the schedule

The Fall Social Season Opened In Style
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at
The Birdcage Theatre
1740 Bird Street
Oroville, California
CITY OF GOLD

533-BIRD

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with

Over The River And Through The Woods

Written by Joe DiPietro ....................................................

................... Directed by Susan Eisenberg
........................Sean Plummer Assistant Director
play closed
..................captured acclaims from audiences and critics
"If the rest of The Birdcage
Theatre's season is as well done
as this production, there should
never be an empty seat
in the house. "
From the review by VERDA MACKAY
The Buzz
9/18/08
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A Premiere Production
THE HUSBAND WHISPERER
by
Local Playwrights Lori Kennedy and Anne Wycoff
Directed by Lucille Beatty

PG13

You've heard of horse, dog and ghost whisperers ...... and now,
The Husband Whisperer
Shhhh!!!
Imperfect women attempting to create the perfect man ..
An original comedy about family secrets
Play Closed
REVIEW

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Presents
A Premiere Production
"MEDEA"
by Euripides
Modern Adaption by Anna Devore
Directed by Anna Devore
Assistant Director: Wes Bayles

"The story of Medea is as old as recorded memory and as new as tomorrow’s headlines"
"Themes of greed, arrogance, indifference—indeed all the human frailties echo throughout "

Playdates: January 9th through the 25th, 2009
CURTAIN
Friday and Saturday Evenings
7:30
Sunday Performances
2:00

Opening Night Complimentary Buffet

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"ARMS AND THE MAN"
by
George Bernard Shaw

Director: Ms. Janis Stevens
Assistant Director: Herman Tuider

This is Classic Shaw
First Produced on April 21, 1894 at The Avenue Theatre

Playdates: February 20th through March 8th, 2009

CURTAIN
Friday and Saturday Evenings
7:30
Sunday Performances
2:00

Opening Night Complimentary Buffet
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The Birdcage Theatre Presents

" DAMN YANKEES"

   Douglass Wallop and George Abbott
Lyrics and Music
Richard Adler and Jerry Ross

Bill Falcon    Director
  Ted Ryan ~ Assistant Director ~ Set Design and Construction
  W. McDuffy ~ Musical Director
Frank Winter ~ Choreographer
Katy Ryan ~ Assistant to the Choreographer
Wes Bayles ~ Producer
Production Aids
Karen Starkey-Holder ~ Barbara Daggett

"Wishing that his favorite baseball team, The Senators, win the pennant,
Joe Hardy makes a deal with the devil (literally)..."
To be Performed at the Beautiful and Historic
State Theater
Downtown Oroville
City of Gold

Playdates: April 17th through the 26th, 2009
CURTAIN

Friday and Saturday Evenings
7:30
Sunday Performances
2:00

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"ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST"
by
Dale Wasserman

Book
by
Ken Kesey

Directed by Wade Gess

"It's med..i..caaaa...tion time!"

Playdates: May 29th through June 14th, 2009

CURTAIN
Friday and Saturday Evenings
7:30
Sunday Performances
2:00

Opening Night Complimentary Buffet

Auditions: March 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2009
6:30 pm
Birdcage Theatre Lobby