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Show start times: Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm. (unless otherwise noted below)
* The Book of Will (in Keizer Rapids Park Amphitheater):
Directed by John Sams
By Laura Gunderson
Full Length, Comedy/Drama 7 men, 3 women
THE STORY: Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like Romeo and Juliet. But without Henry Condell and John
Heminges, we would have lost half of Shakespeare’s plays forever! After the death of their friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives. They’ll just have to borrow, beg, and band together to get it done. Amidst the noise and color of Elizabethan London, THE BOOK OF WILL finds an unforgettable true story of love, loss, and laughter, and sheds new light on a man you may think you know.
* The Revolutionists **
Directed by Kayla Mansur
By Laura Gunderson
Full Length, Comedy/Drama 4 women
THE STORY: Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror.
Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fanof ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out,
murder Marat, and try to beat back the extremist insanity in 1793 Paris.
* The Bad Seed
Directed by Loriann Schmidt
By Maxwel Anderson based on the move by William March.
8 performances, 10 pm show on Halloween Full Length, Thriller
7 men, 4 women, 1 small girl
THE STORY: The scene is a small Southern town where Colonel and Christine Penmark live with their daughter, Rhoda. Little Rhoda Penmark is the evil queen of the story. On the surface she is sweet, charming, full of old-fashioned graces, loved by her parents, admired by all her elders. But Rhoda's mother has an uneasy feeling about her. When one of Rhoda's schoolmates is mysteriously drowned at a picnic, Mrs. Penmark is alarmed. For the boy who was drowned was the one who had won the penmanship medal that Rhoda felt she deserved.
* Every Christmas Story Ever Told
Directed by Becky Nielsen
By Michael Carlton, James Fitzgerald, and John Alvarez
3 actors
Content Notes: Some mild adult language and content
THE STORY: Instead of performing Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told -- plus Christmas traditions from around the world, seasonal icons from ancient times to topical pop-culture, and every carol ever sung. A madcap romp through the holiday season!
Show start times: Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm. (unless otherwise noted below)
* The Book of Will (in Keizer Rapids Park Amphitheater):
Directed by John Sams
By Laura Gunderson
Full Length, Comedy/Drama 7 men, 3 women
THE STORY: Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like Romeo and Juliet. But without Henry Condell and John
Heminges, we would have lost half of Shakespeare’s plays forever! After the death of their friend and mentor, the two actors are determined to compile the First Folio and preserve the words that shaped their lives. They’ll just have to borrow, beg, and band together to get it done. Amidst the noise and color of Elizabethan London, THE BOOK OF WILL finds an unforgettable true story of love, loss, and laughter, and sheds new light on a man you may think you know.
* The Revolutionists **
Directed by Kayla Mansur
By Laura Gunderson
Full Length, Comedy/Drama 4 women
THE STORY: Four beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror.
Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fanof ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out,
murder Marat, and try to beat back the extremist insanity in 1793 Paris.
* The Bad Seed
Directed by Loriann Schmidt
By Maxwel Anderson based on the move by William March.
8 performances, 10 pm show on Halloween Full Length, Thriller
7 men, 4 women, 1 small girl
THE STORY: The scene is a small Southern town where Colonel and Christine Penmark live with their daughter, Rhoda. Little Rhoda Penmark is the evil queen of the story. On the surface she is sweet, charming, full of old-fashioned graces, loved by her parents, admired by all her elders. But Rhoda's mother has an uneasy feeling about her. When one of Rhoda's schoolmates is mysteriously drowned at a picnic, Mrs. Penmark is alarmed. For the boy who was drowned was the one who had won the penmanship medal that Rhoda felt she deserved.
* Every Christmas Story Ever Told
Directed by Becky Nielsen
By Michael Carlton, James Fitzgerald, and John Alvarez
3 actors
Content Notes: Some mild adult language and content
THE STORY: Instead of performing Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told -- plus Christmas traditions from around the world, seasonal icons from ancient times to topical pop-culture, and every carol ever sung. A madcap romp through the holiday season!
