Courthouse Theater Company 
The 2007 Summer Season consists of two full-length plays, plus a special free event on the Village Green in Peace Dale.
Scenes on the Green
written by Various
directed by Various
Sunday, June 24 at 6:30 p.m. (weather permitting)
Free
Fun for the whole family
Join us on the Village Green in the heart of South Kingstown for original short plays written during our previous 24-Hour Play Festivals. Scenes on the Green will feature "The Lemon Cake Incident" by Davidb Marchetti, "North, North, North" by Andy Hoover and "Go Thru, Steal, and Break Down Walls" by Davidb Marchetti. The event is free, but bring a blanket to sit on and prepare to laugh. (Please note this event is weather permitting.)
The Village Green is on Kingstown Road (Route 108), next to the South Kingstown Neighborhood Guild and across the street from the Peace Dale Library. (Google Map)
The Matchmaker
written by Thornton Wilder
directed by Christopher J. Simpson
produced with the generous support of Bruce & Linda Barrett
Friday, July 6 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 7 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, July 8 at 2 p.m.
Thursday, July 12 at 8 p.m.
Friday, July 13 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 14 at 2 p.m.
Saturday, July 14 at 8 p.m.
$14 General Admission, $12 Courthouse Center for the Arts Members, $10 Students
A match made in heaven
Nobody thought Horace Vandergelder would marry, but then he met the matchmaker. This witty farce takes you back to a simpler era, but with a sitcom flair. First produced in 1954 as a remake of The Merchant of Yonkers, The Matchmaker was a smash success that left audiences on both sides of the pond in stitches. Wilder's witty farce follows Horace Vandergelder, a wealthy businessman with a cold heart and poor chances of marriage, as he seeks love with the help of the matchmaker. Avid theater buffs will note that this is the show that eventually gave inspiration to the Broadway hit musical Hello Dolly! Presented at the Courthouse Center for the Arts. (Directions)
Set and Drift
written by Andy Hoover
directed by Christopher J. Simpson
August 16, 17 & 18 at 8 p.m.
August 19 at 2 p.m.
An island of comedy
This raucously hysterical original play follows the plight of a marooned group of friends and strangers as they struggle with questions of life and love on a deserted island.
Presented at the Courthouse Center for the Arts. (Directions)
January 2007 Special Event
24 Hour Play Festival
written by Various
directed by Various
January 6 at 8 p.m.
Five writers, Five directors, 24 Hours
In a short span of 24 hours, writers and directors from across Rhode Island gathered to produce five original shows.
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