The Miss Magnolia Senior Citizen Beauty Pageant
January 19-21 & 26-28 / Director: Kyler Danowski (Adult Comedy) Rated PG-13 Against her better judgement, Lurleen Dupree is throwing the seventh annual Miss Magnolia Senior Citizen Beauty Pageant. Martha Parcell is certain that it is finally her year to win. But Beatrice, Imogene and Eaddy have other plans. Throw in a tambourine-playing squirrel, dueling Elvises, and an unfortunate spray-tanning incident… and you’re in for a knee-slapping, side-splitting night of live theatre.
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Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical
March 8-10 & 22-24 / Directors: Camden Rollston & Michael Black (All Ages Musical) Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher Miss Honey. During her first term at school, the two forge a bond as she begins to recognize and appreciate Matilda's extraordinary personality. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and loves to punish those who don't abide by her rules. Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace!
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The Whale
April 26-27 & May 3-4 / Director: Brian Johnson (After Dark) Rated R On the outskirts of Mormon Country, Idaho, a 600-pound recluse hides away in his apartment and slowly eats himself to death. Desperate to reconnect with his long-estranged daughter, he reaches out to her, only to find a viciously sharp-tongued and wildly unhappy teen. Big-hearted and fiercely funny, The Whale tells the story of a man's last chance at redemption, and of finding beauty in the most unexpected places.
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Disney's Finding Nemo Kids
June 7-8 & 14-15 / Directors: Jaime Prince, Anna West, Deena Green (Children's Theatre Camp) Marlin, an anxious and over-protective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo, who longs to explore the world beyond their anemone home. But when Nemo is captured and taken to Sydney, Marlin faces his fears and sets off on an epic adventure across the ocean. With the help of lovable characters such as optimistic Dory, laid-back sea turtle Crush, and the supportive Tank Gang, Marlin and Nemo both overcome challenges on their journey to find each other and themselves.
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Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr.
July 12-14 / Directors: Jaime Prince, Anna West, Deena Green (Rising Stars Workshop) In a magical underwater kingdom, the beautiful young mermaid, Ariel, longs to leave her ocean home — and her fins — behind and live in the world above. But first, she'll have to defy her father, King Triton, make a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, and convince the handsome Prince Eric that she's the girl whose enchanting voice he's been seeking.
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Disney's Beauty and the Beast
August 23-25 & 30-September 1 / Director: Kyler Danowski (High School/Adult Musical) The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed into his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.
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Night of the Living Dead Live!
October 11-13 & 18-20 / Director: Cali Wheeler (Adult Horror) Six strangers in a lonely farmhouse, surrounded by brain-eating zombies – what could go wrong?
Night of the Living Dead™ Live is a fun and hilarious re-imagining of George A. Romero’s legendary classic. Set in 1968 and presented in all black and white, it literally feels like the film has been brought to life and placed onstage. The play lovingly examines the movie itself, the period in which it was made, and the film’s undying influence on the horror genre. |
Tuesdays with Morrie
November 8-10 / Director: Alex Goodman (Adult Drama) An autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie’s appearance on a television news program and learns that his old professor is battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Mitch is reunited with Morrie, and what starts as a simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a last class in the meaning of life.
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Little Women
December 13-15 / Directors: Elizabeth Riley & Nancy Parks Under the guidance of their beloved mother, the four young March sisters -- tempestuous Jo, motherly Meg, shy Beth, and spoiled baby Amy -- struggle to keep their family going while Father's away in the Civil War. In this beautifully dramatized adaptation of the classic novel, even as privation, illness, and sibling rivalry cast their shadows, each girl strives to find her true self.
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