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THEATRE THREE' 2007-2008 MAINSTAGE EASON

Mack &Mabel a Broadway and London musical hit by composer JERRY HERMAN, book by MICHAEL STEWART

July 19 -August 19

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In the days of silent movies, director Mack Sennett's comic two-reelers made his discovery, Mabel Normand, America's most adored comedienne. Composer Jenry Herman (Hello, Dolly; Mame; La Cage aux Fol/es) celebrates

this pioneer film duo in his rollicking and romantic show with his trademark musical panache and show business dazzle.

Popcorn a Dallas premiere of the taboo-shattering comedy-thriller by BEN ELTON

September 6 -October 7 PLACE: Hollywood. TIME: Academy Award Night. CHARACTERS: A vain auteur of voguishly violent films, his ex, his sardonic daughter, his on-the-make date, murderers inspired by his movie, and a voyeuristic TV crew. Elton's award-winning comedy has vulgar vigor and smart-mouthed one-liners, but surprisingly has the moral purpose of a

Jacobean revenge drama. (Rated VERY Adult)

Pygmalion GEORGE BERNARD SHAW's most illustrious and illuminating comedy

October 25 - November 25 Here's a 1913 classic stage play that became a classic movie, which in tum became both the classic stage musical and movie musical, My Fair Lady. Now the great play returns to Theatre Three's stage in Shaw's original form. Few plays in the English language contain such intellectual and comic inventions - all so Shaw could argue for nothing

less than the perfection of civilization.

The Goodbye Girl book by NEIL SIMON, music by MARVIN HAMLISCH, lyrics by DAVID ZIPPEL

December 13 - January 20

First, Simon wrote the movie as a Valentine gift to his actress wife. Then Hamlisch and Zipple worked with him to tum his film script into a smash Broadway hit musical. This gifted trio of contemporary theatre giants created

a RARE thing these days, a delightfully funny and romantic musical theatre piece! The single mom, a thirty­something dancer, struggles through New York disappointments, user boyfriends, and then clashes with an upstart

intruder who may be just another bad actor - or is he?

Crimes of the Heart the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy by former Theatre Three actress, BETH HENLEY

February 14 - March 16

In Hazlehurst, Mississippi, the three Magrath sisters face troubles both grave and hilarious but in the end manage to escape the past to seize the future. "Such is Miss Henley's prodigious talent that she can serve us pain as though it were a piece of cake." - NY TIMES; "It has heart, wit and a surprisingly zany passion that carries it all before it." -

NY Post.

Whodunnit a comedy-thriller by the author of Sleuth, ANTHONY SHAFFER

April 3 - May 4 Only one author wrote screenplays for both Alfred Hitchcock (Frenzy) and for novelist Dame Agatha Christie (Death on the Nile, Evil Under the Sun, and Murder on the Orient Express). "So whodunnit?" you ask. It was the brilliantly inventive Anthony Shaffer! In Whodunnit, he gleefully took all he learned from those masters and fashioned his own

closed-circle-English-country-house-murder-mystery. And what characters ... from horrifying to hilarious.

ADog' Life A howlingly funny new musical by SEA GRENNAN & LEAH OKIMOTO

May 22 -June 22 Charlie Chaplin made a film with this same title in the silent film days. Ever since then, Hollywood has paraded

talented canines like Rin Tin Tin, Lassie, Asta, and Benji whose exploits have entertained us in every decade. This refreshing new musical, A Dog's Life, romps through the same beloved territory and manages to be goofily hilarious and sweetly moving. This piece tells the story of a rescued pooch, the young man who adopts him, and a compli-

cated pack of four footed pals, all puzzled by the strange ways of the humans around them.

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Theatre Three's Board of Directors

Enika Schulze, Chair

Jae Alder

D'Metria Benson

Nancy Cochran

Roland & Virginia Dykes

Gary W. Grubbs

David G. Luther

Sonja J. McGill

Theatre Three's Staff

Administration

Executive Producer­Director:

Jae Alder

Company Manager:

Terry Dobson

Assistant Producer:

Cory Norman

Director of Business Affairs:

Joan Sleight

In-House Accountant:

Wendy Kwan

Director of Publications & Communications:

Kimberly Richard

Intern Supervisor:

Mark C. Guerra

Executive Administrative Assistant:

Adele Acrey

Patsy P. Yung Micale

Jean M. Nelson

Shanna Nugent

Elizabeth Rivera

Eileen Rosenblum, Ph. D.

Jeff Sanders

Janet Spencer Shaw

Ann Stuart, Ph. D.

