Another Great Season of
Live Professional Theatre.

Hello, everyone, and welcome to our new season of plays and musicals, one that we know you'll agree will be as exciting and entertaining as any we've done! Our 2007-2008 season includes a contemporary comic drama by acclaimed Canadian playwright George F. Walker (Love and Anger), a riotous, irreverent history lesson (The Complete History of America (Abridged)), a classic screwball comedy by the incomparable J.B. Priestley (When We Are Married) and a charming, whimsical family musical (A Year with Frog and Toad). On top of that, we start off with an edge-of-yourseat thriller (Dial "M" for Murder), and conclude with a soaring musical chock-full of Irving Berlin's hit songs (Annie Get Your Gun). Join us by subscribing to see them all and, as always, "sit back, relax and enjoy the show!"

Penny Powell, Craig Saeger and Barb Wolfe
CIDER MILL PLAYHOUSE ARTISTIC STAFF

September 20 – October 14

"Remarkably good theatre…tingling with excitement”
— BROOKS ATKINSON, THE NEW YORK TIMES

Tony Wendice has married his wife, Margot, for her money, and now plans to murder her for precisely the same reason. He arranges the perfect crime, blackmailing an acquaintance into committing the deed, while at the same time arranging his own airtight alibi. When the plot goes awry, however, Wendice shows just how cruelly resourceful he can be, even as he struggles to avoid disaster, barely keeping one step ahead of a Scotland Yard police inspector. A runaway Broadway hit, one made even more famous as an Alfred Hitchcock film, Dial “M” for Murder is one of the great thrillers of all time!

Book and Lyrics by Willie Reale Music by Robert Reale Sponsored by

November 1 – 25

With Claus Evans and Bill Gorman

“A welcome success in the world of musical theatre”
—MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE

Based on the popular series of books for young readers, A Year with Frog and Toad follows the adventures of two friends as they awaken from their hibernation and navigate through a busy year—planting a garden, raking leaves, going sledding—joined by some colorful companions along the way. Set to a wonderfully jazzy score, this appealing musical lovingly captures the spirit of Arnold Lobel's whimsical stories as the unlikely friendship between the cheerful Frog and the somewhat grumpy Toad blossoms and grows. A favorite when it was performed in New York, A Year with Frog and Toad has been delighting audiences all across the country ever since. Tuneful, high-spirited fun for all ages.

Based on the FROG AND TOAD books by Arnold Lobel
School Matinees Available.

By Adam Long, Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor   Sponsored by

January 31 – February 24

“Breathlessly paced, slapstick merriment”
—THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Inspired lunacy”
—THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER

A madcap, comic romp that presents five hundred years of American history in less than two hours of wild parody, beginning in 1492 and careening up till the present day. As The Washington Post put it, the authors “mine dozens of landmark events and trends for comic gold…. Not only do they know how to give American history an irreverent boost, they actually turn it into something accessible and alive”. Fast-moving, topical, and enormously funny, The Complete History of America (abridged) has been a resounding hit throughout the U.S. and around the world. Note: Adult language and content. Note: Adult language and content.

By J. B. Priestley

March 13 – April 6

“Hilarious”
—BBC RADIO LONDON
“Delectable…a 20th century comedy classic”
—THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN

“Marriage is a serious business”, pronounces a character in Priestley’s buoyant comedy. “Where’d we be without it?”, chimes in another. “Single”, replies a third, a bit too nostalgically. In When We Are Married, three couples, pillars of the community in an English village of yesteryear, are gathered to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary, having all been married on the very same day. This picture of respectability is disrupted by a bombshell, however—it seems the parson who married them, all those years ago, lacked the proper credentials to perform the ceremony! A spiral of outrage and panic— not to mention fantasies of escape among the more browbeaten and henpecked— ensues, as the couples try to keep the scandalous news from the neighbors, the press, and even the mayor, who’ve all been invited. A delightfully comic gem of a play, from one of the most brilliant dramatists of recent times.

By George F. Walker

April 17 – May 4

With Carol Hanscom and Tom Kremer

“A remarkable phenomenon…electrifying”
—CANADIAN THEATRE REVIEW
“One of our most distinctive playwrights”
—TORONTO STAR

The longest-running original play in Toronto theatrical history, Love and Anger is both a refreshing and timely comedy from award-winning dramatist George F. Walker. Following a serious illness, one-

time corporate lawyer Peter “Petie” Maxwell has transformed himself into an ardent champion of the poor and downtrodden. As the leader of a small, ragtag group of would-be reformers fighting the corrupt and powerful, however, Petie never lets his new-found idealism get in the way of his old, unprincipled methods. A play The New York Times described as “nutty, knockabout fun”, Love and Anger is a crisp and witty comedy from one of Canada’s most widely produced playwrights. Note: Adult language and content.

Irving Berlin's

Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin Book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields As revised by Peter Stone Sponsored by

June 5 – 29

“Berlin's greatest achievement in the theater…one of the Broadway theater's enduring triumphs”
—THE NEW YORK POST

Annie Oakley is the best shot around, managing to support her little brother and sisters by selling the game she hunts. When she's discovered by the enterprising Col. Buffalo Bill, he persuades the backwoods sharpshooter to join his Wild West Show. It only takes one glance for her to fall head over heels for the show’s top star, dashing shooting ace Frank Butler. When Annie eclipses Butler as the main attraction, however, it proves to be good for business—but not for romance. With a rousing score that includes “Anything You Can Do”, “I Got the Sun in the Morning”, and “There’s No Business Like Show Business”, Annie Get Your Gun was Irving Berlin’s biggest hit ever, an exhilarating musical you won’t want to miss!
School Matinees Available.

June 20 & 21 - Join us in the front lobby before the show for hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar one hour before curtain. Everyone welcome!