2007 - 2008 29th Anniversary Season
THE SUGAR WITCH
A new play by Nathan Sanders
ABOUT THE PLAY
The Bean family in Sugar Bean, Florida live under an ancient family curse. The
surviving members of the town's founding family have reached the end of their rope. Just when things can't possibly
get any worse, tragedy strikes as a mysterious and brutal murder takes place in the Bean family home. The crime
places "Charlie" and "Sisser" in grave danger as "Annabelle", the last in a long-line
of so-called "Sugar Witches", attempts to end the curse placed on their heads by the dying words of her
very own mother. Dark family secrets are revealed and unusual passions are ignited as the family confronts madness,
truth and the destructive legacy of racism as the spirits of the dead walk the dark swamp, haunting the hearts
of all who reside there. The Sugar Witch is a dark, Southern Gothic play that will linger in the minds of the audience
long after the curtain falls.
Performances: October 4-28, 2007
Auditions: August 13th & 14th
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
a ghost story by Charles Dickens
directed by James Lucas
Northside Theatre Company presents its 25th annual production of this holiday
event. This excellent stage adaptation of the Dickens’ classic captures all the power, humor and warmth this ageless
tale has to offer. It is a great Christmas present for the entire family. This is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge,
a lonely miser, who, through the help of spirits and visions from his past, present and future, finds a second
chance to become a loving, generous, kind human being.
December 5 - 23, 2007
Auditions October 15th & 16th
ARSENIC and OLD LACE
A comedy by Joseph Kesselring
Directed by Rob Price
Arsenic and Old Lace is a frenzied, hilarious, madcap black comedy. This slapstick play, with
murderous aunts compassionately serving up elderberry wine to elderly gentlemen, their frenzied nephew attempting
to save them from the electric chair, their eccentric brother who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt and the "special"
activities of an unwelcome guest—is a hysterical romp with something for everyone. A marvelous example of exaggeration,
double-takes, general befuddlement and macabre farce.
Feb 14 - Mar 9, 2008
Auditions December 17 & 18
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
A drama by Edward Albee
Directed by Meredith King
A bitter, aging couple, fueled by alcohol and mutual resentment, use a young
couple to engage in a bloody emotional battle from which there is no going back. George and Martha’s hatred toward
one another is provoked by an enormous personal sadness that they have vowed to keep to themselves. In the end,
the mystery in which the distressed George and Martha have taken refuge is exposed, revealing once and for all
the devastating mess they have made of their lives.
Apr 17 - May 11, 2008
Auditions Feb 25 & 26
PICASSO at the LAPIN AGILE
A comedy by Steve Martin
Directed by Angie Higgins
This long running Off-Broadway comedy, a 21st century Alice in Wonderland, places
Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904. The meeting takes place just before Einstein transformed
physics with his Theory of Relativity and Picasso set the art world afire with Cubism. A host of other hysterical
characters introduce additional flourishes of humor. The final surprise patron to join the merriment at the Lapin
Agile is a charismatic, dark-haired singer time warped in from a later era.
June 19 - July 13
Auditions April 28 & 29
Black Box Theatre, 848 East William Street, San Jose CA 95116
(408) 288-7820 northside8@hotmail.com
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