Production

Technical Director:

David Walsh

Musical Director:

Terry Dobson

Resident Artist:

Bruce Coleman

Master Carpenter:

Jeffrey Schmidt

Intern Staff:

Paul Arnold, Maryam Baig, Stacie Cleland

Katherine Ward

Karen Washington

Sam Yang

Customer Service

Customer Service Director:

Amy Mills Jackson

House Manager:

Nancy Meeks

Box Office Daytime Service Manager:

Darius Warren

Box Office Agents:

Fred Faust, Tony Banda, Chris Sanders

Director of Telemarketing:

Carol Crosby

Telemarketing Agents:

Don Baab, Deborah Byrd, Trinity ]ohannsen,Natha Taylor, Roger Wilson

Director of Special Marketing

Trinity Johannsen

This playbill is a publication of Theatre Three, Inc. 2800 Routh Street, Suite #168, Dallas, Texas 75201, 214-871-3300, www.theatre3dallas.com. This playbill is published for: Popcorn by Ben Elton, the second show of the 2007-2008 Mainstage Season. My Own Private Diva by Terry Dobson, the third show of the 2007 -2008 Theatre Too Season. Artwork by Harland Wright & Unigraphics. Playbill Editors: Jae Alder & Kimberly Richard. Popcorn rehearsal photography by Ken Birdsell of The ImageAfter. My Own Private Diva production photography by Andy Hanson and Linda Harrison.

By Special Arrangement with Samuel French, Ltd.

Jae Alder, Executive Producer-Director of Theatre Three presents ...

by

Ben Elton

Artistic Staff

Director, Set Design, & Film segments Jeffrey Schmidt Costume design Bruce Coleman Lighting design Russell K. Dyer Sound design Richard Frohlich

Hair and make-up design Kristin Colaneri Choreography Catherine DuBord Cast

Brooke Daniels **Catherine DuBord Bruce Delamitri Rick Espaillat Scout Hudson * Emily Gray Kirsten ** David Meglino Farah Delamitri Mollie Milligan Bill Robert Silva Karl * Lee Trull Velvet Delamitri **Teresa Valenza Wayne Hudson Nicholas Venceil

Film Appearances by

Reporters Chad Smith, Trisha Miller-Smith, Ashley Wood Victim Leah Spillman

*indicates members working under Actor's Equity Association contracts in this production.

Production Staff AEA tage manager Terry Vandivort Technical director David Walsh Production assistant ** Paul Arnold Master carpenter Jeffrey Schmidt Master electrician Neil Ingles Production crew Mark C. Guerra, Paul Arnold, Maryam Baig, and Stacie Cleland

Ordinary Americans clip produced by Box Car Creative

Scene Synopsis Time & Place: Present day. The action of the play occurs principally at the Hollywood Hills home of film director Bruce Delamitri. Act I Scene 1: The day of the Oscar ceremony Scene 2: The day of the Oscar ceremony Scene 3: The Oscar ceremony Scene 4: The night of the Oscar ceremony

Act II Scene 1: The morning after the Oscar ceremony

Special Thanks The Dream Cafe Ben Giddings Project X J.C. Penney Internal CommunicationsMitch CarrTarrant County Community College

**indicates a performer enrolled in the AEA membership candidate program.

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The Artistic Staff

Jeffrey Schmidt (Director. et design, & Film segments) Jeffrey ctirected Tennessee William' Vieux Carre for Theatre Three as well as A Christmas Memory. Dinl' ting credit in -Jude N(tmijeS:to 2001 di- 2002 and Sex Drugs, and Rock and Roll at Moon Water 'fl1eater Company, Bridge ta China ,84.ri'n at th ut of the Loap Fe tival and Cmyi11gGravy at Gr u.nd Zero Theater Campany. Recent on tage credits in ludeA Pew Good Men at Ca a Manana and YLLA with Project X at the FIT Pe tival. Jeffrey wa een on Theatre Threes stage as P0 iedon and other in Metamorphoses. H al o appeared in Ro1mdi11g Tliird, Over tire River a11d Through the Woods, Art, Tfie Happy Time, and As Bees in Honey Drown . Area theater appemnce include Dtti11ty Shapes a�1d Hairy Apes fo.r Our Endeavors Theatre Collective, Tlie, Laramie Project at WaterTower, Out Cry aL Moon Water Theater Company, Visili11g Mr. Green, Tiu: ound and The Fury at Undermain, and Debbie Does Dallas alKHchen Dog '.Il,eater. FTe wa the ar.U tiG dire tor of M on Waler Theat r Company for three years.

