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Season 1 1982-83

Inherit the Wind
Written by Lawrence & Lee
Directed by Dr. Joseph C. Miller

Lemonade and the Autograph Hound
Written by James Prideaux
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

My Three Angels
Written by Sam and Bella Spewack
Directed by Denice Cocking

Plaza Suite
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Don Bailey

Season 2 1983-84

The Rainmaker
Written by N. Richard Nash
Directed by Elisabeth Garretson

On Golden Pond
Not available at this time.

Summer and Smoke
Written by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

The Mousetrap
Written by Agatha Christie
Directed by Chris James

Bus Stop
Written by William Inge
Directed by Don Bailey

Neat
Not available at this time.

Season 3 1984-85

Don’t Drink the Water
Written by Woody Allen
Directed by Archibald McLeod

All My Sons
Written by Arthur Miller
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

Crimes of the Heart
Written by Beth Henley
Directed by Elisabeth Garretson

The Curious Savage
Written by John Patrick
Directed by Craig Hinde

The Odd Couple
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Don Bailey

Spoon River Speaks, Selections from “Spoon River Anthology”
Written by Edgar Lee Masters
Directed by Don Bailey

Season 4 1985-86

The Oldest Living Graduate
Written by Preston Jones
Directed by Christian H. Moe

The Dining Room
Written by A.R. Gurney, Jr.
Directed by Archibald McLeod

Angel Street (Gaslight)
Written by Patrick Hamilton
Directed by Denice Josten Cocking

You Can’t Take It With You
Written by Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

Rumpelstilskin
Phyllis McCallum’s dramatization of The Brothers Grimm’s tale
Additional materials by William Oakley
Directed by JoAnn Hensley

Same Time Next Year
Written by Bernard Slade
Directed by Jim Crowner

Actor’s Nightmare
Written by Christopher Durang
Directed by Don Bailey and Jeanne Dorsett

Season 5 1986-1987

The Foreigner
Written by Larry Shue
Directed by Denice Josten Cocking

Morning’s at Seven
Written by Paul Osborn
Directed by Elisabeth Garretson

Come Back, Little Sheba
Written by William Inge
Directed by Jeanne Dorsett

Night of January 16th
Written by Ayn Rand
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

Charlotte’s Web
Joseph Robinette’s adaptation of E.B. White’s classic story
Directed by Christian Moe

Any Wednesday
Written by Muriel Resnick
Directed by David Flavin

A Thurber Carnival
Directed by Elisabeth Garretson
Music composed by Don Elliot

SEASON 6 1987-88

The Haunting of Hill House
F. Andrew Leslie’s adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s classic story
Directed by Jeanne Dorsett and Jim Crowner

Alone Together
Written by Lawrence Roman
Directed by David Flavin

Ah, Wilderness
Written by Eugene O’Neill
Directed by Archibald McLeod

Painting Churches
Written by Tina Howe
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

Tom Sawyer
Christian Moe and Cameron Garbutt’s adaptation
of Mark Twain’s classic story
Directed by Christian Moe

Butterflies Are Free
Written by Leonard Gershe
Directed by Cara Webster

An Evening of Individual Moments With American Authors
Welcome by Loren Cocking
Introduction by Denice Cocking and Craig Hinde

 

Season 7 1988-89

Biography
Written by S. N. Behrman
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

Ladies in Retirement
Written by Edward Percy and Reginald Denham
Directed by Archibald McLeod

I Never Sang For My Father
Written by Robert Anderson
Directed by Richard Oakey

The Nerd
Written by Larry Shue
Directed by Jim Crowner

Androcles and the Lion
Adapted by Aurand Harris
Directed by Mary Watson

Aspects of Love From William Shakespeare
Directed by Elisabeth Lehr and Roy Weshinskey

Season 8 1989-90

Corpse
Written by Gerald Moon
Directed by Pete Housman

The Lion in Winter
Written by James Goldman
Directed by Archibald McLeod

The Shadow Box
Written by Michael Christofer
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

Steel Magnolias
Written by Robert Harling
Directed by Elisabeth Lehr

A Toby Show
Written by Aurand Harris
Directed by JoAnn Hensley

Graceland
Written by Ellen Byron
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

 

