Current Season
Lycoming College Theatre Department's 2012-13 Season
Mary L. Welch Theatre
Written and performed by Guest Artist Nancy Hasty
September 28-29, 2012
All performances at 8:00 p.m.
In the tradition of Lily Tomlin and Whoopi Goldberg, Nancy Hasty single handedly creates 15 unique, hilarious and true-to-life characters in this one-woman play. Set in Crestview in 1965, it chronicles the small-town family life of a couple, their five daughters, two neighbor women, a set of tough teenage boys, plus a holy-rolling grandmother and her fundamentalist preacher. The action takes place during the week that the older girls enter the town beauty pageant.
Recommended for all audiences.
The Threepenny Opera
A co-production with the Lycoming College Music Department
Book and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht
Music by Kurt Weill
English adaptation by Marc Blitzstein
Directed by N. J. Stanley
Musical directed by Gary Boerckel
November 14-17, 2012
All performances at 8:00 p.m.
This dark, satirical musical is adapted from John Gay’s eighteenth-century classic called The Beggar's Opera. Set in Victorian London, it is a startling and savage critique of both capitalism and modern morality that remains disturbingly relevant today. It is the tale of Mack the Knife, a notorious outlaw, womanizer, and all-around celebrity in the London underworld, and the company he keeps in a corrupt universe of beggars, thieves, murderers, and whores.
Adult language and situations.
Recommended for mature audiences.
The Vagina Monologues
By Eve Ensler
Directed by N. J. Stanley
February 13-16, 2013
All performances at 8:00 p.m.
Playwright Eve Ensler has traveled the world interviewing more than 200 women from all walks of life about their relationships with their vaginas. Since the first production in 1996, performances of The Vagina Monologues starring Hollywood and Broadway's finest, as well as thousands of amateur actors, have been staged all over the country as well as internationally. Our production will feature Lycoming College faculty, staff, and students as well as local performers celebrating together the joy and pain of being female.
Adult language and situations. Recommended for mature audiences.
By Joseph Kesselring
Directed by Biliana Stoytcheva-Horissian
April 10-13, 2013
All performances at 8:00 p.m.
This ever-popular farce premiered in 1941, inspired the film version starring Cary Grant, and has remained an endearing classic of the American stage. Mortimer Brewster, a drama critic from a long line of family crazies, is on the verge of marrying his lady love. All that stands in his way is two spinster aunts hiding secrets in their basement, a brother who believes he is Theodore Roosevelt, and another murderous brother who arrives without warning. A not-to-be-missed story of chaos and hilarity!
Recommended for all audiences.
Dinner and a Show
Continuing a popular event for our theatre patrons! One night of each production, Lycoming College Dining Services will offer a scrumptious pre-show dinner for our theatre patrons in the Jane Schultz Room. Tickets for dinner and a show are $18.00 per person. Dinner will be offered on the following Fridays:
- Florida Girls: September 28
- The Threepenny Opera: November 16
- The Vagina Monologues: February 15
- Arsenic and Old Lace: April 12
Advanced reservations are required. Don't miss this exciting event! Menu varies according to the show. Call the box office today at 570-321-4048.