 The Ladies Man Professional Equity Play Feb. 17-Mar. 4, 2012 |
Feb. 18-Mar. 6, 2011
Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Center
Professional Equity Theatre Presentation
Shoes, Food and the Romanian Mob in Theresa Rebeck's
Bad Dates at Centenary Stage Company
Six hundred pair of shoes, haute cuisine and men all converge for a comic evening in Theresa Rebeck’s play Bad Dates which will open at the Centenary Stage Company on Feb 18, and will run through March 6 in the new David and Carol Lackland Center in Hackettstown.
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In Bad Dates, transplanted Texan Haley Walker tries to balance the pressures that come with her new career as a fashionable New York City Restaurateur, raising a teenage daughter, and the too-close-for- comfort relationship with the Romanian mob, all while never neglecting the opportunity to always find the perfect pair of shoes. Chanel, Jimmy Choo, and Blahnik all are represented, as Haley journeys through a motley array of suitors, looking for the man who will fit her like a great pair of shoes. Starring: Liz McConahay Director: Carl Wallnau Playright: Theresa Rebeck
For weekday matinee performances, Luncheon Buffets are available through CSC for groups of 20 or more.
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Bad Dates Reviews Rick Busciglio, examiner.com™ New York Ruth Ross - nj arts maven William Westhoven, DailyRecord.com Peter Filichia, The Star-Ledger Bob Rendell, talkinbroadway.com Review Snippits: "a very enjoyable 90 minutes of theater... in the impressive solo performance by the very talented actress Liz McConahay Wanfried...and the excellent staging by Centenary Stage Company's Artistic Director Carl Wallnau" "Liz McConahay Wanfried whose Broadway credits include... is simply delightful...and oh yes, very attractive. " "...she plays to perfection Haley Walker." "...the entire play involves Hayley talking directly, and effectively, to the audience." "...plot has a surprising twist." "You have until March 6th to see the very talented, and irresistible Liz McConahay Wanfried work her magic." "Director Wallnau's fine production team includes..." "Sitnik theatre... you are in for a very pleasant experience. It is a very comfortable venue with not a bad seat in the house. Parking is free and immediately in front and to the side of the Center. Rick Busciglio, examiner.com New York Feb.18, 2011 [Read Full Review] "Listening to Liz McConahay Wanfried... is like dishing some dirt with a really good friend..." "...delightful one-woman play..." "The marvelous set designed by Bob Phillips immediately telegraphs just who Haley is... It's delightful and draws us immediately and intimately into her story! "Carl Wallnau's taut direction keeps things moving along without feeling rushed or artificial." "Wanfrie has memorized what feels like thousands of lines and delivers them very convincingly and naturally, and with nary a flub, too. And her comedic timing is impeccable!" "Colin Whitley... music... appropriate to romance and its anticipation" "While one might expect the women in the audience to connect with Haley's escapades and disappointments, many of the men responded with laughter just as hearty as their female companions'. The humanity of Rebeck's character connects with theatergoers of both genders, which is, perhaps, its greatest strength." "...get on over to beautiful new Sitnik Theater... But hurry up, for Bad Dates runs only through March 6." Ruth Ross, nj arts maven [Full Review] "...where "Bad Dates'' is a good bet to make a lasting impression" "Even better, its cast, which begins and ends with Liz McConahay Wanfried, will dazzle you with a hyperkinetic performance that might leave you breathless." "...Theresa Rebeck's wickedly funny one-woman show." "Wanfried's energetic delivery, mostly aimed directly at the audience, is worth the price of admission by itself." "...she builds a fascinating and sympathetic character..." "That Rebeck doesn't stop at character, and gives us an occasionally thrilling subplot, makes it easy work to recommend "Bad Dates'' as a clear highlight of the 2011 theater season in Northern New Jersey. " "The fun and games take a dark turn, but this is to be expected from Rebeck, who has extensive experience writing TV crime dramas, including episodes of 'NYPD Blue' and 'Law and Order: Criminal Intent.'" "Bob Phillips' set design is a gloriously detailed mess." "...deliciously edgy affair." William Westhoven, DailyRecord.com [Full Review] "...Teresa Rebeck's constantly amusing one-person play..." "Actress Liz McConahay Wanfried, in conjunction with director Carl Wallnau, has made Hayley terrifically entertaining in the 90-minute monologue." "The actress makes a nice connection with the crowd as she preaches to us about..." "At first glance, "Bad Dates" would seem to amuse only women who have suffered while navigating through their wardrobe. But the men at Sunday's matinee were laughing just as hard. That could be because..." "Wanfried has the right frenetic delivery for Hayley..." "...stories will have many in the audience shaking their heads from side to side in woeful recognition." Peter Filichia, The Star-Ledger [Full Review] " Theresa Rebeck ...delightful revival of Loose Knit... while hardly missing a beat, Centenary, still in fine fettle, is presenting Rebeck's similarly styled Bad Dates." "Rebeck does a terrific job of making us feel what it must be like to be a single, self-supporting, no longer really young woman in the Big Apple." "Carl Wallnau has directed with an unerring accuracy..." "The generously fulsome set by Bob Phillips... along with its well designed clutter and plethora of shoes, it adds to the production's pleasures." "Liz McConahay Wanfried (known to us as Liz McConahay at the time of her appearances on Broadway in The Full Monty and the Studio 54 Cabaret) is a total delight in the role of Haley. Wanfried combines just the right proportion of anxiety, breeziness, self deprecation, amusement, determination, intelligence and joie de vivre with superb comic timing in her personification of Haley." "Rebeck has provided a terrific showcase for an actress such as Wanfried who has the depth of skill needed to make us embrace Haley." "Rebeck has provided entertaining dialogue, lively, evocative stories, and a terrific multi-dimensional role for an actress, such as Wanfried, who has the depth of skill to make us embrace Haley and the entire enterprise." Bob Rendell, talkinbroadway.com [Full Review] |
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Bad Dates Opening Night Interviews
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Schedule
Performances of Bad Dates, which will run through February 18 - March 6, 2011, will be Thursdays
at 7:30 PM, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, and Sundays at 2:30 PM, with an additional preview matinee on Friday,
Feb. 18th at 2:30 PM, and Wednesday matinees on Feb. 23rd and Mar. 2nd each at 2:30 PM.
