Aunt Leaf
by Barbara Wiechmann
Directed by Mauri Hicklen
It is 1910. Annabelle, a quiet 11-year-old, and her depressed and lonely great-aunt Leaf develop a secret ritual of storytelling. Each night the old lady sends the child into the woods to look for the ghost of her dead husband. Each night the girl brings back stories—made-up "proof" of her uncle—to cheer up the old woman. Annabelle's fibs grow into stories, and her stories grow into tall tales. As she wanders deeper into the forest each night, she soon comes to believe her own stories are true. The shared adventure, both dangerous and hopeful, serves as a dual passage for the child into adolescence and the old woman into a more peaceful death. A tale from the dark woods of the Hudson River Valley—and the darker woods of the imagination.
Aunt Leaf is produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.
I Quit! - A Guide to Leaving Your Job in Style
by Patrick Greene
Directed by Nevaeh Moffatt
Are you ready to leave that horrible job, but you want to go out in style? Well, you've come to the right place. Join Gayle Staverson and her group of players as they teach you a variety of fun ways to quit your job with a flourish. From bringing your own audience, to singing the perfect "I quit!" song, Gayle and company will show you how to leave your job and never be forgotten. So come on down to the Radisson on Rt. 12 and take a big, bold first step into your new life!
I Quit! - A Guide To Leaving Your Job in Style is produced by special arrangement with Stage Partners. (www.yourstagepartners.com)
I'm A Teenager Get Me Out of This Family
by Jim Garvey
Directed by Kiden Lindsay
Living with parents can be rough -- especially when Mom and Dad are nothing but ordinary. So when Julie and her mother get into a battle over curfew, Julie convinces her brother Johnnie to hold interviews for new and improved parents. Not to be outdone, Mom and Dad conduct their own interviews for new children. Faced with interviewees from a militant father to a get-rich-quick-scheming child, "ordinary" doesn't look so bad anymore.
I’m A Teenager Get Me Out of This Family is produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)
Mustn't Tell
by Christopher Morse
Directed by Sierra Hunter
In a sunny suburban living room, circa 1960, five women gather for tea. Hostess Bettie has sent friends Bonnie, Bunnie, and Bootie out to see her garden – a ploy which allows Bettie to share a juicy tidbit of gossip with the fifth woman, Darla. It seems that the “man-crazy” Bonnie once again disgraced herself at the bridal shower which all five recently attended. Darla listens obediently but is plainly reluctant to be made the keeper of secrets. The others return, and now Bonnie button-holes Darla and relates a similar tidbit concerning the “sweet but dumb” Bunnie. And so it goes, the women singly or in duos and trios compelling the long-suffering Darla to listen to tales of drunken faux pas. The ruses employed to get each other out of the room grow increasingly absurd (yet never fail); the instructions concerning whom Darla “mustn’t tell” grow increasingly elaborate: “You can tell Bettie what I said about Bonnie, and Bunnie what I said about Bettie, but don’t tell Bonnie about Bunnie or Bettie, unless Bunnie first tells Bonnie about Bettie; and certainly don’t tell Bunnie about Bonnie, or Bettie about Bunnie, promise?” In the end the “Four Bs” push Darla over the edge, cattily gossiping about her as she sits there aghast. But the unassuming Darla surprises us all with the boldness and precision of her triumphant retort. “Mustn’t Tell” is a lively farce, full of movement and acrobatic language. It should not for one moment be taken seriously.
Mustn’t Tell is produced by special arrangement with Eldridge Publishing Company.
Wrong Number, Romeo!
by Alex Rubin
Directed by Sydnei Taylor
On a hot summer night in fair Verona, where we lay our scene, a familiar young man approaches a young woman's balcony...but it's the wrong balcony. And the wrong young woman! Did Juliet give Romeo a fake address? Are they really fated to be together? Will Brenda ever get rid of this guy and get some sleep?
Wrong Number, Romeo! is produced by special arrangement with YouthPLAYS (www.YouthPLAYS.com).
by Barbara Wiechmann
Directed by Mauri Hicklen
It is 1910. Annabelle, a quiet 11-year-old, and her depressed and lonely great-aunt Leaf develop a secret ritual of storytelling. Each night the old lady sends the child into the woods to look for the ghost of her dead husband. Each night the girl brings back stories—made-up "proof" of her uncle—to cheer up the old woman. Annabelle's fibs grow into stories, and her stories grow into tall tales. As she wanders deeper into the forest each night, she soon comes to believe her own stories are true. The shared adventure, both dangerous and hopeful, serves as a dual passage for the child into adolescence and the old woman into a more peaceful death. A tale from the dark woods of the Hudson River Valley—and the darker woods of the imagination.
