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MARCH ~ APRIL 2011

A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS

 by Sam Bobrick

and Ron Clark

Directed by

Constance Cawlfield

Wally's Cafe is a rollicking comedy about a wise-cracking but loving young couple from New Jersey who have big plans when they open a cafe in the middle of the California desert. Their first customer is a pretty young and naive small town girl from Illinois on her way to Hollywood to become a star.  However, she stays  on as a waitress throughout the following 40 years.  The three experience ups and downs; laughter and tears of life itself, while following their dreams.

 

Performance

 Dates

 

 

 

Evening performances were

 

March  25,  26  and:

 

April 1,  2,  8,  9,  15, 16 

 

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Two Sunday matinee performances were

 

April   3 & 10

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Performance 
Location
Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel,  9808 Sunningdale Blvd. South of the Park Meadows Town Center, near I-25 and the Lincoln Avenue exit. Directions & Map
 
         

October ~ November 2010

 

The Pulitzer Prize winning play

by

David Auburn

 Directed by

Constance Cawlfield

 

David Auburn’s  Proof  is a play about mathematicians

whose science matters less than their humanity.

 

Robert, a world famous mathematician who went crazy, Catherine, his mathematically brilliant, but depressed daughter, Hal, a former student of Robert’s, and Claire, Catherine’s controlling older sister are fascinating individuals.

 

Whether loving, encouraging, or impeding one another, they

are intensely alive, complex, and funny human beings.

“An exhilarating and assured new play...accessible and compelling as a detective story”

Bruce Weber,  New York Times

 

“An exciting drama, this witty play combines elements of mystery and surprise with old fashioned story telling”

David Kaufman, Daily News

 

Performance

 Dates

 

 

 

 

 

Evening performances were:

 

October  15,  16,   22,   23,  29,  30

November  5,  6,  12,  13 

 

2010

 

 

Performance 
Location
Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel,  9808 Sunningdale Blvd. South of the Park Meadows Town Center, near I-25 and the Lincoln Avenue exit. Directions & Map
 

APRIL/MAY 2010

 

A two act hilarious comedy!

 

by

Jaston Williams

Joe Sears

Ed Howard

 

Directed by

Constance Cawlfield

 

Greater Tuna is the hilarious comedy about Texas' third smallest town, where the Lion's Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. The eclectic band of citizens that make up this town are portrayed by only two performers.....

