Centenary College presents ‘Quartermaine's Terms'

Hackettstown - The Centenary Stage Company, ends its 2006-07 season with “Quartermaine’s Terms” by Simon Gray. Quartermaine’s Terms is a portrait of a mediocre but lovable English schoolteacher named St. John Quartermaine and his fellow faculty at a small school in Cambridge. A play that is at once full of doom and gloom and bristling with wry comedy. Gray’s people are silly and selfish, but they are not foolish. Life has a way of never turning out as expected. That is what ‘’Quartermaine’s Terms’’ brings beautifully to the stage. The show will be directed by producing director Carl Wallnau. Wallnau has directed many productions including the world premiere of Inventing Montana and the Tillie Project. He has been cited for outstanding direction in productions of Springtime For Henry and Pygmalion and has directed in numerous regional theaters including Hartford Theater Works and Musical Theater Works. The role of St. John Quartermaine will be played by Steven Dennis. Dennis has had recurring and guest star roles on “Enterprise,” NBC’s “Profiler,” and “Star Trek: Voyager” and has directed professionally in New York, Los Angeles, and Regional Theatre, including the CSC production of “Sight Unseen.” Also appearing at CSC for the first time is Broadway Veteran Andrew Boyer who will be playing the role of Loomis. Boyer has been seen on Broadway in “The Music Man,” “Beauty and Beast,” “My Fair Lady,” “The Odd Couple” and “Oklahoma.” The rest of the cast consists of Jay Gaussoin and CSC veterans Katrina Ferguson, Becky Engborg and Steven L. Barron. Centenary College theater student Christopher Young will be making his professional debut in the role of the charming Meadle. Chris Young is a senior at Centenary College and was last seen as Puck in the Centenary College production of “A Mid Summer’s Night Dream.” The production opens Feb. 23 and runs through March 11. Show times are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.. There will also be a matinee on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 2:30 p.m. and a student matinee on March 7 at 11 a.m. Ticket prices range from $12.50 to $20. Thursday evenings the Centenary Stage Company will be offering a family night with a 2-for-1 ticket purchase at the door the evening of the show. For more ticket information and to make reservations contact the CSC box office at 908-979-0900 or log onto www.centenarystageco.org. Performances at the Centenary Performing Arts Guild are made possible in part through the generous support of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Pen PAT, Heath Village, Coldwell Banker, and Guild member sponsors.