Recent Archives of Arena Dinner Theatre
2006-2007 Season
Tintypes
by Gary Pearle, Mary Kyte and Mel Marvin
Directed by Wayne Schaltenbrand
Shows: August 11-12, 18-19, and 25-26 (2006)
Auditions: June 18 & 19, 2006 (7:00PM in the Arena Rehearsal Studio)
Deathtrap
by Ira Levin
Directed by Larry L. Life
Shows: October 6-7, 13-14, and 20-21 (2006)
Auditions: August 13 & 14, 2006 (7:00PM in the Arena Rehearsal Studio)
My Three Angels
by Samuel Spewack and Bella Spewack, based on La Cuisine Des Anges by Albert
Husson
Directed by Becky Niccum
Shows: November 24-25, December 1-2, 8-9, and 15-16 (2006)
Auditions: October 8 & 9, 2006 (7:00PM in the Arena Rehearsal Studio)
Vanities
by Jack Heifner
Directed by Carol Wasson
Shows: January 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 (2007)
Auditions: November 26 & 27, 2006 (7:00PM in the Arena Rehearsal Studio)
See How They Run
by Philip King
Directed by Christopher J. Murphy
Shows: March 2-3, 9-10, and 16-17 (2007)
Auditions: January 14 & 15, 2007 (7:00PM in the Arena Rehearsal Studio)
A Shot in the Dark
by Marcel Achard, adapted by Harry Kurnitz
Directed by Curtis Shaw
Shows: April 20-21, 27- 28, and May 4-5 (2007)
Auditions: March 4 & 5, 2007 (7:00PM in the Arena Rehearsal Studio)
Dracula Baby
Music by Claire Strauch; Lyrics by John Jakes; Book by Bruce Ronald
Directed by Becky Niccum
Shows: June 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, and 29-30 (2007)
Auditions: April 22 & 23, 2007 (7:00PM in the Arena Rehearsal Studio)
2005-06 Season
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE NEIL SIMON'S CHAPTER TWO NUNCRACKERS MURDER AT THE VICARAGE 12 ANGRY MEN THE CURIOUS SAVAGE THE NERD
Directed by Becky Niccum
Musical Direction by: Ben Wedler
August 12-27, 2005
Directed by Brian Wagner
October 7-22, 2005
Directed by: David Owen Boggs
Musical Direction by: Greg Vey
November 25-December 17, 2005
Auditions: October 16 & 17, 2005 @ 7pm
January 27-February 11, 2006
Auditions: December 18 & 19, 2005 @ 7pm
Directed by: Brad Beauchamp
March 10-25, 2006
Auditions: January 29 & 30, 2006 @ 7pm
Directed by: Larry Wardlaw
April 21-May 6, 2006
Auditions: March 12 & 13, 2006 @ 7pm
Directed by Harvey Cocks
June 2-17, 2006
Auditions: April 23 & 24, 2006 @ 7pm
2004-05 Season
THE FANTASTICKS
Directed by Brian H. Wagner
August 13-28, 2004
Auditions: June 21 & 22, 2004 @ 7pm
DADDY'S DYING, WHO'S GOT THE WILL?
Directed by Scott Frey
October 1-16, 2004
Auditions: August 15 & 16 @ 7pm
SORRY WRONG CHIMNEY
Directed by: Dan Ambrose
November 26-December 18, 2004
Auditions: October 3 & 4, 2004 @ 7pm
PICNIC
Directed by: Wayne Schaltenbrand
January 14-29, 2005
Auditions: November 28, 29 2004
THE MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940
Directed by: Brad Beauchamp
March 4-19, 2005
Auditions: Jan 16, 17 2005 @ 7pm
TEN LITTLE INDIANS
Directed by: Larry Wardlaw
April 22-May 7, 2005
Auditions: March 6, 7 2005 @ 7pm
DO BLACK PATENT LEATHER SHOES REALLY REFLECT UP?
