Battle of Shallowford

directed by Steve Lane

The show is set in 1938 at Burton Mock's general store. Burton's teenage daughter, Ruthie, is trying to convince him she can handle life outside the rural town of Shallowford, but her father would like her to stay close. As the night progresses, a host of colorful locals arrive at the store. These folks are only interested in local gossip until they turn on the radio and learn that the Martians have invaded! It is the night of Orson Wells' War of the Worlds radio drama. They fall, hook, line, and sinker for the broadcast and run out to do battle.

Performances: September 23, 24, 25, 26*, 29, 30, October 1, 2*

The Dixie Swim Club

directed by Mary Ann Falk

Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina's Outer Banks to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other's lives. The play focuses on four of those weekends and spans a period of thirty-three years. As their lives unfold and the years pass, these women increasingly rely on one another to get through the challenges life throws at them.

Auditions: Sunday, September 26 and Monday, September 27 at 7 pm

Performances: November 11, 12, 13, 14*, 17, 18, 19, 20

The Full Monty

directed by Linda McClure

Seeing how much their wives enjoy watching male strippers during their Girls' Night Out, unemployed steelworkers in Buffalo, NY come up with a bold way to make some quick cash. In the process they find renewed self-esteem, the importance of friendship and the ability to have fun.

As the guys work through their fears, self-consciousness, feelings of worthlessness and anxieties, they come to discover that not only are they stronger as a group, but that the strength they find in each other gives them the individual courage to face their demons and overcome them.

Auditions: Monday, November 15 and Tuesday November 16 at 7 pm

Performances: January 27, 28, 29, 30*, February 2, 3, 4, 5, 6*, 9, 10, 11, 12

A Month of Sundays

directed by George Dunster

The play is set in a rest home and revolves around two residents: Cooper, who has voluntarily left his family to avoid the indignity of depending on them, and his friend Aylott.  The friends rely on each other to ward off the effects of aging. The action of the play takes place in Cooper's room on the first Sunday in April and the first Sunday in May - the days his daughter and son-in-law do their duty and visit! To the painful ritual of Sunday family visits and empty condescension, the two inmates reply with humor and wit, aware that life can only be endured if treated as a comedy.

Auditions: Sunday, February 6 and Tuesday, February 8 at 7 pm

Performances March 24, 25, 26, 27*, 30, 31, April 1, 2

Nunset Bouelvard

directed by Jerry Zimmerman

The Little Sisters of Hoboken have been invited to sing at the Hollywood Bowl. They are thrilled until they arrive and realize that they are booked into the Hollywood Bowl-A-Rama---a bowling alley with a cabaret lounge - and not the famed Bowl they were planning on. Midway through their show they get wind that a famed movie producer is holding auditions for his new movie musical. They race off to audition during intermission.  As the auditions proceed, they bring back updates as to what is happening.  In the end, they realize their true ‘calling.’

Auditions: Monday, March 28 and Tuesday, March 29 at 7 pm

Performances: May 12, 13, 14, 15*, 18, 19, 20, 21

All shows begin at 8 pm unless designated by * which are Sunday matinees beginning at 2 pm.