Bruce Coleman (Costume design) Bruce ha be n a sociated with Theatre Three since 1985. Mr. Coleman has costumed many plays and mu kalti her , including !l1to tlie Woods, The Mis«r, .Major Barbara, and The \ omen. favorite directing projects i!'lclud� Ma.ck & Mabel at Theatre 1h.reej

11,e Secret Garden and Into tire Wood for lCT Mains tag� Tick1 Tick, Boom!, The Whos Tommy, Thrill Me, and The L.ife for VpJown Player • and Close Tie. for the C0ntempo­rary Theatre of Dallas. A ten-tune winner f the Leon Rabin Awar(l, Mr. Coleman has aJso been rec;ognize by the Dallas Critics Porum Awards, The Dallas Observer 'Best Of ... ' issue, and Tile Column Awards for Ms ,c,mtribuliOn to \ocaJ the.ab;e.

Russell K. Dyer (Lighting design) Recent To,eatr.e Three design cr�dits include Democracy, Gloriou !, and We Devil's Disciple. Other Dallas design credits include Kitchen Do� eater-' Mr. Marmalade,Wing pan TI1eatre' The G11ad1&es Friiulein, Ech 1heatre Women and Horses and a Shot Straight from the Bottle, Undermain Theater' WttWngfor n Tmin, and <:::ontem� porary Theatre hadowlands and Visiting Mr. Green (Leen Rabin award nominati n). Russell i the Managing Dir� tor f the Festival of lndependent Theatre and holds a BFA in Lighting Design from the Callege Qf anra Fe.

Richard Frohlkh (Sound de ign) Richard received his training ar West.em Connectirut tate Univel' �ty, Danbury; CT. Having debuted with us in the 2006 presentation of Tlw Mousetrap, he has ince designed All About Bette, The True Story of tl,e lncar eration of Little Egypt, 'n1.e Odd Couple, Talking Pictures, and DemoGmcy. Richard ha worked wilh other Metrople.,c theaters: EchG Theater, lrviJ1g Community Theater Mainstage, -Palace Art Center, Grapevin�, TX; Texa Radio lbe_atre Company, Ailington, TX; and Uptown Play­,ers. Hi work has been recognized with a 2002 Ogle Award, 2004 Maik Tim Award, and a 2006 Column Award for our production of 'Fhe Full Monty. Ric.hard makes his home in Arlington, TX with his wife and th.ree·children.

Kristin Colaneri (Hait and make-up de ign) Kristin is making her debut at Theatre Three on our Production Crew, and i looking forward to the opportunity lhi show offers where some of her grue ome talents" can be utilized; but remember not to be too ·bocked - it:'s al1 an ·wu ion! Although he is be t known for her work as an actre-s , he "make her living'' a a pr!'>fe. ional

mak-cup artist. he llved and worked in Ne.w York for e era] years and has experi­ence in runway, theatrical, beauty, and pedal FX makeup de ign.

Photo 2: Emily Gray & Rick Espaillat

Photo 4: Teresa Valenza, Jeffrey Schmidt, Mollie Milligan, Rick Espaillat

Photo 5: Mollie Milligan

Photo 6: Catherine DuBord

Photo 7: Nicholas Venceil &

7 EmilyGray

The Cast

Catherine DuBord (Brooke Daniels) Catherin m:eived her BFA in ding from .outbern M"elhodi t Univer ity. · he i making her Theatre Three debut in this bow, but is familiar to Metroplex audiences of the Ela ical Acting Company, Contemporary 'JheatFe of Dal las; Dalla Shake--pea re Festival, Packet aodwich 1h ater, Rover rama Werk , and MtJ. Dther­

ine' film experience includes On the Wire and the internet ries: Alp1iagfrls. h r c ived the Greer Gar on Award for cting in 2006. Catheril) Hves here in Dal las, TX and is represented by the Mary Collins Agency.

Rick Espaillat (,Bruce Delamitri) Rick received hi training at outhern Methodi t University, Dalla • 'PX. Thi will be h i Theatr: lhree debut . How vcr, he has performed for these theatres in th Metro­plex: Cc;mtem:porary Theatre l i:ving Community 'Theatre Mainstage, lli k 1'heatre, and Uptown Player . He ha done w · rk in everal fillns and eommercial presenta­tions. Ri k make hi home in Dalla , TX. and i represented by the Kim Daw on Agency.

