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Last show of our current season!
STEPPING OUT
By Richard Harris
Directed & Choreographed by Geri Carlson Sauls
Produced by Tracie Skipper
Main stage
This is a rollicking comedy about the attempts of some working class amateurs to overcome their inhibitions and left feet in a low-rent dance studio. Mavis, a former professional chorus girl, tries her hardest to teach the bumbling amateurs some terpsichorean skills for an upcoming recital. But before the dancing begins, Mavis must mediate the minor dramas that erupt among this motley but loveable crew on their way to triumph at their recital.
May 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19 at 8:00pm •
May 6, 13, 20 at 2:30pm
Tickets: $16/adults; $14/seniors & students; $12/children 12 & under •
All Fridays Half Price
And plan to join us for our 40th season, 2012-2013!
SNOOPY: The Musical
Based on the comic strip "PEANUTS" by Charles M. Schulz
Book by Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, Warren Lockhart, Arthur Whitelaw and Michael L. Grace
Music by Larry Grossman
Lyrics by Hal Hackady
MAINSTAGE
Directed by Linda Zuby
Musical Direction by Thomas Dixon
June 28, 29, 30, July 5, 6, 7, 2012 at 8pm
July 1, 8, 2012 at 2:30pm
All tickets $12
In 2002, we presented a fantastic production of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, and ten years later, the Peanuts gang is back to open our 40th Anniversary Season in this wonderful sequel! This lighthearted musical is fun for the entire family, full of laughs, great music, and beloved characters played by a stellar cast of some of the area's most talented teens.
The Cast
Snoopy: Peter Balcke
Charlie Brown: Daniel Neale
Sally Brown: Sam Kelly
Peppermint Patty: Maddy Cohen
Lucy van Pelt: Kayla Chonoles
Linus van Pelt: Aaron Cohen
Woodstock: Mila Cesaretti
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE: A Modern Day Musical Love Story
Book & Lyrics by Ryan Cunningham
Music by Joshua Salzman
THE CELLAR
Directed by Edward Warwick and Joncey Boggs
Vocal Direction by Kate Lambert
Musical Direction by Kristin Baltes
September 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 2012 at 8pm
September 9, 16, 23, 2012 at 2:30pm
All tickets $12
Our very first musical in The Cellar! A hilarious comedy filled with memorable music, I Love You Because is a modern day twist on Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, set in New York City. Austin is an uptight greeting card writer getting over a recent breakup, and his life is changed when he meets Marcy, a free-spirited photographer. Along with their eccentric friends, they learn to love each other not in spite of their differences, but because of them.
40 & FABULOUS: A Four County Players Anniversary Musical Revue
Conceived, Written, and Arranged by Jane Scatena
Directed & Choreographed by Joncey Boggs and Geri Carlson Sauls
MAINSTAGE
October 12, 13, 2012 at 8pm
All Tickets $40; includes wine & hors d’oeuvre and a post-show reception with the cast!
October 14, 2012 at 2:30pm
All Tickets $15; performance only
WOMAN IN A TILED ROOM
By Shawn Hirabayashi
WORLD PREMIERE
THE CELLAR
Directed by Francine Smith
November 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 2012 at 8pm
November 11, 18, 2012 at 2:30pm
All tickets $12
We are thrilled to be presenting the World Premiere of a new play by Shawn B. Hirabayashi! Woman In A Tiled Room is a two-character play set in an abandoned bathhouse in New York City. It was inspired in part by the paintings of Pierre Bonnard, though it is far from a biographical play— instead, it dramatizes what the playwright felt when he viewed the paintings. This play is directed by Four County Players co-founder and longtime veteran Francine Smith, back in the director's chair at 4CP (in the Cellar space that she first conceived many years ago) for the first time since 2007's Company!
THE HOMECOMING
By Earl Hamner, Jr.
Adapted for the stage by Peter Coy
MAINSTAGE
Directed by Frank DeAngelis
November 30, December 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 2012 at 8pm
December 2, 9, 16, 2012 at 2:30pm
Tickets: Adults/$16; Seniors & Students/$14; Children 12 & under/$12
All Fridays Half-Price (Half off a regular adult-price ticket)
Our friends at the Hamner Theater in Nelson County have graciously lent us their script to present Earl Hamner;s classic, heart-warming story of the Spencer Family (more commonly known as TV's The Waltons) waiting for the magic of Christmas Eve to arrive— not Santa, but Daddy— told from the perspective of the adult Clay-Boy as he remembers the journey he took, that snowy evening long ago.
SIXTEEN IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS
By Bradley Hayward
THE CELLAR
Directed by Hannah Mawyer and Geri Carlson Sauls
February 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 2013 at 8pm
February 10, 17, 2013 at 2:30pm
All tickets $12
The lives of a group of teenagers become intertwined in this humorous and oftentimes bittersweet collection of ten minute plays. From extracting a gummy bear out of a new set of braces to coping with bullies, these characters share their innermost hopes and fears with each other, ten minutes at a time. As the audience drops in on these intimate moments, they will come to understand that being sixteen isn't always easy.
INTO THE WOODS
Book by James Lapine
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
MAINSTAGE
Directed & Choreographed by Joncey Boggs
Musical Direction by Erica Umback
March 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 2013 at 8pm
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 2013 at 2:30pm
Tickets: Adults/$16; Seniors & Students/$14; Children 12 & under/$12
All Fridays Half-Price (Half off a regular adult-price ticket)
Once Upon A Time— in 1993, to be exact— Four County Players presented a stellar production of one of American Theater's most treasured musicals: Into the Woods. Now, 20 years later, it returns to the MainStage. This spin on fairy tales combines the stories of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Ridinghood, and Baker and his Wife, who must all face the dangers and wonders of The Woods— be they witches, giants, or themselves. Featuring one of Stephen Sondheim's most beautiful scores that includes songs such as "Giants in the Sky" and "Children Will Listen," Into the Woods will enchant you.
SHAKESPEARE AT THE PLAYERS
The Taming of the Shrew
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Kristen Franklin Heiderstadt
MAINSTAGE
May 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 2013 at 8pm
May 5, 12, 19, 2013 at 2:30pm
Tickets: Adults/$16; Seniors & Students/$14; Children 12 & under/$12
All Fridays Half-Price (Half off a regular adult-price ticket)
Paying homage to our many years of Shakespeare At The Ruins, we are thrilled to present one of the Bard's most beloved comedies. Directed by Four County Players veteran Kristen Franklin Heiderstadt in her directorial debut— though she is certainly no stranger to the stage, this theater, or this show!