

Aaronetta and Ida Gibbs have lived next door to each other most of their lives and along with Esther, all of the Gibb sisters are an open book to each. Husbands not included. Into the fray comes Myrtle Brown, perpetually engaged to Ida's son Homer. But Homer can't seem to pop the question. Taking matters into her own hands, Myrtle finally gets a proposal by compelling Homer to fly the nest. Sort of. This perennially charming portrait of small town America fifty plus years ago was revived on Broadway in 1980 and in 2002 to critical acclaim. By Paul Osborn, Directed by Bob Hakman

Woman in Mind
May 25 – July 7
Susan has two families, two gardens, two lives. In one, she is married to a debonair husband, has a delightful brother, and a beautiful and devoted daughter. In the other, she is married to a bland clergyman, her dotty sister-in-law lives with them, and her son is difficult and distant. Only one of these families is real....and it's driving her mad. This comedy with a twist is by Alan Ayckbourn, one of Britain's most acclaimed playwrights. By Alan Ayckbourn, Directed by Christian Lebano

Incident at Vichy
July 20 – September 8
Eight men are beheld in a detention room of a police station in Vichy, France in 1942 waiting to see if the authorities will grant them freedom or accuse them of being Jewish. Each has convinced himself that there is no need to be concerned, but as the days wear on, doubts and fears arise. As the men interact with each other and within themselves, we see there true characters emerge. One of Arthur Miller's most powerful and gripping works!By Arthur Miller, Directed by Barbara Schofield

Ruddigore
September 21 – November 10
Sir Despard Murgatroyd is a man under pressure. He has inherited a witch's curse forcing him to commit a crime a day or die in agony. So it's a huge relief when shy Robin Oakapple is revealed as his long-lost elder brother – true inheritor of the curse. Robin's chances with the prim Rose Maybud look doomed, but his real troubles begin as his feeble evil deeds summon some angry ancestors back from the dead. Another rarely seen gem from the Kings of English Comic Opera! By W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan, Directed by Eugene Hutchins

A Christmas Carol
November 23 - December 23
Celebrate the season with one of the most beloved and enduring Christmas stories of all time! Dickens' unforgettable classic takes us on an unforgettable journey through the life and times of everyone's favorite miser, Ebenezer Scrooge. Humor and passion fills our new adaptation which bursts with song and dance that makes this heartwarming story a first-rate family experience you won't want to miss! By Charles Dickens, Adapted and directed by Christina Harris