Emily Gray ( , ut Hudson) Emily' eduaational credits ar from Drama Studio London (London, U.K.} and War­wick Univer ity, Coventry, UK. ,he j making her first ppearance Qn the Theatre Three tage, but has app-eared in production in these Metroplex venues: Classical Ac.ting Company, Dallai ChUdren Theater, Echo "Iheatre, and Second Thought The.at-re. Her regional/nationaJ theatre work include the Pearl Theatre Co�pao:y,, New Y0rk City; and the Fifth treet '1J1eatre, New Ymk City/eliiladeJphia. Her film and T experience indudes Karma Police (200.8 relea e} and Banished; and comm r­ciaJ wo·rk includes Pier One� Denny and Pondero1;a teak House. Emily has won the (';olden arphones for Audio B00ks three times. · h:e teaches voice at RidiJand Community College, Dallas, TX and resides in Richai;ds0n, T with her hu band Matthew Gray.

David Meglino (l<ir tin) David studied at The College of Santa Ele anta Fe, NM. This appearance will b hi d bul with Theatre Three, but he ha ·appea{ed with lrvl.rng Gollllmu.nity 'Thea-tre Mainstage, P cket andwich Theatre, and Stolen Shakespeare Guild here in the Metrople}I. David has al o performed in regienal/nationa1 theatres in New York City: 11,eatre' an Greal, Midtown International Theatre Festival, Wing Theatr and Theatre tudio, Inc. His film experience includes Death to mootchy; hjs c0mmercial work was with Rivals.com. David lives in Dallas, TX.

Mollie Milligan (Farrah Delamitri) M.t>llie received her BA from Baylor University and h�r MFA frem oulhern Meth­.odi t Univer ity. She i maldng her Toe·atre Uiree debut with thi performance, but has performed in the Metrnplex at cho Theater, Kitchen Dog Theatre, Second Thought Theatre, and S age West. Her wor.k eutside ef thi a�ea include Kentucky hakespeare Fe tival, Louisville, KY; Stella Adler Theatre, NYC; The Met lheatre,

L.A.; {lnd The Tiffany Th atre. L.A. Her fi1m expertenGes 1nclude: T1ie Grey Mari.Male Mail, Legally Blonde 2, and Los /orrales. TV work includes trong, Medicine,Prime Time G1ick, Cold Case/New Ellidence, and ln.$pedor Mom. Mollie reside inDallas, TX.

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Robert Silva (Bill) Robert received hi- lheatr training at Lhe University ofTexa - Pan Amerk:an, Edin­burg, TX. He i not new to Theatre 'Three audiences a.s he debuted in ,Ly Fox in 2003.

Since th n he ha per6 rmed in Melamorpho�·es -and Arsenic and Old Lace. Robert is aJ 0 familiar to Melroplex audience f Dalla .. (;hildren1s Theatre, Flow r Mound­

Performing Art Theatre, Garland Civic 'TI1eatre, and Lrving Community Theatre Mainstage. O.ut ide oC the Metr0plex, hi expeFiemre include A Mii:friight Cry ( a.­

tronal 1our) . Film wark include, The Mo11rni11g After, hi TV eXi_perien e includes nfe Hqrb'Or (WB twork), and he ha· done commercial for Wal-Mart and hili's. R0b­

ert makes his home in Dallas, TX and is represented by the Clos Agency in Austin.

Lee Trull (Karl) Lee made hi debut with Theatre Tur e in the 2006 pre entation of Tlle Imaginary

Invalid. Re ha also p rfonned around the Metroplex in the lassical Acting Compa­ny, Dalla Chjldren's neatre, Pa.Ila Theater Center, and Kitchen Do.g lllealer (artisti

company member); and tage West Theatre, Ft. Werth. His film experience includes Nigl-it Crawlers and T experience · include Bamey & Friends, Dragon ,Ball Z, and

Case Close.d. Lee reside in th ak CJ iff area of Dalla , TX.

Teresa Valenza (Velvet Demitri) Teresa received her acting training at 1exa tate University, an Marc s, TX Thi

will be her The�tre Three debut, h wever, she ha performed a tage West, Ft. Worth, TX. Her film experience includes Waiting by pider Circle Films. 11 r a lives in

Euless, l'X with her family. he is represented by the Campbell Agency.

