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- Celebrating 52 Seasons -
JUNE 16 - 19, 2026
Sleeping Beauty
adapted and directed Chuck White
* Children’s Show Ages 5 – 18 *
Sleeping Beauty is a classic fairy tale about a beautiful princess who falls into a deep sleep due to a wicked curse. Only true love’s kiss can awaken her. This enchanting bedtime story teaches the values of patience, kindness, and hope. Perfect for kids who love princess stories!
Sunday, July 26, 2026 6pm
AUDITIONS!
Directed by Chuck White
Prelude to a Kiss, this Sunday, July 26 at 6 p.m. at the theater!
The show includes a diverse cast of five women and nine men ages 25-70.
Production is September 17-27, 2026, with rehearsals beginning in early August.
Synopsis: At Peter and Rita’s wedding, a mysterious old man insists on kissing the bride. While honeymooning, Peter gradually realizes that the woman by his side is not his wife. The wedding kiss caused Rita’s soul and the old mans to change places. Peter must track down the old man and free his young love’s spirit trapped in an aging and diseased body before it’s too late. Winner of the 1990 Obie Award for Best New American Play.
Please email the director with questions or if you are unable to make the audition date.
JULY 16-26
Come From Away!
Directed by David Delk
Music Direction by Daniel Vernon
Show dates: July 16-August 2, 2026
Featuring Rebecca Courtney, Sean Green, John Haman, Sarah Haman, Ceci Hammons, Mike Lacy, Chet Landry, BreAnne Murdock, Jamarius Redditt, Zachary Salter, Kayla Singleterry, and Donna Taylor.
9/11/2001… 38 airplanes, 6,579 stranded passengers from 100 countries, 1 small town in Newfoundland. Before they have a clue what’s happening, thousands of passengers are diverted to the town of Gander, doubling its population and putting the townsfolk to the test.
A Tony Award-winning Broadway smash hit based on astonishing true events and hundreds of hours of interviews with the townspeople and the “come from aways” (aka stranded passengers), this breathtaking musical blends humor, heart, and soaring music to tell a story of small-town generosity that helped the healing being. It’s a celebration of what happens when people choose kindness in the face of tragedy.
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Thursday, September 17 - Sunday, September 27
Prelude To A Kiss
by Craig Lucas
Directed by Chuck White
At Peter and Rita’s wedding, a mysterious old man insists on kissing the bride. Peter gradually realizes that the woman by his side is not his wife. The wedding kiss caused Rita’s soul and the old man’s to change places. Peter must track down the old man and free his young love’s spirit.
December 3 - 13, 2026
It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
by Joe Landry
Directed by Chuck White
This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.
February 18 - 28, 2027
Laughter On The 23rd Floor
by Neil Simon
Directed by Chuck White
Inspired by the playwright’s youthful experience as a staff writer on Sid Caesar’s Your Show of Shows, this ensemble comedy features all the attendant comic drama as the harried writing staff frantically scrambles to top each other with gags while competing for the attention of star madman Max Prince.
April 27 - May 2, 2027
Blithe Spirit
by Noël Coward
Directed by Chuck White
Fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine has remarried but finds himself haunted by the ghost of his late first wife, Elvira. Elvira is called up by a visiting “happy medium.” Then, Charles’ current wife, Ruth, is accidentally killed. She “passes over” and joins Elvira to haunt the hapless Charles into perpetuity.
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