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    Annual Theatre Arts New Works Festival at Foothill College

    Foothill College Drama Department

    September 25-October 5, 2008

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    Four feature-length, world premieres from the Foothill College Playwriting Program will be presented as staged, script-in-hand readings. In the rollicking comedy, The Dentist by John Rebstock, Pedrolino seeks revenge for Pantalone's bite while Captain Spavento and Arlecchino do battle for the title of supreme Knight Templar. Meanwhile, Isabella seeks the woman of the forest, Pasquella, for advice on how to woo Oratio. The candy Pasquella gives her is deadly and explodes into the lunacy that follows.

    Rocking the Good Ship Gooseberry by Mary Ann Cook is the story of two elderly widows who are forced to combat a series of shattering events: finances, broken limbs and wounded hearts. In so doing, they manage to overcome a long-standing animosity between family members and jealousy over a mutual old beau.

    Could the leader of the Great World be left wanting for anything? The answer is a resounding yes, when he meets Catherine, the world's most perfect woman except for one teeny flaw: She cannot speak. The greatest society the world has ever seen is brought to the brink of disaster in The Man Who Married A Dumb Wife, adapted from the play by Anatole France and written by Chris Enni. 

    Drusilla and her sister, Stevie, get more than they bargained for when they wrangle their way into a stay at a famous actor's guesthouse in The Guest House by Diane Patterson. Drusilla's ex-boyfriend tries to blackmail her, she becomes the prime suspect in his murder, and the family she ran away from years ago has just found out where she is -and they aren't going to let her disappear again.

    • Ticket Info

      Tickets: $5-$15 suggested donation

      Info Phone: 650-949-7360

    • Dates & Times

      Dates:
      September 25-October 5, 2008

      Times:
      The Dentist: 9/25 & 9/27 8pm
      Rocking the Good Ship Gooseberry: 9/26 8pm & 9/28 2pm
      The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife: 10/2 & 10/4 8pm
      The Guest House: 10/3 8pm & 10/5 2pm

    • Venue Info

      Lohman Theatre - Foothill College

      12345 El Monte Road Los Altos, CA 94022

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    • Parking Info

      Use Student Parking Lot 8 for parking adjacent to the new theatre (including handicapped access). A $2 parking fee required at all performance times. Permit dispensing machines may be found in the parking lots.

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