Corpse!
by Gerald Moon
A
fast-paced comedy thriller, Corpse! is full of thrills,
surprises, tricks, and laughter. Set in London in 1936, it
tells the tale of twin brothers, one of whom plots to murder
the other in the most unusual of circumstances. There is
Evelyn, an out-of-work actor, who engages the amiable
Major Ambrose Powell, a gentleman with a shady past, to
do away with his suave, sophisticated, rich twin Rupert.
The wildly distinctive abode and personality of Evelyn
contrasts completely with that of his twin brother,
Rupert. Adding flavor to the plot is the delightfully
theatrical landlady. As with most fool-proof plans, things
do not go as they should and characters are not what they
seem. Corpse! is a clever farce coupled with
paradox.
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Other
People's Money
by Jerry Sterner
Other
People's Money pits Wall Street shark Lawrence Garfinkle,
AKA "Larry the Liquidator", against New England
Wire and Cable, a company that has been losing money
for ten years. Garfinkle begins to buy up the stock. His goal:
to take over the company and liquidate the assets because
New England Wire and Cable is worth more dead than alive.
The stockholders will make a bundle -- but what about
the 1200 employees and the local community? Jorgenson,
the company president, brings in Kate, a bright lawyer who
is also the daughter of Jorgenson's assistant. Kate alternately
battles with Garfinkle and tries to push Jorgenson to
take action. Greenmail? Shark repellent? Should a business
focus on the welfare of its stockholders or its employees?
The 1989 winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award, Best
Off-Broadway Play.
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"Brilliant
comedy thriller . . . vastly entertaining . . . You may
die laughing." -- New York Post.
"A wild, high-camp comedy thriller." -- Daily Mail,
London. |
"Funny,
serious, suspenseful, involving, disturbing, and above all,
expertly crafted." -- N.Y. Magazine
"It held me, amused me, charmed me." --
New York Post |
Once
Upon a Mattress
by Mary Rodgers and Marshall Barer
Once
Upon a Mattress opens with a pantomime ballet and the
court minstrel singing the tale of the "Princess and
the Pea." Following the song, the minstrel proceeds
to inform the audience that he will now relate the true story
of the Princess and the Pea, which, as it turns out, is somewhat
of a fractured fairy tale. Carol Burnett starred in
the original Broadway production; now a smash revival
with Sarah Jessica Parker. A family treat!
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