Giligan's Island


March 31 - April 3

THE STORY:  The musical begins with the familiar theme song (voted the #1 TV theme of all time) and follows the hilarious misadventures of the beloved castaways:  The courageous Skipper and his hapless first mate Gilligan, the fabulously wealthy Mr. and Mrs. Howell, the Marilyn-esque movie star, the brilliant Professor and the country-girl Mary Ann.   "Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale........" as these seven characters are shipwrecked and learn to work together in their attempts to get off the island. But their efforts are always foiled by the well-meaning, but inept, first mate Gilligan. They survive a hurricane, escape quicksand and decipher the hidden legend of the island. But their biggest challenge is a mysterious U.F.O. and its Alien visitor. Will they manage to defeat the extraterrestrial?.......Will they save the entire planet?......  Will they finally get off the island?......

 


Wait Until Dark

June 16 - 19 and 22 - 25  

THE STORY:   Susy Henderson is a woman recently blinded in an accident and still learning how to adapt. She is often home alone while her photographer husband, Sam, travels from assignment to assignment.   As Sam is returning from a business trip, he meets a woman in the airport who asks him to hold onto a doll for her. It turns out that the doll contains heroin and a man named Roat is after it. Enlisting the aid of two con men to help him retrieve the drugs, Roat tries to insinuate himself into Susy's life after her husband departs on another trip.  Together the three men concoct an elaborate scheme of deception in order to gain Susy's trust and locate the missing doll. Complicating the situation is the fact that Susy and Sam are unaware that a little girl in their apartment building had actually taken the doll. Eventually, Susy sees through Roat's scheme and realizes she is in grave danger.  In the chilling climax Susy is forced to fight for her life against a cunning psychopath.


Let's Murder Marsha

July 7 - 10 and 14 - 17

THE STORY:   Marsha Gilmore is the wife of wealthy stockbroker Tobias. Marsha’s secret passion is “sleazy slasher novels,” which she hides because her husband disapproves of their content.    As the play opens, she is concerned because she has lost her current novel, “The Creeping Slasher,” which is overdue at the library. She enlists the aid of her maid, Bianca and there follows a series of comings and goings and misheard conversations worthy of a French bedroom farce, which leads her to believe that family members are planning her demise. She attempts to turn the tables on the would be murderers only leading to confusion in the household.   Well, finally, just when you would think all this would be cleared up, Marsha's intended victims discover what she has supposed, and decide to teach her a lesson by actually pretending to be murderers. This is a terrific show for family audiences who like their comedy broad and fast and nonstop.



Popcorn Player's

Best of Both Worlds

July 26 - 30

THE STORY:   The best — and worst! — of both worlds meet when fantasy meets the harsh reality of school in this toe-tapping, pop musical adventure!  When Cinderellas stepsisters find a portal to another world, they get zapped into a very real high school and decide to never return.  After all, in this world, mean girls are popular!  A comically ambitious Woodsman who dreams of being a storybook hero pursues the stepsisters to bring them back and recruits the help of Danica, a hard-core realist who never believed in fairy tales and only sees the dark side of life.  Meanwhile, the fairy tale world is left in shambles with the Woodsman gone.  Little Red is attacked by the wolf, and Sleeping Beauty keeps pricking her finger on the ax while chopping her own firewood!  Its time for the princesses to become their own heroes and discover that they can take care of themselves!  Kids will love this delightful show while simultaneously learning valuable life lessons about what it means to be alive, the pursuit of dreams and controlling your own destiny.



Bye, Bye, Birdie

August 3-7 and 10-14

THE STORY: BYE BYE BIRDIE is one of the most captivating musical shows of our time. It tells the story of a rock and roll singer who is about to be inducted into the army. The singer, Conrad Birdie, an Elvis Presley type, has a pompadour and thick sideburns; he wears gaudy gold costumes and speaks in a rugged voice. Albert Peterson, his agent, is a very pleasant mild mannered young man. Albert's faithful secretary Rose Alvarez keeps him and Birdie moving forward in the world. Rosie concocts one final national publicity plan before Conrad's induction into the Army.


BYE BYE BIRDIE is a satire done with the fondest affection. An English Teacher, What Did I Ever See in Him?, Put on a Happy Face, One Boy, A Lot of Livin' to Do, Kids, Rosie and Spanish Rose are musical theatre classics. This is the tops in imagination and good old fashion fun.

   
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