One weekend a year …

Doris (Ryan Beattie) and George (Paul Stout) are happily married … but not to each other. For 25 years, the couple gets together once a year for a rendezvous, and we witness their growth as individuals, their personal failings and triumphs, in the funny and poignant Same Time, Next Year by Bernard Slade. Directed by Rich Holst and Miya Squires. Opens Thursday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. Runs through April 1, with 2 p.m. Sunday matinees March 25 and April 1. Tickets: Opening night champagne reception: $14; first weekend rates: $7 advance; $9 door; all other nights: $8/$10 door. The Playhouse, 3735 Neal Rd., Paradise. Information: 877-5760.