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This season, we have chosen to focus on Directed by Lisa Garza Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize winning drama takes place in a fictional small town, populated by fictional small people. But the lesson learned is as large as the human experience. The continuity of life continues whether we take chose to take note of it or not. And only by reliving her 12th birthday does Emily Webb understand the true power of an ordinary day, one that might be all too forgettable if not for the treasures of the people in it.
The Glass Menagerie Sep5 –Oct 21, 2012 Amanda Wingfield yearns for the days when she was a feted Southern
belle. Her daughter Laura is locked in a world of old phonograph records and blown glass animals. Amanda’s son Tom,
an aspiring writer, wants only to break free from his chains, but he is haunted by the memory of those he leaves behind. Believed
by many to be autobiographical, Tennessee William’s stunning play is an American masterpiece. Auditions: Aug, 2012
Directed by Sam Brown Bobby Child longs to be a star in the Zangler Follies on Broadway. But his mother insists he become a respectable banker. When Bobby travels to Nevada to foreclose on a derelict theater, he meets the love of his life who shuns him at every turn. What follows is a glorious riot of toe tapping cowpokes, mistaken identity, and Gershwin tunes. Winner of a Tony Award for Best Musical, Crazy For You is fun for the whole family! (Pending licensing)
Directed
by David Armstrong Do you remember one single day from your childhood? What truly made you happy? Was it a security blanket? Or turning in your book report on time? Finally meeting the cute little redheaded girl? Daydreaming or flying a kite? Finding a new philosophy? Told through the hearts and voices of childhood, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown examines the good in all of us. (Pending licensing)
6M, 3F + Snoopy
Directed by Josh Clark Annie is different from the other orphans: she remembers her parents and it is the memory of their love that gives her the gumption to strike out on her own. On her journey she finds a friend that can change her life forever, but only if she can evade the clutches of the hapless rubes who would take advantage of her new found fortunes. Winner of a Tony Award for Best Musical, Annie is a perennial theatre favorite!
Directed by Teri Clark A comedy about family vacations, including the childhood vacations you’ve tried for years to forget! Don returns home to finally lay his father’s ashes to rest. But when he discovers that his Dad’s ancestral home has become a parking lot, he sets out on a road trip that helps him connect with his past. Memories of interminable vacations in the family car, arguments with his sister, and growing up in America’s heartland give Don a deeper understanding of his father.
Directed by Sedric Willis Two sets of Italian American grandparents in Hoboken smother their adult grandson Nick with the three F’s- faith, family and food. There’s no problem so profound that it can’t be solved with a few canolis or a crumb cake. When Nick announces that a promotion at work will require him to move to the other side of the country, the grandparents hatch an enticing plot to get him to stay. Old and New World clash in this sentimental comedy about family life.
July 12-28, 2013 In 1905 Russia, Tevye’s life is a struggle; everything from a lame horse to headstrong daughters threatens the careful balance of family tradition. In a world that is changing, and not always for the better, he must decide which is more important: the traditions with which he and centuries of his Jewish ancestors grew up or the inner workings of the human heart. The Fiddler on the Roof is an uplifting story of life-affirming values told in the rich panoply of Russian Jewish experience.
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