Theatre
2010 Season
STEEL MAGNOLIAS by Robert Harling
Feb. 4-20, 2010
“…the production, directed by Annamaria Pileggi, tends to get the big things right. The biggest is that by evening’s end the viewer is swept along on a surge of raw emotion.” –Dennis Brown, Riverfront Times
“As the beauty shop proprietor, Laurie McConnell defines sass, and Colleen Backer is a delight as the assistant she hires, a young woman still figuring out who she is.” –Judy Newmark, Post-Dispatch
That Championship Season by Jason Miller
“That Championnship Season” is infrequently staged today, which makes this current Dramatic License production all the more welcome. The pithy, often bawdy dialogue remains crisp and fresh.” – Dennis Brown, The Riverfront Times
“…spurts its emotional juices almost from the first moments.” –Judy Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“With Alan Knoll making his local directorial debut in fine style, and a cast of five–Charlie Barron, Kevin Beyer, R. Travis Estes, Cameron Ulrich and B. Weller–contributing solid and nicely complementary performances, it’s highly entertaining…” –Joe Pollack, STL Theatre Reviewer
“Dramatic License Productions has put together an exceptional presentation of this show that features a particularly strong cast and sensitive direction.” –Chris Gibson, BroadwayWorld.com
“…an absolutely magnificent presentation under the incisive direction of Alan Knoll.” –Mark Bretz, Ladue News
“…a full-court press from start to finish, under the sensitive direction of Alan Knoll, who also helps Kevin Beyer deliver the performance of a lifetime.” –Richard Green, TalkinBroadway.com
THIS WONDERFUL LIFE by Steve Murray, conceived by Mark Setlock
December 2-19
Audiences who love the classic movie It’s a Wonderful Life will recognize the myriad of comic characters in this family-friendly, tour de force performed by Actors’ Equity Association member and St. Louis veteran actor, Alan Knoll.
Performances: Thurs./Fri./Sat. at 8p, Sun at 7p
2011 SEASON!
DRIVING MISS DAISY by Alfred Uhry
Mar. 3-20, 2011
Issues of race relations and unconditional friendship imbue this heartwarming, Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, which is receiving a 2010 Broadway revival starring James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave. DLP’s production is directed by Washington University Theatre’s Annamaria Pileggi.
Performances: Thurs./Fri./Sat. at 8p, Sun at 7p
Cast:
Daisy Werthan: Sally Eaton
Hoke Colburn: Dennis Lebby*
Boolie Werthan: B. Weller
MASS APPEAL by Bill C. Davis
May 26-June 12, 2011
Two priests, one an elderly “old-school” pastor, the other a young, opinionated upstart seminarian learn the true meaning of friendship in a diverse world. This Tony Award-winner is directed by Kevin Kline Award nominee, Deanna Jent.
New York Magazine says, “Don’t think you have to be Catholic, or even religious, to enjoy the mutually beneficial sparring between two very worthy, and very human, antagonists.”
Performances: Thurs./Fri./Sat. at 8p, Sun at 7p
Cast:
Fr. Tim Farley: Alan Knoll*
Mark Dolson: Dylan Duke
DIRTY BLONDE by Claudia Shear
Sept. 15-Oct. 2, 2011
This spirited bio/comedy with music chronicles the early vaudeville days to late movie career of the daring and glamorous diva, Mae West. Through the eyes of two adoring fans and at least a few of “Mae’s men,” we experience the rise to stardom of the woman Dick Cavette called “the eighth wonder of the world.”
Performances: Thurs./Fri./Sat. at 8p, Sun at 7p
*Denotes Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