Season 9 1990-91

Mary, Mary
Written by Jean Kerr
Directed by Richard Oakey

The Crucible
Written by Arthur Miller
Directed by Barbara Cordoni-Kupiec

The Cocktail Hour
Written by A. R. Gurney
Directed by Mike D. Morris

The Gingerbread Lady
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Lori Merrill-Fink

The Fabulous Fable Factory
Written by Joseph Robinette
Directed by Ritchard Williams

84 Charing Cross Road
Not available at this time

 

Season 10 1991-92

Harvey
Written by Mary Chase
Directed by Mary Boyle

The Diary of Anne Frank
Dramatized by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

Mixed Couples
Written by James Prideaux
Directed by Archibald McLeod

Close Ties
Written by Elizabeth Digges
Directed by Mary Watson

Ali Baba and the Magic Cave
Written by William Glennon
Directed by Richard Oakey

Season 11 1992-93

Light Up the Sky
Written by Moss Hart
Directed by Jim Crowner

Inherit the Wind
Written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Directed by Christian H. Moe

The Heiress
Ruth and Augustus Goetz’ adaptation
of Henry James’ “Washington Square”
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

Night Must Fall
Written by Emlyn Williams
Directed by Elisabeth Lehr

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Don Quinn’s dramatization of C.S. Lewis’ story
Directed by Richard Williams

Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music
Written by Lee Blessing
Directed by Richard Oakey

 

Season 12  1993-94

The Rock: The Legend of Ann Bigsby
Written by Pam Billingsley
Directed by Elisabeth Lehr

The Good Doctor
Written by Neil Simon (based on stories by Anton Chekhov)
Directed by Stan Hale

The Night of the Iguana
Written by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

Lettice & Lovage
by Peter Shaffer
Directed by Cheryl Ringel

Jack and the Beanstalk, Adventure for the Family
Written by William Glennon
Directed by Michael Lehker

The Twelve Pound Look
Written by J.M. Barrie
Directed by Jeffrey Frantz

 

Season 13 1994-95

Hedda Gabler
Written by Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

The House of Blue Leaves
Written by John Guare
Directed by Christian Moe

To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday
Written by Michael Brady
Directed by Stan Hale

The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
Written by John Bishop
Directed by Jeffrey Frantz

The Secret Garden
Pamela Sterling’s adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic novel
Directed by Catherine Field

Something Old, Something New, Something Charming, Something Shrew
Directed by Timothy Miles

A Betrothal
by Lanford Wilson for Uta Hageen and Herbert Berghof

The Author’s Voice
Written by Richard Greenberg

Sure Thing
Written by David Ives for Travis and Tim Robinson

 

Season 14 1995-96

Wait Until Dark
Written by Frederick Knott
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

The Man Who Came To Dinner
Written by George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart
Directed by Bruce Welker

The Diviners
Written by Jim Leonard, Jr.
Directed by Kimberly Frick-Welker

Tribute
Written by Bernard Slade
Directed by Shannon Bump

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Marian Jonson’s dramatization of The Brothers Grimm’s classic story
Directed by Stan Hale

Curse You, Jack Dalton!
Written by Wilbur Braun
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

 

Season 15 1996-97

Dracula
Liz Lochhead’s adaption of Bram Stoker’s classic novel
Directed by Stan Hale

Arsenic and Old Lace
Written by Joseph Kesselring
Directed by Christian H. Moe

The Miracle Worker
Written by William Gibson
Directed by Kimberly Frick-Welker

Barefoot in the Park
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Mary Boyle

He Trumpet of the Swan
Not available at this time.

An Evening of Ten-Minute Plays
Directed by Ryan Patrick

Quiet Torrential Sound
Written by Joan Ackermann

Downtown
Written by Jeffrey Hatcher

Executive Dance
Written by Joe DiPietro

 

Season 16 1997-98

Death Trap
Written by Ira Levin
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

The Matchmaker
Written by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Christian Moe

Sylvia
Written by A. R. Gurney
Directed by Mary Boyle

Foxfire
Written by Susan Cooper and Hume Cronyn
Directed by Kimberly Frick-Welker

The Emperor’s New Clothes
Greg Atkins ‘ adaptation of the classic story by Hans Christian Anderson
Directed by Mike Lehker and Cathy Field

Laundry and Bourbon
Written by James McLure
Directed by Mary Boyle

The Trumpet of the Swan
Joseph Robinette’s adaptation of E. B. White’s classic novel
Directed by Catherine Field

 

Season 17 1998-99

The Hollow
Written by Agatha Christie
Directed by Michael Lehker

Dearly Departed
Written by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones
Directed by John Lipe

California Suite
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Lee Brackett

Cinderella
William Glennon’s adaptation
Directed by Catherine Field
Music by Roger Petrich

Dancing at Lughnasa
Written by Brian Friel
Directed by Jeanne Ferraro

Black Comedy
Not available at this time.

