The 2023 - 2024 Season

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Over the River and Through the Woods

by Joe DiPietro

7:30 pm: October 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 2023

Matinee 2pm: October 8,15, 2023

 

Comedy. Every Sunday, Nick leaves New York City and crosses the river to New Jersey to have dinner with his tender-hearted, loud, loving, and well-fed Italian-American grandparents. When Nick announces he is being promoted and moving to Seattle, they’re devastated. They quickly spring into action and concoct a series of hilarious schemes, using shameless emotional blackmail and matchmaking shenanigans to keep Nick from leaving. This heartwarming story reminds us of the wonderful zaniness that is family.

G: General Audiences

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Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Radio Play

by Lux Radio Theatre

7:30 pm: December 1, 2. 7, 8, 9,  14, 15, 16, 2023
Matinee 2pm December 3, 10, 2023

 

Holiday Classic. It’s December 22, 1948 in Studio of the Lux Radio Theatre at WACT. Inside, a group of actors, technicians, announcers, sound effect artist and singers gather to produce a live radio broadcast. It’s the heartwarming classic, Miracle on 34th Street. But broadcasting live, often means what you hear on the radio is not necessarily what we see behind the microphones. As this ensemble scrambles to bring to life this classic story, the results make this a fun “play within a play.”

G: General Audiences

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Billy Elliot: The Musical

by Elton John
and Lee Hall

7:30 pm: February 9,10, 11, 15,16,17, 22, 23, 24 2024

Matinee 2pm February 11, 18, 25, 2024

 

Musical. Set in a northern English mining town against the background of the 1984 miners’ strike, Billy Elliot is the inspirational story of a young boy’s struggle against the odds to make his dream come true. Follow Billy’s nontraditional journey as he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class, where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and community.

 PG13: adult themes and language

 

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Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

by Christopher Durang

April 12,13, 18, 19, 20 20, 25, 26, 27, 2024
Matinee 2pm April 14, 21

 

Comedy. Adult siblings Vanya and Sonia reside in the family’s old farm house in Pennsylvania, where they cared for their aging parents and mourned their lost dreams and missed opportunities. When their often-wrong, fortune-telling maid warns of impending dangers, their movie star sister, Masha, arrives unexpectedly with young, boy-toy Spike. The family is launched into a weekend of one-upmanship, old resentments that will tickle your funny bone and stimulate your mind.

PG13: adult themes and language

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First Date

by Austin Winsberg
Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner

7:30 pm: June 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 2024
Matinee 2pm June 9, 16 2024

 

Musical Comedy. Aaron is set up on a blind date with serial-dater Casey. As the date unfolds in real time, the couple quickly finds that they are not alone. In a delightful and unexpected twist, Casey and Aaron’s inner critics take on a life of their own when other restaurant patrons transform into supportive friends, manipulative exes and protective parents, as this date turns into a hilarious high-stakes tale. about the, humiliations and occasional happy surprises of blind dates.

PG13: adult themes and language

 

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The Mousetrap

by Agatha Christie

7:30 pm: August 9,10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 2024
Matinee 2pm August 11, 18, 2024

 

Murder Mystery After a local woman is murdered, the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. When a police detective arrives, the guests discover - to their horror - that a killer is in their midst. One by one, the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts. Which one is the murderer? Who will be the next victim? The ending will surprise you. Don’t just see this play, solve it!

G: General Audiences