The Strollers Theater Company Announces 2013-14 Season

The Strollers, Maplewood’s community theater in residence at the Burgdorf Center for The Performing Arts announced its 2013-2014 season Thursday.

Planned productions include:

"Marcus Is Walking" by Joan Ackermann will be presented as a directors’ showcase, utilizing the talents of many directors. This quirky collection of 11 independent scenes was written as a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the invention of the car. The play examines the emotional landscapes we roam as our cars carry us through our lives. Control, navigation, love, and escape are some of the themes explored and extrapolated in this joyride of modern American life. "Marcus Is Walking" will be performed Friday and Saturday, Sept. 6 and 7, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 8^, at  p.m.

"Other Desert Cities" by Jon Robin Bates. The play, directed by Sherri Ahlin, begins as Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Springs after a six-year absence to celebrate Christmas with her parents, her brother, and her aunt. Brooke announces that she is about to publish a memoir dredging up a pivotal and tragic event in the family's history—a wound they don't want reopened. The drama won five 2012 Tony Awards."Other Desert Cities" will be presented Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8, 9, 15, and 16, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m.

"12 Angry Jurors" adapted by Sherman L. Shergel from Reginald Rose and directed by Glen Albright. The drama takes place in a jury room, as a 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. It looks like an open-and-shut case—until one of the jurors begins opening the others' eyes to the facts. But it starts to become personal, with each juror revealing his or her own character as the various testimonies are re-examined, the murder is re-enacted and a new murder threat is born before their eyes. Tempers get short, arguments grow heated. "12 Angry Jurors" will be presented Friday and Saturday, March, 7, 8, 14 and 15 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m.  *Dates subject to change *                  .

"Little Women, the Musical,"  adapted from the Louisa May Alcott classic. Directed by Linda Spencer with music by Jason Howland, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, book by Allan Knee and direction by Linda Spencer, is the Strollers’ final production of the season. The musical adaptation of the classic story of the March sisters – Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy – tells their story as they grow up in Civil War America. The beloved story of the March sisters is timeless and deals with issues as relevant today as when they were written. "Little Women, the Musical" will be presented on Friday and Saturday, May 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 4 and 11 at 2 p.m.

A children’s show, yet to be determined, will also be presented in January 2014. Details on that production will be announced as they become available.

More information can be found at The Strollers website: wwThe Strollers website or by calling 973-761-8453.

All productions are presented at the Burgdorf Center for the Performing Arts, 10 Durand Road.