"If you're going to tell a lie, tell a whopper," yells Dr. Mortimore as events begin to spin deliriously out of control. Inadvertently, he's identifying, in the midst of his panic, the motor that propels all the best farces. Deception, mistaken identities, double-entendres, puns and flapping doors fuel this high octane comedy. Set in the […]
The play, written by Rick Lewis, is the male version of his earlier piece – The Taffetas. At the time it was selected by the Repertory Company, it was as yet unpublished and still in development. The company had hoped to produce a similar boy-group piece but it was not available for community theater yet […]
The Boot Hill Museum Repertory Company Student Division presents an evening of monologues and scenes. This intriguing collection of theatrical pieces was created by the Walden Theater Playwright in Residence program in Louisville, KY. The playwright conducted a workshop for young writers which followed the dramatic process from the first idea through readings and discussion […]
The play, written by Rick Lewis, is a tribute to the great girl groups of the 1950’s. Set in 1950-something, three singing sisters – Peggy, Cheryl, & Donna – from Muncie, Indiana are making their national television singing debut. This nostalgic piece pays homage to the harmony of The Maguire Sisters, The Fontane Sisters, the […]
This farce takes place inside an American Embassy behind the Iron Curtain. Returning from a European tour, Newark, New Jersey, caterer Walter Hollander, wife Marion, and daughter Susan, accidentally wander into a restricted area and take photos for Walter's new hobby of photography and are caught by Krojack, the head of the secret police, who […]
Man of La Mancha, based on Cervantes’ epic 17th-century novel, Don Quixote, is a remarkable, poignant, moving musical that was one of the first shows to musicalize a piece of historical literature. Set in the context of the Spanish Inquisition, Man of La Mancha is presented as a play-within-a-play. We encounter historical author Miguel de Cervantes in prison, […]
The Boot Hill Museum Repertory Company Student Division will present "Insight: and evening of monologues and scenes." This intriguing collection of theatrical pieces was created by the Walden Theater Playwright in Residence program in Louisville, KY. The playwright conducted a workshop for young writers which followed the dramatic process from the first idea through readings […]
Black Comedy studies the effect of loss of light would have on a group of people who hold things from each other. Set in London during an electrical blackout and opening with a dinner party on a dark stage, the play is written to be staged in reversed lighting – so when the blackout occurs, […]
In the insular, Puritan community of 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, a group of young girls are found dancing in the woods, and immediately fall ill. When no earthly cause can be determined, the citizens of Salem suspect that some more sinister force may be at hand. As long-held grudges turn to violent disputes, humiliating secrets are […]
In this darkly humorous musical revue, Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and John Weidman (book) depict nine misfit men and women who set out to assassinate American Presidents. Though only some were successful, all left their mark on American history. While every nation has its assassins and would-be assassins, only in America, the authors suggest, […]
Only Kidding! by Jim Geoghan takes the audience through the business of “show business” where a booking on the “The Buddy King Show” (think Johnny Carson) is the ultimate achievement. The play follows five characters over a three-year period. Jackie Dwayne is a fading comic whose claim to fame is 31 appearances on Ed Sullivan […]
This British farce tells the story of London cab driver John Smith, a man with two wives, two lives and a very precise schedule for juggling them both. With one wife at home in Streatham and another at home in Wimbledon, and with occupants of the flat upstairs at the latter location. Trouble brews when […]
