A Season to Remember, Stories to Inspire!
The Importance of Being Earnest
(Jan 30 - Feb 9)
The Importance of Being Earnest is a comedic play by Oscar Wilde, first performed in 1895. Subtitled "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People," it is a satire of Victorian society and its emphasis on social status, marriage, and morality. The plot revolves around two bachelors, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, who create fictitious personas to escape societal obligations and pursue romantic interests. Chaos and hilarity ensue as their deceptions unravel, particularly when their love interests, Gwendolen and Cecily, reveal their mutual preference for the name "Ernest." The play is celebrated for its wit, clever dialogue, and critique of hypocrisy and superficiality.
The Prom
(jul 16-27)
Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue…and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town’s citizens and the result is love that brings them all together. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical, THE PROM expertly captures all the humor and heart of a classic musical comedy with a message that resonates with audiences now more than ever.
Lemonade!
(mar 20 - 30)
"Lemonade!" is a new musical written by Lebanon County natives Dave Breidenstine, Sean Eisenhauer, and John Fischer. When the renowned Yellow Harvest Lemonade Company finds that its product has lost its footing in the modern, competitive market, their sights turn to a successful children's lemonade stand. Can a pair of headstrong twins and their browbeaten father withstand pressure from a disillusioned lemonade executive, his lawyer confidant, a plucky secretary, the local news, and a mob of angry townsfolk for control of the nation's next great beverage sensation? ...Maybe!
death of a salesman
(Oct 16 - 26)
Death of a Salesman is a tragedy by Arthur Miller, first performed in 1949. It follows the final days of Willy Loman, an aging and struggling traveling salesman who grapples with his inability to achieve the American Dream. Haunted by regret and disillusionment, Willy reflects on his life through fragmented memories, particularly his relationships with his wife, Linda, and his two sons, Biff and Happy. The play explores themes of identity, family expectations, capitalism, and the cost of chasing unattainable ideals. Renowned for its poignant storytelling, Death of a Salesman remains a powerful critique of societal pressures and personal failure.
The addams Family School edition
(May 15 - 25)
THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man – a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.
rent
(dec 11 - 21)
Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.