2011-2012 PLANET ANT SEASON
Love Song by John Kolvenbach
Directed by Inga Wilson
September 16 – October 8
Love Song centers on Beane, an exile from life, an oddball. His well-meaning sister, Joan, and brother-in-law, Harry, try and make time for him in their busy lives, but no one can get through. Following a burglary on Beane’s apartment, Joan is baffled to find her brother blissfully happy and tries to unravel the story behind his mysterious new love, Molly. Funny, enchanting and wonderfully touching, John Kolvenbach’s offbeat comedy is a rhapsody to the power of love in all its forms.
LATE NIGHT SERIES:
Seance 4 directed by Lauren Bickers
Written and Performed by Home Team members
October 21 – November 5
Planet Ant’s Monday-night-improv Home Team take the old-school approach to create a one-act play, born from improv, that is sure to spread laughter at pandemic levels!
The Sunday Punch by Linda Ramsay-Detherage
Directed by Nancy Kammer
November 25 – December 17
It begins with an ill timed bedroom adventure that leads Gordon to question his persistent feelings of mediocrity and discontent. Ultimately isolating his overbearing, aged father as the source of his troubles, their confrontation goes from the absurd to the painful. This comedy explores the bewildering journey through aging, marriage, and family roles, while addressing the dangers of apathy and silence in the face of injustice.
PLANET ANT IMPROV COLONY HOLIDAY BLOWOUT
December 19
LATE NIGHT SERIES:
Original Comedy directed by Shawn Handlon
Written and Performed by Winter Colony Fest winning troupe, Subject to Change.
January 6 – 21
WINTER IMPROV COLONY FEST
January 24 – 28
Snowbound by Margaret Edwartowski
Directed by Kate Peckham
February 17 – March 10
Snowbound returns to Planet Ant’s stage fully realized in two acts after its critically acclaimed one act, Late Night run. Snowbound is an exploration of the American pioneer experience. The remains of the Adler family, siblings Sara and John, along with their granny Evaline, struggle to survive another brutal winter in their one room mountain cabin in Colorado. Family friend Wil Starkey presents an opportunity to escape…if they are willing to take it. Life at the bottom of the mountain offers its own set of complications and fatal decisions. Snowbound looks at love, family, duty, strength and sadness in an environment that is unyielding in its challenges.
LATE NIGHT SERIES:
The Best of the Ant Farm directed by Sarah Lucas
Selected scripts from our monthly stage reading series.
March 30 – April 14
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice by Jim Cartwright
Directed by Annette Madias
April 27 – May 19
Desperately missing her dead father, Little Voice spends her time locked in her bedroom listening to his old record collection and perfecting astonishing impersonations of famous divas including Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and Dusty Springfield. When Mari starts dating small time club agent Ray Say, she thinks he’s her last chance for a better life. When Ray Say hears Little Voice sing, he thinks she’s his ticket to the big time. Little Voice just wants a normal life and to be loved. Not everyone is going to get what they want.
LATE NIGHT SERIES:
2011 Box Fest Winner
June 1 – 16
LATE NIGHT SERIES:
Original Comedy directed by members of the Home Team
Written and Performed by Winter Colony Fest Winning Troupe.
July 6 – 21
