Author Archives: pleasedrivefast

World of Warcraft Party and Capital Campaign Fundraiser

September 26, 2015

Circle Players invites you to an immersive themed party on September 26 at 5:00PM to complement its first offering of the 2015-16 season, “In Love and Warcraft.” This comedy written by Madhuri Shekar filters the romantic ups and downs of college through the popular online role-playing game “World of Warcraft.” Not sure what ‘World of…
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Reasons to be Pretty

June 12 through June 28, 2015
By Neil LaBute
Directed by Rick Holloway

CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND ADULT SITUATIONS Greg’s tight-knit social circle is thrown into turmoil when his offhand remarks about a female coworker’s pretty face and his own girlfriend Steph’s lack thereof get back to Steph. But that’s just the beginning. Greg’s best buddy, Kent, and Kent’s wife, Carly, also enter into the picture, and the…
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Glengarry Glen Ross

April 17 through May 3, 2015
By David Mamet
Directed by John Dowgin

CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE This scalding comedy took Broadway and London by storm. Here is Mamet at his very best, writing about small-time, cutthroat real estate salesmen trying to grind out a living by pushing plots of land on reluctant buyers in a never-ending scramble for their share of the American dream.

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

March 13 through March 22, 2015
By Edward Albee
Directed by Jessica Sherman

George, a professor at a small college, and his wife, Martha, have just returned home, drunk from a Saturday night party. Martha announces, amidst general profanity, that she has invited a young couple to stop by for a nightcap. When they arrive the charade begins. The drinks flow and suddenly inhibitions melt. In the end, the…
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Body Awareness

January 16 through February 1, 2015
By Annie Baker
Directed by Ed Faver

It’s “Body Awareness” week on a Vermont college campus and Phyllis, the organizer, and her partner, Joyce, are hosting one of the guest artists in their home, Frank, a photographer famous for his female nude portraits. Both his presence in the home and his chosen subject instigate tension from the start. Phyllis is furious at…
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Kimberly Akimbo

September 19 through October 5, 2014
By David Lindsay Abaire
Directed by Jon Heron

Set in the wilds of New Jersey, Kimberly Akimbo is a hilarious and heartrending play about a teenager with a rare condition which causes her body to age four times faster than it should. When she and her family flee Secaucus under dubious circumstances, Kimberly is forced to reevaluate her life while contending with a…
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