Announcing our 13th Season!
2008-2009

From September 2008 to July 2009, the Actors’ NET of Bucks County stages our “Lucky 13” Season— a bold, eclectic mix of exciting and thought-provoking shows certain to stir both heart mind. Don’t miss a second of The NET’s most ambitious and challenging season, yet!

YOU NEVER CAN TELL
Sept. 19—Oct. 5, 2008
G.B. Shaw’s hilarious youthful comedy about mistaken identities, family secrets, and romantic entanglements.

THE INVESTIGATION
Oct. 24—Nov. 9, 2008
A riveting drama by Peter Weiss which takes you inside the Nazi war crime trials stemming from the horrific atrocities at Auschwitz.

SEASCAPE
Dec. 5—21, 2008
Edward Albee’s 1975 Pulitzer Prize-winning comic drama. A couple facing retirement discuss the meaning of life and love with — believe it or not — a pair of sea lizards who may or may not decide to evolve into a higher life form.

And in 2009, we present …

ORSON’S SHADOW
Jan. 16—Feb. 1, 2009
Austin Pendleton’s penetrating backstage look at actors and their egos. When the flamboyant Orson Welles directs Laurence Olivier in the absurd Ionesco play Rhinoceros, tempers flare and sparks fly!

THE LAST DAYS OF THE DINOSAURS
Feb. 27—March 15, 2009
Joe Doyle’s popular comic drama about adult children and their aged parents returns. The mother has Alzheimer's and the father’s mental faculties are failing. Naturally, it’s the children who are losing their minds!

DOUBT, A PARABLE
April 17—May 3, 2009
John Patrick Shanley’s 2005 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama. A nun takes matters into her own hands when she suspects young Father Flynn of having an inappropriate relationship with a male student.

BOOTH
May 29—June 14, 2009
Another backstage tale by Austin Pendleton. Based on the true story of Junius Booth, a tormented, alcoholic, 19th-century actor. His glory would be forgotten, while son Edwin would win fame as a great actor and his other son, John Wilkes, would win infamy as Lincoln’s assassin. “As the twig is bent, so grows the tree …”

FINIAN’S RAINBOW
July 10—26, 2009
The immortal musical comedy! An Irishman with a stolen crock of gold comes to the U.S. to bury it near Fort Knox in hopes it will grow in value. When the leprechaun he stole it from follows him to these shores, you can be sure bedlam and great music abound. Music by Burton Lane, Book  by E.Y Harburg and Fred Saidy. Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. Featuring such classic songs as “Old  Devil Moon,” “If This Isn’t Love” and “How Are Things In Glocca Morra?”