Anne of Green Gables

Book by Donald Harron, adapted from the

novel by LM. Montgomery

Music by Norman Campbell

This wonderful musical adaptation of the family classic tells the poignant and funny story of a freckle-faced, red-haired orphan named Anne Shirley. When she arrives at Green Gables, she is devastated when she discovers that the elderly couple were expecting a boy from the orphanage, and then ecstatic when they decide to keep her. With her fiery temper, love of melodrama and romance, and penchant for misadventures, she brings laughter, love, and more than a little consternation to the Cuthbert’s' quiet lives. In return, Anne finds the happiness and the home she has longed for all of her life.

Some people go through life … only to find out too late that it's what they bring to the world that really counts. – Anne of Green Gables

October 26-Nov. 10, 2007

January 25-February 9, 2008

CROWNS  ~

A Theatrical Event   

By Regina Taylor

Adapted for the book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry

A moving and celebratory musical play in which hats become a springboard for a compelling exploration of African-American traditions. Hats are everywhere, in exquisite variety, and the characters use the hats to tell tales concerning every thing from the etiquette of hats to their historical and contemporary social functions.

CROWNS  is an artful amalgamation of oral history,  fashion show, and musical theater… - Theatermania.com

Inherit the Wind

By Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee

Inherit the Wind dramatizes the 1925 Scopes "monkey trial" in which a Tennessee science teacher, John Scopes, was tried and convicted for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution, violating a Tennessee law that forbade teaching any theory that conflicted with the Biblical conception of Divine Creation.Hailed as one of the great American plays of the 20th Century, its themes of religious belief, religious tolerance, freedom of thought and our current society’s debate over “creationist” vs. "evolutionist” resonates today.

“He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind…”

Proverbs 11:29

March 7-22, 2008

May 2-17, 2008

Big River

Written by William Hauptman  

Music and Lyrics by Roger Miller

A rousing, high spirited show that sets your hands to clapping, your feet stomping and your heart to rise within you! Based on Mark Twain's incredible story of Huck Finn, Big River takes place along the Mississippi River Valley sometime in the late 1840’s. It was one of the most robust and shameful times in our country. The country was expanding and the practice of slavery had reached historical levels. Big River celebrates the story of a young white boy and a run a-way slave and their friendship against all odds.

A delightfully melodic score, Big River is a joyful show for the whole family! 

The play maintains the usage of racial language which is offensive to contemporary audiences. Please watch for community dialogues our Community Institute will sponsor to encourage discussion and promote understanding regarding the language of race.