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1993-94 Mermaid Players Season
by Peter Parnell October 15,16,18,19
Experience the great romance of the American 19th Century literary landscape from a decidedly 20th Century perspective in this smashingly funny, bravura piece of theater -- join the unlikely pair of Walt Whitman and Huck Finn as they set off on a picaresque journey down the great river of American culture. Along the way, they encounter Thoreau, Emmerson, Louisa May Alcott, Charlotte Cushman (the famous actress who, we soon discover, is playing Hamlet opposite Emily Dickinson's Ophelia), and George Armstorng Custer. With plot twists that defy description, this play moves so fast it could lose its poetic license.
by William Shakespeare February 11,12,15,16
A daughter's love scorned by a proud patriarch...A divided kingdom in chaos...A raging storm upon the heath...Shakespeare's at his best in this tale of jealousy, lust, and intrigue. The plot unfolds as murder, mayhem, and madness strip away the mask of deceit to reveal the transcendent truth and humanity that lie at the heart of this quintessential classic. Professor Emeritus David Brubaker will appear in the title role of this powerful and moving epic tragedy.
An Evening of One-Act Plays by Tom Stoppard April 8,9,11,13
The author of the memorable Rozencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead scores another hit with these two absurdly hilarious short plays. The first, After Magritte, is a surrealist comedy in detective form--or is it a detective comedy in surrealist form? The second play, The Real Inspector Hound is a looking glass comedy about two drama critics, a card game, and a mysterious phone call. Any way you look at it, the playwright is at the top of his form in these two zany comic satires.
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