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Gulfport Little Theatre

Gulfport Little Theatre is located at
Pass Road & 13th Avenue in Gulfport, MS.
We are directly behind Chris' Beauty College
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 567, Gulfport, MS 39502
228-864-7983 (Voicemail)
www.gulfportlittletheatre.org

2008 - 2009 63rd Season

The Foreigner
By Larry Shue
Directed by Art Bailey, Jr.
Performances: September 12, 13, 14 and 19, 20, 21, 2008
Synopsis: The scene is a fishing lodge in rural Georgia often visited by "Froggy" LeSeuer,
a British demolition expert who occasionally runs training sessions at a nearby army base. This time "Froggy" has brought along a friend, a pathologically shy young man named
Charlie who is overcome with fear at the thought of making conversation with strangers. So "Froggy," before departing, tells all assembled that Charlie is from an exotic foreign country and speaks no English. Once alone the fun really begins, as Charlie overhears more than he shouldthe evil plans of a sinister, two-faced minister and his redneck associate; the fact that the minister's pretty fiance is pregnant; and many other damaging revelations made
with the thought that Charlie doesn't understand a word being said. That he does fuels the nonstop hilarity of the play and sets up the wildly funny climax in which things go uproariously awry for the "bad guys," and the "good guys" emerge triumphant.

SHOWBIZ KIDZ
present
Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Jr.
Music by Anthony Newly
Lyrics by Anthony Newly and Leslie Bricusse
Adapted for the stage by Leslie Bricusse and Tim McDonald
Based on the book Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Directed by Lee Green Pope
Performances: November 14, 15, 16, 18 and 21, 22, 23, 2008
Synopsis: For the first time in a decade, Willy Wonka, the reclusive and eccentric chocolate maker, is opening his doors to the public--well, five members of the public to be exact. The lucky five who find a Golden Ticket in their Wonka chocolate bars will receive a private tour of the factory, given by Mr. Wonka himself. For young Charlie Bucket, this a dream come true.
Who wouldn't want to join Charlie Bucket in his adventurous tour of Willy Wonka's world-famous Chocolate Factory? Now is your chance! Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt, Grandpa George, Grandma Georgina, Willy Wonka and Charlie himself come
to life, and all involved will discover the true meaning of teamwork, self-confidence and self-esteem. The delicious fun of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory awaits you!

Harvey
By Mary Chase
Directed by Harvey Breazeale
Performances: January 16, 17, 18 and 23, 24, 25, 2009
Synopsis: When Elwood P. Dowd starts to introduce his imaginary friend, Harvey, a six-and-a-half-foot rabbit, to guests at a society party, his sister, Veta, has seen as much of his eccentric behavior as she can tolerate. She decides to have him committed to a sanitarium to spare her daughter, Myrtle Mae, and their family from future embarrassment. Problems arise, however, when Veta herself is mistakenly assumed to be on the verge of lunacy when she explains to doctors that years of living with Elwood's hallucination have caused her to see Harvey also! The doctors commit Veta instead of Elwood, but when the truth comes out, the search is on for Elwood and his invisible companion. When he shows up at the sanitarium looking for his lost friend Harvey, it seems that the mild-mannered Elwood's delusion has had a strange influence on more than one of the doctors. Only at the end does Veta realize that maybe Harvey isn't so bad after all.

SHOWBIZ KIDZ Spring Youth Production
To Be Announced
Performances: March 6, 7, 8 and 13, 14, 15, 2009

Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park
Directed by Larry Clark
Performances: April 24, 25, 26 and May 1, 2, 3, 2009
Synopsis: Corrie and Paul are newlyweds who have just moved into their cold eyrie of an apartment. Corrie is starry-eyed, Paul less so after staggering up five flights. Their house seems to be populated by unusual people, the most bohemian being Victor whom Corrie finds entertaining. Conic tries matchmaking between Victor and her lonely mother but after a disastrous dinner party she learns that walking barefoot in the park may not necessarily denote joie de vivre - in February it is simply silly!

Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers
Directed by Art Bailey, Jr.
Performances: June 5, 6, 7 and 12, 13, 14, 2009
Synopsis: Set in 1940's New York, this is the story of Eddie Kurnitz who, when his wife dies, dumps his two teenage sons with their formidable Grandma Kurnitz who runs a candy store in Yonkers. A dark comedy full of emotionally crippled characters, the boys also have to contend with Bella and Louie and their mob connections.

* Plays and dates subject to change