Season 66

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Bell Book and Candle 

by John Van Druten 

Directed by Jacqueline Jeane

Classic sophisticated comedy.  Gillian is one of the few modern people who can actually cast spells and perform feats of supernaturalism.  She casts a spell over an attractive unattached publisher, partly to keep him away from a rival and partly because she is attracted to him.  

 3M 2W

 Auditions July 31 and  Aug 1

Perfs. Sept. 16 - Oct. 1

Matinees Sept. 18 and 25

Outside Mullingar 

by John Patrick Shanley

Directed by Vicky McCormick

A very Irish story with a surprising depth of poetic passion.  Anthony and Rosemary are two   introverted misfits.  Anthony has spent his entire life on a cattle farm, a state of affairs that - due to his painful shyness - suits him well.  Rosemary lives right next door, determined to have him, watching the years slip away. 2M,2W

Auditions Sept. 18 and 19

Perfs: Nov. 4 - 19

Matinees Nov. 6 and 13

Everybody Loves Opal

by John Patrick

Directed by Steve Carpentier

Comedy.  Opal, a middle-aged recluse, lives in a tumbledown mansion at the edge of the municipal dump.  Opal is an optimist, for no matter how mean her lot - or  how mean her "friends" - Opal responds with unfailing kindness and an abiding faith in the goodness of human nature.  4M,2W

Auditions Nov. 6 and 7

Perfs.  Dec. 31 (New Year's Gala). Jan. 6 - 21.  Matinees 8 and 15

Silent Sky

by Lauren Gunderson

Directed by Sam Martinez

A startling, entertaining true story of a brilliant, history making woman - previously unknown to most of us. When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900's, she isn't allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea.  Instead, she joins a group of women "computers" charting stars for a renowned astronomer.  

1M, 4W

Auditions Jan. 8 and 9

Performances Feb. 24 - March 11

Matinees Feb. 26 and March 5

The Deer and The Antelope Play

by Mark Dunn

Directed by Justin Holloway

A serious comedy.  An East Texas family - a mother, daughter and grandmother -face tragedy and  assorted misfortunes head-on with the help of the strange free- spirited young woman who comes to live with them,  The young woman sets off on a mission to prove to the granddaughter that the pleasures life has to offer can conquer the pain . . . when one knows how to fully embrace them.   4W

Auditions Feb. 26 and 27

Perfs. April 14 - 29

Matinees April 16 and 23

The Book of Will

by Lauren Gunderson

Directed by Sean Thompson.

Comedy/Drama. Without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of Shakespeare's plays forever!  After the death of their friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives.   They'll just have to borrow, bet, and band together to get it done. A true story amidst the noise and color of Elizabethan London  has love, loss, and laughter as well as shedding a new light on a man you may think you know.  7M,3W

Auditions April 16 and 17

Perfs. June 2 - 17

Matinees June 4 and 11