2010 Shows - Poteet Theatre Series
Little Women, March 5-21
Anne of Green Gables, May 7-23
High School Musical, July 16-August 1
Diary of Anne Frank, September 17-October 3
Guys and Dolls, November 19-December 11
(Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.)
2011 Season Shows - Poteet Theatre Series
Ain't Misbehavin', March 4-20
Alice In Wonderland, May 6-22
Carousel, July 15-31
The Importance of Being Earnest, Sept 23-Oct 9
Annie, November 11-December 4
Remaining 2010 Shows - Poteet Theatre Series
The Diary of Anne Frank
September 17-October 3
Directed by: Randall Hunter
By: Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman
RATED G
In this transcendently powerful new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit, and determination. An impassioned drama about the lives of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage attic, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK captures the claustrophobic realities of their daily existence—their fear, their hope, their laughter, their grief. Each day of these two dark years, Anne's voice shines through: "When I write I shake off all my cares. But I want to achieve more than that. I want to be useful and bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death." This is a new adaptation for a new generation.
Guys & Dolls
November 19-December 11
Directed by: Shawna Linck
Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
Music by Frank Loesser
Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Based on The Idyll of Sarah Brown and characters by Damon Runyon
RATED G
Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, this oddball romantic comedy - considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy-soars with the spirit of Broadway as it introduces us to a cast of vivid characters who have become legends in the canon: Sarah Brown, the upright but uptight "mission doll," out to reform the evildoers of Time Square; Sky Masterson, the slick, high-rolling gambler who woos her on a bet and ends up falling in love; Adelaide, the chronically ill nightclub performer whose condition is brought on by the fact she's been engaged to the same man for 14 years; and Nathan Detroit, her devoted fiance, desperate as always to find a spot for his infamous floating crap game.
2011 Shows - Poteet Theatre Series
Ain't Misbehavin' (rated PG)
Music by Thomas "Fats" Waller
Based on an idea by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby,Jr.
Lyrics by Various
The outrageously prodigious comic and musical soul of 1930s Harlem lives on in this rollicking, swinging, finger-snapping revue that is still considered one of Broadway's best.
The inimitable Thomas "Fats" Waller rose to international fame during the Golden Age of the Cotton Club, honky tonk dives along Lenox Avenue, rent parties, stride piano players and that jumpin' new beat, Swing. Although not quite a biography, "Ain't Misbehavin'" evokes the delightful humor and infectious energy of this American original as a versatile cast struts, strums and sings the songs he made famous in a career that ranged from uptown clubs to downtown Tin Pan Alley to Hollywood and concert stages in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Alice In Wonderland (rated PG)
Eva Le Gallienne and Florida Friebus, adapted from Lewis Carroll
Alice in Wonderland is one of the greatest childhood fantasies ever and is captured in a colorful production adapted from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Sometimes she's too big. Sometimes she is much too small. Sometimes things are backwards. And there's always too much pepper in the soup! Nothing is quite right since Alice chased a very unusual White Rabbit and stumbled into an adventure that grows curiouser and curiouser.
In a Maine coastal village toward the end of the 19th century, the swaggering, carefree carnival barker, Billy Bigelow, captivates and marries the naive millworker, Julie Jordan. Billy loses his job just as he learns that Julie is pregnant and, desperately intent upon providing a decent life for his family, he is coerced into being an accomplice to a robbery. Caught in the act and facing the certainty of prison, he takes his own life and is
sent "up there." Billy is allowed to return to earth for one day fifteen years later, and he encounters the daughter he never knew. She is a lonely, friendless teenager, her father's reputation as a thief and bully having haunted her throughout her young life. How Billy instills in both the child and her mother a sense of hope and dignity is a dramatic testimony to the power of love. It's easy to understand why, of all the shows they created, CAROUSEL was Rodgers & Hammerstein's personal favorite.
The Importance of Being Earnest (rated PG)
By Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde's classic is a delight from the first cucumber sandwich on as Jack's double life catches up with him. The problems are resolved in an extremely charming and quite unexpected way as Jack and Algernon discover the importance of being earnest while answering to the name of Ernest.
Annie (rated G)
Book by Thomas Meehan
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Based on the Tribune Media Service Comic Strip, :Little Orphan Annie
Leapin' Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals.
"Annie" is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
