directed by donnie l. betts Book by Marsha Norman Music and Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray And the Warner Bros./Amblin Entertainment Motion Picture April 12 – May 12, 2013 The Color Purple is an inspiring family saga that tells the unforgettable story of a woman who, through love, finds the strength [...]
Athena Project March 15 – March 31, 2013 A series of events highlighting the creative talents of women, including an Evening of Dance, an Evening of Music, a Fashion Show, several Workshop Productions and the World Premiere of Tell Martha Not to Moan by Clinnesha D. Sibley. 1). World Premiere of Tell Martha Not to Moan by Clinnesha [...]
Presented by Ashton Entertainment February 8 – March 3, 2013 (extended through March 3) Four Irish drinking buddies gather together on Christmas Eve; one of them has to play poker with the devil for his soul. “A deep and enthralling fable of despair and redemption,” the play also contains “the liveliest, funniest dialogue yet written by [...]
SOLD OUT! Presented by The LIDA Project November 2-10, 2012 Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins by Margaret Engel and Allison Engel. Featuring Rhonda Brown, directed by Brian Freeland. The story of the unsinkable Molly Ivins, the famously brassy newspaper columnist and best-selling author. A true Texas original, Ivins was a sharp-tongued [...]
Presented by The Brothers Wefso November 16-25, 2012 The Earth Ship Constantine is the largest, fastest, most ambitious star ship in the history of mankind. Capable of faster-than-light travel and designed for extra-planetary colonization, it spans 84 cubic miles and maintains a crew of over eight thousand individuals. Among these individuals are: Captain Jonathan Harrison, [...]
Presented by Ben Dicke Productions September 27 – October 28, 2012 Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson is a rowdy, irreverent rock musical that tells the story of America’s first political maverick. Andrew Jackson, America’s 7th President, kicked British butt, shafted the Indians, and smacked down the Spaniards all in the name of these United States — who cares [...]
Presented by Ignite Theatre October 19 - November 11, 2012 This musical thriller tells the tale of an unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. His thirst for blood soon expands to include his unfortunate customers, and the resourceful proprietress of the [...]
November 23 – December 16, 2012 A traditional telling of Dickens’ classic ghost story of Christmas. “I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their [...]
December 7 – January 6, 2013 (In the Studio Theatre) A heartwarming play where a chance encounter opens the door for an unlikely holiday romance. Life has left forty-year-old Eve Lawson bitter and cynical. She refutes not only the existence of God and true love but also any belief in America’s favorite folk hero, Santa [...]
Presented by Ignite Theatre December 21 - January 6, 2013 Next To Normal is about a family’s efforts to keep Diana Goodman’s depressive/bipolar/delusional disorder from tearing them apart. Details of this Pulitzer Prize Winning Musical are best discovered through the gorgeously textured score and the plain-spoken, but absorbing narrative. Spend this holiday season with Ignite Theatre [...]
