Special Performances
Dearly Departed will not be performing on February 10 and 11.
The following groups will be at the theatre on those dates.
Friday, February 10, 8 pm
Of COURSE I Remembered It’s Valentine’s Day, Honey!
Improv Group
Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, and what better way to celebrate than treating your sweetheart to a rare theatrical adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ “The Notebook”?
In case you’d rather not have to sit through that (but still get credit for taking your special someone to the theatre) then come join the fun Friday, February 10 as we present a Rogues’ Gallery of some of the best and brightest improvisational comedians in Dallas. Richardson Theatre Center presents “Of COURSE I Remembered It’s Valentine’s Day, Honey!” featuring (in order of talent*): Ashley Meledeo, Brad Redick, Bryan Hardy, Chad Cline, Dan Glaser, Jamey Whitley, Jason Folks, and Steve Hargrave.
This energetic and highly-entertaining show blends improv comedy with audience participation to create a lively and funny theatrical experience.
* This is also alphabetical order, but we assure you this is purely coincidental.
Saturday, February 11, 7:30 pm
UpSwing Band
Big Band Era Music
The 20-member UpSwing band performs for senior centers, retirement facilities, schools, and events such as meetings and receptions. The group plays Big Band swing, jazz and Latin music of the 30s and 40s, plus a little rock from the 50s and 60s.
Dearly Departed
January 27-February 19
A Comedy by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones
In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible Belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious, even during their earnest efforts to pull themselves together for their father's funeral. Amidst the chaos, the Turpins turn for comfort to their friends and neighbors. The whole family of misfits manages to pull together and help each other in this drop dead funny and quirky look at a southern family funeral.
Lost in Yonkers
March 23-April 15 (no Easter Sunday performance)
By Neil Simon
A Pulitzer Prize-winning play of an eccentric New York family in crisis in the summer of 1942. On the run from a loan shark, a frightened and weak-willed father leaves his two teenage boys, Jay and Arty, with their domineering grandmother, who runs a candy store in Yonkers. The effect of the old woman's tyranny over two generations of offspring becomes evident as she coldheartedly attempts to control not only their lives but also that of her mentally challenged middle-aged daughter, Bella, who desperately yearns for love and independence. The boys are forced to live by their stern grandmother's rules until their gangster uncle, Louie, comes to town one night and goes into hiding in the family home. Uncle Louie ends up helping both the boys and Bella understand their aging grandmother and realize the importance of acceptance and love, despite the hardship of life in Yonkers.
Diary of Anne Frank
May 18-June 10
Dramatization by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
A classic for all times. Diary of Anne Frank was a dramatization of the book Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, the personal account of a teenage Jewish girl in hiding with her family in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. The diary, first published in the U.S. in 1952 and considered one of the most single important documents of World War II, has been translated into 55 languages and has captured the hearts of readers all over the world.
Laundry and Bourbon and Lonestar
August 10-September 2
By James McLure
A hilarious portrait of the goings-on in the dusty one-horse town of Maynard, Texas. In Laundry and Bourbon Elizabeth and Hattie sit on the porch folding laundry, sipping drinks and gossiping. They’re soon joined by the self-righteous Amy Lee, who can’t resist blurting out a bombshell: Elizabeth’s husband, Roy, has been seen around town with another woman. In “LONE STAR” we meet Roy, who’s back from Vietnam and anxious to begin his life again. As he drunkenly recounts his military exploits, his younger brother Ray confesses a shocking secret that makes Roy question his entire life.
Deathtap
October 5-28
A Thriller by Ira Levin
A spine tingling and nail biting thriller by Ira Levin which encompasses many plot twists and is essentially a play within a play. It is a play in two acts with one set and five characters. It holds the record for the longest running comedy-thriller on Broadway and was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. This is one not to be missed!
The Full Monty
November 30-December 23
A Musical with a Book by Terrence McNally and Score by David Yazbek
In this Americanized musical stage version adapted from the 1997 British film of the same name, six unemployed Buffalo steelworkers, low on both cash and prospects, decide to present a strip act at a local club after seeing their wives' enthusiasm for a touring company of Chippendales. One of them, Jerry, declares that their show will be better than the Chippendales dancers because they'll go "the full monty" — strip all the way. As they prepare for the show, working through their fears, self-consciousness, and anxieties, they overcome their inner demons and find strength in their camaraderie.
