Steel Magnolias (Reprise)

(Original: February 1989).  Steel Magnolias was reprised in April 2001. Based on the tragic  story of Robert Harling's elder sister - who was diabetic,  the action centers around Truvy's beauty parlor and some women who regularly gather there. The drama begins on the morning of Shelby's wedding to Jackson and covers events over the next […]

Sleuth!

Sleuth! was play written by Anthony Shaffer and is set in the Wiltshire, England manor house of Andrew Wyke, an immensely successful mystery writer. His home reflects Wyke's obsession with the inventions and deceptions of fiction and his fascination with games and game-playing. He lures his wife's lover, Milo Tindle, to the house and convinces […]

Sanders Family Christmas

Perfect for the holiday season, this sequel to Smoke on the Mountain sees the Sanders family return to the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church on Christmas Eve 1941.  Rev. Oglethorpe has invited the family back to sing and witness, getting the congregation into the holiday spirit before the boys, including one of the Sanders’ own, are […]

The Supporting Cast

The Supporting Cast written by George Furth tells the story of Ellen, the wife of a successful author, who has written a book of her own called “The Supporting Cast” which describes the roles of her characters -- the movie star’s wife, the playwright’s husband, the celebrity conductor’s mother, and the politician’s wife.  But the […]

Moon over Buffalo

Moon Over Buffalo by Ken Ludwig follows the story of George and Charlotte Hay, traveling actors, who are performing Cyrano de Bergerac and Private Lives in a repertory theatre in Buffalo. Charlotte has grandiose dreams of becoming a Hollywood film star; George, on the other hand, is quite satisfied as a stage actor, and sees […]

Lend Me a Tenor

Set in 1934, this farce revolved around renowned tenor Tito Merelli, known to his fans as "Il Stupendo," who is scheduled to sing the lead in Otello, produced as a gala fundraiser for the Cleveland Opera Company. Unfortunately, even before the star leaves his hotel room, everything begins to unravel. Chaos ensues when Merelli's wife, […]

Forever Plaid

Forever Plaid is an off-Broadway musical comedy written by Stuart Ross in New York in 1990 and now performed internationally. The critically acclaimed show is an affectionate revue of the close-harmony "guy groups" (think The Four Aces or The Four Freshmen) that reached the height of their popularity during the 1950s. Personifying the clean-cut genre, […]

Don’s Place (Cabaret)

The cabaret featured three ladies (Dee Dee, Amy, Karen) and two guys (Kyle, Jason) and Joe the Drummer. As usual, two great evenings of song and Don Steele. Thnks to the cast for volunteering their time and talents, and thanks to Alan for setting up the sound, Keith for running the sound, and Matt for […]

It Runs in the Family (Reprise)

(Original: January 1992). "If you're going to tell a lie, tell a whopper," yells Dr. Mortimore as events begin to spin deliriously out of control in Ray Cooney's It Runs in the Family (originally presented by the Company in 1992). Inadvertently, he's identifying, in the midst of his panic, the motor that propels all the […]

Pete ‘n’ Keely

It’s 1968 and two of America’s singin’ sweethearts unite for a live television special celebrating their hit parade career on TV and in Las Vegas showrooms.  But there’s just one catch – they haven’t spoken to each other since their breakup five years earlier.  This kitschy spoof follows Pete ‘n' Keely as they stroll down […]

Deathtrap

Deathtrap is a 1978 play by Ira Levin that involves many plot twists. Nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play, it holds the record as the longest-running comedy-thriller on Broadway. Sidney Bruhl is a once-successful playwright whose last several productions have flopped at the box office. He then receives a script by a novice […]

Personals

Personals is a musical revue with a wonderful collection of songs about people who place lonely hearts ads (ie. lonely people looking for that certain someone).  Songs included “Nothing to Do with Love,” “Mama’s Boys,” “I Think You Should Know,” “Picking Up The Pieces,” and “Some Things Don’t End." PERFORMANCE DATES: December 4-21, 2003 CAST:  […]