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Next to Normal
The acclaimed, groundbreaking musical “that pushes Broadway in new directions” (Rolling Stone). With a thrilling contemporary score, Next to Normal is an emotional powerhouse of a musical about a family trying to take care of themselves and each other.
Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Music by Tom Kitt
Directed by Kelly Warriner
Music Direction by Rob Goldman
September 7 – 23, 2012
A Nice Family Gathering
NERC presents A Nice Family Gathering, a comedy about a man who loved his wife so much, he almost told her. It’s Thanksgiving Day and the first family gathering at the Lundeen household since Dad died. At the gathering, Dad comes back as a ghost with a mission: to tell his wife of 35 years that he loved her, something he neglected to tell her while he was alive. The problem is, she can’t hear or see him. The trouble begins when Mom invites a date for dinner.
Written by Phil Olson
Directed by Mike Kiernan
October 19 – November 4, 2012
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The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
NERC presents a new play by Stephen Adly Guirgis – a compelling and complex look at the conflict between divine love and the existence of free will. Set in Downtown Purgatory, a time bending world where troubled souls wait to be permanently assigned to either Heaven or Hell, Judas Iscariot stands trial for committing the world’s most infamous betrayal. As some famous saints and sinners take the witness stand, a feisty defense attorney desperately tries to spare her client the sentence of eternal damnation. Guirgis’ play is a moving and soul-searching look at the consequences of choice, faith, guilt, and redemption.
Directed by Mike Kiernan.
January 11 – 20, 2013
Cabaret
Cabaret is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis rise to power, it focuses on nightlife at the seedy Kit Kat Klub revolving around the 19 year-old English cabaret performer Sally Bowles and her relationship with young American writer Cliff Bradshaw.
Directed by Meg Quin Dussault
Music Direction by Shannon Manley
Choreographed by Kayla Armstrong.
February 8 – 24, 2013
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Hollywood Arms
Written by comedian Carol Burnett and her daughter Carrie Hamilton, Hollywood Arms is a dramedy set in Hollywood in 1941 and 1951, and centers on the heartbreak and laughter generations of women living on welfare in a dingy apartment house. The cast of characters is based on Carol Burnett and her real-life relatives.
Directed by Dawn Tucker.
March 22 – April 7, 2013
Dead Giveaway
The setting is the living room of a boarded-up hunting lodge in rural Ohio, the secret hideaway of a prominent U.S. Senator. A young couple, on the run after having accidentally killed a gas station attendant during a robbery, break into the lodge to hide out — only to be discovered by the Senator when he arrives for a surreptitious tryst with another man’s wife . The play is a clever and ingeniously crafted study in suspense by two masters of the genre. Presented by NERC.
Directed by Mike Kiernan
May 3 – 19, 2013
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A Chorus Line
A Chorus Line is the 1975 musical about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. The book was authored by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyrics were written by Edward Kleban, and music was composed by Marvin Hamlisch.
Directed by Meg Quin Dussault
Music Direction by Shannon Manley
Choreographed by Kayla Armstrong.
June 7 – 23, 2013
The Pirates of Penzance
This witty musical comedy is set in motion when a hard-of-hearing nurse mistakenly apprentices the orphan Frederic to pirates instead of pilots. With the arrival of his twenty-first birthday, he takes leave of his lovable pirate brothers. Despite his affection for the group, he feels compelled to bring them to justice. Added to the mix is, as the lyrics suggest, the “very model of a modern Major-General,” his beautiful daughters, and an entourage of valiant but timid policemen.
Directed by Neil Colvin
Music Direction by Theresa Ronan
Choreographed by Pam Sheiber
July 19 – Aug. 4, 2013
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