Season 65
October 2024 - June 2025
Announcing our 65th Season!
Note: Season Tickets for 66th Season will be available online starting May 5, 2025
Individual Ticket Pricing for 65th Season:
For Plays - $17/adult, $14/student & senior
For Musicals - $20/adult, $17/student & senior
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
By Joseph Kesselring
October 11-27, 2024
Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two old women aren’t just aware of the dead man in their parlor, they killed him! Between his aunts’ penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police—not to mention Mortimer’s own hesitancy about marriage—it’ll be a miracle if Mortimer makes it to his wedding. Arsenic and Old Lace is a classic black comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: family.
Audience pick!
Sponsored by Book ‘n’ Brush
A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL
Book by Joseph Robinette. Music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
December 6-22, 2024
This musical, which received rave reviews on its Broadway run, is based on the movie classic that runs round-the-clock on television every Christmas. Set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts—an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Rebuffed at every turn with a similar echoing response, Ralphie plots numerous schemes to achieve his desperate desire for the coveted BB gun. All the iconic scenes from the movie are here: Ralphie's friend, Flick, getting his tongue stuck to the flagpole; his brother, Randy, getting dressed in his snowsuit; the bullies, Farkus and Dill; the leg lamp award; the bunny suit; Christmas dinner; and many others. The delightfully versatile score ranges from gentle ballads to show-stopping full-ensemble numbers such as "Ralphie to the Rescue!", "A Major Award," "Sticky Situation," "Up on Santa's Lap," "Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana" and the inevitable "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!" A Christmas Story, The Musical will bring an exciting new dimension to those who have seen the movie and will certainly stand on its own for those who haven't.
*Please note - Saturday, December 14, the performance will be at 2pm
Based on the motion picture A Christmas Story distributed by Warner Bros., written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark, and upon In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash written by Jean Shepherd. Produced with permission of Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Dalfie Entertainment.
Sponsored by Hubbub
CHARLEY’S AUNT
By Brandon Thomas
January 24-February 9, 2025
Jack Chesney loves Kitty Verdun and Charley loves Miss Amy Spettigue. They invite the ladies to meet Charley's wealthy aunt from Brazil, "where the nuts come from". Cancelling her visit at the last minute, the millionaire aunt sends the boys into cataclysmic confusion. What do they do now? The problem is solved by drafting their feckless Oxford undergrad pal into a black satin skirt, bloomers and wig. As "Charley's Aunt", this charming frump is introduced to the ladies, to Jack's father and to Stephen Spettigue, Amy's guardian. When the real aunt turns up, classic comic confusion ensues as Fancourt Babberley, posing as "Charley's Aunt", tricks Spettigue into agreeing to the marriage of his ward, the real aunt marries Jack's father, Jack gets Miss Verdun, and Fanny Babs regains the fortune he lost at gambling as well as the girl he loves.
Sponsored by Bob Holland Insurance
ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA, THE MUSICAL
Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin
Book by Dennis Kelly
March 7-23, 2025
Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher Miss Honey. During her first term at school, the two forge a bond as Miss Honey begins to recognize and appreciate Matilda's extraordinary personality. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves to punish those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace!
Sponsored by Washington Association of Culture and Art
THE CURIOUS SAVAGE
By John Patrick
April 18-May 4, 2025
The Curious Savage by John Patrick is a heartwarming and whimsical play that explores what it means to live with courage, kindness, and quiet rebellion. The story centers on Mrs. Savage, a recently widowed woman whose late husband left her a fortune in negotiable bonds. Hoping to use the money to create a Memorial Fund that brings unexpected joy to others, she becomes the target of her adult children, who find her plans absurd and try to have her committed. In the company of society’s so-called misfits, Mrs. Savage begins to see more clearly what truly matters—and who the real fools are. With humor and hope, the play invites us to consider that the bravest kind of wisdom may look like folly to the world, and that sometimes the greatest risk is to stay, invest in people, and plant joy exactly where you are.
Sponsored by Benjy Howe
INTO THE WOODS
Music and Lyrics by Steven Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
May 30-June 15, 2025
The story follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King's Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch's curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone's wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results.
Sponsored by Rectangle Gallery