PortlandCivicTheatreGuild.org - 2011-2012 Reading Schedule

Portland Civic Theatre Guild First Tuesday Reader's Theatre 2011-2012 Season
October 4 The Gingerbread Lady by Neil Simon Neil Simon tackles the destructive effects of alcoholism on family with his signature humor and humanity. Evy, a singer whose career and marriage have been destroyed by alcohol, returns from ten weeks of treatment to find her estranged teenage daughter at the front door with a suitcase and determined to give their mother-daughter relationship one last try.
November 1 STRANGE SNOW by Stephen Metcalfe Megs, a life loving survivor of the Vietnam War hopes to convince his friend and fellow vet, David, to get past the war and on with life. At 5:30 a.m. on the first day of trout season, Megs teams up with David’s sister, Martha, to transform David’s life and redeem his own.
December 6 Crossing Delancey by Susan Sandler A lighthearted romantic comedy demonstrating that even in modern times a little matchmaking can be very helpful to two young New Yorkers struggling to find love.
February 7 Kimberly Akimbo by David Lindsay-Abaire A rare condition that causes the body to age much faster than normal has trapped sixteen year old Kimberly in the body of an eighty year old woman. In this hilarious and heart rending play, Kimberly is forced to reevaluate her life while contending with a hypochondriac mother, a rarely sober father, a scam artist aunt, and, most terrifying of all, the possibility of first love.
March 6 SIGHT UNSEEN by Donald Margulies Jonathan Waxman, an extraordinarily successful artist who claims astronomical prices for his wrok sight unseen, travels to England to visit his original muse and lover, whom he abandoned years ago in a quest for the fame that now consumes him.
April 3 Heroes by Gerald Sibleyras translated by Tom Stoppard Will today be the day they escape? In a French Military hospital three veterans, Gustave, Phillipe and Henri plan their escape. This beguiling comedy explores the eccentricities, follies and quiet desperation of old age and friendship.
May 1 A Musical Treat Once again, the “dessert” of the season. A delightful and dynamic musical treat performed by some of Portland's finest!
Readings are presented at the Old Church, 1422 SW 11^th (at Clay) Coffee at 10:00AM Performance at 10:30 AM Season Tickets:$35 Single Performances: $6.00 Tickets available at the door or send a check to: Portland Civic Theatre Guild PO Box 1181, Portland, OR 97207 www.PortlandCivicTheatreGuild.org

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