Courthouse Theater Company

July 14, 2006

For Immediate Release

WEST KINGSTON - The Courthouse Theater Company is proud to announce the second installment of its 2006 season. The 24 Hour Play Festival on Aug. 5 will feature 10-minute plays written, rehearsed and preformed in less than 24 hours. At the end of the night, the audience will vote for a winner.

"The night will not only test the limits of local writers, directors and actors but also provide what promises to be a night of amusement for the audience and cast alike," company Director Christopher Simpson said.

The shows themselves will start Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. at the Courthouse Center for the Arts at 3481 Kingstown Road. Tickets cost$10 and are available at the door or can be reserved at www.courthousetheater.com or by phone at 782-1018.

About the company 

The Courthouse Theater Company was formed last summer by Christopher Simpson, a South Kingstown resident and Princeton University student. With a cast and crew comprised of college and high school students, most from South Kingstown, the Company was incorporated as a non-profit in May 2006 with Simpson as its president and artistic director.

Last summer the company performed Neil Simon's Rumors and this year successfully took on David Auburn's Proof, which closed July 2.

The season will wrap up with You Can't Take It With You , the crazy comedy by George Kaufman and Moss Hart, showing daily from Aug. 17 to Aug. 20. Both heartwarming and hilarious, this Pulitzer Prize-winning show will send the summer 2006 season out with style.

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