Joe Derry and Patrick Hurley

......making this satire on life in rural America even more delightful as they depict all of the inhabitants of Tuna --

~~~ men, women, children and animals ~~~

 

 

 

Performance

 Dates

 

 

 

 

 

Evening performances were

 

April  9, 10, 16, 17,  23,  24, 30 and May  1

of  2010

 

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Sunday matinee performances were

 

April   18 and  25 of 2010

 

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Performance 
Location
Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel,  9808 Sunningdale Blvd. South of the Park Meadows Town Center, near I-25 and the Lincoln Avenue exit. Directions & Map
 
 

 

The Smell of the Kill

November 2009

 

A one act dark comedy

by

Michele Lowe

Directed by

Constance Cawlfield

 

Three couples have been enjoying a monthly dinner party for years, but this particular night leaves the ladies in a precarious situation.

When Nicky's husband takes the men on a tour of his new walk-in meat freezer, he makes a simple mistake.  This leaves the wives with an ultimate decision...."What do we do now?"

The Smell of the Kill   is one dark comedy where the women are more complicated than they appear and the men are more devious than they seem.

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"...nice, mean fun...a deft little anti-love story...light hearted, cold hearted..." Newsday

"a devilish, wicked, ultimately touching black comedy." The Berkshire Eagle

"Effective black comedies are rare these days and this is a rich torte that supplies an evening of nearly continuous laughter." The Advocate

"...the play boasts lines and scenes that have the audience laughing as uproariously  as The Producers." ..Variety

 

 

 

Performance

 Dates

 

 

 

 

November 2009 ~  6, 7, 13, 14, 15,  20,  21, 22,  27,  28

 


 

Performance 
Location
Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel,  9808 Sunningdale Blvd. South of the Park Meadows Town Center, near I-25 and the Lincoln Avenue exit. Directions & Map
 
 

The Wacky World of Christopher Durang

 March 2009

 

Title:
Description:
 

This is a series of Christopher Durang's outlandish, funny, contemporary and award winning one-act plays.

Directed by Constance Cawlfield

 

 

 

 

Performance

 Dates

&

Times

 

 

 

THIS PERFORMANCE WAS IN EARLY 2009 AND IS NOW CLOSED.

 

Evening performances:

 

March   13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 and April  3, 4

 

Cash bar opens at 7:00 PM

 

Performance at 7:30 PM

 

 

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Sunday matinee performances:

 

March 22, 29

 

Cash bar opens at 1:30 PM

 

Performance at 2:00 PM

 

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Ticket Prices: $15.00 Adults and $12.00 Seniors & Students

 

Call 303-471-8171 for more information and reservations.  Call early.  Limited seating.

 

Performance 
Location
Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel,  9808 Sunningdale Blvd. South of the Park Meadows Town Center, near I-25 and the Lincoln Avenue exit. Directions & Map
 

The Diaries of Adam and Eve

 November 2008

 

The Diaries of Adam and Eve

Translated by

Mark Twain

Directed by

Constance Cawlfield

 

Before "Men Are From Mars".....there was "Adam and Eve."

Based on works by the immortal Mark Twain, Adam is puzzled by this new arrival in his garden.  He wishes she would talk less and he's very suspicious of her disturbing appetite for fruit.  For her part, Eve is curious about Adam, who she concludes must be some kind of reptile, although it probably is architecture.

Eve goes about naming everything, much to Adam's annoyance, but they come to love each other.

Adam comes to know that........ 

"Wheresoever she was...there was Eden." 

While the story is about Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden; our production is set in the Victorian era of Mark Twain

in costumes and stage pieces.

"Delightfully entertaining for the whole family."

 

 

 

 

Performance

 Dates

&

Times

 

 

 

Evening performances:

 

November  7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29

2008

 

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Sunday matinee performances:

 

November 16, 23, 30

2008

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Performance 
Location
Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel,  9808 Sunningdale Blvd. South of the Park Meadows Town Center, near I-25 and the Lincoln Avenue exit. Directions & Map
 
 

  
   
     
 

A two act farce

by

Bill Daily

Directed by

Constance Cawlfield

 

While on a business trip in Chicago, an author of children's books (George Farley) picks up an attractive legal secretary (Amy Ware) in a bar and takes her to his hotel

The farce starts to unfold in the very first scene when Amy notices that there is something more than just pigeons  on the ledge outside of George's room!

 

Performance

 Dates

&

Times

 

 

 

October 20, 21, 27, 28;  November 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 17, 18  ~  2007

 

          Five Women Wearing

              The Same Dress

                              A Comedy by


                      
 
        Alan Ball
                                 ~
                 
Directed by Seth Rossman

During a wedding reception at a Knoxville estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, . As the afternoon wears on, these five very different women joyously discover a common bond in this wickedly funny, irreverent and touching celebration of the women's spirit.

 

March 2,  3,  9,  10,  16, 17, 18 (matinee only),

23,  24,  25 (matinee only), 30,  31,

 

2007

 

 

 

 

A Comedy by

Del Shores 

Directed by Constance Cawlfield

 

Before "Daddy's Dyin' Who's Got the Will?" There was this award winning comedy and its hilarious tribute to a small watering hole set in the west Texas town of Lowake and its favorite pastime, gossip.

The clan includes Bo Bob, the dimwitted mailman, and Clarence, local stud and mechanic who's been messin' with Ovella since high school. His faithful girl is Sara Lee Turnover, the beautician. Teddy Joe, Ovella's wronged husband who is more brawn than brain.  Maybelline, the love-starved, overweight waitress; and a narrator/story teller/singer who doubles as a psychic and believes in happy endings.