Aunt Leaf is produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.
I Quit! - A Guide to Leaving Your Job in Style
by Patrick Greene
Directed by Nevaeh Moffatt
Are you ready to leave that horrible job, but you want to go out in style? Well, you've come to the right place. Join Gayle Staverson and her group of players as they teach you a variety of fun ways to quit your job with a flourish. From bringing your own audience, to singing the perfect "I quit!" song, Gayle and company will show you how to leave your job and never be forgotten. So come on down to the Radisson on Rt. 12 and take a big, bold first step into your new life!
I Quit! - A Guide To Leaving Your Job in Style is produced by special arrangement with Stage Partners. (www.yourstagepartners.com)
I'm A Teenager Get Me Out of This Family
by Jim Garvey
Directed by Kiden Lindsay
Living with parents can be rough -- especially when Mom and Dad are nothing but ordinary. So when Julie and her mother get into a battle over curfew, Julie convinces her brother Johnnie to hold interviews for new and improved parents. Not to be outdone, Mom and Dad conduct their own interviews for new children. Faced with interviewees from a militant father to a get-rich-quick-scheming child, "ordinary" doesn't look so bad anymore.
I’m A Teenager Get Me Out of This Family is produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)
Mustn't Tell
by Christopher Morse
Directed by Sierra Hunter
In a sunny suburban living room, circa 1960, five women gather for tea. Hostess Bettie has sent friends Bonnie, Bunnie, and Bootie out to see her garden – a ploy which allows Bettie to share a juicy tidbit of gossip with the fifth woman, Darla. It seems that the “man-crazy” Bonnie once again disgraced herself at the bridal shower which all five recently attended. Darla listens obediently but is plainly reluctant to be made the keeper of secrets. The others return, and now Bonnie button-holes Darla and relates a similar tidbit concerning the “sweet but dumb” Bunnie. And so it goes, the women singly or in duos and trios compelling the long-suffering Darla to listen to tales of drunken faux pas. The ruses employed to get each other out of the room grow increasingly absurd (yet never fail); the instructions concerning whom Darla “mustn’t tell” grow increasingly elaborate: “You can tell Bettie what I said about Bonnie, and Bunnie what I said about Bettie, but don’t tell Bonnie about Bunnie or Bettie, unless Bunnie first tells Bonnie about Bettie; and certainly don’t tell Bunnie about Bonnie, or Bettie about Bunnie, promise?” In the end the “Four Bs” push Darla over the edge, cattily gossiping about her as she sits there aghast. But the unassuming Darla surprises us all with the boldness and precision of her triumphant retort. “Mustn’t Tell” is a lively farce, full of movement and acrobatic language. It should not for one moment be taken seriously.
Mustn’t Tell is produced by special arrangement with Eldridge Publishing Company.
Wrong Number, Romeo!
by Alex Rubin
Directed by Sydnei Taylor
On a hot summer night in fair Verona, where we lay our scene, a familiar young man approaches a young woman's balcony...but it's the wrong balcony. And the wrong young woman! Did Juliet give Romeo a fake address? Are they really fated to be together? Will Brenda ever get rid of this guy and get some sleep?
Wrong Number, Romeo! is produced by special arrangement with YouthPLAYS (www.YouthPLAYS.com).
Tickets are available online or at the door!
Wednesday, April 30th @ 7pm
Thursday, May 1st @ 7pm
Friday, May 2nd @ 7pm
Ticket Prices
$5 Student
$5 RHSD Staff
$8 Adults
*Please note: Rock Hill School District has now implemented the Clear Bag Policy at all events. Review here.*
Wednesday, April 30th @ 7pm
Thursday, May 1st @ 7pm
Friday, May 2nd @ 7pm
Ticket Prices
$5 Student
$5 RHSD Staff
$8 Adults
*Please note: Rock Hill School District has now implemented the Clear Bag Policy at all events. Review here.*