2018 - 2019 Season
Harvey
Written by Mary Chase Directed by Chaz Pitman Major and Marketing Underwriting by United Roofing and Sheetmetal Set and Costume Underwriting by Mark and Linda Bendiksen “I’ve wrestled with reality for 40 years and I’m happy to say I’ve finally won out over it.” Auditions August 13 & 14 October 4 - 20, 7:30 pm Elwood P. Dowd insists on including his friend Harvey in all of his sister Veta’s social gatherings. Trouble is, Harvey is an invisible six-and-a-half-foot-tall rabbit. To avoid future embarassment for her family—and especially for her daughter, Myrtle Mae—Veta decides to have Elwood committed to a sanitarium. Only at the end does Veta realize that maybe Harvey isn’t so bad after all. 
Murdered to Death
Written by Peter Gordon Directed by Evelyn Callaway Major Underwriting Still Available “I start off with the unmistakable and then I proceed right up to the un-unmistakable.” Auditions February 11 & 12 Performances April 4-20 The play introduces the inept and bungling Inspector Pratt, who battles against the odds and his own incompetence to solve the murder of the house’s owner. It soon becomes clear that the murderer isn’t finished yet; will the miscreant be unmasked before everyone else has met their doom or will the audience die laughing first? |
Arcadia*
Written by Tom Stoppard Directed by Mandy Mershon Major Underwriting by Brazos Valley Urgent Care “It’s the best possible time to be alive, when almost everything you thought you knew is wrong.” Auditions October 8 & 9 Performances Nov 29 - Dec 15 Arcadia moves back and forth between 1809 and the present at the elegant estate owned by the Coverly family. In 1809, thirteen year-old Lady Thomasina and her tutor delve into intellectual and romantic issues. Present day scenes depict the Coverly descendants and two competing scholars who are researching a possible scandal at the estate in 1809 involving Lord Byron. *Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French 
Butterflies Are Free*
Written by Leonard Gershe Directed by Jay Thompson Underwriting by Square One “I could never do that. I’d wind up with both feet in the cole slaw.” Auditions April 8 & 9 Performances May 30 -June 15 Young Don Baker, hero of his mother's children's book series, "Donny Dark" has been blind since birth, his overprotective mother following his every move. Don finally decides to take his own apartment in Manhattan and pursue his songwriting ambitions. When she meets his kooky neighbor, sexy actress Jill, Mrs. Baker's controlling instincts go into overdrive with hilariously touching results. *Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French |
Dinner with Friends
Written by Donald Margulies Directed by Heath Lagrone Fully underwritten by Square One “You think you’re safe on solid ground and all the sudden the earth cracks open.” Auditions December 3 & 4 Performances February 7-23 The play concerns the relationship between two married couples: food writers Gabe and Karen, whose apparent domestic bliss is signaled by their easy camaraderie as they prepare gourmet meals; and artist Beth and hotshot lawyer Tom whose marriage is breaking up. It seems that Tom, who travels frequently for work, is leaving her for a travel agent. 
Caught in the Villain's Web*
Written by Herbert E. Swayne Directed by Jennifer Hargis Major Underwriting by Alan Bryant “Curses! Foiled Again!” Auditions June 2 & 3 Performances July 25-Aug 10 Felicity Fair, down trodden heroine, is a nurse sent to the Larkfield mansion to attend a hard-hearted society matron who is pretending to be ill to force her son, Malvern, to marry the scheming Nella Hargrave. Malvern takes one look at Felicity and falls in love. When Malvern proposes, he is unaware that villain Cyril Bothingwell is behind a screen listening. The villain does all that he can to prevent the marriage and gain the Larkfield fortune. *Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French |