The comedy is fast paced and touching with a sense of authentic Texas humor.

"First rate." Hollywood Reporter

"Hilarious." L.A. Daily News

"A sodbuster." L.A. Times

"A hotcake of a Texas comedy." Drama Logue

 

October 20, 21, 27, 28;  November 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 17, 18  ~  2006

 

 

California Suite

A Comedy by

Neil Simon 

Directed by Constance Cawlfield

 

 

 

 

"California Suite" contains three one-act playlets, each giving us a glimpse of various groups of guests in the same suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel at different times of the same year. 

 

The first concerns a wonderfully eccentric British star on her way to the Academy Awards with her significant other who have had a special relationship for many years.

 

The second one is a free-wheeling farce about a man who wakes up with an unconscious hooker in his bed and his wife on the way up to the room in the elevator. 

 

The third  is a madcap moment of physical comedy that focuses on two affluent young couples who are best friends - until they go on an extended vacation together - and end up having constant squabbles. 

 

This last scene is based on Simon's real life experience when he and his first wife went on a much anticipated vacation with their two best friends and chaos ensued.

"Mr. Simon is writing at his ebullient best. . . . His language has the grace of conversation we wish our friends could muster. . . . Makes us laugh so effortlessly." N.Y. Times .

"The middle aged visitors had last night's middle aged audience laughing heartily." N.Y. Daily News .

 


 

 

Play by Del Shores 

Directed by Constance Cawlfield

 

 

 

 

 

A fast, delicious comedy set in Lowake, Texas. When the family gathers around their dying patriarch, they engage in the rebirth of their family unit.

 

Funny and poignant, these are characters you can laugh at, laugh with, and come to care about.

 

 “A masterful comedy"  Hollywood Reporter

 

"One funny play”   Variety

 

“A well-written piece of mainstream theatre that's consistently funny and occasionally touching"   LA Times

 

 

 

 

 

The Broadway musical based on the characters created by

Charles Shultz

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Clark Gesner

Directed by Jerry Shell

February 2005:   18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27. March:  4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 , 18, 19

 

Description:

The Tony award winning Broadway adaptation of the timeless classic comes to the City of Lone Tree

An average day in the life of Charlie Brown, this show

is bright, fun, and adorable.  You are shown each of the old

favorite Charles Schultz characters:

Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Sally, Linus, & Schroeder.

The most popular musical in history!

 

“If you are looking for gentle, wise, and very cheering

entertainment, you should see this adorable musical.”

Detroit News

 

 “Real , old fashioned Broadway magic.  The musical

numbers are simply fantastic.”   NY Times

 

“A show that rejoices”   NY Post

 

       RUMORS

 

By Neil Simon

Directed by Constance Cawlfield

October 22, 23, 29, 30 ~ November 5, 6,12, 13, 19, 20      2004

 

Description:

 

 

It is the tenth anniversary of Charlie and Myra Brock who are talked about but never seen throughout the entire play.  They have invited their closest, married friends to share this special evening with them.  All couples arrive at different times and all are elegantly attired.  Men in tuxedos, women in cocktail dresses. Jewelry, etc. Except for Cookie who definitely has her own concept of formal elegance. Each couple has their own, unique dynamic going on between each other and with the other couples.   

As soon they arrive they are all suddenly thrust into a bazaar incident involving the Brocks. Chaos ensues and escalates throughout the evening. The humor derives not only from the incident itself but the speculation, gossip, cover-up, and sheer panic of all Charlie’s friends.  

These are all successful, professional adults who gradually become scheming, mischievous children grouped together trying to figure out a cover-up for this ridiculous incident in order not to be suspected of a crime.

It is a fast paced, energetic ensemble farce at its best.

 

Title:

 

By A.R. Gurney

Directed by Seth Rossman

October 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 ~ November 1, 7, 8      2003

January 30, 31 ~ February 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21     2004

 

Description:


Greg and Kate are a typical Upper East Side of Manhattan kinda couple. They've finally sent the last of their brood off to college, and have moved from the 'burbs back into the City to enjoy their years before retirement alone and in style. Kate has headed back into the workforce, devising her ambitious Shakespeare curriculums for Harlem junior high students. Greg, though, is having troubles at work, where his job description is changing in ways that he doesn't appreciate. The potential solution to the problem jumps into his lap in the form of the loving and hyperactive lab and poodle mix named Sylvia. Greg forms an unusual bond to the mutt, and soon work problems are followed by marriage problems as Sylvia and Kate vie for Greg's affections.
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Directed by Constance Cawlfield

March 28, 29 ~ April 4, 5, 11, 12, 19, 19      2003

 

Description:


In this female version, Oscar and Felix have become the unapologetic slob, Olive, and her neurotic perfectionist friend, Florence - think of the sometimes strained relationship between flatmates Monica and Rachel on 'Friends' and you get the picture. Like their male counterparts, they have a support group of friends, who gather for trivial pursuit games, rather than poker. Add to the mix the poor English of a charming pair of Spanish brothers called Jesus and Manolo for whom Olive has the hots, and the result can only be comic mayhem.

 

Title:
 

Directed by Seth Rossman

October 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26

