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2008-2009 Schedule — Click on links for show descriptions.
October 23 & 31
"Last of the Red Hot Lovers"
A Comedy by Neil Simon
Performances: Thursday, October 23 & Friday, October 31 at 7:30 p.m.
Venue: At the Plantation Club, The Landings on Skidaway Island
January 16-25
"Company"
A Musical Comedy by Stephen Sondheim
Performances: Friday & Saturday performances: January 16-17 & 23-24 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday performance: January 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Matinees: January 18 & 25 at 3:00 p.m.
Venue: At Savannah Community Theatre
February 2009
"The Hands of the Spirit"
A Musical by Mary G. Padgelek
Performance dates: TBD at 7:30 p.m.
Venue: At Lucas Theatre
April 17-26
"Butterflies Are Free"
A Comedy by Leonard Gershe
Performances: Friday & Saturday performances: April 17-18 & 24-25 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday performance: April 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Matinees: April 19 & 26 at 3:00 p.m.
Venue: At Savannah Community Theatre
July 11 & 18
"Johnny and Me!"
A Musical Play by Ja A. Jahannes and Miriam K. Center featuring the songs of Johnny Mercer
Performances: Saturday, July 11 & Saturday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Venue: At Lucas Theatre
"Last of the Red Hot Lovers" is about a middle-aged restaurant owner whose fingers smell of fish and whose heart yearns for one memorable affair. After securing a key to his mother's unoccupied apartment, he is free to seek an afternoon fling. But he fumbles his way through three charming and beautiful women who usually have something else on their minds. Each of the women is a bit daffy and, as usual, Simon keeps the one-liners plentiful and fresh.
“Delightfully hilarious and witty, as well as filled with wisdom about human nature. A genuinely brilliant play.”—N.Y. Post
The clashing sounds and pulsing rhythms of New York City underscore "Company", the landmark musical that follows our anti-hero bachelor Robert as he makes his way through a series of encounters with April (the stewardess), Kathy (the girl who’s going to marry someone else), Marta (the “peculiar” one), as well as with his married friends. On the night of his 35th birthday, confirmed bachelor Robert contemplates his unmarried state. In vignette after hilarious vignette, we are introduced to “those good and crazy people,” his married friends, as Robert weighs the pros and cons of married life. In the end, he realizes being alone is “alone, not alive.”
“Company is the best musical of the year.”—John O'Connor, The Wall Street Journal
"The Hands of the Spirit" is an uplifting musical that tells the story of how an illiterate seventy-year-old black farm worker in rural Georgia received a call from God and rose to become an artist of international acclaim. Though he could neither read nor write, J.B. Murray, under what he believed to be the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, began to draw and paint abstract art, depicting what he called “the people what is living like God don’t exist.” This uplifting musical shows how this fascinating folk artist offered a redemptive metaphor for spiritual healing.
"Butterflies Are Free" is set in New York in the summer of ’69 where Don Baker, a blind boy, struggles to find his independence by moving away from his well-meaning but overbearing mother. Alone but happy in his new apartment, he meets Jill Tanner, a kooky free-spirited girl. Together they begin a journey towards freedom and self-discovery. A classic coming-of-age tale, "Butterflies Are Free" is a delightful romantic comedy that tugs at your heartstrings.
“A lovely play. It is funny when it means to be, sentimental when it is so inclined, and heartwarming.”—N.Y. Daily News
"Johnny and Me!" is a one-woman tour de force on the life and times of popular American songwriter and singer John Herndon “Johnny” Mercer. Through the eyes of one of Mercer’s longtime friends and confidantes, we learn about Johnny’s relationships, his private life, and his love of Savannah. Written by Ja A. Jahannes and native Savannahian Miriam K. Center, this show is interlaced with Savannah history and lore. The audience experiences some of Mercer's most popular songs such as Come Rain or Come Shine, Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, That Old Black Magic, Accentuate The Positive and Skylark. The story is told through live flashbacks, slides, video, headlines, news articles and enchanting songs. This is a wonderful celebration of Johnny Mercer’s 100th birthday.
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