Local Theater: Catch 'Heroes,' 'Sex,' 'Steel Magnolias' This Weekend
Three East End theater companies are staging plays this weekend—and two productions will end their runs this Sunday.
The world premiere of Sex: What She’s Really Thinking, by Ilene Beckerman with Michael Disher, wraps up at the Southampton Cultural Center. The comedy is a rapid-paced series of short vignettes concerning love and sex—from a women’s perspective. Read more about this original play.
Catch Sex Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Visit southamptonculturalcenter.org for ticket information.
Meanwhile, in Quogue, the Hampton Theatre Company has its final weekend of Heroes, directed by Andrew Botsford.
In this comedy, three French World War I veterans pass the time at their veterans home by reminiscing about the past and plotting elaborate, implausible escape plans. Read Lee Meyer’s review.
The final shows are Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Quogue Community Hall. Visit hamptontheatre.org for ticket info.
In Mattituck, there are two weekends left of North Fork Community Theatre’s production of Steel Magnolias. By Robert Harling, the play is set in a beauty salon in a small town in Louisiana. The plot concerns a group of gossipy women, their friendships and their struggles. Robert Horn directs.
Remaining performances are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m. and February 1 and 2 at 8 p.m. For ticket info, visit nfct.com.