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Now Playing!
No reservations required.
Written by Jeff Bowen (music and lyrics) and Hunter Bell (book)
Directed by Melissa Lavergne Darnell, Musical Direction by Jonathan Sparks
Playing August 17 through August 19, 2012
[title of show] is a musical about two nobodies named Hunter and Jeff who decide to write a completely original musical starring themselves and their attractive and talented ladyfriends, Susan and Heidi. Their musical, [title of show], gets into the New York Musical Theatre Festival and becomes a hit. Then it gets an off-Broadway production at the Vineyard Theatre, and wins three Obie Awards! Then (drumroll if you've got a drum) it's announced that their musical is going to Broadway (hooray!) and people start seeing this blurb everywhere! They read that The New York Times called [title of show]"DELECTABLE ENTERTAINMENT! A postmodern homage to the grand tradition of backstage musicals like Babes in Arms, Kiss Me, Kate and A Chorus Line." Fully intrigued, those people snatch up tickets and help make Hunter and Jeff's life-long dream come true!
Jeff – a composer/lyricist (Drew Doss)
Hunter – a book writer (Josh Darnell)
Susan – their actor friend (Greer Caldwell)
Heidi – their actor friend (Amy Miller)
Larry - their accompanist (Jonathan Sparks)
Directed & Choreographed by Melissa Darnell
Musical Direction by Jonathan Sparks
Although it often presents shows that ordinarily would not appear on the Mainstage slate (because they are too controversial or unfamiliar to a general audience), Second Stage has included a number of titles that are often done as Mainstage productions elsewhere. The Town & Gown Second Stage Series offers a wide variety of shows--from comedies to dramas, from musical revues to original works. Those who direct and act in these Second Stage productions include some of the theatre's most experienced and talented performers, who come together on a small budget in order to add nuance and excitement to the theatre season.
Normally, the Second Stage shows run the weekend following the closing of a Mainstage show. No reservations are necessary, but patrons are advised to arrive fifteen minutes before curtain to guarantee a seat. General admission is $5.00.
Even though Town & Gown doesn't think of Second Stage productions as "big shows" (some have as few as two or three in the cast), there is scope for quite ambitious works. Look at this list of past entries: Julius Caesar, Amadeus, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Fool for Love, The Chairs, Burning Patience, Payback, The Gift of the Mayfly, Battery, Scrooge and Marley, The Buried Child, Bully, Arms and the Man, Soap Opera, The Ugly Duckling, The East-West Relation, Another Perfect Day in East Hampton, The Physicists, 'Round Robin, He Said She Said, Other People's Money, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, The Long Voyage Home and Other Plays of the Sea, Art, Misery, Henry V and several musical revues.
Town & Gown programs Second Stage three times a year. Any member of the Town and Gown Players may submit a Second Stage proposal. The deadline and Board approval schedule is as follows:
- Jan 31 proposal deadline (March Board Meeting approval) for SS5 (June) & SS6 (August)
- May 31 proposal deadline (July Board Meeting approval) for SS1 (Oct) & SS2 (Dec)
- Sept 30 proposal deadline (Nov Board Meeting approval) for SS3 (Feb) & SS4 (April)
