Season

By Kenneth Jones 
Directed by Carla Childs 
September 13^th, 14^th, 20^th, 21^st, 22^nd, 27^th, 28^th 29^th, 2024 
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

As the Civil Rights movement is brewing, a controversial children’s book about a black rabbit marrying a white rabbit stirs the passions of a segregationist State Senator and a no-nonsense State Librarian in 1959 Montgomery, Alabama. A contrasting story of childhood friends—an African American man and a woman of white privilege, reunited in adulthood—provides private counterpoint to the public events swirling in the state capital. Political foes, star-crossed lovers, and one feisty children’s author inhabit the same page in a Deep South of the imagination that brims with humor, heartbreak, and hope. Inspired by true events!

By Lori Sigrist and Joe Simonelli 
Directed by Theresa Bateman 
November 1^st, 2^nd, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 15^th, 16^th, 17^th, 2024 
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

You plan the perfect Thanksgiving dinner for some special guests. Suddenly guests that were invited the next day show up and everything starts to unravel and all your plans go awry. What happened to the thanks in Thanksgiving? Come see how a traditional Thanksgiving gets turned up on its head!

By Lenore Skomal 
Directed by Norman Burnosky 
January 10^th, 11^th, 17^th, 18^th, 19^th, 24^th, 25^th, 26^th, 2025 
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

In this hilariously relatable play, self-made billionaire Richard and his best friend Dick were both married to the same woman: strong willed Mavis. When she drops in uninvited on Christmas Eve — the day of Richard’s daughter’s wedding — all hell breaks loose. This bromantic comedy of love and breakups is irreverent, ridiculous and tender, reminding audiences why marriage and divorce make for strange bedfellows.

Warning: strobe lights will be used during this production.

By Simon Stephens 
Directed by Josh Tull 
March 7^th, 8^th, 14^th, 15^th, 16^th, 21^st, 22^nd, 23^rd, 2025 
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Tony Award winning play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time follows 15-year-old Christopher. Christopher has a brilliant mind but is ill-equipped to interpret the social dynamics of everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road and has an inherent distrust of strangers. At 12:07 AM Christopher finds himself beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington, and he carefully records each fact of the crime. His detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his entire world. Content Warning: Contains adult themes and adult language, it is not suitable for young children. Viewer discretion is advised.

By Dennis T. Giacino 
Directed by Annie Hnatko 
April 25^th, 26^th; May 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 2025 
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Poison apples and lost slippers are just the beginning. The original storybook heroines are none-too-happy with the way they’ve been portrayed in today’s pop culture, so they’ve tossed their tiaras and have come to life to set the record straight. Forget the princesses you think you know — these royal renegades are here to  comically belt out the truth. Received an “Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical” nomination (Outer Critics Circle Awards) and a “Best New Off-Broadway Musical” nomination (Off-Broadway Alliance). Content Warning: Contains adult language and content.

By A.R. Gurney 
Directed by Loretta Lucy Miller 
June 13^th, 14^th, 20^th, 21^st, 22^nd, 27^th, 28^th, 29^th, 2025 
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

A comedy of manners that takes place in a single New England dining room where 18 scenes from different households overlap and intertwine. The action is a mosaic of interrelated snapshots — some funny, some touching, some rueful — which, taken together, create an in-depth portrait of a vanishing species of the upper-middle-class. It was a finalist for the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Dining Room runs 2 hours with 1, fifteen minute intermission.

July 11^th, 12^th, 13^th, 18^th, 19^th, 20^th, 2025 
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

A showcase of new comedies, new directors and original scripts from our talented members. Join us for a fast-paced evening of short plays designed to put a smile on your face. (Note: The One-Act Bonanza is a special additional production each year, and not part of the season subscription package.)

By Beth Henley 
Directed by Chris Wunder 
September: 12^th, 13^th, 14^th, 19^th, 20^th, 21^st, 26^th, 27^th, 28^th, 2025 
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

The tragicomedy relates the story of the three Magrath sisters, Meg, Babe, and Lenny, who reunite at Old Granddaddy’s home in Hazelhurst, Mississippi, after Babe shoots her abusive husband. The sisters were raised in a dysfunctional family with a penchant for ugly predicaments. Each has endured her share of hardship and misery. Past resentments bubble to the surface as the sisters are forced to deal with assorted relatives and past relationships while coping with Babe’s latest incident. Each sister is forced to face the consequences of the “crimes of the heart” she has committed.

By Terrence McNally 
Directed by Sarah Labov 
November 7^th, 8^th, 9^th,14^th, 15^th, 16^th, 21^st, 22^nd, 23^rd 
Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

It’s the opening night of The Golden Egg on Broadway, and the wealthy producer Julia Budder is throwing a lavish party in her Manhattan townhouse. Downstairs the celebrities are pouring in, but the real action is upstairs in the bedroom, where a group of insiders have staked themselves out to await the reviews. The group includes the excitable playwright; the possibly unstable wunderkind director; the pill-popping leading lady, treading the boards after becoming infamous in Hollywood; and the playwright’s best friend, for whom the play was written but who passed up this production for a television series. Add to this a drama critic who’s panned the playwright in the past and a new-in-town aspiring singer, and you have a prime recipe for the narcissism, ambition, childishness, and just plain irrationality that infuse the theatre—and for comedy. But don’t worry: This play is sure to be the hit they have all been hoping for.