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Welcome to another wonderful season of award-winning theater from the Santa Paula Theater Center. This season we continue to provide our patrons with a delightful mixture of theater designed to touch your mind, your heart and your funny bone.

Season 2005 brings a delicious mix of old standards (Ivan Menchell's bittersweet comedy "The Cemetery Club") and new collaborations (Freyda Thomas' modern translation of Moliére's delightful farce "Tartuffe", produced in association with the Ojai Shakespeare Festival) with powerhouse performances (Ronald Rezac in the one-man tour de force "Clarence Darrow") and exciting new works (Canadian dramatist Michael Healey's "The Drawer Boy"). And of course, for good measure, a sweet surprise at season's end (SPTC's Annual Holiday Show -- title yet to be announced).

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SPTC's annual Halloween fundraiser GHOSTWALK® will take place October 14 - 30, 2005. During a ghoulishly guided tour of some of Santa Paula's historic hot spots, you will encounter a number of spirits along the path that will share with you the tale of their untimely demise. Reservations will be taken beginning October 1st. All proceeds from this annual event go to support the continued operation of the Santa Paula Theater Center.

SPTC's Annual POINSETTIA SALE
Orders will be taken from October 1 - 31 with delivery of the plants during the first week of December. What a great way to support SPTC while sprucing up your holiday home decor.


Drama

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CLARENCE DARROW

 By David W. Rintels
Based on Clarence Darrow for the Defense by Irving Stone
Directed by David Ralphe
February 11 - March 13

Clarence Darrow was a voice for issues that shape our world today. At great personal sacrifice he defended the underdog in such headliner cases as the famous "monkey trial" and the Leopold-Loeb case. SPTC proudly presents veteran actor Ronald Rezac in the one-man tour-de-force! "Gutsy, exciting and inspiring theatre." WCBS-TV

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TARTUFFE

 From the original French by Moliére
(Produced in association with the Ojai Shakespeare Festival)
A Modern Translation and Adaptation by Freyda Thomas
Directed by John Slade

 April 1 - May 8

Moliére legendary comic characters are delightfully at home in this modern-day translation that played at New York's Circle in the Square. It's 1980 Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Tartuffe is a deposed televangelist who rooks Orgon and his family of their money and property. Written in modern verse, this delightful adaptation makes Moliére's hilarious depiction of hypocrisy more accessible to modern audiences.

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THE DRAWER BOY

 By Michael Healy
Directed by Fred Helsel

 June 17 - July 31

 Hailed as one of Time Magazine's Ten Best of Theater 2001, The Drawer Boy is the funny, touching story of Morgan and Angus -- Canadian farmers and lifelong friends who served together during World War II. When a young actor from the city comes to live with the two bachelors to research a play, he stumbles upon the key to painful memories locked in the mind of one man that ultimately unlocks the hearts of them all. "The Drawer Boy is a play about the healing and restorative power of theatre - perhaps the most special effect ever created for the stage." Toronto Sun

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CEMETERY CLUB

 By Ivan Menchell
Directed by Gerald Castillo

 September 9 - October 23

 Once a week, a small group of widows who think the best of times are behind them get together to reminisce about the past and visit the graves of their dearly departed spouses. But when some unusual events begin to unfold, the women discover that their lives might not be over yet! This bittersweet comedy is a poignant and playful tribute to the art of living and laughing.

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SPTC's ANNUAL HOLIDAY PRODUCTION

Title to be announced

 November 18 - December 18

 Always a perfect way to ring in the holiday season, SPTC's annual holiday production will once again delight the entire family with great tidings of comfort and cheer. From last season's Farndale Avenue Housing Project Dramatic Society's Production of A Christmas Carol to past productions of It's A Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story or Miracle on 34th Street, this annual holiday event is just the right recipe for a big dose of warm fuzzies and holiday fun!

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