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SWEENEY TODD: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetDirected by Artistic Director Calvin MacLean with Musical Direction provided by Maestro Lucas Richman, the Sondheim musical tells the story of Benjamin Barker, a London barber wrongly transported to an overseas penal colony so a corrupt judge could seduce his young wife.
Returning to London after 15 years, he changes his name to Sweeney Todd and joins forces with Mrs. Lovett, the proprietress of the meat-pie shop underneath his former tonsorial parlor.
As Sweeney prepares for the moment he can exact his revenge on the judge, Mrs. Lovett puts his murderous rehearsals to good culinary use. Soon, customers begin lining up in droves for Mrs. Lovett’s new, wondrously tasty meat pies while the dregs of London line up for a close shave, compliments of Sweeney Todd! Appropriate for high school and up.
THE LITTLE PRINCE“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible
to the eye...”
A crash-landed aviator meets a curious little Prince from a house-size asteroid while stranded in the desert. As the open-hearted little Prince recounts tales of characters he has met in his intergalactic travels, the aviator is reminded of the simple truths people seem to forget as they grow older.
A parable celebrating the wisdom of the innocent, the play is based on one of the most beloved children’s stories of all time. For young and old alike.
KINGDOM CITYBased on a true incident in 2006, Kingdom City is a new play that looks at America’s “culture wars” and the ongoing debate over conflicted values.
A theater director from New York is invited to stage the local high school production in Kingdom City, Missouri. She suggests Arthur Miller’s classic drama, The Crucible. Cast in roles are teenage members of a Christian youth sexual abstinence program. When the play is deemed morally unsuitable by the local youth minister, the students become players in issues that divide the town. Appropriate for high school and up.
A CHRISTMAS CAROLA new version of the old classic.
The Clarence Brown holiday tradition returns –this time with new costumes, a new set and a new adaptation of the timeless tale of Scrooge’s redemption! Recommended for ages 5 and up.
REDRed takes you into the mind of abstract expressionist Mark Rothko and chronicles his two-year struggle to complete the largest and most lucrative commission in the history of modern art – a set of dark red murals for Manhattan’s exclusive Four Seasons restaurant.
As Rothko’s young assistant gains the confidence to challenge him, Rothko faces the possibility that his crowning achievement as an artist might also be his
artistic undoing.
Set during the changing cultural landscape of the early 1960s, John Logan’s Tony Award-winning play is a snapshot of a brilliant artist at the height of his fame. Red is hailed as “intense and exciting” by The New York Times. Appropriate for high school and up.
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