The Brewster Theater Company is proud to announce our  2010 Season.

**NOTE: All performance details subject to change pending venue and rights approvals.

The Lion in Winter  by James Goldman	January 2010 Performances are scheduled for January 22, 23, 29 and 30 at 8 pm at St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 26 Prospect Street, Brewster, NY.  Tickets are $10 adults and $8 seniors.  King Henry II of England has three sons by Eleanor of Aquitaine: Richard, Geoffrey and John. He wants the kingdom to stay united after his death, but all three sons want to rule and it is likely to be torn apart by revolution. Henry favors the youngest son while Eleanor favors the eldest. The middle son hopes to play both ends against each other and come out on top. Henry would like to have another heir by his mistress, but that would only add to the contenders. Uneasy is the head on which the crown lies, and uneasy the truce between a matchless king and queen. This mundane history is glorified in language that is brilliant in its ability to characterize, its rhetorical impact, its actability, and its generative power. Few since Shakespeare have had such a marvelous gift for truly comic repartee. Read cast announcement Flyer Reservations
Ravenscroft By Don Nigro	March 2010 Audition information Cast Announced This psychological drama is a thinking person's Gothic thriller, a dark comedy that is both funny and frightening. On a snowy night, Inspector Ruffing is called to a remote house to investigate the headlong plunge of Patrick Roarke down the main staircase. He becomes involved in the lives of five alluring and dangerous women: Marcy, the beautiful Viennese governess with a past; Mrs. Ravenscroft, the flirtatious lady of the manor; Gillian, her charming but possibly demented daughter; Mrs. French, the formidable and passionate cook, and Dolly, a terrified maid. They lead him through a bewildering labyrinth of contradictory versions of Patrick's demise and that of the late Mr. Ravenscroft. There are ghosts on the staircase, skeletons in the closet, and much more than the Inspector bargained for. His investigation leads into own tortured soul and the nature of truth itself. You will not guess the ending, but you will be teased, seduced, bewildered, amused, frightened and led to a dark encounter with truth or something even stranger. Performance Date: March 26, 27, April 2 & 3 at Melrose School.
10th Anniversary Celebration	June  2010
Summer Musical	Summer  2010 Anything Goes Music and Lyrics by COLE PORTER Original Book by P.G. WODEHOUSE & GUY BOLTON and HOWARD LINDSAY & RUSSEL CROUSE New Book by TIMOTHY CROUSE & JOHN WEIDMAN Director/Choreographer Christopher Gladysz Producer Margaret Carey Audition Details The age-old tale of Boy-Meets-Girl and the complications which ensue intrigue every audience, and no musical puts it on stage better than ANYTHING GOES. This show is an amusing story wrapped around one of Cole Porter's magical scores. Terrific Cole Porter songs  include It's De-Lovely, Friendship, I Get A Kick Out Of You, All Through The Night, Anything Goes, You're The Top and Blow, Gabriel, Blow.
	October 2010 At the time of a paralyzing drought in the West we discover a girl whose father and two brothers are worried as much about her becoming an old maid as they are about their dying cattle. For the truth is, she is indeed a plain girl. The brothers try every possible scheme to marry her off, but without success. Nor is there any sign of relief from the dry heat. When suddenly from out of nowhere appears a picaresque character with a mellifluous tongue and the most grandiose notions a man could imagine. He claims to be a rainmaker. And he promises to bring rain, for $100. It's a silly idea, but the rainmaker is so refreshing and ingratiating that the family finally consent. Forthwith they begin banging on big brass drums to rattle the sky; while the rainmaker turns his magic on the girl, and persuades her that she has a very real beauty of her own. And she believes it, just as her father believes the fellow can actually bring rain. And rain does come, and so does love.
	December 2010 "Tartuffe "is a satire on religious hypocrisy. Tartuffe worms his way into Orgon's household, blinding the master of the house with his religious "devotion," and almost succeeds in his attempts to seduce his wife and disinherit his children before the final unmasking.
Armchair Actors Play Reading Group	MONTHLY MEETINGS Would you enjoy an evening out of the house? Interested in theatre but you don’t have the time to commit to a production? Come join other interested people having fun once per month (and find out what is happening in our local theatre company).  The BTC play reading group meet at the Brewster Library at 7:00 pm. Dates to be announced.   This group is open to both members of BTC and non-members. It is not necessary to commitment to attend each month.  Let us know of your interest and we will send you an e-mail reminder and ask for a response if you plan to attend.  Interested?  Sign up to volunteer for our play reading group by calling 845-598-1621or emailing Carolyn Adams.  Dates are tentatively scheduled as: Jan 27 Feb 24 Mar 24 Apr 28 May 26 Jun 23 Jul 28 Aug 25 Sept 22 Oct 27 Nov 17   More Details