November 1, 2, 15, 16      2002

 

 
Description:

 

Audience members become guests at the opening night after show party for the new Broadway musical “The Mafia Queen” The evenings host is producer Baxter Mallenstock. There is the show's star Toffee Alto , wife of the notorious mobster Tony Alto  who is the shows sole backer.  Add to this mix theater gossip columnist Mimi Sheraton  with her acid wit, pretentious Bernie Broadhurst the leading man, and Abigail Mulder , the lead chorus girl who has become the object of attention for the shows writer, ex-hotdog vendor Eli Blaine.  As the reviews come in so does the FBI and a few stray bullets. It's a brand new evening of Mystery, Comedy, Music and great Food which just goes to prove that sometimes when people say they're going to make a hit, they mean it! .
 
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 Directed by Constance Cawlfield

October 10, 17, 24 ~ November 1     2002

 

 
  Before "Men Are From Mars" .... there was
"Adam and Eve"
Description:


A Staged Reading Event For The Entire Family 
(8 years or older)

Based on works by the immortal Mark Twain, Adam is puzzled by this new arrival in his garden. He wishes she would talk less and he's very suspicious of her disturbing appetite for fruit. For her part, Eve is curious about Adam, who she concludes must be some kind of reptile, although it is probably architecture. Eve goes about naming everything, much to Adam's annoyance, but they come to love each other. Adam comes to know that........ 
"Wheresoever she was...there was Eden." 

 
Title:

Directed by Constance Cawlfield

April 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 19, 21, 26, 27      2002
 

This comedy trilogy features three couple in three modern fables, each set in Suite 719 of New York's luxury hotel, The Plaza.  It all adds up to one brilliant comic statement on love in our time.  It will touch your heart and tickle your funny bone. 

"Wildest and most uproarious farce seen on stage"

"Wonderfully happy and gratifying evening of sheer entertainment"

"This play is Neil Simon at his best, very funny yet also touching and very human.  It set the town laughing"

 
Title:

Directed by Cindy Ergenbright 

October 5, 6, 12, 13, 26, 27 ~ November 2, 3, 16, 17   2001
 

Description
 

 

Its Tony's funeral (or is it?) and his wife, Toffee, has invited you to the wake. Chris wants you to check your weapons at the door ( and if you don't have any, he's got extras).  Uncle Senior has a rigged dice game going and Tony's Ma is dealing blackjack!  Dr. Malaise is giving free analysis and the Father isn't sure what he's doing!   Be prepared to eat Italian food, laugh at the songs, and see if you can figure who put a contract out on Tony.
 Reservations: Reservations no longer are being taken. Please contact Bill Cawlfield at (303) 471-8171 for  information regarding booking this show for corporate events, etc.

 
 
Title:
By Jeffrey Hatcher

Directed by Susan Rossman

April 27, 28 ~ May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12    2001
 

 Description
 

Set in a mid-western funeral parlor.  Three  Viewings is comprised of three separate monologues, each turns funny and poignant.   Emil, the mild-manner undertaker, Mac, a Los Angeles drifter who makes her living stealing money and jewelry from corpses, and Virginia, the widow of a  wheeler-dealer contractor, all tell rich and clever stories with intriguing and unforeseen results.

 
Title:
By Neil Simon

Directed by Constance Cawlfield

February 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 ~ March 2, 3, 4     2001
 

 Description
 

A Neil Simon type, a novelist whose reveries about the women in his life takes place in his work space.  They talk and argue with him.  They often say what he wishes they would say, and then laugh or argue over how self serving he has made them.  Some women appear as real people, others as figments of his imagination. 

This is a Neil Simon masterpiece.  Funny and serious and intensely personal.  Each character interacts and often on  several levels of reality.   Jake's Women is written for the ear, not relying on large sets and props.  It is the words that draw the audience into Jake's world and his women.
 


 
Title: "Love Letters" 
by A.R. Gurney 

Directed by Constance Cawlfield

April 28, 30      2000

Description
 

Love Letters is a bittersweet story of two star-crossed lovers who exchange letters over a 50-year span.  It debuted on Broadway in 1989 starring Jason Robards and Colleen Dewhurst.  It has since been performed by  well know actors such as Michael Learned and Lawrence Pressman; Ann Jackson and Eli Wallach; Robert Wagner and Stephanie Powers; Edward Hermann and Jane Curtin.

Many of A. R. Gurney's plays are written in a staged reading style.  In this production of Love Letters, two actors are seated in their own areas, facing the audience, and reading letters they have written to each other.  They began their friendship in second grade and it continues for the next fifty years.
 

Reservations: Reservations no longer are being taken. Please contact Constance Cawlfield at (303) 471-8171 for  information regarding booking this show for corporate events, etc.

 
Title: Murder Mystery Theatre

Directed by Cynthia Ergenbright

October 29 ~ November 12   1999

Description:

An Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre Event.

"Noir Suspicions" by David Landau

Travel back to the 1940's and onto the island of Mustique where a cast of characters entice you play along with them and solve a crime during a four course meal


 
 
Title: ""The Wacky World of Christopher Durang"

 Directed by Constance Cawlfield

October 22, 24     1999

Description:
Hear live radio theatre at it's best. This is a series of Christopher Durang's outlandish, funny, contemporary and award winning one-act plays. Watch the actors perform on-book in front of old-style mics as music, sound and other stage effects enhance the performance. One selection, "The Actor's Nightmare" will be presented in "bare-bones" theatrical style.
Reservations: Reservations no longer are being taken. Please contact Constance Cawlfield at (303) 471-8171 for  information regarding booking this show for corporate events, etc.