This past week, we had the pleasure of announcing our 2023-2024 academic season. This lineup is very exciting, and showcases a wide variety of plays and musicals that will take place in the Coger Theatre as well as the John Goodman Amphitheatre. But before we even reach the next academic season, we have our Tent Theatre lineup to get excited about. Here is some more information regarding our upcoming productions. We could not be more proud to present these future shows to you.
For our Tent Theatre productions:
Anything Goes
The ocean liner S.S. American has set sail from New York to London. Among the passengers are nightclub singer and former evangelist Reno Sweeney; minor gangster Moonface Martin (aka Public Enemy #13); heiress Hope Harcourt, her overbearing mother, and her stuffy British fiancé, Sir Evelyn Oakleigh; and stowaway Billy Crocker, a lovelorn Wall Street broker who is hopelessly smitten with Hope! Hilarious complications ensue when Reno and Moonface team up to help Billy win the girl of his dreams. All aboard for fun and romance — set to the delightful, delicious, de-lovely songs of Cole Porter — in this newly updated version of “Anything Goes!”
Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Legend has it that a supernatural hellhound prowls the fog-shrouded moors around the Baskerville estate, striking down generations of the family’s male heirs. Will the new lord, Sir Henry, be doomed by the family curse? Brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes and his trusted associate, Dr. Watson, are on the case, but time is short! A hilarious spin on Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles, “Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery” is brimming with fast-paced action, silly disguises and accents, and dizzying plot twists that will keep you guessing — and laughing — until the identity of the diabolical killer is revealed!
The Prom
In the conservative town of Edgewater, Indiana, Emma Nolan has been banned from bringing her girlfriend to the high school prom. In fact, the PTA has cancelled the event entirely” Emma’s Twitter post about this injustice catches the attention of four Broadway stars who need a cause célèbre to boost their PR profiles and revive their flagging careers. Soon the town is awash in controversy, everyone has their own agendas, and Emma’s budding relationship is wilting under the national media spotlight. Based on a true story, “The Prom” is a joyful new musical that celebrates the unifying power of love!
For our 2023-24 academic season productions:
9 to 5: The Musical
9 to 5: The Musical tells the story of three women pushed to boiling point by their sexist and egotistical boss. Concocting a plan to kidnap and turn the tables on their despicable supervisor, will the ladies manage to reform their office? Or will events unravel when the CEO pays an unexpected visit?
The Exonerated
The Exonerated tells the story of five men and a woman, all of whom were wrongly sentenced to death for murders that they did not commit. Between them, they spent over 100 years on Death Row watching their fellow inmates frying in the electric chair, while awaiting their own imminent deaths.
Shakespeare in Love
Suffering from writer’s block, Shakespeare is in need of a new muse. He soon finds inspiration in the form of a beautiful female aristocrat, but her daring determination to act in his play puts their already forbidden relationship on even more dangerous ground.
A Killer Party
When Varthur McArthur, the artistic director of a failing theatre in Duluth, invites his troupe of disgruntled actors and collaborators to the first real of an “immersive murder mystery dinner party,” no one knew that the would be the victim. Or did they?
Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play
Mr. Burns tells the story of a group of survivors recalling and retelling “Cape Feare,” an episode of the TV show The Simpsons, shortly after a global catastrophe. It then examines the way the story has changed seven years after that, and finally, 75 years later.
Circle Mirror Transformation
When four lost New Englanders who enroll in Marty’s six-week-long-community-center drama class begin to experiment with harmless games, hearts are quietly torn apart, and tiny wars of epic proportions are waged and won.
Spring Dance Concert 2024