Directed by: Becky Niccum
June 3-25, 2005
Auditions: April 17, 18, 2005
2003-04 Season
Breaking Legs
- August 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30, 2003
Come Back to the Five & Dime - October 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 2003
Nuncrackers - November 28, 29 December 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 2003
Wait Until Dark - January 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31, 2004
Caught in the Net - February 27, 28 March 5, 6, 12, 13, 2004
6 RMS RIV VU � April 16, 17, 23,
24, 30 May 1, 2004
Dames at Sea - June 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 2004
2002-03 Season
Gypsy, a musical fable
Book by Arthur Laurents
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Christopher J. Murphy
Musical Direction by Andrew Gross
Choreography by Angie Craft and Kate
Schmidt
Featuring Carol Howell-Wasson as "Mama Rose"
(Aug. 23- Sept. 15, 2002)
Lost in Yonkers, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Neil Simon
(Oct. 11- Oct. 26, 2002)
The Man Who Came to Dinner by Geoge S. Kaufman & Moss Hart
(Dec. 6- Dec. 21, 2002) Directed by Harvey Cocks
Mousetrap by Agatha Christie
(Jan. 24- Feb. 8, 2003)
On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson
(March 7- March 22, 2003)
Born Yesterday
(April 25- May 10, 2003)
Pump Boys and Dinettes
(June 6- June 29, 2003)
2001-02 SEASON
Greater Tuna
By Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard
Auditions June 10&11 7:00pm
Director Steve Pearson will hold auditions at the rehearsal studio on June 24th and 25th Sunday and Monday at 7:00pm. For more info people can call Marlene at the box office at (260) 493-1384.
August 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 2001
Dial M for Murder
By Frederick Knott
Auditions Aug 12&13 7:00pm
October 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 2001
Scrooge
the Musical
Auditions Oct 7&8 7:00pm
Nov 30-31, Dec 7-8, 14-15 21-23, 2001
California Suite
BY Neil Simon
Auditions Dec 2&3 7:00pm
Jan 18-19, 25-26, Feb 1-2, 2002
A Streetcar Named Desire
By Tennessee Williams
Auditions Jan 20&21 7:00pm
Mar 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 2002
Run for Your Wife
By Ray Cooney
Auditions March 10&11 7:00pm
April 19-20, 26-27, May 3-4, 2002
Little Shop of Horrors
Book & Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Music by Alan Menken
Auditions April 21&22 7:00pm
June 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-30, 2002
2000 - 2001
Rumours
August 11-12, 18-19, 25-26, 2000
The Odd Couple
(Female version)
October 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 2000
Nuncrackers
(Christmas show from the folks who brought you Nunsense)
Directed by David Owen Boggs
December 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 2000
How The Other Half Loves
January 19-20, 26-27, February 2-3, 2001
Death Of A Salesman
March 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 2001
Dearly Departed
April 27-28, May 4-5, 11-12, 2001
Anything Goes
June 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-July 1, 2001
1998-99 Season
Steel Magnolias
Directed by Brent Blalock
Performances: August 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 September 4, 5, 6, 1998
A first play by Robert Harling concerning a group of gossipy southern ladies in a small town beauty parlor, the play is alternately hilarious and touching - and, in the end, deeply revealing of the strength and purposefulness which underlies the antic banter of its characters.
"Harling has given his women sharp, funny dialogue...the play builds to a conclusion that is deeply moving."--Howard Kissel, N.Y. Daily News.
George Washington Slept Here
Directed by Gregory Dostal
Performances: October 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25, 1998
The Moss Hart/George Kaufman combination is in again with this hilarious play which chronicles the tribulations of a family man who craves--and gets--"a little place in the country to call his own." Everybody knows Newton Fuller, the sentimental little American who wants just a piece of land. The play is a record of the Fuller family, which is hypnotized into taking over one of those windowless, waterless, almost roofless houses that dot the countryside. The ensuing troubles may be summed up as a search for water and a quarrel with a neighbor who owns not only the brook, but the very road that leads from the highway to the house. Once one of Jack Benny's most successful motion pictures.
Meet Me in St. Louis
Directed by Wayne Williams
Performances: Nov 27, 28, Dec 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 1998
The musical is a rare treasure in the musical theatre; it is the warm-hearted story of a happy family's life as they anticipate the wonders of the 1904 World's Fair and is based on the Kinsington Stories by Sally Benson and the MGM motion picture--one of Judy Garland's greatest films. The play includes seven of the best-loved songs from the movie, such as "Meet Me in St. Louis," "The Boy Next Door," "Skip to My Lou," "Under the Bamboo Tree," "The Trolley Song," and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."
