January 11 - February 5
by Deborah Zoe Laufer
Produced by: Mary Hausch
Directed by: Lauren Caldwell
Running time: 1 hr 40 min
"The play is a must-see for anyone. The actors are outstanding and you will leave the theater with your face hurting from laughing so hard." —InSite Magazine
"The Hipp’s Sirens gives audiences an evening of fun and good-natured comedy." —Arline Greer, Gainesville Sun
By the playwright of last season’s hit End Days, Sirens is a clever comedy about finding one’s muse. Sam and Rose have been married for twenty-five years and living off the royalties of a hit song that Sam wrote in the early days of their courtship. After Rose discovers Sam’s all-female Facebook friend list, they decide to rekindle their passion with a romantic cruise to the mythical Greek Isles. All goes well until Sam leaps overboard after falling under the spell of a Siren’s song. Through the healing power of laughter, Sirens is the perfect post-holiday pick-me-up.
Note the new showtimes this season for Sun. & Tue. eves. (7:00)
February 22 - March 18
by Tom Dudzik
Produced by: Mary Hausch
Directed by: Lauren Caldwell
"With a heart as big as its belly laughs, it's the nearest Catholic equivalent to date of Neil Simon's tenderly Jewish-American Lost in Yonkers." —Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Faith, family, and Ed Sullivan fight for space in the Pazinski’s cramped upstate New York apartment. The youngest of the bunch, 12-year-old Rudy, is a smart, precocious kid who’s starting to question his familiesÂ’ values and the Roman Catholic Church. When he announces to the ruler-wielding Sister Clarissa that instead of being confirmed he’d rather shop around for a more “fun” religion, all hell breaks loose. A warm and hilarious look at growing up in the 1950s, and a comedy for anyone who ever had a family…or survived one!
Note the new showtimes this season for Sun. & Tue. eves. (7:00)
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