2008 |
January 17, 2009 (One Night Only!)
You asked for them! Chicago’s Second City improvisation group will begin our 2009 season.
Jun. 4 - Jun. 13
Cabaret WEST is a musical revue written and performed by actors of Off Square. Your favorite performers will sing and joke and entertain in a cabaret setting. Enjoy a glass of wine and some great song and dance.
by Dale Wasserman
Nov. 4th - 14th
Based on Cervantes’ Don Quixote, this stirring and brilliant musical tells how one man can make a difference if his convictions are pure and courage is great. One of the great American musicals.
Dec. 10 - Dec. 20
Holiday Revue is written and arranged by the Off Square Theatre Company. Performed in the Black Box, you'll enjoy the music of the holidays over a mulled wine with chestnuts roasting on an open fire. The perfect winter holiday celebration in Jackson!
January 12
ONE NIGHT ONLY! The Second City Touring Company has been bringing laughter and joy to packed houses all over North America for over forty five years. Funny and fast-paced, The Second City is ideal entertainment for audiences young and old. The Second City is always topical, highly interactive and sure to delight audiences.
Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged
Feb. 16 - Mar. 9
A LOCAL’S FAVORITE AND BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
"This irreverent deconstruction of Shakespeare’s work makes a dilly of poor Willy. A fantasia of zany energy that throws together Monty Python-ish drag and Mel Brook-ish anything-for-a-laugh gags." - Michael Musto, New York Daily News
"Fresh, energetic and funny. A wild and silly frolic." - Pia Lindstrom, W N B C-T V
Mar. 26 - Mar. 30
Based on Disney's most popular movie which contains a number of classic songs, including "Bare Necessities" and "I Wan'na Be Like You".
Only six performances!
The Fourth Nail
(World Premiere)
by Bob Berky
Apr. 24 - May 10
The Fourth Nail is a rich, dark comedic satire set in the year 1099, the year European Crusaders overran and sacked the holy city of Jerusalem, killing Arabs, Jews and Christians alike and thereby establishing the first Christian Kingdom in Palestine. Though the setting is ancient, the desires, human aspirations and greed are universally contemporary, the parallels with the conflicts and frictions of the present day Middle East palpable.
by Ted Swindley
Jul. 8 - Jul. 13
Always...Patsy Cline is based on the true story of Patsy Cline's friendship with Houston housewife Louise Seger. The play focuses on the fateful evening at Houston's Esquire Ballroom when Seger hears of Cline's death in a plane crash. Seger supplies a narrative while Cline floats in and out of the set singing tunes that made her famous - Anytime, Walkin' After Midnight, She's Got You, Sweet Dreams, and Crazy - to name a few.
The show combines humor, sadness and reality.