Stony Point’s Penguin Rep Theatre has set its 32nd season, with two world premieres and a subscription plan that includes a price freeze.
The season — which runs from May 15 through Oct. 25 — will open with the world premiere of “Our Lady of South Division Street,” a new comedy by Nyack resident Tom Dudzick, author of the comedies “Over the Tavern” and “Greetings!” Penguin artistic director Joe Brancato directs.

Next is “The Wonder Bread Years” — a one-man show written and directed by former “Seinfeld” writer Pat Hazell — billed as “a humorous salute to Baby Boomer culture.”

Penguin then presents Carter W. Lewis’ comedy “Women Who Steal” — about a pair of middle-aged women on a joy ride that might conjure up Thelma and Louise. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas.

The 32nd season’s final offering is the world premiere of award-winning writer and performer Daniel Beaty’s new musical play, “Breath and Imagination,” also directed by Brancato, about Roland Hayes, the first world-renowned African-American vocalist.

Penguin’s intimate 108-seat theater at 7 Crickettown Road in Stony Point — a hay barn before co-founders Joe Brancato and Fran Newman-McCarthy got to work in 1977 — underwent a major facelift a
couple of years back, with improved seating, carpeting, painting and air-conditioning.

In addition to the mainstage season, Penguin also offers a  Children’s Theatre Festival, and the popular “Play with Your Food” series of new play readings.

Penguin will also team up with the Cultural Arts Center at SUNY Rockland Community College in Suffern, which will be the venue for the New York premiere of Avi Hoffman’s “Still Jewish After All These Years,” a follow-up to the actor-singer-comedian’s successful “Too Jewish” and “Too Jewish, Two.”

On Nov. 21, Penguin will be back at SUNY RCC with “De Novo,” written and directed by Jeffrey Solomon — a play about immigration.

“Life shouldn’t be all work and no plays,” says Brancato. “And with the combination of humorous, uplifting and memorable works we have planned this year, there’s no better place in the lower Hudson Valley to escape to, with prices that you can’t beat.”

Penguin’s executive director, Andrew M. Horn says this season’s pricing policy takes the economic downturn into account.

“As a not-for-profit organization, Penguin is committed to making theatre as affordable as possible for all of our audience members to remain a part of the Penguin family,” he says. “That’s why we’ve imposed a price freeze this year and, if patrons order their tickets by April 15, we’ll waive any handling fees on their orders.”

Penguin @ 32
Penguin Repertory Company’s 32nd season includes two world premieres and a host of special events.
Mainstage
“Our Lady of South Division Street”
By Tom Dudzick. Directed by Joe Brancato
May 15 to June 7
“The Wonder Bread Years” Written and directed by Pat Hazell
June 26 to July 19
“Women Who Steal” By Carter W. Lewis. Directed by SuzAnne Barabas
Aug. 7 to Aug. 30
“Breath and Imagination” By Daniel Beaty. Directed by Joe Brancato
Oct. 2 to Oct. 25
Special events
• Avi Hoffman’s “Still Jewish After All These Years” at SUNY Rockland Community College, Suffern. Sept. 26 at 8:30 p.m. $30, $25 for subscribers.
• “De Novo” Written and directed by Jeffrey Solomon at SUNY Rockland Community College. Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. $20, $15 for subscribers, students and RCC staff.
“Play With Your Food”
Penguin’s wildly popular brown-bag play-reading series continues, with performances June 8, July 13, Aug. 10 and Sept. 14. Food is served at 6 p.m. and the readings begin at 7. $20 per reading, $60 for a four-reading subscription.
Children’s Theatre Festival
• “Sweet Potato Pie & Such” A Theatreworks USA Presentation
starring Queen Nur. July 10 and 11 at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
• “The Willow Girl” A Catskill Puppet Theatre production. July 17 at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
• “The Johnny the K Show” A Theatreworks USA Presentation
Aug. 14 and 15 at 11 a.m. and  1:30 p.m.
All tickets are $16.
Auction
Penguin will be holding its fourth Annual Penguin Auction on Oct. 4 at the Stony Point Center, 17 Crickettown Road.
Tickets
Mainstage season subscriptions start at $86 for the four plays ($64 for patrons 30 and younger). Subscribers receive priority seating, reduced-price tickets for guests, priority ticketing for special events, and discounts at local restaurants and stores.
Individual tickets to mainstage productions are $32, $16 for  those 30 and under.  There are discounts for groups of 10 or more.
When
Performance times for the 2009 mainstage season are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturday nights at 8 p.m., with matinees on Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Box office
To order tickets or get more information, go to Penguin Rep’s website at www.penguinrep.org or call 845-786-2873.