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The Club

Presented by Playhouse on the Square at TheatreWorks

January 6-January 29, 2012

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Members of a stuffy, all male club, circa 1905, tap dance and sing 14 songs of the era, all indicative of male smugness and superiority in this satire. “Extraordinary! A refracting lens for the condescension and bigotry that pervade those good old songs, and by implication, our culture.” – The New York Post

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    TheatreWorks

    2085 Monroe
    Memphis, TN 38104

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    $15-$38

    Info Phone: 901-726-4656

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  • Dates & Times

    Dates:
    January 6-January 29, 2012

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    Thurs. - Sat. 8pm Sundays 2pm

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    • Event Name: The Club
      "Review by Glenda Mace - ArtsMemphis Rants & Raver"
      Comment posted by: Glenda Mace - ArtsMemphis Rants & Raver from Memphis, TN, Jan 10, 2012
      

      Eve Merriam’s The Club, was first produced at Circle in the Square Downtown in New York City in Oct. 1976. The production directed by Tommy Tune won an unprecedented 10 OBIE awards that season. A... Expand

      Eve Merriam’s The Club, was first produced at Circle in the Square Downtown in New York City in Oct. 1976. The production directed by Tommy Tune won an unprecedented 10 OBIE awards that season. A POTS at the Works production of The Club opened at TheatreWorks Friday, January 6. The play is set in an upper-class white men’s club just as the world is entering the 20th century, a male stronghold where privilege still claimed its right to insensitivity and chauvinism. Billed as A Musical Diversion, certainly with very little dialogue, the men express their many opinions of women in songs of their time. The POTS at the Works production waltzes these epithets along with lightness and humor. Yes, in the face of sexism and bigotry, the laughs are still there. “Both biting social satire and audience-pleasing entertainment, The Club gets everyone thinking about gender roles and stereotypes.” Remarkably, these bigger than life tuxedoed men, drinking a cocktail and smoking a cigar, are played by women. The production is directed by Ann Marie Hall. Ms. Hall has skillfully staged The Club to allow each character to develop rather than exist as a mere caricature. Multitalented Mimi Goode is music director and pianist for the production. Listed in the program by only their first initial and last name to allow some audience members to hold the illusion, S. Stover, M. Bucignani, M. Goode, S. Hoch, R. Johnson, and M. L. O’Neal bring the men of The Club to full stature. Mary Buchignani and Sally Stover give particularly nuanced performances. Dancing accolades belong to Henry and Johnny. Played by M. L. O’Neal and S. McFadin the tap numbers are lively and fun. The Club performs at TheatreWorks Thursdays – Sundays through January 29. Collapse

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    • Event Name: The Club
      "Review by Glenda Mace - ArtsMemphis Rants & Raver"
      Comment posted by: Glenda Mace - ArtsMemphis Rants & Raver from Memphis, TN, Jan 10, 2012
      

      Eve Merriam’s The Club, was first produced at Circle in the Square Downtown in New York City in Oct. 1976. The production directed by Tommy Tune won an unprecedented 10 OBIE awards that season. A... Expand

      Eve Merriam’s The Club, was first produced at Circle in the Square Downtown in New York City in Oct. 1976. The production directed by Tommy Tune won an unprecedented 10 OBIE awards that season. A POTS at the Works production of The Club opened at TheatreWorks Friday, January 6. The play is set in an upper-class white men’s club just as the world is entering the 20th century, a male stronghold where privilege still claimed its right to insensitivity and chauvinism. Billed as A Musical Diversion, certainly with very little dialogue, the men express their many opinions of women in songs of their time. The POTS at the Works production waltzes these epithets along with lightness and humor. Yes, in the face of sexism and bigotry, the laughs are still there. “Both biting social satire and audience-pleasing entertainment, The Club gets everyone thinking about gender roles and stereotypes.” Remarkably, these bigger than life tuxedoed men, drinking a cocktail and smoking a cigar, are played by women. The production is directed by Ann Marie Hall. Ms. Hall has skillfully staged The Club to allow each character to develop rather than exist as a mere caricature. Multitalented Mimi Goode is music director and pianist for the production. Listed in the program by only their first initial and last name to allow some audience members to hold the illusion, S. Stover, M. Bucignani, M. Goode, S. Hoch, R. Johnson, and M. L. O’Neal bring the men of The Club to full stature. Mary Buchignani and Sally Stover give particularly nuanced performances. Dancing accolades belong to Henry and Johnny. Played by M. L. O’Neal and S. McFadin the tap numbers are lively and fun. The Club performs at TheatreWorks Thursdays – Sundays through January 29. Collapse

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