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Recent Past Events
Our first production of the 2019-2020 season, "Till" closed on March 8 with rave reviews from both audience members and critics. This stirring and powerful new musical was about Emmett Till, whose murder in 1955 helped ignite the civil rights movement.
We hope you will enjoy viewing some images from our last 5 stage productions "Till" "The Bridges of Madison County" "Tell Them I'm Still Young" "A Good Farmer" and "Small Town Story".
Till: A New Musical
by Leo Schwartz and DC Cathro
directed by Cezar Williams
A stirring and powerful new musical is about Emmett Till, whose murder in 1955 helped ignite the civil rights movement.
The Bridges of Madison County
Book by Marsha Norman
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Based on the novel by Robert James Waller
A chance encounter forever changes the lives of a traveling photographer and an Iowan farm wife. With a soaring score, and based on the best-selling novel, The Bridges of Madison County portrays a passionate and moving love story.
Tell Them I’m Still Young
by Julia Doolittle
Two-time Emmy Award winner Andre Braugher and Tony Award winner Michele Pawk star in this compelling world premiere drama by Julia Doolittle with direction by Kel Haney.
A professor and a poet’s marriage is shaken when tragedy strikes. As they grapple with the aftermath, a lover from the past and an ambitious graduate student enter their lives.
Cast Includes: Andre Braugher, Michele Pawk, Janice Amaya & Seth Clayton
A Good Farmer
A New Play By Sharyn Rothstein
Directed by Kel Haney
What is the life of an immigrant worth? Are undocumented immigrants entitled to the American Dream? Ripped from today’s headlines, this is the story of a farming community and its struggles with issues of immigration, loyalty, family survival and compassion.
A Good Farmer takes place in upstate New York and focuses on two women: Bonnie who owns a farm with her husband; and Carla, a recent immigrant from Mexico who works the farm along with members of her family.
Small Town Story
Book & Lyrics by Sammy Buck
Music & Lyrics by Brandon James Gwinn
Conceived by Joe Barros, Laura Brandel, Sammy Buck, Karen Marshall, Reed Prescott, Sam Willmott
Originally commissioned and developed by New York Theatre Barn
Deep divisions arise in town when it’s announced the annual high school musical will be Rent. As the escalation drives wedges between parents and students- and teachers and neighbors – secrets are uncovered that threaten to tear them apart. Small Town Story explores the indelible power of theatre, the inherent dangers of silence and the potential of young people to change the world.
Inspired by true events, Small Town Story is a musical about a musical that rocked a community.