Nicholas Venceil (Wayne Hudson) Nicholas' education includes WTAMU, KD Studio, Dallas, TX; AMDA, New York, and Mc onibs Studio. Although thi's will b� !tis debut with Theatre llu:: e, he ha

performed at Casa Mafiana and Sage & Silo Theatre in Ft. Worth TX; Shakespeare Fe Li\Tal of Dallas, and Theatre Arlington, Arlington, TX. B yond the Me.tr plex area, he performed with the t. Low Actors Ensemble. He ha done commercial work .for

VISA. Nicholas makes his home in Dallas, TX.

Ben Elton {Playwright) Born in London, Elton became a tand·up comedian and comedy writer hortly after

leaving Manchester Uni ,er ity in 1 9 0. Hi first major su cess wa a co-writer · f the Lelevisi0n sitcom The YaungOnes. 'This was folknved by Happy Families, Filthy Rich,

and Cntfltip. He weml on to ce-write U1e econd and ub e<juent ries of.Blackadder, while simultaneously becemit,g well-known for his television appearance a ho t of

�b.innel 4's Friday Nigh� Liv� - which was seen a a UK version of aturday N_ ight

Live. lo 1990 he tarred u1 b is own rand-up con'iedy and sketch eries enlililed 711 Man From Auntie. A simi lar format wa used for The Ben Elton liow, which aired in

1998. His most recent television sitcom was The Thin Blue Line, which ran for two series (1995, 1996). His novels and plays include Stark, Gridlock, This Other Eden,

Popcorn, Blast From the Past and Inconceivable. The latter was made into a film under the title Maybe Baby (2000), directed by Elton himself.

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Photo 1: Emily Gray & Lee Trull

Photo 2: Nicholas

Photo 3: Nicholas Ven­ceil, Emily Gray, Mollie Milligan, Rick Espaillat, Catherine DuBord

Photo 4: Rick Espaillat

Photo 5: Robert Silva, David Meglino

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By Special Arrangement with ASCAP

Jae Alder, Executive Pn)ducer-Director of Theatre Three presents ...

Artistic Staff Director & Set design Jae Alder Lighting design David Opper

Cast The Man *Terry Dobson The Diva *Sally Soldo

Production Staff Technical director David Walsh Production assistant Maryam Baig

Master carpenter Jeffrey Schmidt

Written by

Terry Dobson

Production crew Mark C. Guerra, Paul Arnold, Maryam Baig, Stacie Cleland

*indicates members working under Actor's Equity Association contracts in this production.

From last year's production of

My Own Private Diva

In all of the photos: Sally Soldo and Terry Dobson

**indicates a performer enrolled in the AEA membership candidate program.

The Artistic Staff & Cast

Jae Alder (Direcl r & et de,5ign) orne of Jae's re ent favorite Theatre Three a ignment include being the et de ign r

f. r The Odd Couple and Talki11g Pie.lures, and erving as de ign.er and director,of theTheatre '01ree 2006-2007 eason finale, Caroli,ie, or Change and th 2007-2008 ·ea nopener, All About Bette: An Evening with Bette Davis. He mo l receuUy directed BlindDate. Alder erve n the b a,rd of th Art Magnet High chool and on the board ofTexas Non Profit Theatres. His many award include the DaJla Histori al Se ·ely'sA ward of Excellenee.David Opper ( ighting de ign) David began )u profe ional Lheatre areer at111eatre Three thirty plus years ago a the resident ee11ic, lighting, and seuncl designer, hall wabber, and bathroom courer. In the intervening years, Da id has designed fi r th.e touring music indu try, and or­porat-e and trade .hO\V pre entali n . He i curr ntly th owner of the de ign <som­pany Aurora Event Group and techni al direct r at Tarrant ounty College Northwest Ca1npus. Mo t recently he serwed as the lighting design r for All About Bette the .fir t how of Theatre 'Iluee' Theatre Ti o ea n and the p pular / Love You, You're P, rfect,ow Change.

Terry Dobson ( The Man) Terry na been a member of Theatre 1luee' arti ti taff ince May 1980. He urrently erve as the theatre' m,u ical director and company manager. Terry directed (and

ace mpa!"ed) the �onge t running tage produ tion in Dalla thea_ter hi to�y - Thea­tre l11ree production of J Love You You re Perfect Now Change. He al dtrected and ace rnpanied many ef the crilically acclaimed Theatre To producti0n . Myths & Hymns, First Lady uite, Grateful: Tlie ongs of John Bucchi110, Elegtes: A ong Cycle and la l ea on' The Big Bang are among hi favorite . Terry has performed with The Dal­la Theater enter, Ca a fanana, Lyric tage, FMPAT, a.nd Theatr A.rlington. Award include a Leon Rabin Award for Outstanding Mu ical Direction for Jon & Jen and many Column Award . Theatre Turee-app arance include ylvin, Nice People Dan -ing to Good Country Music, .Beyond Therapy. Deaf/, Defying Act, God's Man in Texas, Dirty Blonde, and m st r ceotly, Glorious! My Own Private Diva won a DPW TI1eatre Critics Forum ward for Be t New Play of 2006 and a lumn Award for Out tanding

