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2016 - 2017 SEASON!

 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Conceived by Rebecca Feldman
Additional Material by Jay Reiss
Music and Lyrics by William Finn
From the book by Rachel Sheinkin

Show Dates:  September 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 2016—8pm
                      September 11, 18, 25, 2016—2pm
 
Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country with its effortless wit and humor. Featuring a fast-paced wildly funny and touching book by Rachel Sheinkin and a truly fresh and vibrant score by William Finn, this bee is one unforgettable experience.
An eclectic group of six mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home life, the tweens spell their way through a series of [potentially made-up] words hoping to never hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming "ding" of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six spellers enter; one speller leaves! At least the losers get a juice box.
A riotous ride complete with audience participation, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is delightful den of comedic genius.  The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a fast-paced crowd pleaser and an instant theatre patron favorite.

 

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​The Bucket List of Booze Club
By Maureen Paraventi (local award winning playwright)
Finalist in the Arizona-based Bridge Initiative’s
2015 Playwriting Contest.
 
Show Dates:  October 21, 22, 28, 29—8pm
                       October  23, 30—2pm
 
A jealous competition and the specter of serious illness threaten to destroy long-lasting friendships among four women in this dramedy by Michigan playwright Maureen Paraventi. Despite the serious challenges they face, the “Club” members are frequently hilarious as they cope with hot flashes, romantic disappointments, regrets, “Sandwich Generation” challenges and downsized expectations.
 

 


​Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells
By Allison Gregory
based on the book Junie B., First Grader:
Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!...(P.S. So Does May) 
by Barbara Park
 

Show Dates:  December 2, 3, 9, 10—7 pm
                      December 4, 11—2 pm
 
 ​Junie B. Jones, First-Grader, is super-excited about the upcoming Holiday Sing-Along and Secret Santa gift exchange at her school. Too bad tattletale May keeps ruining all of Junie B.'s fun. So when Junie B. draws May's name for Secret Santa, she comes up with the perfect plan to teach her nemesis a lesson! But will the Christmas spirit of peace and goodwill interfere before she can give you-know-who what she deserves?
A hilarious and endearing tale based on the best-selling book series by Barbara Park.
 
 
The Misanthrope
Molière, translated into English verse
by Richard Wilbur
 
Audition Dates:  December 12, 13, 2016 - 7-10pm - Callbacks (if needed) on Dec 14, 7pm 
Show Dates:  February 17, 18, 24, 25 - 8 pm
                      February 19, 26 - 2 pm
 
 Outraged and disheartened by the vain flattery and calculated duplicity of his fellow men, Alceste declares that henceforth he will speak only the truth—no matter what offense this might give. His philosophic friend Philinte counsels him to temper his rashness, but Alceste claims that he can no longer tolerate the conventions of saying one thing to a person's face and another behind his back. Ironically, Alceste is enamored of the young widow Celimene, whose malicious tongue and unceasing coquetry make her the embodiment of the very situation he professes to detest. Ultimately Alceste's directness involves him in a lawsuit, and then a showdown with Celimene. But in the end it is Alceste who rejects the match when confidential letters are disclosed in which Celimene has set down scathing remarks about all her would-be lovers, Alceste included. Self-righteously he declares that he will renounce the world and seek a place where honesty can still flourish. As the curtain falls, however, the unruffled Philinte steps forward once more, taking Alceste in hand and urging him to accept things as they are and for what they are, pointing to the cynical moral that it is the wiser course to accept for the best what cannot be changed for the better.   

The 39 Steps
By Patrick Barlow, John Buchan

Audition Dates: January 30, 31, 2017  
Show Dates:  March 31, April 1, 7, 8 - 8 pm
                      April 2, 9 -  2 pm
 
 Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This 2-time Tony® and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of 4), an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance! In The 39 Steps, a man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she's a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered.  Soon, a mysterious organization called "The 39 Steps" is hot on the man's trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale!
A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure! 
 
The Last 5 Years has been postponed due to relocation of Barefoot Productions.

Roles I'll Never Play Cabaret
 featuring our favorite performers in...well...roles they'll never get to play! 
Audition Information
Audition Dates:  April 20th, and 21st - 7pm at 240 N. Main Street, Plymouth


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