11th Season
2007 - 2008 productions and dates:
“A
Cajun Killing”
adapted and staged by
Ed Carey
Our Murder Mystery Dinner
Theater offering, A Cajun Killing is a story
about a young couple, Mollie and Giles Ralston, who have started up
a new hotel in the converted Monkswell Manor. They are snowed in together
with four guests and an additional traveler, who ran his car into a snowdrift.
Detective Sergeant Trotter arrives on skis to inform the group that he
believes a murderer is on his way to the hotel, following the death of
Miss Maureen Lyon in London. When one of the guests is killed, they realize
that the murderer is already there. Although the suspicion falls first
on Christopher Wren, an erratic young man who fits the description of the
supposed murderer, it quickly transpires that the killer could be any one
of the guests, or even the hosts themselves. In the end, Sergeant Trotter
assembles everyone in the dining room with the plan to set a trap for one
of the suspects.
August 24, 25 and 26
“The
Mousetrap”
written by Agatha Christie
directed by Dek Ingraham
The world's longest running play of any kind, The
Mousetrap is
a whodunit,
written by British author Agatha
Christie.
The
story is about a young couple, Mollie and Giles Ralston, who have started
up a new hotel in the converted Monkswell Manor. They are snowed in together
with four guests and an additional traveler, who ran his car into a snowdrift.
Detective Sergeant Trotter arrives on skis to inform the group that he
believes a murderer is on his way to the hotel, following the death of
Miss Maureen Lyon in London. When one of the guests is killed, they realize
that the murderer is already there. Although the suspicion falls first
on Christopher Wren, an erratic young man who fits the description of the
supposed murderer, it quickly transpires that the killer could be any one
of the guests, or even the hosts themselves. In the end, Sergeant Trotter
assembles everyone in the dining room with the plan to set a trap for one
of the suspects.
October 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, and 21
Holiday
Fund Raiser
For our annual Holiday Fund Raiser we presented evening of Holiday entertainment
by members of our theater troup and some of our younger performers.
December 7 and 8,
"Jabberwock"
written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
directed by Iancerik Skapura
Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s " Jabberwock" portrays the childhood
of James Thurber, one of America’s leading
writers and cartoonists. Growing up in Columbus, Ohio, Thurber faced the
same troubles as other teenage boys did at the time. Since he was nearly
blind, he was rejected from the draft and could not fight in World War
I. However, he continued to have his fair share of craziness with girls,
new technologies, his family, and himself.
February 15, 16, 17, 22, 23and
24
“Copacabana”
written by Barry Manilow
directed by Jason and Scott Stiteler
"Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl..." the unforgettable opening
lyric of Barry Manilow's Grammy Award winning hit song, "Copacabana," is
the inspiration for the exciting and passionate musical. Copacabana is
a tale of love and romance set at the heart of the swinging nightclub scene
of the 1940's. While creating the world's next big hit, Stephen, an aspiring
songwriter, is carried back to and era when "music and passion were
always the fashion" at the world famous Copacabana nightclub in New
York City. In his dream, Lola Lamar, a hopeful showgirl, is launched on
the path to stardom as a Copa Girl with the help of Tony Starr, a bartender
with dreams of his own. Captivated by Lola's performance, the villainous
Rico whisks her away to the Tropicana nightclub in Havana. From this exotic,
distant new world, a tale of old-fashioned love, jealousy, and murder in
the entangled lives of Lola, Tony and Rico unfolds amidst dazzling costumes,
spectacular sets and sensational choreography.
May 8,9, 10, 11, 15,
16 17 and 18
The Heritage Players' CHILDREN'S THEATER presented:
Hans
Christian Andersen’s tale of a prince who travels about the world
searching for a real princess to marry but returns home disappointed. Then
one evening, a young woman claiming to be a real princess seeks shelter
from a storm in the prince's castle. But Is she a real princess? And can
she pass the Queen Mother’s test?
June 18, 19 and 20.
A
play by Martha Swintz, the story takes place in the throne room of a castle
in the ancient kingdom and in the witches' den not far from the castle.
For some strange reason the King's recipe for creampuffs has been stolen,
and the King will starve to death unless he retrieves the creampuff recipe
book safe and sound.
June 18, 19 and 20.