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| Wed. Mat. 2:30pm |
Thurs. Eve. 7:30pm |
Fri. Mat. 2:30pm Preview |
Fri. Eve. 8pm |
Sat. Eve. 8pm |
Sun. Mat. 2:30pm |
| 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 "First Sundays" |
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| 23 | 24 Family Night |
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| 2 | 3 Family Night |
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About the David and Carol Lackland Center
 Sitnik Theater of the Lackland Performing Arts Center |
The Centenary Stage Company has found its new home with construction the Carol and David Lackland Center (located at 715 Grand Ave, Hackettstown), completed in August, 2010. With a 22,000-square-foot performance space, the facility is the most sophisticated performing arts venues in northwest New Jersey. The center includes a new state-of-the-art 500-seat theatre (Sitnik Theater), a black box theater (The Edith Bolte Kutz ’42 Theater), a dance studio, scene shop, a costume shop, green room and dressing rooms. In addition to housing the theatre, the 68K square foot Lackland Center is home to a variety of cultural activity, and including WNTI, the College's listener-supported public radio station, CCTV, Centenary's Comcast-licensed television studio, and gallery space for visual artists.
Named in honor of Carol Burgess Lackland, A Centenary graduate (Class of 1954), and her husband, David A. Lackland, a Centenary College Trustee, The David and Carol Lackland Center, has been designed to enrich student life and bring new cultural opportunities to northwest New Jersey. ...more (including photos, progress reports, and 'Tour Lackland with Carl')
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Sitnik Lower Level Seating Seats assigned on a best available basis. [closer view] |
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Sitnik Balcony Seating Seats assigned on a best available basis. [closer view] |
| The Edith Bolte Kutz ’42 Theater (Blackbox) Seating Open Seating as the theatre configuration will change depending on the event. Parking [Large Map Link] [Print Map Link] |
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Tickets
Tickets for Bad Dates range
in price from $20 to $25, with special discounts for seniors, students and groups. A special tradition locally for the economically-minded,
Thursday evenings at CSC are "Family Nights" with two-for-one 'rush'
ticket prices available at the door on the evening of the performance. Tickets may be purchased through our Secure
Online Ticketing System or by calling the CSC box office at 908-979-0900,
and at the CSC box office 908-979-0900, Monday through Friday, from 1-5pm.
Individual Tickets are:
| Season Plays: | |
| Saturday: | $25.00 for adults, $22.50 for
seniors/students and $15.00 for children under 12 |
| Friday | $22.50 for adults, $20.00 for seniors/students and $15.00 for children under 12 |
| Other Evening Performances: | $22.50 for adults, $20.00 for seniors/students and $15.00 for children under 12 |
| Matinee showings (except Preview) | $20.00 for adults and seniors/students, $15.00 for children under 12 ($20.00 at the door) |
| Friday Preview Matinees | $17.50 for adults and seniors/students, $15.00 for
children under 12 ($17.50 at the door) 2010-11 Fri. Preview Matinee Dates: Oct 1, Nov. 5, Nov. 26, Feb. 18, April 1 |
| Thursday (2 for 1 at the door the day of the show only): | $22.00 |
| Concert / Dance Events | In Advance: New Jersey Ballet; Chamber Orchestra Kremlin $25.00 for adults ($30.00 at the door) $22.50 for seniors/students ($25.00 at the door) $15.00 for children under 12 ($20.00 at the door) All Other $22.50 for adults ($25.00 at the door) $20.00 for seniors/students ($22.50 at the door) $15.00 for children under 12 ($20.00 at the door) The at-the-door ticket prices: New Jersey Ballet; Chamber Orchestra Kremlin: $30.00 / $25.00 / $20.00 All Other: $25.00 / $22.50 / $20.00 |
| The 2011-12 season of performing arts events at Centenary Stage Company is made possible (and affordable) through the generous support of The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, and CSC sponsors and members, including Premiere Sponsors Fulton Bank of New Jersey (formerly Skylands Community Bank) and Heath Village Retirement Community, as well as Hackettstown Regional Medical Center, Mama's Café Baci, and Centenary Stage Company Members and Sponsors. |
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