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2010 Season
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Readers Theatre
An event may be comprised of approximately 45 minutes - 75 minutes of material that ranges from the comedic to the classic to the dramatic to the absurd to the adventure and can be geared toward families, young children, teens, elderly or any combination.
For more information on the Readers Theatre, please call Genesius at 610-371-8151.
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Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical
Directed
by Christopher Sperat
March 5,6,12,13 at 8pm
March 7, 13, 14 at 2pm
March 10 & 11 at 7pm
Debbie Benton --- Amanda Guistwite
Lisa --- Christina Ferlazzo
Roberta --- Becka Malanios
Donna --- Jenna Angstadt
Tammy --- Grete Miller
Man #1 (Rick, et al) --- Jon Browning
Man #2 (Mr. Greenfelt, et al) --- Nick Schwenk
Man #3 (Mr. Hardwick, et al) --- Jason Denlinger
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A
2002 hit off-Broadway musical, Debbie Does Dallas is a tongue-in-cheek
show based on the hugely successful 1978 adult film. The show
follows Debbie Benton, who wins a place on the Dallas Cowboys
Cheerleaders Squad-if only she can find the money to get there.
What follows is a coming-of-age story of small-town,
mid-American high school teenagers.
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Come Back Little Sheba
Directed
by Marjory Ewald
April 23, 24, 30, & May 1 at 8pm
April 25 & May 2 at 2pm
April 29 at 7pm
| Name |
Character |
| Anita Lewis |
Lola |
| Dan Smith |
Doc |
| Brandi Bailey |
Marie |
| Kathy Newville |
Mrs. Coffman |
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Turk |
| Kirk Lawrence |
Ed |
| Ken Dreistadt |
Postman |
| Brian Miller |
Milkman |
| Michael Harbach |
Elmo |
| To be cast |
Bruce |
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Poignant
and haunting, William Inge's story of loneliness, unrealized longings
and hypocrisy present perceptive portraits of people struggling to make
the best of sad and limited lives, drawn with compassion and a kind of
realistic and subtle humor.
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Parade
Directed
by John Gancer
June 4, 5, 11, 12 at 8pm
June 6, 12, 13 at 7pm
June 9 & 10 at 7pm |
Winning Tony Awards for the best book and best score, along with six Drama Desk Awards , Parade, presents
the real life 1913 trial of Jewish factory manager Leo Frank, who was
accused of raping and murdering a thirteen-year-old employee, Mary
Phagan. The Anti-Defamation League was formed partly in response to the
Leo Frank's trial and lynching.
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Directed
by LJ Fecho
July 16, 17, 23, 24 at 8pm
July 18, 24, 25 at 2pm
July 21 & 22 at 2pm |
Two
fraudsters living on the French Riviera - one a cultivated and suave
gentleman who cons rich ladies out of their money and the other an
American thief who cons women into giving him money by telling made up
stories about his sick grandmother. One day they meet on the
train; the battle between them then starts, with many twists and laughs
along the way.
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Evita
in concert at the Reading Public Museum
Directed by Christopher Sperat
August 20, 21, 22
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The New York Times Review
said that Evita is about media manipulation, the power of "hype", the
gullibility of the masses and, perhaps most of all, the arbitrariness
of stardom. Don't miss this Andrew Lloyd Webber(music) - Tim
Rice(lyrics) mega hit.
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Dog Sees God
Directed by Kirk Lawrence
September 17, 18, 24, 25 at 8pm
September 16 & 23 at 7pm
September 19, 25, 26 at 2pm
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'Comics. Stripped.
Catch up with your childhood C.B and the rest of the gang, as they
traverse the perils of their high school years. Opening with
C.B's search for meaning after the untimely death of his beloved
beagle, he soon finds himself back in familiar territory; questioning
everything. The years have changed them all. Drugs,
alcohol, approaching adulthood, and issues of sexuality, have all left
their marks, but they remain as universal, and treasured, as they have
always been.
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Carousel
Directed
by Richard Bradbury
November 5, 6, 12, 13 at 8pm
November 7, 13, 14th at 2pm
November 10 & 11th at 7pm |
Revolutionary for its time, Time Magazine named Carousel the Best
Musical of the 20th Century and Rodgers, in his autobiography, called
it "his favorite musical." The show includes the hit musical numbers
"If I Loved You", "June Is Bustin' Out All Over", and "You'll
Never Walk Alone" and was brilliantly innovative: one of the first
musicals to contain a tragic plot
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