2024-2025 Season

  • Book
    Marsha Norman

    Music and Lyrics
    Jason Robert Brown

    Based on the Novel by Robert James Waller

    Directed by Tim Rezash

  • Book
    John Caraiani

    Directed by Dawn Roth Smith

    Presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, serving the Dramatists Play Service Collection. www.dramatists.com

  • Music and Lyrics
    Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

    Book
    Jeff Whitty

    Based on an original concept by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

    Directed by Ray Gambrell

    Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
    All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.

  • Directed by Sarah Caplan

  • Music and Lyrics
    Meredith Willson

    Book
    Richard Morris

    Auditions
    March 3-4, 2025

    Directed by Aaron Eechaute Lopez

2023-2024 Season

  • Books and Lyrics by George Reinblatt; Music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris, George Reinblatt

  • Music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Bob Martin and Beguelin, based on an original concept by Jack Viertel

    Directed by Tim Rezash

  • By Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields

    Directed by Ray Gambrell

  • Book by Jeffrey Kindley and music and lyrics by Craig Carnelia

    Directed by Kathy Clark

  • Adapted by Kate Hamill

    Directed by Jenni Cypher

  • Lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

    Directed by Dawn Roth Smith

2022-2023 Season

  • Directed by Jenni Cypher

    September 2022

  • Directed by Dawn Roth Smith

    November 2022

  • Direction and Choreography by Aaron Washington

    January 2023

  • Directed by Tim Rezash

    March 2023

  • Directed by Brian Sharp

    May 2023

2021-2022 Season

  • Directed by Tim Rezash

    September 2021

  • Directed by Matthew Smith

    November 2021

  • Directed by Tina McPhearson

    January 2022

  • Directed by Jameson Meyer

    March 2022

    CAST:

