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Old
Courthouse Theatre
Announcing
the 5th
season of the Living Room Reading
Series
Produced
and Directed by Jonathan M Ewart
 "From
Hollywood
to Concord"
· July 14, 2013
“The Great Gatsby”
by F. Scott Fitzgerald;
Adapted for the stage by Simon
Levy -
(PG-13)
September 8, 2013 "The Bad Seed" by
Maxell Anderson;
from the novel by William March
- (PG-13)
November 17, 2013 "What Ever Happened To
Baby Jane"
A New stage version by Dale Gutzman -
(PG-13)
January 19, 2014 "The Graduate" by
Terry Johnson;
based on the novel by Charles
Webb and the motion screenplay by
Calder Willingham and Buck Henry
by special arrangement with
StudioCanal - (PG-13)
March 16. 2014 "The Wisdom of Eve" by
Mary Orr - (PG)
May 25, 2014 "MawMaw's House of Talent"
by Judy Simpson Cook - (PG)
"The Great Gatsby"
by F. Scott
Fitzgerald; Adapted for the
stage by Simon
Levy
Rated PG-13
When:
July 14th,
2013 @ 4:00
pm
Where:
Main Stage of OCT
COST:
Free Admission.
Regional
Premiere
Jay Gatsby, a self-made
millionaire, passionately pursues the
elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a
young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn
into their world of obsession, greed and
danger. The breathtaking glamour and
decadent excess of the Jazz Age come to
the stage in F. Scott Fitzgerald's
classic novel, and in Simon Levy's
adaptation, approved by the Fitzgerald
Estate.
"The Bad Seed"
by Maxell Anderson; from
the novel by William March
Rated PG-13
When:
September 8th,
2013 @ 4:00 pm
Where:
Main Stage of OCT
COST:
Free Admission.
The scene is a small
Southern town where Colonel and
Christine Penmark live with their
daughter, Rhoda. Little Rhoda Penmark is
the evil queen of the story. On the
surface she is sweet, charming, full of
old-fashioned graces, loved by her
parents, admired by all her elders. But
Rhoda's mother has an uneasy feeling
about her. When one of Rhoda's
schoolmates is mysteriously drowned at a
picnic, Mrs. Penmark is alarmed. For the
boy who was drowned was the one who had
won the penmanship medal that Rhoda felt
she deserved.
"What Ever
Happened To Baby Jane"
A New stage version by
Dale Gutzman
Rated PG-13
When:
November
17th,
2013 @ 4:00 pm
Where:
Main Stage of OCT
COST:
Free Admission.
In a tale
that almost redefines sibling rivalry,Two aging film actresses
live as virtual recluses in an old
Hollywood mansion. Jane Hudson, a
successful child star, cares for her
crippled sister Blanche, who's career
in later years eclipsed that of Jane.
Now the two live together, their
relationship affected by simmering
subconscious thoughts of mutual envy,
hate and revenge.
"The Graduate"
by Terry Johnson; based
on the novel by Charles Webb and the
motion screenplay by Calder
Willingham and Buck Henry; by
special arrangement with StudioCanal
Rated PG-13
When:
January
19th,
2014 @ 4:00 pm
Where:
Main Stage of OCT
COST:
Free Admission.
The
Graduate brings the
inspired movie hit of the Sixties
vividly to life on stage. Benjamin
Braddock, recent college graduate and
prodigal son, returns home and
promptly becomes embroiled in an
affair with the wife of his father's
business partner, one Mrs. Robinson,
but soon finds himself falling in love
with her daughter, Elaine.
"The
Wisdom of Eve"
by Mary Orr
Rated PG
When:
March
16th,
2014 @ 4:00 pm
Where:
Main Stage of OCT
COST:
Free Admission.
Adapted from the story by
Mary Orr, on which the film All
About Eve and the hit musical
APPLAUSE were based. An engrossing and
revealing "inside" story of life in New
York's theatre world, told in terms of
an unscrupulous ingenue's rise to
Broadway stardom. "Welcome to the
Theatre and Fasten your Seatbelts, it's
going to be a bumpy night!"
"MawMaw's House
of Talent"
by Judy Simpson Cook
Rated PG
When:
May 25th, 2014 @ 4:00 pm
Where:
Main Stage of OCT
COST:
Free Admission.
What's the most sure-fire formula
for lunacy? Bring a big time
Hollywood production to a small town and
- guaranteed - almost everybody goes
crazy. The folks of Fair Hope,
North Carolina are no exception.
Except for Little Bud Cuthbertson,
grandson of the eponymous Maw-Maw.
When Roge Charnovsky, Hollywood movie
mogul, comes to town, Bud never imagines
that his grandmother, the most
stereotypical, little-old-Southern-lady
in the world would get caught up in
auditions, casting, and all the
behind-the-scenes activities of shooting
a movie on location. Come to Fair
Hope, North Carolina. Be a part of
the industry. You might fall under
the "Hollywood Spell", too.
*Reader's
theatre is a style of theatre in which
the actors do not memorize their
lines. Rather, they either go through
their blocking holding scripts and
reading off their lines, or else
sit/stand together on a stage and read
through the script together. In
Reader's theatre, actors use vocal
expression to help the audience
understand the story rather than
visual storytelling such as sets,
costumes, and intricate blocking. |
