Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Directed by: Jane Brownback
Produced by: Jake Smith
October 9-11 & 16-18
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This stage adaptation of the Academy Award-nominated animated film will feature a cast of 40-50 people, handmade costumes and special effects, along with new standards such as “Be Our Guest” and the title song.
The Laramie Project
Directed by: Phil Funkenbusch
Produced by: Steve Williams
November 6-8 & 13-15
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Moises Kaufman’s drama draws on the reaction to the hate crime killing of gay college student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1998. The ensemble of actors portray more than 60 characters in this often-controversial production.
Disney's Geppetto & Son
Directed by: Craig Williams II
Produced by: Debbie Copp, Mindy Bockewitz
December 4-6 & 11-13
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What happens after Pinocchio gets his wish and turns into a real boy? This family-oriented first of two White Rabbit musical productions (Comic Book Artist isn’t a musical) in our season reveals how Geppetto must learn to become a real father to his new son. The music and lyrics are written by Stephen Schwartz, best known for the Broadway phenomenon Wicked.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Directed by: Rebecca Loschen
Produced by: Jim Leach
January 15-17 & 22-24
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Oscar Wilde’s comedy of mistaken identities and deflated Victorian pomposity remains popular, well over 100 years after it was first performed. No one is quite who they seem to be in this witty farce.
RENT
Directed by: Carly Shank
Produced by: Pam Brown
February 12-14 & 19-21
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Newly available to community theater, Jonathan Larson’s rock musical is winning a new generation of fans, most born long after the late ‘80s, where Rent’s young bohemian artists struggle to make it in New York City in the age of AIDS. Based on Puccini’s La Boheme, the musical was made into a popular film in 2005. Larson, though, did not live to see its success; he died suddenly the night before its off-Broadway premiere.
The Foreigner
Directed by: Patrick O'Brien
Produced by: Kelly Bassett
March 12-14 & 19-21
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The title character of Larry Shue’s comedy is no foreigner at all, but Charlie Baker is so shy and reserved that he simply cannot speak to others. His friend, Froggy, covers for Charlie by claiming that he is indeed from a foreign land and does not speak English at all. As a result, all the other characters speak freely around Charlie, unwittingly letting him in on all of their secrets
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The Comic Book Artist
Directed by: Gil and Ann Opferman
Produced by: Patty Lanser, Barb McKean, Fred Wassell
April 16-18 & 23-25
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The second of the season’s White Rabbit shows, brings the incredibly popular comic-book genre to life as Stanley Leonardo Sappovitz creates his team of superheroes to conquer the dastardly super-villian. This show promises good versus evil, a few surprises, and a lot of fun for the entire family.
Company
Directed by: Ed MacMurdo
Produced by: Mac Warren
May 7-9 & 14-16
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Character actor George Furth wrote the book, while the legendary Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd, West Side Story) provided the music and lyrics for this series of vignettes surrounding perpetually-single Bobby, his girlfriends, his married friends, and his fear of commitment.