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Israel Horovitz's New Shorts
by Israel Horovitz
September 27, 28, and 29 at 8 p.m.
September 30 at 2 p.m.
Directed by: Joseph C. Dawson, Teresa Fallon and Naomi Baker

Synopsis: An evening of short plays by Israel Horovitzthat will amuse, delight and entertain. Horovitz packs a lot of political commentary into plays that relish the anguish more than the solution.

About the Author:
Israel Horovitz is in many ways the playwright of the moment. Horovitz took to directing and acting in plays at Harvard. From Harvard, he went on to write and act at Café La Mama in New York and first achieved recognition with his play “Line” in which he took an acting role. Other critical successes in New York were the productions of “The Indian Wants The Bronx” and “Morning”, part of the trilogy “Morning, Noon and Night”, which he wrote with Terrence McNally and Leonard Melfi. In addition, he was playwright-in-residence with the Royal Shakespeare Company and has been awarded two OBIE’s.

Horovitz has written more than 70 produced plays and divides his time between the USA and France. Horovitz is Founding Artistic Director of the Gloucester Stage Company in Cloucester, Massachusetts. He also founded the New York Playwrights Lab in 1975.

Horovitz had a long-term friendship with Irish playwright Samuel Beckett and often found in Beckett a thematic and stylistic model and inspiration for his own work.

His screenplay for the 1982 film “Author! Author!” starred Al Pacino in a largely autobiographical account of a playwright dealing with the stress of having his play produced on Broadway while trying to raise a large family. Other Horovitz films include the award-winning “Sunshine”, “3 Weeks After Paradise”, “James Dean”, and “The Strawberry Statement”.

Horovitz was born in Wakefield Massachusetts and is married to Gillian Adams.

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Godspell
Music by: Stephen Schwartz
Conceived by: John-Michael Tebelak
November 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 8 p.m.
November 11 and 18 at 2 p.m.
Directed by: Naomi Baker
Musical Direction by: Ken McGraw

Synopsis: Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew this musical features a sparkling score by the composer of the Broadway hit Wicked and boasts a string of well-loved songs as the parables of Jesus Christ come humanly and hearteningly to light. 

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Archy and Mehitabel
Music by: George Kleinsinger
Lyrics by: Joe Darion
Book by: Joe Darion and Mel Brooks
February 15, 16, 22, 23 at 8 p.m.
February 17 and 24 at 2 p.m.
Directed by: Teresa Fallon
Musical Direction by: Ken McGraw

Synopsis: From the author of the Broadway hit The Producers comes this beguiling tale of sensitive archy who tries to reform the wild and free Mehitabel that features a cast of hilarious eccentric characters, a jazzy Broadway score and the wit and crazy wisdom of Mel Brooks.

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