2010 Main Stage Season
Provocative and wildly entertaining, Cabaret is the story of a young American writer who comes to Berlin just before the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party. As he struggles to write, the young man finds himself more and more tempted by life at the raucous Kit Kat Klub, and by the club's star attraction, Sally Bowles. A divinely decadent, darkly comic masterpiece, its haunting, unforgettable music includes Wilkommen, Don’t Tell Mama, and of course Cabaret.
2:00 pm Show: August 19, 24, 29, 31, September 2
8:00 pm Show: August 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31,
September 1, 2, 3, 4

Out of the silent movie era of 1920s Hollywood, Mack and Mabel tells the heart-wrenching love story of two of its greatest legends: director Mack Sennett "The King of Comedy" and creator of the Keystone Kops and his star, comedienne Mabel Normand. When "hash-slinger" Mabel turns up on Mack’s film set, she catches his eye and soon captures his heart. But ambition, scandal and dalliance make for a tempestuous relationship; despite the odds, they cannot escape their love for each other. Some of Broadway’s most enduring songs are featured including Look What Happened to Mabel, I Won’t Send Roses, and Tap Your Troubles Away.
2:00 pm Show: September 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19
8:00 pm Show: September 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18

A play within a play within a play, this self-deprecating farce is as complex as a prism, and as simple as slapstick. Follow the on- and off-stage antics of a third-rate touring company as they stumble from dress rehearsal to the disastrous last night of the comedy, Nothing On. And a lot of sardines are involved. Everything that can go wrong does, as the cast desperately tries to hang on to their lines, their performances and the furniture resulting in a terrifying yet hilarious descent into chaos.
2:00 pm Show: October 7, 10
8:00 pm Show: October 6, 7, 8, 9

Neil Simon’s hilarious take one man’s midlife crisis. The middle aged owner of a New York fish restaurant realizes his tranquil and faithful life has rendered little excitement and he sets out to have an extra-marital fling with several wildly unsuitable candidates. Will he succeed or will his honesty and decency hold him back? Delightfully funny as well as perceptive and compassionate, the play examines the needs and dissatisfactions that propel men and women to pursue relationships and the outrageous emotional complexities and consequences that can result.
2:00 pm Show: October 21, 24
8:00 pm Show: October 20, 21, 22, 23

From Tin Pan Alley to Broadway, The Melody Lingers On is a story about the American Dream. Follow Irving Berlin's life, from poverty as a Jewish immigrant on the Lower East Side of Manhattan to his world-wide fame as one of America's most prolific songwriters. A contemporary and compelling love story, such number one hits as "White Christmas," "God Bless America" and "Cheek to Cheek," are featured. Celebrate the life of the man who was the champion of our troops overseas and the writer of the most popular song of all time. Irving Berlin doesn't just have a place in American music; he IS American music.
2:00 pm Show: September 23, 26, 28, 29, 30, October 3
8:00 pm Show: September 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30,
October 1, 2

This clever comedic thriller is amazingly filled with more scary twists and turns than the Topanga Canyon after your third gin and tonic. Who is really doing what to whom? Shocking one moment is dramatically followed by hilarious the next. A gripping play full of breathtaking scenes, the hugely mysterious plot will keep you guessing and guessing and guessing.
2:00 pm Show: October 14, 17
8:00 pm Show: October 13, 14, 15, 16

The holiday spirit is at Surflight! Come get snowed in at a holiday party with four diverse families in Beach Haven. A song and dance extravaganza celebrating different traditions of the season, this original production includes classic and newer holiday favorites—all the songs you know and love.
2:00 pm Show: December 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15,
16, 18, 19
7:30 pm Show: December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18

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