With only one play left in the 2021-22 season, Main Street Productions (MSP) is proud to announce a full set of shows coming up in the 2022-23 season at Basile Westfield Playhouse.
The Curious Savage by John Patrick
Directed by Nancy Lafferty
Produced by Tom Smith
Performance Dates: Sept. 29 to Oct. 9
Auditions: July 31 and Aug. 1
Mrs. Savage has been left $10 million by her husband and wants to make the best use of it, despite the efforts of her grown-up stepchildren to get their hands on it. A warm comedy that compares the kindness and loyalty of psychiatric patients with the greed and hostility of so-called “normal” people.
Mothers and Sons by Terrence McNally
Artist’s Choie Production: Shows that Celebrate Inclusion, Diversity, & New Voices
Directed by James LaMonte
Produced by Georgeanna Teipen
Performance Dates: Nov. 10 to 20
Auditions: Sept. 6 and 7
20 years after her son’s death from AIDS, a woman pays a surprise visit to the New York apartment of her late son’s ex-partner, who is now married to another man and has a young son. As their values clash, she is challenged to confront aspects of their shared past while contemplating an unexpected future. At turns funny and powerful, this play explores the evolving definition of family and the healing power of forgiveness.
Night Must Fall by Emlyn Williams
Directed by Ian Hauer
Produced by Jen Otterman & Ka’Lena Cuevas
Performance dates: Feb. 9 to 19, 2023
Auditions: TBA
A charming young man worms his way into a wealthy woman’s household, then reveals a deadly secret. This taught psychological thriller, first presented in 1935, has terrified and thrilled Broadway and London audiences for decades, and has been adapted to film three times.
The Spitfire Grill
Music and book by James Valcq
Lyrics and book by Fred Alley
Based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff
Directed by Doug Davis
Produced by Teresa Skelton
Performance dates: April 13 to 23, 2023
Auditions: TBA
This heartwarming and inspirational musical depicts the journey of a young woman just released from prison, who decides to start her life anew in a rural town in Wisconsin. She participates in a journey within the town toward its own tenuous reawakening. A musical tale of redemption, perseverance, and family.
August: Osage County by Tracy Letts
Directed by Brent Wooldridge
Produced by Ka’Lena Cuevas
Performance dates: June 8 to 18, 2023
Auditions: TBA
A vanished father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. This tragicomedy won 5 Tony Awards and was the recipient of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood by Mary Lynn Dobson
Summer Youth Production
Directed by Nikki Lynch
Produced by Thom Johnson
Performance dates: July 27 to Aug. 6, 2023
Auditions: TBA
It sure is hard to be humble when you’re a swashbuckling, egocentric super-hero. But our gallant guy-in-green tries his best as he swaggers through this a frantically funny, Monty Python-esque retelling of the classic.