The Taffetas
Conceived by Rick Lewis
Additional material by Arthur Whitelaw
Musical and Vocal Arrangements by Rick Lewis
Directed by Melanie R. Buchanan
Music Direction by TBA
September 10 – 26, 2010
It's 1950-something, and Kaye, Peggy, Cheryl and Donna, four
singing sisters from Muncie, Indiana are making their
national television singing debut. "Spotlight on Music," a
fictitious weekly 1950's television show on the real-life
Dumont Television Network, sets the framework for an evening
of some of the greatest hits of the 1950's. A tribute to the
girl groups of the 1950's, The Taffetas pay
tribute to the sounds of The McGuire Sisters, The Fontane
Sisters and The Chordettes. Opening Off-Broadway almost two
years before "Forever Plaid," The Taffetas
made nostalgia what it is today! Spend an hour and a half
with The Taffetas and their three piece band
and remember what Sunday night television was like on your
12-inch black and white screen!
Tuesdays with Morrie
By Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom, based on the book by
Mitch Albom
Directed by Thea Strand
November 5 – 21, 2010
Maybe it was a
grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older,
patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and
searching, helped you see the world as a more profound
place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way
through it.
For Mitch
Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college
professor from nearly twenty years ago. He rediscovers
Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing
he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every
Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their
rekindled relationship turned into one final "class":
lessons in how to live.
Tuesdays
with Morrie
is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which
Mitch shares Morrie's lasting gift with the world.
All My Sons
By Arthur Miller
Directed by Rachel Lambert
January 28 – February 13, 2011
During
the war Joe Keller and Herbert Deever ran a machine shop
which made airplane parts. When several servicemen die as a
result of defective parts Deever is sent to prison. Keller
goes free and makes a lot of money. The twin shadows of this
catastrophe and the fact that the one of the young Keller
sons was reported missing during the war dominate the
action. The love affair of Chris Keller and Ann Deever, the
bitterness of George Deever returned from the war to find
his father in prison and his father's partner free, are all
set in a structure of almost unbearable power. The tensions
lead to a dramatic conclusion that changed the face of
American Theatre forever.
Out of Order
By Ray Cooney
Directed by Dan Miller
March 11 – 27, 2011
Richard Willey a government minister plans an affair with a
typist from the opposition. Things go wrong when they
discover a dead body in their hotel room. The Minister
calls
in his PPS to sort out the mess and from then on matters go
rapidly from bad to worse with assorted hotel staff, guests
and just about everybody else intervening! Out of
Order is a romping, hilarious farce that will leave
audiences rolling in the aisles.
Little Shop of Horrors
Book by Howard
Ashman
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Based on the film by Roger Corman, screenplay by Charles
Griffith
Directed by
Laurie Russell
Music Direction
by
May 12 – 29,
2011
A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an
overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a
mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon "Audrey II" grows
into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore
who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its
growing appetite, finally revealing itself to be an alien
creature poised for global domination!
One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time,
this affectionate spoof of 1950s sci-fi movies has become a
house-hold name, thanks to a highly successful film version
and a score by the songwriting team of Howard Ashman and
Alan Menken, who redefined the animated musical film with
Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast
and Aladdin.
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Enter Love: A Musical for our Time
Music and Lyrics by Lynn Lupold
Book by Don Seybold
Directed by Lynn Lupold and Kenny Shepard
Music Direction by Eric Van Cleave
August 13 – 15
A world premiere musical about the nature of love and
relationships in the first decade of the 21st
century. With music and lyrics by Lynn Lupold, with
additional arrangement by Eric Van Cleave and book by Don
Seybold, Civic Theatre is thrilled to present this locally
grown show in its first full theatrical realization.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
By Barbara Robinson
Directed by Steven Koehler
December 3 – 12
When the Herdman children, “the worst kids in the history of
the world” are all cast in the annual Christmas Pageant Mrs.
Bradley has her hands full. Stolen communion wine (well
really grape juice), wise men with machine guns and a fire
in the middle of the final rehearsal all leave everyone
anticipating the worst Christmas Pageant Ever. But this
warm and funny show will leave audiences with the true
spirit of the season.
24 Hour Theatre
Directed by Melanie R. Buchanan
October 8 – 9, with a performance on October 9 at 7:00 PM
An intense 24 hour creative process. 24 hour theatre will
start at 7:00 pm on Friday October 8 with a group of young
artists, 24 hours later they will have written, directed and
acted in a world premiere play. With a one-time only
performance on Saturday October 9th (at 7:00 PM)
this is a theatrical event not to be missed!
Once Upon a Mattress
Music by Mary Rodgers
Lyrics by Marshall Barer
Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, Marshall Barer
Directed by Laurie Russell and Melanie Buchanan
February 25 – 27, 2011
If you thought you knew the story of "The Princess and The
Pea," you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know,
for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat
to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that Lady Larken's
love for Sir Harry provided a rather compelling reason that
she reach the bridal altar post haste? Or that, in fact, it
wasn't the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless
night?
Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and
raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the
familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides
for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are you'll
never look at fairy tales quite the same way again.
Macbeth
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Melanie R. Buchanan
April 8 – 10, 2011
“But screw your courage to the sticking place, and we’ll not
fail.”
From the world’s greatest dramatist comes the dark tale of
greed, revenge and murder. “The Scottish Play” is the story
of one couples political aspirations and the depths of
depravity that they will stoop to achieve them. One of the
most performed plays ever, Macbeth will thrill and delight
audiences.
The Velveteen Rabbit
From the book by Margery Williams.
by Laurie Russell
Directed by Sharri Bundy and Renee Cason
April 22 – 24,
2011
"There are two ways to be real," the Skin Horse says. "The
first is when you are real to one special child, and the
second is when you are real to the world." More than
anything he wants to be a real rabbit—real to the world. One
night the Toy Fairy offers him his chance, but he must leave
with her immediately. The boy, who is ill with scarlet
fever, will die without him. Will the Velveteen Rabbit go
with the Toy Fairy, or will his love for the boy cause him
to turn his back on the thing he wants most? If he stays,
what will happen to him? Margery Williams' beloved tale is
faithfully told and carefully expanded for the stage.
The Velveteen Rabbit provides young audiences with
comedy,
pathos, adventure and a final triumph for the hero, who
learns that love makes all things real.
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