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Desert Foothills Theater 2008/2009
Main Stage Season
November 6 - 23, Romantic Comedy,
Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center Black Box
February 5 - 21, Last of the Red Hot
Lovers,
Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center Black Box
March 26 - April 5, The World Goes 'Round,
Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center Main Stage
Great shows and great directors
highlight 2008/2009 season!
Our
audience members spoke and we listened. They said they like to see local
talent in our productions, but they are uncompromising in the quality they
expect to see on our stage. They are open to plays, but want them to
be well done. Well so do we!
That's why we
continued our efforts to bring to DFT some of the best directors in the
valley and this year we are thrilled to have three uncompromising and
extremely talented directors excited to bring top quality productions to our
stage.
 We
begin the season November 6-23 with Romantic Comedy directed
by E.E. Moe
"We are so excited that Ms. Moe has
agreed to join us this year. She is known for her creativity and for the
uncompromising quality of the productions she directs,” said Reeves.
Romantic Comedy
by Bernard Slade is a story of success and failure, romance and friendship;
Romantic Comedy spans the years and explores the relationship between
playwright Jason Carmichael and his new writing partner Phoebe Craddock.
The New York Post calls the play "A darling of a play... zesty entertainment
of cool wit and warm sentiment."
The spring of 2009 will see a second wonderful comedy presented in the
intimate Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center Black Box Theater and a Mainstage
musical revue sure to knock your socks off.
 Spring
productions will include Neil Simon’s Last of the Red Hot Lovers,
February 5-21, 2009, directed by
Petey Swartz. Last of the Red Hot Lovers finds Barney Cashman,
age 47, wanting to join the sexual revolution before it's too lat. But he’s
a gentle sober soul with a true blue wife of 23 years and absolutely no
experience in adultery, so let’s just say his efforts don’t quite produce
the results he intended. The New York Post calls the play "Delightfully
hilarious and witty, as well as filled with wisdom about human nature . . .
. A genuinely brilliant play."
 The
season comes to a close with the return of the incomparable
Dee Dee Wood as she directs The World
Goes ‘Round, March 26 - April 5 a musical revue of the music of
Kander and Ebb. Not familiar with those names? Well, you will be familiar
with their music. They wrote many great musicals including: Chicago,
Cabaret, Kiss of the Spider Woman, New York, New York and many others.
Their work is known for its striking theatricality, its sharp wit and its
heart-felt sentiment.
“Our selection process this year began with inviting area directors we
admired to submit to us some plays they would like to direct,” said Meribeth
Reeves, managing director of Desert Foothills Theater. “This process brought
some wonderful directors to our table and a great selection of plays. I am
very pleased with the outcome.
“I am also pleased that it brought us some directors and work that we are
already considering for 2009/2010. We will be planning our seasons two years
out from now on to ensure good continuity between productions and artists.”
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