BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The Theater Project will present Miss Witherspoon by Christop her Durang directed by Mark Spina from April 12\, 2012 through April 29\ , 2012. \; The production marks the The Theater Project&rsquo\;s fir st as a resident company at the Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts in Maplewood.\nThis production opens Thursday\, April 12\, 2012 at 8pm. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm through April 29\, 2012 with matinee performances at 2pm Saturday April 21\, 2012 and 28\, 2012 and Sunday April 15\, 22 and 29\, 2012. \; The Burdgorff Cente r is located at 10 Durand Road\, Maplewood. \; Tickets are $25 Genge ral\, $20 Seniors\, Senior Sunday 4/15\, $15 Students. \; Tickets ca n be purchased at BrownPaperTickets.com or calling by 800-838-3006.\nMis s Witherspoon is the most recent of Christopher Durang&rsquo\;s patented black comedies to be produced by The Theater Project. \; Durang\, a New Jersey native\, has a comic sensibility that resonates strongly wit h the company and its audiences. \; The Theater Project has produced many of Durang&rsquo\;s plays including Beyond Therapy\, The Actor&rsqu o\;s Nightmare \, Baby with the Bath Water \; and Why Torture is Wro ng&hellip\;And the People Who Love Them.\nMiss Witherspoon is a comedy a bout life\, death\, and\, like it or not\, reincarnation. \; And\, M iss Witherspoon does NOT like the reincarnation bit. \; Eager to dep art this world\, she finds there are souls on the other side who have ot her ideas for her. \; The cast includes Theater Project favorites Be v Sheehan (in the title role)\, Jenelle Sosa\, Daaimah Talley\, Kevin Se bastian and Meredith Handerhan.\n&ldquo\;This is Durang at the top of hi s metaphysical\, apocalyptic\, high- and pop-culture game...&rdquo\; &nd ash\; Linda Winer\, Newsday. \; &ldquo\;An endearingly meditative fa rce&hellip\; it&rsquo\;s a pleasure to note that [Durang] hasn&rsquo\;t lost his screwball.&rdquo\; &ndash\; Richard Corliss\, Time.\nThe play w as nominated in 2006 for the Pulitzer Prize in drama and was named one o f the Ten Best Plays of 2005 by Time Magazine and Newsday.\nABOUT THE TH EATER PROJECT\nThe Theater Project founded in 1994 (previously performin g at Union County College) is joining forces with the What Exit? Theater Company\, one of the state&rsquo\;s leading comedy platforms. \; Un der the banner The Theater Project\, the new organization will produce m ain stage productions along with a host of other programming out of the Burgdorff Cultural Center in Maplewood. \; The Theater Project&rsquo \;s Mark Spina will remain Artistic Director\, and What Exit? Founder an d Artistic Director Bev Sheehan will take on the roles of Casting Direct or and Special Events Coordinator. \;\nThe Theater Project has recen tly received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Geral dine R. Dodge Foundation\, and the New Jersey State Council for the Arts . More information is available at TheTheaterProject.org. URL:http://scotchplains.patch.com/events/the-theater-project-present-miss -witherspoon SUMMARY:The Theater Project Presents Miss Witherspoon LOCATION:10 Durand Rd\, Maplewood\, NJ 07040: 10 Durand Rd\, Maplewood\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR