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Ol i ve r! Barefo ot i n th e Pa r k T he Little Foxes Histor y of W orkshop C AT E G O R I E S A N D B E N E F I T S
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July 12 – 24, 2002 November 15 – 26, 2002 March 14 – 26, 2003 In 1967 a group of thirteen “theatre lovers” set out to priority booking.
form a new theatre in Columbia. Ideally, they wanted
Music, lyrics and book by Lionel Bart by Neil Simon by Lillian Hellman (PLEASE C H E C K O N E O R A S M A N Y C AT E G O R I E S A S D E S I R E D )
to establish an “avant-garde” theatre where local talent
Directed by Larry Hembree Directed by Robbie Louise Taylor Directed by Ann Dreher
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Sponsor: The Ballentine Group of Prudential Securities Sponsor: Donald M.Weyl • 5 admissions to season shows
Nothing works on the stage like a well-crafted tale; of South Carolina the newest and best of theatrical
Oliver! is such a show. Based on the Dickens novel, it One of Neil Simon’s funniest plays, Barefoot in the Park A Southern family, the Hubbards, become obsessed with productions. The mission was to provide new, (restricted to 1 admission per musical)
will engage audiences with its pathos and drama, while shares the trying experiences of a newlywed couple making money — and not so concerned with how they challenging and thought-provoking theatre while at ■ A D U LT – $ 5 0
delighting everyone with its outstanding musical in New York. After the passion of a torrid six-day do it. Set in the genteel South at the turn of the century, the same time being a continuous ‘workshop’ for all • 5 admissions to season shows
numbers. Food, Glorious Food, I’d Do Anything, Where honeymoon, reality sets in as a straight-laced new lawyer The Little Foxes is a sizzling look into the lives and lies interested parties. Workshop’s efforts were to educate, (restricted to 1 admission per musical)
is Love?, Consider Yourself, As Long As He Needs Me, confronts daily life with his beautiful free-spirited wife. of the Hubbard family. When their scheme to bring the expose and cultivate a theatre sense and need for new ■ PAT R O N – $ 1 2 0
Who Will Buy, and Reviewing the Situation, are theatre Her traditional mother and a wacky bohemian, family great wealth runs short of cash, the Hubbards and vital stage productions. The goal of the theatre • 10 admissions to season shows
classics. Dickens’ characters are brought to life — living in the attic above their loft, add to the chaotic, will do anything to keep their dream alive and “in the was to never become static, but to be ever evolving (restricted to 2 admissions per musical)
perhaps larger than life with all their facets glowing in romantic story. family.” In a world of insatiable greed, marriages of and growing. • Playbill listing
this production. convenience, deceit, and ultimately murder, these
For thirty-six years,Workshop Theatre has been a ■ Benefactor – $150
southern foxes continue to epitomize the danger of
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Sm o key Joe s Ca f è D e a th t rap a society ruled by greed.
driving force in the development of community theatre
in the Midlands. It is because of the many actors,
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September 13 – October 5, 2002
by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
January 24 – February 5, 2003
by Ira Levin
C hicago directors, technical personnel and administrators that
Workshop Theatre has been able to keep alive the
bold and imaginative vision of the founding fathers.
■ Sustainer – $300
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May 2 – 14, 2003
Directed by Cindy Flach Directed by Scott Blanks
Sponsor: Childs & Halligan Law Firm Sponsor: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of SC By Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse Photographs ■ Angel – $500
2001-2002 Season • 30 admissions to season shows (unrestricted)
Music by John Kander
While America was in a Cold War snooze, young Jerry Seemingly comfortably ensconced in his charming • 2 admissions to each non-season show
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Leiber and Mike Stoller were hearing another sound, a Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of A Raisin in the Sun • Playbill listing
Sponsor: Don Alcorn
sound that shimmied and wailed to the pulse and heat Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a “dry”
Facing Front Cover montage ■ Archangel – $1000
of rhythm and blues. From R&B to pop, from jazz to spell, which has resulted in a string of failures and a Set in the roaring 20s, Chicago, is a stylish musical, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) • 40 admissions to season shows (unrestricted)
cabaret, and, of course, rock & roll, Leiber and Stoller shortage of funds. Collaboration with a student who has telling the story of a chorus girl who lands in jail The Life
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La Cage Aux Folles, photograph by Sidney Palmer
wrote the fiery hits of the 1950s and 1960s that set the written a potential hit thriller offers Sidney new hope. for killing her lover and decides to make the best of The 1940’s Radio Hour • Playbill listing
standards for American popular music. The resulting top Suspense mounts steadily as the plot twists and turns the situation. When each day’s headlines report on
This spread ■ Play Sponsor $1500 ■ Musical Sponsor $2000
40 hits from this unique collaboration, heat up the stage with devilish cleverness and with such an abundance of increasingly outrageous crimes, Roxie and her fast-talking Social Security • Sponsor’s name appears in all publicity
in Smokey Joe’s Cafe — the songs of Leiber and Stoller. thrills and laughter, that audiences will be held lawyer use the public’s fascination with crime (along Bubbling Brown Sugar
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Hits include: Hound Dog, Stand By Me, Jailhouse Rock, enthralled until the final, startling moments of the play. with a few “re-arranged” facts), not only to get her out Application form • 4 admissions to all other shows
Charlie Brown, Is That All There Is?, Poison Ivy, Along of jail, but to make her a star. Songs like All That Jazz, 2000 Summer Season
Magic Theatre • Playbill listing
Came Jones, On Broadway, Yakety-Yak, Searchin and Funny Honey, Razzle Dazzle, choreographed in Bob • Recognition in Shoptalk newsletter
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many more! Fosse’s style, make for a dazzling, sharp-edged, sexy Elinor Pettit
musical extravaganza.
