The Harvey House chain of restaurants got its start in Topeka when Fred Harvey opened a café for people traveling the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. Preferring the term “Harvey Girl” to waitress, he recruited single women to work at his restaurants that gradually sprang up all the way to California and Texas. In […]
What's the Halloween season without some screams? The infamous Depot Theater Haunted Hotel moves into the Homestead Theater and transforms into eight rooms sure to frighten you right into the mood for a spooky Halloween season. October 9-31, 2015
Ten guilty strangers are trapped on an island. One by one they are accused of murder, one by one they start to die. In this superlative mystery comedy statuettes of little soldier boys on the mantel of a house on an island off the coast of Devon fall to the floor and break one by […]
It's Christmas-time in the small town of Fayro, Texas, and the Futrelle Sisters- Frankie, Twink and Honey Raye- are not exactly in a festive mood. A cranky Frankie is weeks overdue with her second set of twins, Twink is in jail for inadvertently burning down half the town, and a hot-flash-suffering Honey Raye is desperately […]
Pushed to the boiling point, three female coworkers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. In a hilarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest fantasy – giving their boss the boot! While Hart remains "otherwise engaged," the women give their […]
This was a 1980s TV special with Dick Van Dyke. It includes 28 children who give the audience 25 lessons in how to act like a child, such as, How to Eat Like a Child and Other Lessons in Not Being a Grown-Up, how to torture your sister and how to behave at school. PERFORMANCE […]
This one-act play by Eric Weinberger and Elaine Bormka highlights Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon and Betty Ford in the transition years of 1968, 1974, and 1976. It was the first production that took place in the lobby. The play has both comedic and serious elements as well as heart and warmth and was especially […]
The play’s plot has Holmes coming out of a 6-month exile to help the King of Bohemia, who is being blackmailed by a notorious photograph. The play has several characters, most of whom are conning others. The audience has a fun time trying to solve the case along with Holmes. PERFORMANCE DATES: October 7-22, 2016 […]
A Mostly Minnesota Christmas is about Bill and Abby as they prepare for Christmas in Minnesota when long-estranged relatives start showing up, leading to some irreconcilable differences and dysfunction. The play was written by Brian Mitchell and is directed by Doug Austen, at the Depot Theater. It's a comedy with themes of reconciliation and redemption. […]
Maxine, a feisty, bitter Alzheimer's victim, doesn't want to move into a nursing facility. But when she meets Joe, a widower who shares her love for dance, her outlook begins to change. Although the two clash when lucid, their hazy memories overlap, and they begin an affair that rejuvenates and fulfills them. But can these […]
Bridget and her grandmother are about to become roommates. However, what Bridget saw as a unique opportunity to stay with her favorite Nana in New York quickly turns into an experience she’ll never forget. It seems her sweet grandma is running an illegal boutique from her apartment, selling hand-made naughty knickers to every senior citizen […]
In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for the most basic of needs - until a hero plans a revolution. PERFORMANCE DATES: April […]