Come Blow Your Horn
Directed by Max Hobbs
Performances: Jan 22, 23, 29, 30, Feb 5, 6, 7, 1999
Neil Simon's fresh and delightful comedy was the surprise hit of the Broadway season when it debuted. Harry Baker, owner of the largest artificial fruit business, is the father of two sons. One is a 33-year-old playboy; the other is a different 21-year-old with an urge to assert himself. These two are continuously trying their fathers' easily abused patience. The richly comic complications that ensue are unfailingly inventive, and are never merely gags, but arise out of character.
"A slick, lively, funny comedy." N.Y. Times
"It's completely nuts and banging with laughter." N.Y. World-Telegram
Bus Stop
Directed by Wayne Schaltenbrand
Performances: Mar 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, 1999
A bus out of Kansas City pulls up at a cheerful roadside diner in the middle of a howling snowstorm. All roads are blocked and four or five of the weary travelers are going to have to hold-up until morning. One passenger, in spangled nightclub gown and a seedy fur coat, is the passenger with most to worry about. She's been pursued, captured and made love to by a young cowboy with a ranch of his own, and the romantic methods of a headstrong bull. As a counterpoint to the main romance, the proprietor of the café and the bus driver at last find time to develop a friendship of their own, a middle-aged scholar comes to terms with himself, and a young girl who works in the café also gets her first taste of romance. Marilyn Monroe scored one of her biggest successes in the film version of this William Inge play.
"Mr. Inge has put together an uproarious comedy that never strays from the truth."--Brooks Atkinson, N.Y. Times
Southern Fried Murder
Performances: April 23, 24, 30, May 1, 7, 8, 9, 1999
Way down south in Dixie, there's something rotten in the cotton! Wealthy family matriarch Magnolia Capote has summoned her kith and kin to dinner in a fancy restaurant in order to discuss her will. But when Mrs. Capote is killed with her walking stick, mayhem ensues and her possible heirs become involved in a treasure hunt to interpret the encrypted will. Actors are called upon to mill about the audience during pre-show. The roles spoof Tennessee Williams' heroines, Bette Davis in Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte, characters from Tobacco Road, Truman Capote and other denizens of the Deep South.
La Cage aux Folles
Directed by Christopher Murphy
Performances: June 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 1999
One of the all-time biggest Broadway hit musicals, and winner of the 1984 Tony Awards, adds new dimension to the comedy about gays whose 20 years of domestic tranquility are shattered when a son, fathered during a one-night fling, decides to marry the daughter of a bigoted politician. George agrees to act "normal" when he meets the father of the bride, with hilarious results.
"This is Jerry Herman's best musical yet--Happier and more buoyant than Hello, Dolly or Mame." N.Y. Post.
"The schmaltziest, most old-fashioned major musical since Annie." N.Y. Times
"Carry your maiden aunt off to see La Cage aux Folles....It's a family show...a glittering, fast-stepping extravaganza." N.Y. Daily News
1997-98 Season
Moon Over Buffalo (Comedy)
By Ken Ludwig
Directed by Christopher Murphy
Starring Chris Colcord, Mickie Martin, Stephanie May, Christopher Murphy, etc.
August 22, 23, 29, 30, September 5, 6, 7, 1997
They're Playing Our Song (Musical)
Book by Neil Simon, Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by Carol Bayer Sager
Directed by Jennifer Harrison
Starring Julie Donnell, Todd Frymier, Tracey Buckmaster, Christy Reising, Tina Miller-Irmscher, William Andrews, etc.
October 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31, November 1, 2, 1997
Harvey (Comedy)
By Mary Chase
Starring Harvey Cocks
November 28, 29, December 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 1997
She Loves Me (Musical)
Book by Joe Masteroff; Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Directed by Harvey Cocks
Starring Andy Gingrich, Nancy Kartholl, Michael Todd Harris, Kirby Volz
January 23, 24, 30, 31, February 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 1998
It Runs in the Family (Farce)
By Ray Cooney
March 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 1998
Deathtrap (Thriller)
By Ira Levin
April 24, 25, May 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 1998
Cabaret (Musical)
Book by Joe Masteroff; Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb
June 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, 1998
Starring Gary Lanier, Heather Strzlecki
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