2009 Season: Main Stage
"Proof"
Tony Award Winning Best Play
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
By David Auburn
Directed by Steven Lloyd
Weekends, April 3-12
Catherine, a troubled young woman, on the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday has just made a discovery. She has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Over a long weekend the examination of a mysterious notebook containing a mathematical proof that appears on the surface to be a work of genius may also lead to maddness.
"Honk!"
Book and Lyrics by Anthony Drewe • Music by George Stiles
Directed by Mark Jones • Music Direction by Kristen Dominquez
Weekends, May 1-10
This family musical is based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling.” When it opened in London’s West End, it beat out Disney’s “Lion King” for all of Britain’s top theatre awards.
"The Immigrant"
By Mark Harelik
Directed by Suzanne Tinsley
Weekends, June 5-14
This is a true story about two eastern European Jews who immigrated to a small Texas town in 1909. The play tells the story of two out of the thousands of Jewish immigrants who ended up in the American Southwest through an immigrant resettlement program.
"The Producers" A Mel Brooks Musical
Music and Lyrics by Mel Books • Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Directed by Steven Lloyd • Music Direction by Chuck Taft • Choreography by Cord Scott
Weekends, July 10 - August 2
The Tony Award-Winning Broadway Musical is about two unscrupulous con men who scheme to stage the worst show possible ... and succeed.
"Walking Across Egypt"
By Clyde Edgerton
Adapted for the Stage by Reid Leonard
Directed by Frances Davis
Weekends, August 28 - September 6
This popular play, based on North Carolina author Clyde Edgertson’s novel, is filled with eccentric characters, and lots of laughs. This is the touching story of Mattie, a cantankerous loner, who befriends a lost boy on the run.
"Jane Eyre: The Musical"
Music and Lyrics by Paul Gordon • Book by John Caird
Directed by Art O'Neil • Music Direction by Melodie Galloway
Weekends, October 2-18
This classic story of the life of an orphan girl, set in 19th Century England, has been turned into a sweeping musical that will be a delight for the entire family.
"Hamlet"
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Steven Lloyd
Weekends, November 13-22
Join us for our production of what many consider to be the greatest play in the English language. This play is funded by a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council.