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Theatre Box is a community theater group in Floral Park, New York, on Long Island. We produce two to three full scale productions each year, which include comedies, dramas, mysteries, and musicals. At only $5-$12 per ticket, and $22 dinner theater shows, our ticket prices are the lowest around. Our doors are always open to talents of all kinds from experienced actors and novices alike. Find out more about auditions, future productions, and about how you can get more involved!
This page was last updated: May 5, 2012
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NOVEMBER 2011
Now Playing: 2011-2012 Season
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APRIL/MAY 2012
THE BUTLER DID IT [April 27th - May 6th]
by Tim Kelly
The farcical sleuth comedy parodies every English mystery play ever written, but with a decidedly American flair. Miss Maple, with a reputation for “clever” weekend parties, invites a group of detective writers to eerie Ravenswood Manor on Turkey Island where they are to impersonate their fictional characters. The hostess has arranged all sorts of amusing incidents, but when a real murder takes place, Miss Maple is outraged. She offers a reward to the “detective” who can bring the killer to justice. In the spirit of the films "Murder By Death" and "Clue", the zany assortment of would-be sleuths are based on the likes of literary characters Miss Marple, Nick & Nora Charles, Sam Spade, Charlie Chan and the like.
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AUGUST 2012
THE LITTLE FOXES [August 9th - 12th]
by Lillian Hellman
For the love of money. The focus is on Southern aristocrat Regina Hubbard Giddens, who struggles for wealth and freedom within the confines of an early 20th century society when a father considered only his sons as legal heirs. As a result, her avaricious brothers Benjamin and Oscar are independently wealthy, while she must rely upon her sickly, invalid husband Horace for financial support. The play follows her decisions and how she copes and manipulates her way toward financial freedom to avoid financial ruin. This excellent drama has starred such heavyweights as Tallulah Bankhead in the original Broadway production, and Anne Bancroft, Maureen Stapleton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Stockard Channing in subsequent revivals. The 1941 film starred Bette Davis.
GUYS & DOLLS [November 11th - 20th]
by Frank Loesser (book: Jo Swerling & Abe Burrows)
The popular musical based on two short stories "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure" by Damon Runyon, with characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, most notably "Pick the Winner." It's the basic story of two gamblers Skye Masterson and Nathan Detroit and the women who love them. With classic songs by Frank Loesser like "Luck Be A Lady" and "Sit Down You're Rockin' The Boat" and great characters, it is a show that audiences are sure to enjoy! The show premiered on Broadway in 1950, and ran for 1,200 performances and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. There have been several Broadway revivals as well as West End production, and there was a 1955 film that starred Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine.
Announced: 2012-2013 Season
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NOVEMBER 2012
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APRIL/MAY 2013
WAIT UNTIL DARK
by Frederick Knott
Directors: Claudia Wilson and Bob Wilson
A sinister con man and two ex-convicts are about to meet their match. They have traced the location of a mysterious doll, which they are much interested in, to the Greenwich Village apartment of Sam Hendrix and his blind wife, Susy. The con man and his ex-convicts, through a cleverly constructed deception, convince Susy that the police have implicated Sam in a woman's murder, and the doll, which she believes is the key to his innocence, is evidence. It's a thriller filled with excitement, murder, and a shocking ending. The 1967 film starred Alan Arkin and an Oscar nominated performance by Audrey Hepburn.
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AUGUST 2013
BORN YESTERDAY –
by Garson Kanin
Director: Dan Bubbeo
The shady and criminal minded Harry Brock has come to a swanky hotel in Washington to make crooked deals with government big-wigs. He has brought with him the charming but naive ex-chorus girl Billie, whose lack of social graces embarrasses even Harry. Billie must be taught some of the graces, and a few basic bits of information. The young, idealistic magazine reporter Paul Verrall, who has been investigating political skullduggery and is interested in Brock's activities, agrees for a salary, to educate Billie. But things go awry when her innocence is overwhelmed with who Brock really is and she begins falling for Paul. It's a culture clash of hysterical proportions in this classic screwball comedy. The 1950 film starred William Holden and a star-making turn by Judy Holliday, who won an Oscar for her portrayal.
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Directors: Kate Lenzo and Geralyn Greco
Presenting the Theatre Box 25th Anniversary presentation!
At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder. In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys. The plot shows how Tony, attractive young son of the Kirbys, falls in love with Alice Sycamore and brings his parents to dine at the Sycamore home on the wrong evening. Can love withstand the trials of homemade fireworks, visiting royalty, Russian dancers instructors, and the Grandfather who is the head of all the insanity? The beloved 1938 film starred Jean Arthur & Jimmy Stewart, along with Lionel Barrymore, and was directed by Frank Capra.
