Act II Playhouse Production History
Act II has already earned the respect and support of our community since our first play was presented in 1999. We have received more than two dozen nominations for the Barrymore Awards-the Philadelphia equivalent of the Tony Awards.
The Playhouse has taken home three Barrymores to date, including "Best Actor in a Musical" to Tony Braithwaite in The Big Bang (2005).
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2009-2010 Season |
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Boeing-Boeing
September 22- October 24, 2009 (including one-week extension)
Written by Marc Camoletti
Directed by Harriet Power
Cast: Tony Braithwaite, Tony Lawton, Kristyn Chouiniere, Jessica DalCanton, Sarah Doherty, Deven Walker
Number of performances: 31
On Golden Pond
November 17- December 13, 2009
Written by Ernest Thompson
Directed by Bud Martin
Cast: Tom McCarthy, Carla Belver, Megan Bellwoar, Tom Byrn, Carl Granieri, Peter Balcke
Number of performances: 24
First Impressions (Season Extra, not in subscription series)
January 6 – 17, 2010
Conceived and Performed by Tony Braithwaite
Cast: Tony Braithwaite, Howie Brown, Alex Bechtel
Number of performances: 13
Respect: A Musical Journey of Women
(Season Extra, Off-site Remount @ Society Hill Playhouse)
January 27 - June 30, 2010 (ran for 22 weeks)
Book by Dorothy Marcic
Music & Lyrics by Various Artists
Directed by Bud Martin
Cast: Lois Sach Binder, Cheryl Williams (Eileen Matthews – u/s, performed), Danielle G. Herbert, Jennifer Lorae
Number of performances: 153
The Philly Fan (Season Extra - Remount, not in subscription series)
February 9 – 21, 2010
Directed by Joe Canuso
Conceived and Performed by Tom McCarthy
Number of performances: 14
Any Given Monday (A co-production with Theatre Exile)
March 3 – 28, 2010
Written by Bruce Graham
Directed by Harriet Power
Cast: Bruce Graham, Genevieve Perrier, Pete Pryor, Catherine Slusar
Number of performances: 24
The Story of My Life
April 27 – May 30, 2010 (including one-week extension)
Book by Brian Hill
Muic and lyrics by Neil Bartram
Directed by Bud Martin
Cast: Tony Braithwaite, Jim Stanek
Number of performances: 30
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2008-2009 Season |
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Stones in His Pockets
September 2 - October 5, 2008
Written by Marie Jones
Directed by William Roudebush
Cast: Tony Braithwaite, Chris Faith (extension only), Declan Mooney
Number of performances: 29
Magnetic North
October 21 – November 16, 2008
Written by William Donnelly
Directed by Bud Martin
Cast: Paul Felder, Brad Heikes, Christie Parker, Sarah Shahinian,
Number of performances: 24
Look Mom, I'm Swell !
(Season Extra, Not in subscription series)
December 3-14, 2008
Conceived and Performed by Tony Braithwaite
Number of performances: 12
The Philly Fan (Season Extra, Not in subscription series)
February 17 - March 1, 2009
Directed by Joe Canuso
Conceived and Performed by Tom McCarthy
Number of performances: 14
Iron Kisses
March 10- April 5, 2009
Written by James Still
Directed by Harriet Power
Cast: Tony Braithwaite, Kathryn Petersen
Number of performances: 24
Respect: A Musical Journey of Women
May 5 – Aug. 2, 2009 (including 8 week extension)
Book by Dorothy Marcic
Music & Lyrics by Various Artists
Directed by Bud Martin
Cast: Lois Sach Binder, Danielle G. Herbert, Jennifer Lorae, Cheryl Williams
Number of performances: 72
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2007-2008 Season |
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Say Goodnight Gracie: The Love, Laughter and Life of George Burns
September 25 - October 27, 2007
Written by Rupert Holmes
Directed by Kevin Glaccum
Cast: Tony Braithwaite Scenic & Costume Designer: Bill Pollock
Lighting Designer: James Leitner
Sound Designer: Matthew Aaron
Hate Mail
November 13- December 9, 2007
Written by Bill Corbett and Kira Obolensky
Directed by David Stradley
Cast: Charlotte Northeast & Damon Bonetti
Scenic Designer: Melissa Guyer
Costume Designer: Jessica Risser-Milne
Lighting Desinger: James Leitner
Sound Designer: Matthew Aaron
A Body of Water
January 22 - February 17, 2008
Written by Lee Blessing
Directed by Gene Roland Frank
Cast: Buck Schirner, Cynthia Raff & Emma O'Donnell
Scenic Designer: Adam Riggar
Costume Designer: Alisa Sickora Kleckner
Lighting Desinger: James Leitner
Sound Designer: Matthew Aaron
Brothers-in-Law
March 11 - April 6, 2008
Written by Jeff Baron
Directed by Harriet Power
Cast: Tom McCarthy & Kraig Swartz
Scenic Designer: John Hobbie
Costume Designer: Jessica Risser-Milne