 

Season 18 1999-2000

Catch Me If You Can
Jack Weinstock & W. Gilbert’s adaptation of Robert Thomas’ classic story
Directed by John Lipe

Charley’s Aunt
Written by Brandon Thomas
Directed by Christian Moe

Beau Jest
Written by James Sherman
Directed by Mary Boyle

The Glass Menagerie
Written by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

The Incredible Jungle Journey of Fenda Maria
Written by Jack Stokes
Directed by Kimberly Frick-Welker

Diary of Adam and Eve
Marc Bucci’s dramatization of Mark Twain’s story
Directed by Catherine Field

 

Season 19 2000-01

Whodunit
Written by Anthony Shaffer
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

Life With Father
Written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Directed by Mary Boyle

Rumors
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Mary Boyle

Cemetery Club
Written by Ivan Menchell
Directed by Christian Moe

6 Rms Riv Vu
Written by
Directed by Lee Brackett

Pinocchio
Written by William Glennon based on the story by Carlo Collodi
Directed by Cathy Field

Normal People
Written by Bryan Carrigan
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

 

SEASON 20 2001-02

Lend Me a Tenor
Written by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Mary Boyle

Rehearsal for Murder
Written by D.D. Brooke
from the teleplay by Richard Levinson and William Link
Directed by Christian H. Moe

Moon Over Buffalo
Written by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Stan Hale

Our Town
Written by Thornton Wilder
Directed by Lee Brackett

Papa’s House
Written by Patricia Callan
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

Greater Tuna
Written by Joe Sears, Jason Williams and Ed Howard
Directed by Stan Hale

 

Season 21 2002-03

Brighton Beach Memoirs
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Mary Boyle

Over the River and Through the Woods
Written by Joe DiPietro
Directed by Mary Jo Hanes

Other People’s Money
Written by Jerry Sterner
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

Proof
Written by David Auburn
Directed by Christian H. Moe

Driving Miss Daisy
Written by Alfred Uhry
Directed by Jacquie Betz

You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Written by Clark Gesner
Directed by Mary Boyle

The Real Inspector Hound
Written by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Lee Brackett

 

Season 22 2003-04

The Bad Seed
Written by Maxwell Anderson
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

How the Other Half Loves
Written by Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Mary Boyle

An American Daughter
Written by Wendy Wasserstein
Directed by Stan Hale

Harvey
Written by Mary Chase
Directed by Christian H. Moe

The Just So Stories
Written by Rudyard Kipling
Directed by Jacquie Betz

Songs of Love
Written by Romulus Linney
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

 

Season 23 2004-05

Ten Little Indians
Written by Agatha Christie
Directed by Jacquie Betz

The Solid Gold Cadillac
Written by George S. Kaufman and Howard Teichmann
Directed by Christian H. Moe

Dinner with Friends
Written by Donald Marguiles
Directed by Tammy Charles

God’s Favorite
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Mary Boyle

Pure as the Driven Snow
Written by Paul Loomis
Directed by Jacquie Betz

Honk!
Written by Anthony Drewe and George Stiles
Directed by Mark Beyke and Mindy Beyke

Bits of the Past, A Peek at the Future
Directed by Christian H. Moe

 

Season 24 2005-06

The Mousetrap
Written by Agatha Christie
Directed by Christian H. Moe

The Odd Couple, Female Version
Written by Neil Simon

The Fantastiks
Book and Lyric by Tom Jones
Music by Harvey Schmidt
Directed by Mary Jo Hanes

The Wind in the Willows
Joseph Baldwin’s dramatization of Kenneth Grahame’s novel
Directed by Mary Boyle and Cathy Field

 