    Beverly Weston — Michael Taint

    Violet Weston — Becky Howard

    Barbara Fordham — Mandy Shannon

    Bill Fordham — Steven Gogol

    Jean Fordham — Meghan Hohman

    Ivy Weston — Katie Gainey-West

    Karen Weston — Christine Chait

    Mattie Fae Aiken — Dawn Roth Smith

    Charlie Aiken — Brent Eresman

    Little Charles Aiken — Nathan Evans

    Johnna Monevata — TBD

    Steve Heidebrecht — Lance Westendorf

    Sheriff Deon Gilbeau — Steve Mongelli

  • Directed by Brian Sharp

    May 2022

2019-2020 Season

  • Directed by Brian Sharp

    Show Dates: Sept. 13 – 29, 2019

    Tina McPhearson – Miss Mona

    Pamela Byrd – Jewel

    Ted Elzroth – Sheriff

    Kelli Myers – Shy

    Adee McFarland – Angel

    Ron Maurer – Melvin P Thorpe/Farmer

    Matt Owens – Governor

    Shana Fishbein – Eloise

    Amber Pfeifer – Taddy Jo

    Alicia Walton – Dawn/Imogene

    Jackie Pfeifer – Doatsey Mae

    Shanna Camacho – Durla

    Bryan Schuck – Aggie #4 Clifford Becker

    John Carrington – Aggie, Cowboy

    Samuel Hamilton – Aggie #3 Eugene Williams

    Cheryl MacGowan – Wulla Jean

    Josh Vance – Aggie, Cowboy

    Logan Hylinski – Beatrice

    Stacey Ward – Ruby Rae

    Sommer McGuire – Linda Lou

    Ryan Petrie – Aggie #1 Shane Miller

    John Jeurgens – Mayor – Rufus

    Marabeth Klejna – Announcer

    Malcolm Casey – CJ Scruggs

    Mark Diffenderfer – Narrator/Edsel Mackey

    Sean Gunther – Senator

    Adonis Lemke – Aggie #2 Lonnie Johnson

    Sean Mayo – Aggie, Choir

    The Band

    John Root – Violin

    Bryan Sharpe – Guitar I

    Abbie Williams – Guitar II

    George Snyder – Bass

    Mary Fahrenbruck – Keyboard

    Dan Hall – Percussion

    Ron Kindell – Conductor

  • By Aaron Sorkin

    Directed by Tim Rezash

    Show dates: Nov. 1 – 17, 2019

  • Directed by Dawn Roth Smith

    Music Direction – Sarah Plaugher

    Jan. 17 – Feb. 2, 2020

    John Wysong – Captain-

    Ted Eltzroth – Sancho –

    Kevin Rankin – Governor/Innkeeper

    Tim Rezash – Cervantes/Quixote

    Danny Klingler – The Duke

    Richard Lee Waldeck – Jose

    Stephen Gogol – Tenorio

    Jamison Meyer – Paco

    Jamie McQuinn – Juan

    Michael Plaugher – Anselmo

    Brad Bishop – Pedro

    Sarah Wilson – Aldonza

    Lindsey Cardoza – Maria

    Karoline Royse – Fermina

    Bryn Corbett – Antonia

    Kate Young – Housekeeper

    Kip Moore – Padre

    Chuck Larkowski – Barber

    Kiersten Farmer and Darian Black – Moorish Girls

  • Directed by Jim Lockwood

    Auditions: Jan. 20 & 21, 2020

    Show dates: March 6 -15, 2020

    SHERIDAN WHITESIDE – Saul Caplan

    MAGGIE CUTLER – Shana Fishbein

    BERT JEFFERSON – George Merusi

    MRS. PREEN – Sydney Edington

    DR. BRADLEY – Matt Lindsay

    MR. STANLEY – Jeff Christmas

    MRS. STANLEY – Susan Robert

    HARRIET STANLEY – Tina McPhearson

    JUNE STANLEY – Elisa Pacheco

    SANDY – Vaughn Foreit

    RICHARD STANLEY – Jonathon North

    LORRAINE SHELDON – Carly Laurette Risenhoover-Peterson

    BEVERLY CARLTON – Sean Mayo

    BANJO – Mark Diffenderfer

    JOHN – Kurt Cypher

    SARAH – Tamar Fishbein

    MRS. McCUTCHEON – Janet Wasson

    PROF. METZ – Jim Spencer

    CONVICTS, RADIO MEN, OFFICERS, ETC. – Todd Bryant, Brent Eresmon, John Wysong

  • Directed by Richard Lee Waldeck

    Show dates: May 1 – 17, 2020

    Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde – Tony Glass

    Lucy Harris – Kameron Jane

    Emma Carew – Elizabeth Morgan

    Sir Danvers Carew – Brian Laughlin

    Lady Beaconsfield – Molly Kuntz

    General Lord Glossop – Mark VanLuvender

    Bishop of Basingstoke – Tyler Smith

    Sir Archibald Proops – Bryan Schuck

    Simon Stride – Nick Boyer

    Gabriel John Utterson – Matthew Ebersbach

    Lady Savage – Tamar Fishbein

    Poole – John Wysong

    Bissett – Louis B. Hauff

    Nellie – Angela Riley

    Red Rat Girls/Ensemble – Sydney Edington, Shana Fishbein, Victoria Hoover, Megan Sinclair

    Ensemble – Stacey Brewer, Kathy Bryant, Avi Gilbert, Chava Gilbert, Benjamin Jones, Jamie Pavlofsky, Jackie Pfeifer, Annie Sayers, Abby Kinnebrew Smith

2018-2019 Season

  • IN COOPERATION WITH MTI

    Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner

    Music by Frederick Loewe

    Produced by Dan Hall

    Directed by Brian Sharp

    September 14 – 30, 2018

    Cast:

    Sarah Viola – Eliza Doolittle

    Brian Laughlin – Colonel Pickering

    Jackie Pfeifer – Mrs Eynsford-Hill

    Dodie Lockwood – Mrs. Higgins

    David Shough – Henry Higgins

    Drew Roby – Freddy Eynsford-Hill

    Brad Bishop – Alfred P. Doolittle

    CJ Suchyta – Bartender/Ensemble

    Mark Sharp – Harry/Ensemble

    Jim Spencer – Jamie/Ensemble

    Donna Bostwick – Mrs. Pearce

    Angele Price – Mrs. Hopkins

    Jamie McQuinn – Prof. Zoltan Karpathy

    Benjamin Jones – Bystander/Ensemble

    Steve Strawser – Lord Boxington/Ensemble

    Karla Enix – Lady Boxington/Ensemble

    Elainah Skaroupka – Flower Girl/Ensemble

    Shana Fishbein – Maid/Ensemble

    Stacey Brewer – Maid/Ensemble

    Amber Pfeifer – Maid/Ensemble

    Jamie Pavlofsky – Ascot Maid/Ensemble

    Annie Sayers – Ascot Maid/Ensemble

    Neve Barker – Maid/Ensemble 8

    Cathy Long – Ensemble

    Marabeth Klejna – Ensemble

    Production:

    Tim Rezash -Vocal Music

    Ron Kindell – Conductor

    Dawn Roth Smith – Assistant Director/Stage Manager

    Becky Howard – Assistant Stage Manager

    Sandra Hyde – Choreographer

    Bob Kovac – Sound Designer

    Theresa Kahle – Costume Designer

    Tina McPhearson – Property Designer

    Richard Waldeck – Lighting Designer

    Red Newman – Scenic Designer

    Logan Dabney – Crew Chief

    Rebekah Skaroupka – Stage Crew/Dresser

    Dani Skaroupka – Stage Crew/Dresser

  • By Agatha Christie

    Produced by Tina McPhearson

    Directed by Tim Rezash

    November 2 – 11, 2018

    Cast:

