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2000-2001 SEASON MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCES
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Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
adapted by Allison McCracken
"'Christmas just won't be Christmas without any presents!' grumbled Jo, lying on the rug."
Auditions: May 17 and 18, 2000
Performances: October 20, 21, 27 & 28 at 7:00 p.m.; October 22 & 29 at 3:00 p.m.
This classic piece of literature by Louisa May Alcott has been beloved by many generations since
it was first published in 1868. Join us as Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy come to life on the Masque stage
with the able assistance of their mother Marmee, their next door neighbor Laurie, Professor
Behr and Mr. Brooke. Your memories will be revisited as Allison McCracken's faithful script
follows the March family through many adventures.
Hanukkah Goblins
adapted by Deb Factor
"It's because of the Goblins. They hate Hanukkah. Whenever we try to light a menorah,
the Goblins blow out the candles."
and
Christmas Trolls
adapted by Sylvia Langworthy
"Every Christmas Eve such a pack of trolls come down upon us, we are forced to flit. They eat all our
food and make a mess of everything."
Auditions: September 6 & 7, 2000
Performances: December 8 & 15 at 7:00 p.m., December 9, 10, 16 & 17 at 3:00 p.m.
For this special time of the year the Masque serves up a fun combination of folklore Goblins and Trolls
as they conspire to upset the enjoyment of these feast days. Join us as music, food and folklore are
explored to help us enjoy each other's cultural diversity.
Love's Labours Lost
by William Shakespeare
"Navarre shall be the wonder of the world
Our court shall be a little academe
Still and contemplate in living art.
Auditions: January 3 and 4, 2001
Performances: February 23, 24, March 2 and 3 at 7:00 p.m.; February 25 & March 4 at 3:00 p.m.
Four young men retire from worldly pleasures to the forests of Navarre to discover and know themselves
through three years study and literary pursuits. A Princess and her three ladies-in-waiting come to Navarre
seeking them in order to recover funds owed to her father. Add to this clowns and rustics who have concerns
and language of a less exalted purpose and you have a delightful romantic play by this master of the drama.
BFG (Big Friendly Giant)
by Roald Dahl
Adapted by David Wood
"'Me . . . gobbling us human beings? This I never! The other Giants . . . yes . . .but not me. I is a
freaky Giant! I is a nice and jembly Giant. I is the Big Friendly Giant. I is the BFG. What is your name?'
'My Name is Sophie.'"
Auditions: March 7 & 8, 2001
Performances: April 27 & May 4 at 7:00 p.m.; April 28, 29, May 5 & 6 at 3:00 p.m.
Imagine being snatched from your bed in the middle of the night by a Giant with a stride as long as
a tennis court and taked to a world where much larger and more disgusting giants "guzzle" and "swallomp"
nice lttle "childers." All's well that ends well, however, as our heroine Sophie and her "runt"
BFG plan to rid the world of troggle-humping, bog thumping Giants forever.
Unicorn Tails
by Masque Playwrights
"There's a unicorn in the garden . . . "
Performances: June 16, 17, 18, 22, 23 & 24 at 2:00 p.m.
The unicorn is probably the most exquisite, illusionary mythical creature created by man's imagination.
Everyone knows what the unicorn looks like - he has as many shapes as we have eyes to perceive and hearts to believe.
Join us as we explore the myths through dramatization and interpretation of these legends of untamed innocence
and savage purity.