ew Work by a Local Plavwright. Terry recently became a homeowne� and spend. mo t of bi free time working n hi . ondo and taking-care of hi n \ dog, Cooper. Sally Soldo (The Diva) ally na app ared in twenty-seven mu ·ical produc.tien at Theatre 1llre induding

A. .. My Name is Alice, Triumph of Love, Assassins, Lucky tiff. Compan;� and A Littleight Music. In Theatre Ti o important a ign.me.nt include. performances in l Love

You, You're Perfe t, Now Change!, ratefi�I, 'The ongs of Joh11 Bm;cl,i110, First Latly u(teand Elegie . he began her profe i nal career as a teen performer with The Dallawnmer Musical (25 (?roductioi1 ') and ha appeared at ther DFW venu includ•

ing the leyerson, a a Manana, Lyric tage and Dalla Repertory Theater. Regionalprodu ,tien aw her playing lead for tarHght Musical in Kan a City. hanba senTheatres (MinneapoU ), Theatre Under the ta.rs (Hou ton), and Florida theatres includ­ing Burt Reyn Id Jupiter Theatre and Golden Ap_ple Theatre. ally has tagemanaged,chore9graphed and o tumed theatric.al and industrial b ws. Her honors include theLeon Rabin Award, The Dallas Time Herald Theater Critic 'Best Aotre Award, theC lumn Award and ha boon a "Dalla Diva' for Lyric tage for ten years. Ms. oldowork a an RN/Medical Technologist for Parkland Health and Ho pita! y tern. hmake _her home in Dalla with husband Jon Veon on Jonathan, and five kitties.

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THEATRE THREE'S 2007-2008

THEATRE TOO SEASON

All About Bette: An Evening with Bette Davis the critically hailed play by CAMILLA CARR

July 6 - July 29 Theatre Three has brought back this new piece from its extended hit run last season. Morgana Shaw will recreate

the performance that won her "Best Actress in an Equity Play" Column Award.

Blind Date t an exciting new intimate drama by South American playwright MARIO DIAMENT

August 17 - September 2 An anxious adulterer alights in a confessional mood on the blind man's favorite Buenos Aires park bench. From that

1 chance meeting the blind man, a distinguished poet, sees deeply not only into the life of others, but deeply into hisown life and its still-astonishing possibilities.

My Own Private D1va a 'confessional cabaret" by TERRY DOBSON

October 5-21

"Best New Play" award-winning cabaret (from both Column Awards and Dallas-Ft. Worth Critics' Forum Awards) performed by the author and his personal diva, Sally Soldo. • ... a fabulous evening in the theatre" - The Dallas

Morning News.

Season's Greeting� the hilarious family comedy by ALAN AYCKBOURN

November 23 - December 9 A Christmas gathering replete with family recriminations, a chaotically incompetent puppet show, over-consumed

Christmas spirits, and a riotous bungled midnight tryst, make this superbly crafted comedy a must-see holiday show.

The La Vida�' Landlord a clash of cultures in a new comedy-drama by LAWRENCE WEINSTEIN

March 14-30

An idealistic high school teacher rents out an apartment to a political refugee from Central America. It turns out there are more than minor philosophical differences between the two, which cannot be solved by the teacher's

anxious attempts to be understanding.

Mid-Life, the Crisis Musical a revue of middle-aged gains and losses by BOB and JIM WAL TON

May 2-18

This polished, fall-out-of-your-seat-funny show is woven out of a series of vignettes dealing with classic midlife phenomena - all unpleasant, and virtually all hysterical. Brash, refreshing, and inventively silly, it has an honesty

that makes it okay to laugh at ourselves.

I Love You, You're Pe,fect, Now Change the most favorite show ever at Theatre Three by JOE Di PIETRO & JIMMY ROBERTS

January 17 - February 17 It had a huge run in 2000 on the main stage, it moved into Theatre Too that fall and played there for an amazing

three years! Since then this record-breaking musical revue has returned annually for an encore run and manages to find new enthusiasts who pack the place to laugh and cheer.

Tickets and Information: 214-871-3300 www.theatre3dallas.com

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