2004-05

The Last Resort

By Norm Foster and Leslie Arden
December 8-17
Directed by Maureen Lukie
Directed by Maureen Thornton

by permission of the Playwright’s Guild of Canada and Christopher Banks & Associates

An original off-the-wall spoof, this murder-mystery-comedy musical revolves around a restaurant owner on the run from the mob, who finds himself at a rundown hotel in Saskatchewan, where everyone who checks in could the hitman who’s out to get him!

Cast: Clinton Somerton, Lara MacMillan, Faye King, Mike Arsenault, Stephanie Hill, Mary Elizabeth Niec, David Occhipinti, J.R. Rudge, Michael Domet

Funny Money

By Ray Cooney
February 23-March 4
Directed by Mark Nathanielsz

by permission of Samuel French (Canada) Ltd.

A farce is set in motion when a mild-mannered accountant accidentally picks up the wrong briefcase — filled with cash! He decides that he and his wife will take it on the lam. Doorbells ring, and various detectives arrive with different theories of different crimes as the stakes get higher and higher, and the hysteria rises.

The Sisters Rosensweig

By Wendy Wasserstein
April 13-22
Directed by Ari Weisberg

by permission of Dramatists Play Services Inc.

This delightful Broadway hit chronicles three sisters from Brooklyn as they gather in London to celebrate a birthday: Sara — a brilliant banker and single mother who has given up on romance, Gorgeous — a suburban housewife who moonlights as a talk-show host, and Pfeni — a travel writer who still wants to write her serious book.

Cast: Kathryn Morgan, Maureen Lukie, Stephen Flett, Heather Goodall, Brian Ablett, Sara Price, Scott Cameron Newlands, and Ted Powers