    Annie Sayers – Steward

    Janet Wasson – Ms. ffoliot-ffoulkes

    Carrin Ragland – Christina Grant

    Paul Dunn – Smith

    Kelli Myers – Louise

    Brian Laughlin – Dr. Bessner

    Carly Risenhoover-Peterson – Kay Mostyn

    Sean Mayo – Simon Mostyn

    Brian Sharp – Canon Pennefather

    Kari Carter – Jacqueline De Severac

    Todd Rohrer – McNaught

    Nelani Huntington – Beadseller

    Shana Fishbein – Beadseller

    Production:

    Dawn Roth-Smith – Stage Manager

    Richard Lee Waldeck – Technical Director

    Chris “Red” Newman – Set Designer

    Theresa Kahle – Costumer

    Cathy Long – Properties

  • IN COOPERATION WITH MTI

    Book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr.

    Music Orchestrations and Arrangements by Luther Henderson

    Produced by Fran Pesch

    Directed by Dawn Roth Smith

    January 18 – February 3, 2019

    Cast:

    Kip Moore – Ken

    Stephanie Radford – Nell

    Andrea Wilborn – Amelia

    Bry’ana Bentley – Charlaine

    Everett Walker – Andre

    Kiersten Farmer – Featured dancer

    Nasir Peterson – Featured dancer

    Production:

    Assistant Director – Kip Moore

    Logan Dabney – Stage Manager

    Ron Kindell – Music Director

    Jeffrey Payne – Choreographer

    Brian Dobbs – Pianist

    Richard Lee Waldeck – Lighting Designer

    Bob Kovach – Sound Designer

    Theresa Kahle – Costume Designer

    Kiersten Farmer – Costume Assistant

    Red Newman – Set Designer

  • Adapted by Christopher Sergel

    From the novel by Harper Lee

    Produced by Brian Sharp

    Directed by Matthew Smith

    PERFORMANCES CANCELLED

    Cast:

    Olivia Mongelli – Jean Louise Finch

    Jason Caldwell – Jeremy Finch

    Matthew Lindsay – Atticus Finch

    Melani Harris – Calpurnia

    Becky Howard – Maudie Atkinson

    Tamar Fishbein – Stephanie Crawford

    Cheryl Macgowan – Mrs. Dubose

    Harold “Pete” McKinniss – Arthur Radley

    Avi Gilbert – Charles Baker Harris

    James Karr – Heck Tate

    Chuck Larkowski – Judge Taylor

    Kip Moore – Reverend Sykes

    Hayley Penchoff – Mayella Ewell

    Sean Mayo – Bob Ewell

    Brandon Shockney – Walter Cunningham

    Brian Sharp – Mr. Gilmer

    Shaun Diggs – Tom Robinson

    Chris Petree – Clerk

    Todd Rohrer – Nathan

    Erin Mcgee – Helen

    Angela Gray – Townspeople

    Tammy Newsom – Townspeople

    Jai-Ln Stafford – Townspeople

    Production:

    Dawn Roth Smith – production Stage Manager

    Jamie Pavlofsky – Dramaturge

    Richard Lee Waldeck – Lighting Designer

    Michael Boyd – Sound Designer

    Chris “Red” Newman – Set Designer

    Theresa Kahle – Costume Designer

    Tina McPhearson – Properties Designer

    Sarah Saunders – Light Board Operator

  • Music and Lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus

    Book by Catherine Johnson

    Produced by Tim Rezash

    Directed by Richard Lee Waldeck

    May 3 – 19, 2019

    Denise A. Schnieders – Donna

    Lilly Robillard – Sophie

    Lindsey Cardoza – Rosie

    Amy Askins – Tanya

    Naman Clark – Sky

    Brad Bishop – Bill

    Ron Mauer – Harry

    Ted Eltzroth – Sam

    Treonte King – Pepper

    Ryan Petrie – Eddie

    Kailey Yeakley – Lisa

    Shana Fishbein – Ali

    Mart Wirtz – Father Alexandrios/Ensemble Male

    Juangabriel Encarnacion – Ensemble Male 1

    Casey Dillon – Ensemble Male 2

    Nate Strawser – Ensemble Male 3

    Treonte King – Ensemble Male 4

    Bryan Schuck – Ensemble Male 5

    Shanna Camacho – Ensemble Female 1

    Anna Ryan Kolb – Ensemble Female 2

    Kaylee Maple – Ensemble Female 3

    Rachael Kindred – Ensemble Female 4

    Amber Pfeifer – Dance Captain/Ensemble Female 5

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