Oklahoma City Theatre Company Season 10  2008-09

at the Civic Center Music Hall

BORN YESTERDAY  By Garson Kanin 

September 12-October 5, 2008

Directed by Chris Freihofer

Freede Theatre

Born Yesterday is set in a posh Washington, D.C. hotel room in 1946. The players: Harry Brock, a rags-to-riches scrap metal magnate; Billie Dawn his stunning but simple girlfriend (read: floozy); Ed Devery a has-been lawyer. Scheming to bribe a crooked senator to pass a shady law and make them all filthy rich, Brock hires an idealistic reporter, Paul Verrall, to tutor the dame and turn her into a lady. While the reporter teaches the gal a thing or two about politics, she schools him in matters of the heart. What ensues is great fun -- Born Yesterday celebrates the power of the individual to change the world while taking gleeful swipes at political corruption, romantic affections and the war between the sexes.

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES  by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Adapted by Harvey Mackie

Directed by Deborah Draheim

October 17- November 9 , 2008

Freede Theatre

The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and adapted for the stage by Harvey Mackie is a tale of an ancient family curse, a desolate moor, a spectral hound and a deranged killer on the loose. The Hound of the Baskervilles is the most celebrated Sherlock Holmes story of all, a masterpiece of mystery and suspense. And it"s scary...really, really scary. Tremble at the hellish howl of the Hell Hound, wonder at the twisty-turny plot and be amazed by Holmes' finest powers of deduction in this reinvigorating, terrifying and foggy adaptation.

THE JUNGLE BOOK by Rudyard Kipling    Adapted by Rick and Erin Cheek

December 5-21, 2008

CitySpace Theatre

This timeless children's classic returns as a magnificent new adventure for all the family! Journey into the jungle to meet Mowgli the young man-cub. Raised by a family of wolves, Mowgli lives alongside some mischievious monkeys and a sassy snake. Yet, lurking in the shadows is Shere Kahn, a terryfying tiger who wants to rid the jungle of all boys. With danger only a paw print away, Mowgli realises that he must leave life in the jungle behind forever, to seek safetly and his place in the world. And so begins an extraordinary journey.

LOOK BACK IN ANGER by John Osborne

February 6-March 1, 2009

CitySpace Theatre

Directed by Rick Cheek

 

Look Back In Anger was voted 4th place in the Royal National Theatre’s Most Significant Plays of the Twentieth Century.  It expresses a youthful frustration at the post-war Establishment which had never before been seen on stage, and is regarded as the pivotal work of the century. More than fifty years later, the questions it raises about Britain’s identity are ringing alarm bells louder than ever.

 

MEASURE FOR MEASURE By William Shakespeare

March 27-April 19, 2009

CitySpace Theatre

Directed by Rachel Carter

Measure for Measure , Shakespeare's compelling tale of corruption and morality is directed by Rachel Carter. Shakespeare's fascinating story presents a society in the midst of moral self-examination, a society desperately in need of finding a sound balance point between inhumane repression and rampant licentiousness. Although written more than 400 years ago, the play continues to resonate and astound modern audiences with it relevance to our own world.

THREE TALL WOMEN by Edward Albee

May 15-June 17, 2009

CitySpace Theatre

Directed by Richard Nelson