Season 25 2006-07

Breaking Legs
Written by Tom Dulack
Directed by Christian H. Moe

Social Security
Written by Andrew Bergman
Directed by Mary Boyle

Harlequinade
Written by Terrence Rattigan
Directed by JoAnn Hensley

To Kill a Mockingbird
Christopher Sergel’s dramatization of Harper Lee’s classic novel
Directed by Stan Hale

The Adventures of Peter Rabbit and His Friends
Written by Joseph Robinette
Directed by Jacquie Betz

 

SEASON 26 2007-08

Don’t Dress for Dinner
Written by Marc Camoletti
Directed by Christian H. Moe

Chapter Two
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Craig Hinde

Book of Days
Originally commissioned, developed and produced by the
Purple Rose Theatre Company, Chelsea, Michigan.
Directed by Mary Boyle

James Thurbers’s 13 Clocks
Loren Cocking’s adaption of James Thurber’s classic story
Book, music and lyrics by Loren Cocking
Directed by John Lipe

 

Season 27 2008-09

Star-Spangled Girl
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Mary Boyle

Inspecting Carol
Written by Daniel Sullivan
Directed by Lee Brackett

Leading Ladies
Written by Ken Ludwig
Directed by John Lipe

Crimes of the Heart
Written by Beth Henley
Directed by Christian H. Moe

Snoopy
Book and Lyrics by Hal Hackady
Music by Larry Grossman
Directed by Kathy Manfredi

September Song
Written by Alex Gotlieb
Directed by Mary Boyle

 

Season 28 2009-10

Doubt: A Parable
Written by John P. Shanley
Directed by Christian H. Moe

The Good Doctor
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Lee Brackett

The Lion in Winter
Written by James Goldman
Directed by Roy Weshinskey

Beyond Therapy
Written by Christopher Durang

Tom Sawyer
Christian Moe and Cameron Garbutt’s adaptation
of Mark Twain’s classic story
Directed by Cathy Field

The Actor’s Nightmare
Written by Christopher Durang
Directed by Lee Brackett

 

Season 29 2010-11

The Laramie Project
Written by Moises Kaufman
Directed by Jennifer Caudell and Sarah Dubach

November
Written by David Mamet
Directed by Craig Hinde

Dead Man’s Cell Phone
Written by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Jim Lambert

You Can’t Take It With You
Written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
Directed by Chris Moe

Charlotte’s Web
Joseph Robinette’s adaptation of E.B. White’s classic story
Directed by Jacquie Betz

Enigma Variations, and Words. Words, Words
Written by David Ives
Directed by Lee Bracket

 

Season 30 2011-12

Nickel and Dimed
Written by Joan Holden
Directed by Vincent Rhomberg

Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol
Written by Tom Mula
Directed by Mary Boyle

Inherit the Wind
Written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Directed by Lee Brackett

The Underpants
Steve Martin’s adaptation of a play by Carl Sternheim
Directed by Christian Moe

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Randal Myler’s adaptation of the book by Mark Twain
Directed by Cathy Field

 

Season 31 2012-2013

God of Carnage
Christopher Hampton’s translaton of a play by Yasmina Reza
Directed by David Rush

Blithe Spirit
Written by Noel Coward
Directed by Christian Moe

Ladies of the Corridor
Written by Dorothy Parker & Arnaud d’Usseau
Directed by Vincent Rhomberg & Jim Lambert

Making God Laugh
Written by Sean Grennan
Directed by Craig Hinde

Anne of Green Gables
Joseph Robinette’s adaptation of a play written by L. M. Montgomery
Directed by Jennifer Caudell

 

Season 32 2013-2014

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Written by Tennessee Williams
Director Vince Rhomberg, Associate Director Jim Lambert

The 39 Steps
Written by Patrick Barlow, based on the novel by John Buchan and the film by Alfred Hitchcock
Directed by Catherine Field

Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Lee Brackett

Other Desert Cities
Written by Jon Robin Baitz
Directed by Christian Moe

Mother Hicks
Written by Suzan Zeder
Directed by Kevin Purcell

 

SEASON 34 2014-15

Rope
Written by Patrick Hamilton
Directed by John Lipe

Almost, Maine
Written by John Cariani
Directed by Christian Moe

Nobody’s Perfect
Written by Simon Williams, Adapted by Michael Sloan
Directed by Lee Brackett

Becky’s New Car
Written by Steven Dietz
Directed by Jim Lambert (Co-directors: Vince Rhomberg, Jacquie Betz)

