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2009-2010 Season
A listing of our shows from the 2009-2010 season. Click on the Photos link at left to see pictures from some of these shows.

Mid-Life - The Crisis Musical
Fri & Sat September 11 – 26, 2009, 8pm
$10 preview Thurs Sept. 10, 8pm
Book, Music & Lyrics by
Bob Walton and Jim Walton
Directed by Dan Tursi
Musical Direction by Michael Copps

Cast:
Jimmy Curtin
Shawn Forster
Peter Irwin
Tina Lee
Aubry Ludington Panek
Suzanne Tiffault

This wacky musical about Reading glasses, mammograms, weekend warriors, proctology exams - all lampooned a la Saturday Night Live. If you bought some Gingko-Biloba, but can't remember where you put it - then you're ready for MID-LIFE!
Christmas Survival Guide
Fri & Sat December 4 – 12, 2009, 8pm
$10 preview Thurs December 3, 8pm

Written by James Hindman & Ray Roderick
Music Arranged by John Glaudin
Directed by Dan Tursi
Musical Direction by Jeff Unaitis

Cast:
Jimmy Curtin
Sunny Hernandez
Peter Irwin
Dana Sovocool
Sara Weiler
Kathleen Wrinn
This intimate revue takes a wry and knowing look at a stressful season. Armed with a copy of A Christmas Survival Guide and an optimistic attitude, the characters charge into an urban holiday landscape searching for the true essence of Christmas.
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CAST:
C-3PO - Peter Irwin
R2-D2 - Binaifer Dabu
Voice of Darth Vader - Bill Molesky (voice only)
Body Darth Vader - Derek Potocki
Princess Leia - Jodie Baum
Uncle Owen - Lanny Freshman
Luke Skywalker - Dylan Montrond
Aunt Beru - Marcia Mele
Ben "Obi-Wan" Kenobi - Josh Mele
Chewbacca - Timothy Ruoff
Han Solo - Jordan Glaski

THE ENSEMBLE:
(Rebels, Storm Troopers, Jawas, Droids, Sand People, Creatures, Etc.)
Bill Ali, Scott Austin, Bonnie Blumetti, Sarah King, Chad Healy, Fred Hintz, Munir Syed
And Special Appearance by Gennaro Parlatto as the Death Star.

The Shape of Things
Fri & Sat March 12 – 27, 2010, 8pm
$10 preview Thurs march 11, 8pm
By Neil LaBute
Directed by Roy VanNorstrand

Cast:
Nathan Young
Erin Williamson
Darian Sundberg
Marguerite Mitchell

How far would you go for love? For art? What would you be willing to change? Which price might you pay? A young student drifts into an ever-changing relationship with an art major while his best friends' engagement crumbles, so unleashing a drama that peels back the skin of two modern-day relationships, exposing the raw meat and gristle that lie beneath.

*INTENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY!
Trouble in Tahiti


"Leonard Bernstein's opera 'Trouble in Tahiti' at Rarely Done gets a polished, vibrant performance." — Neil Novelli

Read the full review here...

Fri & Sat April 9 – 17, 2010, 8pm
No Preview for this show

By Leonard Bernstein
Directed by Dan Tursi
Musical Direction by Nadine Cole

Cast:
Sam - Phil Eisenman
Dinah - Melanie Brunet Relyea
Trio: Abby Ottenjohn, Peter Irwin, David Cotter
(Opera) As a jazz trio praises the joys of suburbia, Sam and Dinah quarrel over breakfast, as they do every day. They are due to attend a school play in which their son has the leading role, neither attend the play. They go to a movie Trouble in Tahiti, seeking on the silver screen a substitute for the happiness they are still unable to find together.
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"Rarely Done Productions gives 'Falsettos
a dynamic performance"—Neil Novelli, Syracuse.com
Read the full review here

Join us on six nights in May for the ever popular musical about love, life and AIDS.

Presented at two Syracuse locations:
MAY 13, 14, 15 & 16 at Jazz Central 441 E. Washington St.
MAY 21 & 22 at ArtRage, 505 Hawley Ave @ N. Crouse

Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Book by William Finn and James Lapine
Directed by Dan Tursi
Music Direction by Jeff Unaitis

This is a joint fundraiser for Art Rage and Rarely Done Productions

All Shows 8:00 pm except Sunday Matinee, at 2:00 pm

Scream Queens

THEY SING!  THEY DANCE!  THEY DIE!

Fri & Sat June 4 – 19, 2010, 8pm
Extra Show Added! Sat June 12, 11:30pm
$10 preview Thurs June 3, 8pm
Book, Music & Lyrics by Scott Martin
Directed By Daniel Tursi
Musical Director Michael Stephan

Cast:
Cruz Gonzalez Cadel
Dorothy Lennon
Aubry Panek
Korrie Strodel
Colleen Wager
Erin Williamson
This year's Guest Stars at the GlamaGore ScreamiCon convention are six of the sexiest and most popular actresses in the business — collectively known as the SCREAM QUEENS. They sing, dance, clown and tease, taking us on a hilarious journey through their lives and careers as celebrity hopefuls and cult sex symbols.

*INTENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY!
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Yours Truly…Ben Fiore
Wednesday, November 11 - 8pm
All Seats $20

Ben Fiore's life has revolved around music. From the minute he was born he was getting used to blasting Billy Joel and Elton John casettes around the house. He would even sit on a stool and play along with his Little Tikes guitar watching children's music videos. Ben took piano from the ages of four to fourteen and also took guitar from the ages of thirteen to eighteen. He wrote his first song on the piano in the eighth grade and it was quite a disaster but he knew it was the right thing to do to keep writing.
Through high school, Ben wrote about fifteen songs, and another thirty or so in college. Developing new styles of writing for his songs has been a challenge, but Ben has finally found his point in rhythm with his music and lyrics. Ben's main influences are Jason Mraz, The Goo Goo Dolls, Coldplay, Ben Folds, Snow Patrol, Lifehouse, Matchbox Twenty and the list goes on.

"A night of original music written by me (Ben Fiore). I will be playing my music from the first song I wrote to my most current songs while telling each song's story along the way. It will be a fun evening so come on down!! Can't wait to share my music with you all! :)"

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