The Saint Sebastian Players (SSP) have announced its 2007-’08 season, which includes works involving everyone from Stephen Sondheim to Neil Simon. The 27th season is dedicated to the memory of SSP board member Scott Rosengarden, who passed away in June.
The season opens with the long-popular musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. The production runs Oct. 19–Nov. 11. Tribute by Bernard Slade, which will be directed by SSP member Steven Walanka, runs Feb. 15–March 9, 2008. Last is Fools by Neil Simon, directed by SSP member Jonathan Hagloch, which will run May 2–25, 2008.
One of SSP’s most notable events is its annual Monologue Matchup Competition, a one-of-a-kind fundraiser created by the company in 1993, that gives actors the opportunity to show off their best monologues before a panel of distinguished theatre directors. This year’s event, which is open to spectators as well as competitors, takes place Mon., Oct. 29 at 7 p.m.
Call 773-404-7922 or visit saintsebastianplayers.org. Also see www.ticketweb.com.