Healin’ Home
Written by Cari Catton
Directed by Kevin Purcell

 

Season 35 2015-16

The Unexpected Guest
Written by Agatha Christie
Directed by Christian Moe

Arsenic and Old Lace
Written by Joseph Kesselring
Directed by Cathy Field

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Written by Edward Albee
Directed by Vincent Rhomberg

Enchanted April
Written by Matthew Barber
Directed by Cara Recine

The Taste of Sunrise
Written by Suzan Zeder
Directed by Kevin Purcell

 

Season 35 2016-17

Death of a Salesman
Written by Arthur Miller
Directed by Eric Billingsley

Godspell
Book by John-Michael Tebelak
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Directed by John Lipe

Miller and the Jabberwock
Written by David Rush
Directed by Elyse Pineau

The Importance of Being Earnest
Written by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Lee Brackett

The Red Shoes
Adapted by Robin Short from a story by Hans Christian Andersen
Directed by Catherine Field

The Edge of Peace
Written by Suzan Zeder
Directed by Kevin Purcell

 

Season 36 2017-18

No Bones About It
Music by Paul Libman/Book and Lyrics by Dave Hudson
Directed by Brandyn McGhee
Musical Direction by Rebecca Newburn

The Game’s Afoot (Holmes for the Holidays)
Written by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Tricia Burns

Agnes of God
Written by John Pielmeier
Directed by Kevin Purcell

Almost Identical
Written & Directed by Vincent Rhomberg

The Hobbit
By Patricia Gray
Based on the classic by J.R.R. Tolkien
Directed by Susan Harrocks

 

Season 37 2018-19

The Crucible
Written by Arthur Miller
Directed by Elyse Pineau

Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike
Written by Christopher Durang
Directed by Tricia Burns

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Written by Joe DiPietro
Directed by Jeff Keasler-Bird

Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
Written by Alan Ball
Directed by Rita Medina

Our Town
By Thorton Wilder
Directed by Jenn Caudell 

Season 38  2019-2020

The Diary of Anne Frank
Adapted by Wendy Kesselman
Directed by Jo Ann Hensley

A Christmas Carol
Adapted by Patrick Barlow
Directed by Shay Miller

Forever Plaid
Book By Stuart Ross
Directed by Brandyn McGhee

The Great Gatsby
Written by Simon Levy
Directed by Susan McLernon
(This production was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)

The Neverending Story
Written by David S. Craig
Directed by Jenn Caudell and Zach Stout
(This production was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)

Season 39  2020-2021

Spooky Saturdays with The Stage Company
(A Series of Halloween-Themed Videos Aired Virtually Throughout October)
Conceived, Filmed and Edited by Brandyn McGhee

Virtual Holiday Showcase
(A Series of Holiday-Themed Stories and Songs Aired Virtually in December)
Conceived, Filmed and Edited by Brandyn McGhee

The Revolutionists
Written by Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Elyse Pineau
(This production was streamed virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)

Some Enchanted Evening
The Songs of Rogers and Hammerstein
Directed by Derek Hamblin
(This production was streamed virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)

Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Written by Steve Marin
Directed by M.K. Hughes

Season 40  2021-2022

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged
Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield
Directed b Jo Ann Hensley

A Christmas Story
Adapted by Philip Grecian
Directed by Tricia Burns

Deathtrap
Written by Ira Levin
Directed by Sarah Alley

The Taffetas
A Musical Journey Through The Fabulous Fifties
Written by Rick Lewis and Arthur Whitelow
Directed by Derek Hamblin

The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later
By Moises Kaufman, Leigh Fondakowski, Greg Pierotti, Andy Paris and Stephen Belber
Directed by Jeff Keasler-Bird

Season 41 2022-2023

Evil Dead: The Musical
Book and Lyrics by George Reinblatt
Music by George Reinblatt, Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris
Directed By:  Granger Odum, Zach Stout, and Jodie Salazar
* This production was presented in partnership with Chaotic Order Productions

The Charitable Sisterhood Christmas Spectacular
Written by Bo Wilson
Directed by Shay Miller

Clue
Written by Sandy Rustin
Directed by Tricia Burns

She Kills Monsters
Written by Qui Nguyen
Directed by Kaitlin Bruno

Alice in Wonderland
Adapted by Anne Coulter Martens
Directed by Tricia Burns