Lighting Desinger: James Leitner
Sound Designer: Matthew Aaron
Songs for a New World
May 6 - June 1, 2008
Music & lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Peter Reynolds
Cast: Joanne Javien, Jennie Eisenhower, Arthur W. Marks, Jonathan Hack
Scenic Designer: Bill Pollock
Costume Designer: Alisa Sickora Kleckner
Choreography: Brandon McShaffrey
Lighting Designer: Melissa Guyer
Sound Designer: Matthew Aaron
Married Alive! (summer add-on)
June 13 - July 6, 2008
Music & lyrics by Sean Grennan & Leah Okimoto
Directed by Bud Martin
Music Director: Katya Stanislavskaya
Cast: Rosemary Loar, Neal Mayer, Sarah Shahinian, Kevin David Thomas
Scenic Designer: John Hobbie
Costume Designer: Mary Folino
Lighting Designer: Jim Leitner
Sound Designer: Mark Valenzuela
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2006-2007 Season |
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Bad Dates
September 22 - October 22, 2006
Written by Theresa Rebeck
Directed by Ceal Phelan
Cast: Susan Riley Stevens (Barrymore Award)
Every Christmas Story Ever Told
November 17 - December 17, 2006
Written by Michael Carleton, John Alvarez and Jim Fitzgerald
Directed by Peter Pryor
Cast: Lenny Haas, Matt Pfeiffer,Nathan Holt
Scotland Road
January 19 - February 18, 2007
Written by Jeffery Hatcher
Directed by Stephen Blumenthal
Cast: Judith Lightfoot Clarke, Peter Schmitz, Cynthia Raff and Emma O'Donnel
Almost, Maine
March 9 - April 8, 2007
Written by John Cariani
Directed by Dan Kern
Cast: Alana Gerlach, John Morrison, Kathryn Petersen and Peter Schmitz
I Sent a Letter to My Love
May 11 - June 10, 2007
Book and lyrics by Jefferey Sweet
Music by Melissa Manchester
Directed by Frank Anzalone
Cast: Barbara McCulloh, Dan Schiff, Therese Walden, Michelle Horman, John Reinhold
Rodgers' Romance
June 13 - June 30, 2007
Written by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Rodgers & Hart
Directed by DMK
Music Director: Ryan Flemming
Cast: Chris Faith, Julie Kleiner, John O'Hara and Michaela Reardon
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2005-2006 Season |
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Good Evening
September 9 – October 9, 2005
Written By Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
Directed by Peter Pryor
Cast: Tony Braithwaite and Chris Faith
The Lady in the Van
November 11 – December 11, 2005
A Co-Production with Mum Puppettheatre
Written by Alan Bennett
Directed by Robert Smythe
Cast: Gregg Almquist as Alan Bennett and Maureen Torsney-Weir as Miss Sheppard. Jered McLenigan and Genevieve Perrier provide life to 10 other characters in the form of puppets
Pete 'n Keely
January 6 – February 5, 2006
Written by James Hindman
Directed by Ken Marini
Cast: Denise Whelan and Todd Waddington
Syncopation
March 10 – April 9, 2006
Written by Allan Knee
Directed by Harriet Power
Cast: Lenny Haas and Erin Weaver
Closer Than Ever
May 5- June 4, 2006
Written by Richard Maltby, Jr., Music by David Shire
Directed by William Roudebush
Music Direction: Jim Ryan
Cast: Scott Boulware, Christopher Sapienza, Lynette Knapp and Therese Walden
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2004-2005 Season |
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The Big Bang
September 11 – October 14, 2004
Written by Jed Feuer & Boyd Graham
Directed by Richard M. Parison, Jr.
Cast: Ben Dibble, Tony Braithwaite
Musical Director – Jim Ryan
Set: Brad Helm
Sound Design: John Mock
Lighting Design: Shelley Hicklin
Costume Design: Colleen McMillan
Properties Design – Kristin Gardner
Score
November 12 – December 12, 2004
Conceived & Directed by Anne Bogart
Adapted By Jocelyn Clarke
Cast: Tom Nelis
Set: Neil Patel
Sound Design: Darron West
Lighting Design: Christopher Akerlind
Costume Design: James Schuette
The Street of Useful Things
January 7 – February 6, 2005
Written by Stephanie Fleischmann
Directed by Randy White
Cast: Sally Mercer, Dan Kern, Cheryl Williams, Charlotte Northeast, Adrienne Marta, Maureen Torsney-Weir, Jacob Todd, David Corenswet
Set: Lauren Helpern
Sound Design: John Mock
Lighting Design: Traci Klainer
Costume Design: Karen A. Ledger
Blue/Orange
March 11 – April 10, 2005
Written by Joe Penhall
Directed by Seth Rozin – a co-production with InterAct Theatre
Cast: Scott Greer, Tim Moyer, Johnnie Hobbes 3rd
Personals
May 6 – June 5, 2005
Written by David Crane, Seth Friedman, Martha Kauffman
Music by William Dreskin, Joel Phillip Friedman, Seth Friedman, Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz and Michael Skloff
Directed by William Roudebush
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