39 STEPS
In Alfred Hitchcock’s THE 39 STEPS a man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she's a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man's trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale! Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have THE 39 STEPS, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre!
SYLVIA
Greg and Kate have moved to Manhattan after twenty-two years of child-raising in the suburbs. Greg brings home a dog he found in the park—or that has found him—bearing only the name “Sylvia” on her name tag. A street-smart mixture of Lab and poodle, Sylvia becomes a major bone of contention between husband and wife. She offers Greg an escape from the frustrations of his job and the unknowns of middle age. To Kate, Sylvia becomes a rival for affection. And Sylvia thinks Kate just doesn’t understand the relationship between man and dog. The marriage is put in serious jeopardy until, after a series of hilarious and touching complications, Greg and Kate learn to compromise, and Sylvia becomes a valued part of their lives.
VICTOR/VICTORIA
In jazz-age Paris, singer Victoria Grant struggles to make ends meet. With some help from her flamboyant friend Toddy, Victoria ultimately achieves stardom by masquerading as a man, "Count Victor Grazinski," who performs as a female impersonator. When macho businessman King Marchan develops feelings for "Victor" and Victoria reciprocates, comic hijinks ensue. Musical numbers include "Le Jazz Hot," "You and Me," "Almost a Love Song," "Trust Me," "Living in the Shadows," "Paris By Night" and "Crazy World.".
EMMA! A Pop Musical
Emma, a senior at Highbury Prep, is certain she knows what’s best for her classmates’ love lives, and is determined to find the perfect boyfriend for shy sophomore Harriet by the end of the school year. But will Emma’s relentless matchmaking get in the way of finding her own happiness? Based on Jane Austen’s classic novel, this sparkling new musical features the hit songs of legendary girl groups and iconic female singers from The Supremes to Katy Perry. Girl power has never sounded so good!
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: The Percy Jackson Musical
As the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson has newly-discovered powers he can't control, a destiny he doesn't want, and a mythology textbook's worth of monsters on his trail. When Zeus's master lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the thief. He must travel to the Underworld and back; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and come to terms with the father who abandoned him. Normal is a myth when you’re a demigod. This dynamic musical adaptation is based on the bestselling book by Rick Riordan.
GREASE
Dust off your leather jackets, pull on your bobby-socks and take a trip to a simpler time as ’bad boy’ Danny and ’the girl next door’ Sandy fall in love all over again in the original high school musical, featuring all the unforgettable songs from the hit movie including “You’re The One That I Want,” “We Go Together,” “Summer Nights,” “Hopelessly Devoted To You,” and many more!
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
One of the most enduring shows of all time, this is a reimagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, eleven brothers and the coat of many colors. Told entirely through song, the musical follows preferred son Joseph from his brothers selling him into slavery, to ingratiating himself with Egyptian noble Potiphar, to discovering his ability to interpret dreams, to helping the Elvis-inspired Pharaoh to find the solution to Egypt’s famine elevates him, to Pharaoh’s right-hand man and reunites him with his family. The magical musical is full of catchy songs in a variety of styles, including a parody of French ballads, country-western, and calypso, along with the unforgettable classics “Any Dream Will Do” and “Close Every Door.”
Saturday Morning Children’s Theatre 2022
Remember Saturday morning cartoons?
Go back to a time when we weren’t glued to cell phones and modern technology but instead ran to see what fate befell our favorite characters! With that in mind, Clear Space has developed a new summer Children’s Theatre Series performed by kids for kids each Saturday at 11am. We bring you half-hour versions of the beloved classics SLEEPYHEAD: A Sleeping Beauty Story and IN THE NEVERLAND: A Peter Pan Adventure at only $5 per person.
General admission $5. Children are invited to sit on the stage.
DATES - All shows at 11:00 AM
July 2 – SLEEPYHEAD
July 9 – PETER PAN
July 16 – SLEEPYHEAD
July 23 – PETER PAN
July 30 – SLEEPY HEAD
August 6 – PETER PAN
August 13 – SLEEPYHEAD
August 20 – PETER PAN
The SUBMISSION
THE SUBMISSION HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 2-4, 2022
Shaleeha G'ntamobi's stirring new play about an alcoholic black mother and her card sharp son trying to get out of the projects has just been accepted into the nation's preeminent theater festival. Trouble is, Shaleeha G'ntamobi doesn't exist, except in the imagination of wannabe-playwright Danny Larsen, who created her as a kind of affirmative-action nom-de-plume. But a nom-de-guerre may prove more useful as the lies pile up, shaky alliances are forged, and everyone dear to Danny must decide whether or not to run for cover as the whole thing threatens to blow up in his lily white face.
Directed by and starring KAREN RICHARDS (Clear Space credits: SISTER ACT, GHOST) THE SUBMISSION is a raw, unsentimental play about race and gender that exposes the quiet prejudice and intolerance among even our most progressive thinkers. It is both uncomfortable and impossible to not watch.
OTHER DESERT CITIES
Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Springs after a six-year absence to celebrate Christmas with her parents, her brother, and her aunt. Brooke announces that she is about to publish a memoir dredging up a pivotal and tragic event in the family’s history—a wound they don’t want reopened. In effect, she draws a line in the sand and dares them all to cross it. “In his most fully realized play to date, Mr. Baitz makes sure our sympathies keep shifting among the members of the wounded family. Every one of them emerges as selfish, loving, cruel, compassionate, irritating, charming and just possibly heroic… leaves you feeling both moved and gratifyingly sated.”
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
The deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical has devoured the hearts of theatre-goers for over 30 years. The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II" - after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it, BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II's out of this world origins and intent towards global domination! We implore you: DON’T FEED THE PLANTS!
THE LITTLE MERMAID
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated Disney film this musical is a hauntingly beautiful story of Ariel, who wishes to be with Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends to restore order under the sea. This fishy fable includes the irresistible songs "Under the Sea," "Kiss the Girl" and "Part of Your World.” Presented by our Spotlight on Young Performers.
ELF: THE MUSICAL
Based on the cherished 2003 New Line Cinema hit, ELF bring us Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh realities that his father is on the naughty list and his half-brother doesn't even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.