Birthday Club by Phil Olson
January 7th – February26th, 2023
Five women get together for their birthdays, each with her own story, to drink, celebrate, commiserate and support each other as they negotiate through marriage, work, divorce, birth and kids, while solving the problems of the world. When one of them admits she went out with another’s husband, the vodka hits the fan. Will the new member of “birthday club” make the cut? Come celebrate the ups and downs of friendship in this humorous romp.
Mom’s Gift by Phil Olson
March 9th – April 23rd, 2023
In this heart warming comedy, Mom has been dead for 11 months and shows up at her husband’s birthday party as a ghost with a mission. Like Clarence in It’s A Wonderful Life, she has to accomplish a task to earn her wings. Only what the task actually is, is a mystery. There are so many things to fix. The problem is complicated by the fact that the only person who can hear or see Mom is her daughter who has been ordered by the court to spend Dad’s birthday with him as part of her Anger Management Program. One by one the family’s secrets are peeled away revealing a shocking truth that surprises even our ghost.
Casserole by Pam Harbaugh
May 6th – June 11th, 2023
To celebrate Pride, the wonderfully funny new play Casserole which revolves around Clair Wilson, a Godly woman with love to spare. A normal day in Wisconsin goes into high gear when Clair learns that a publisher wants to feature her in a new cookbook The Midwest Chef. Her grumpy husband isn’t happy with the situation and their daughter, an artist living in New York City, suddenly shows up with stunning news and a mysterious friend. Arriving for dinner are the hipster editor and his photographer, who have a hidden agenda for the cookbook…let’s just say the dinner is full of surprises in this comedy with heart.
Same Time, Next Year by Bernard Slade
June 24th – July 30th, 2023
One of the most popular romantic comedies of the century Same Time, Next Year ran four years on Broadway, winning a Tony Award for lead actress Ellen Burstyn, who later recreated her role in the successful motion picture. It remains one of the world’s most widely produced plays. The plot follows a love affair between two people, Doris and George, married to others, who rendezvous once a year. Twenty-five years of manners and morals are hilariously and touchingly played out by this unforgettable couple.