Dog Sees God:

Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead

By Bert V. Royal

January 6th, 7th, and 8th at 7:30 PM

in the McCullough Junior High Black Box Theatre

Directed by Diane Goldsmith and Jessica Canfield

What happens when your beloved characters like Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Linus grow up? ...

When CB's dog dies from rabies, CB begins to question the existence of an afterlife. His best friend is too burnt out to provide any coherent speculation; his sister has gone goth; his ex-girlfriend has recently been institutionalized; and his other friends are too inebriated to give him any sort of solace. But a chance meeting with an artistic kid, the target of this group's bullying, offers CB a peace of mind and sets in motion a friendship that will push teen angst to the very limits. Drug use, suicide, eating disorders, teen violence, rebellion and sexual identity collide and careen toward an ending that's both haunting and hopeful.

Dog Sees God contains some very adult material that may be unsuitable for young audiences.

Twelfth Night,

or What You Will

by William Shakespeare

July 7th, 8th, and 9th

Directed by special guest artist, Emily Quartaro

When twins Sebastian and Viola are shipwrecked and separated off the coast of Illyria, each believes the other is dead. Viola disguises herself as a boy, becomes a page of Duke Orsinio, and falls in love with him. The Duke is hopelessly in love with Olivia, but she is in the process of mourning her brother's death and becomes infatuated with Viola as she/he delivers messages for the Duke. When Sebastian shows up, Olivia confuses him with the Duke's page (Viola) and marries the astonished young man. Hilarity ensues as the the romantic confusion escalates in one of Shakespeare's most popular and revered comedies.

Aside Productions is proud to present

the world premiere of an original musical...

Still Fighting It

Concept by Thomas Hankins, Diane Goldsmith, and James Canfield

Book by James Canfield

Music and lyrics by Ben Folds

August 4th, 5th, and 6th

Directed by Shelby Escamilla with James Canfield

Aside Productions is excited to workshop an original musical with a book by Aside Resident Company member and founder, James Canfield and featuring the music of recording artist, Ben Folds. Still Fighting It follows the stories of eight 20-somethings as they try to traverse through that time of uncertainty, the time when you transform from college-aged adolescent and step into adulthood. Abstract, yet incredibly human, Still Fighting It is the anti-musical and Aside is incredibly proud to be giving this show its debut.

Armitage

by Don Nigro

August 11th, 12th, and 13th

Directed by Jessica Canfield

Zachary Pendragon rages among the tombstones of the family burial plot. Filled with hatred and waiting for him to die, his stepdaughter Margaret watches from their Gothic mansion in the east Ohio woods. So begins the dark and labyrinthine tale of a family with a complex and terrible history. Through Margaret's journal, Zach's memories, the batty poetry of Margaret's mother, and the memories of Zach's tormented son John, a Gothic tale woven back and forth in time and space emerges. It is a tale of desperate love and suspicious deaths, of desire, murder, madness, grief and terror. Having the richness and beauty of a complex Gothic novel or a Jacobean nightmare, this remarkable saga of happenings in the Pendragon mansion builds to a stunning conclusion that is guaranteed to surprise.

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead is produced through a special arrangement with Dramatists, Inc.

Armitage is produced through a special arrangement with Samuel French, inc.