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Laughing Wild

A contemporary comedy by Christopher Durang
Directed by Elicia Russell

July 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24,
28, 29 & 30

A provocative, inventive and very funny study of the perils of modern life in urban America. Unique in form, the play consists of two monologues (one for each performer) plus a hilarious playlet that brings the two together to explore the converging dreams and themes presented in their solo expositions. This adult, two-person comedy features Carole Firstman and Clark Hawley.

A special pre-season production, not included with season tickets.

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The Crucible

A classic drama by Arthur Miller
Directed by Dennis Frost

September 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18,
22, 23 & 24

Winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play. This exciting drama about the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable of contemporary society. A young girl’s malicious accusation of witchcraft results in a trial in which the monstrous course of bigotry and deceit are terrifyingly depicted.

Henry James’
The Turn of the Screw

A supernatural drama adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
directed by Heather Parish

October 14, 15, 16, 20, 21 & 22
(Lobby Show: Not included in Season Ticket)

This is a classic tale of psychological horror. A young governess journeys to a lonely English manor to care for two recently orphaned children. Very soon, the new governess begins to see the apparitions of her predecessors. Are the ghosts real, or the product of her own fevered imagination. This provocative two-person adaptation will be an avante-garde theatrical treat of those in a spectral mood. It will feature tour de force performances by Brooke Aiello and Thomas Nance.

Radio TBS (Trailer Park Broadcasting Scandals)

A comedy by Mark Landon Smith
Directed by Sharon De Coux

November 3, 4, 5, & 6

Radio hostesses and society “matrons” Vesta Poteet and Dixie Mandrell bring to you the comings and goings of the Luna Del Mar Manufactured Home Oasis and Monkey Empire. And what a jumping place this trailer park is. The all female cast will bring you so much laughter that you’ll regret not being a resident of Luna Del Mar.

Beyond Karaoke

A musical review by John Driscoll
Directed by Jack Patiño

January 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27 & 28

A maintenance hangar at the Mojave, California airport has been converted to a “theme” bar. With the business failing and to attract bar trade from town, the owners decide to a stage a karaoke “show” billing themselves as the Mojave Airband. The show features over 40 well known songs from rock & roll, R & B, country, traditional and current hits.

Marvel Donagan

An original comedy by Melissa Howard
Directed by Keith Lindersmith

March 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17 & 18

Marvel Donagan is the WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION by Visalia playwright Melissa Howard. Nora Ward and her daughters, Amelia and Hannah, arrange and then carry out a plot to bring down Nora’s cheap, two-timing boyfriend. Set in Visalia, the audience will identify with the characters and places as they travel through this light-hearted journey of revenge.

Enchanted April

A literary adaptation by Matthew Barber from the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim Directed by Heather Parish

April 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, May 4, 5 & 6

A 2003 Tony Award Nominee for Best Play, this is the story of rediscovering growth and joy. Two frustrated London housewives rent an Italian villa for a holiday away from their bleak marriages. They invite two other English women to share the cost and the experience. There, among the wisteria blossoms and Mediterranean sunshine, all four blossom again. The L. A. Times said, ”Escape has seldom seemed so sweet. A magical triumph.”

Lips Together, Teeth Apart

A comedy drama by Terrence McNally
Directed by Irene Morse and Elicia Russell

June 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30 & July 1

On the elegant deck of a beach house on Fire Island, a brother and sister, and their respective spouses attempt to celebrate the Fourth of July. With their biting humor, gnawing uncertainty, affluent habits and petty prejudices, they find little to celebrate about themselves or their country on its birthday. The only people they find more alien are the unseen gay men partying in the houses on either side of them.