The Book of Liz

By Amy Sedaris and David Sedaris

March 29, 30, April 5, 6, 8, 12, and 13 at 7:30 p.m.

The wacky comedy is written by Sibling Scripters Amy Sedaris and David Sedaris. They have fashioned the misadventures of pious yet resourceful Sister Elizabeth Donderstrock. She makes cheese balls (traditional and smoky) that sustain the existence of her entire religious community, Clusterhaven. However, she feels unappreciated among her Squeamish brethren, and she decides to try her luck in the outside world. Along the way, she meets a Cockney-speaking Romanian immigrant couple who find her a job waiting tables at Plymouth Crock, a family restaurant run almost entirely by recovering alcoholics. The alcoholics love her. The customers love her. Her Danderfrock fits right in. Things are going great for Liz, until she’s offered a promotion to manager. Unfortunately, Liz has a sweating problem, and to get the job, she’ll have to fix it. Meanwhile, back at Clusterhaven, Liz’s compatriots just can’t seem to duplicate her cheese ball recipe, and it’s going to cost them their quaint, cloistered lifestyle. They are panic-stricken and desperate, and they need Sister Donderstock back. Does Liz go through with the operation? Will the cheese balls ever taste good again? The answers to these and many other questions can be found in the comedy directed by Tracy Mull and featuring the acting talents of Tiffini Briscoe, Justin Briscoe, Rebekah Cote, Courtney Lyman, and Daniel Shelden.

Upcoming production

Proof by David Auburn

May 24, 25, 31, June 1, 3, 7, 8

On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. Over the long weekend that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father’s madness—or genius—will she inherit?