Critically acclaimed from Malaysia & Singapore to Montreal, Bedraggled, in
its U.S premiere, follows the rise - but mostly the fall - of “La Diva”. Using songs from the opera, musicals and nightclubs in flashbacks, Gabrielle Maes, in this one-woman tour de force, traces how a Divine Diva ends up drunk, disheveled and on the streets.  This dark comedy also features Charles Staples on piano.

Bedraggled in reviews:
"...Ms Maes is a talent not to be missed..." Christina Manolescu, Invisible Cities Network
"...Maes is so versatile that she makes you believe that she is each of the many different zany characters she portrays..." - Carey, Orcasound
"...Bedraggled is a must..." - Anthony Bonaparte, The Suburban
"Outrageous Satire at the Fringe Festival" - Stephen Pedersen, The Chronicle-Herald - Halifax

Our resident company, The Black-Box Players, bring an evening of one-act plays to the stage, exploring the comedic realities of life in the arts. These 3 plays take us on a journey from inside the creative mind of the writer to what happens when an actor finally steps onstage..…. for better or worse!

In that most idealized period of 20th century America, the Eisenhower years of the 1950’s, the Pazinski family has a lot going on in their cramped Buffalo apartment. The youngest of the bunch, Rudy, is a wise- cracking kid who’s starting to question family values & the Roman Catholic Church, and when he announces to the ruler wielding Sister Clarissa that instead of being confirmed he’d rather shop around for a more “fun” religion, all hell breaks loose. A warm and hilarious look at family, growing up, and God.

"Dudzick's Over the Tavern truly enchants & beguiles".   Chicago Tribune
"Dudzick fashioned a moving, comic drams that wins laughs without sacrificing its
deeper purpose" Chicago Reader
"Joyful, tender, "Over the Tavern" answers prayers with laughs." naplesnews.com
"Over the Tavern", with a heart as big as its belly laughs, is the nearest Catholic equivalent to date of Neil Simon's tenderly Jewish-American Lost in Yonkers and his Brighton Beach Trilogy. Dudzick's is a voice that tells us who we were, which is, after all, the first measure of who we have become."
Ed Blanc, Pittsburg Tribune

Home for Christmas
by Jo Sands & Ruth Kenward
Dec. 7-9
Dec. 7 at 7:30 pm,
Dec. 8 at  4:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Dec. 9 at 1:30 pm




Adults $15, Seniors $12, Youth/Students $10

This delightful musical tells the story of a family who, having lost their husband and father, are celebrating their first Christmas without him. When the children happen upon the homeless Kate, they decide it would be a wonderful idea to invite her home for Christmas dinner. Mom on the other hand, sees things just a bit differently. Contrasting the bustling commercialism of the holiday with the plight of the homeless, this delightful musical is sure to warm the heart. 

Based loosely on the traditional tales of 12th century English folk hero, Robin Hood, this action packed “pop” musical fantasy, follows Robin, a young school girl, who questions why all the history lessons seem to concentrate on the lives of famous men. She has often dreamed of being a famous heroine, and her dream seemingly turns into reality when, in an effort to put off writing an essay, she daydreams her way into the life of Robyn Hood, leading her own band of outlaws who try to outwit and out run the evil Sheriff of Nottingham and his dim-witted soldiers.