The Board of Trustees of Amil Tellers of Dramatics/Encore Theatre has announced the 2012 - 2013 Season.
Adult Season
July 13 - 22, 2012
The Secret Garden (musical)
book and lyrics by Marsha Norman, Music by Lucy Simon
based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
At the age of 11, Mary Lennox is orphaned in India and returns to England to live with her embittered, reclusive uncle and his invalid son. On the estate she discovers a locked garden filled with magic, a boy who talks to birds, and a cousin she brings back to health by putting him to work in the garden. This award-winning musical of the classic children's book is a compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal.
August 10 - 12, 2012 - Fundraiser Show*
A Grand Night for Singing - A Rodgers & Hammerstein Revue
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music Arrangements by Fred Wells
Conceived By Walter Bobbie
Innovative musical arrangements include a sultry Andrews Sisters-esque I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out-a My Hair, a swingin’ Honeybun worthy of the Modernaires, and a jazzy Kansas City which leave no question about how terrifically up to date the remarkable songs of R&H remain.
*NOT part of the season ticket package. TICKETS: 2012-13 Season Ticket Holders $10.00 | All Other $15.00
September 14 - 23, 2012
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
In this classic, drifters George and his friend Lennie, a little boy in the body of a dangerously powerful man, is obsessed with things soft and cuddly. When a ranch boss's wife is found dead it's obvious that Lennie, albeit accidently, killed her. George is faced with a moral question of how to deal with Lennie before the ranchers find him and take matters into their own hands.
November 23 - 30/December 1 - 2, 2012
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
by Barbara Robinson
"The Herdmans were the worst kids in the history of the world. The 6 of them went through school like those South American fish that strip your bones clean, stealing things, tearing things up, whamming kids." Then they discover Sunday School (free snacks) and the Christmas pageant. They get cast in all the lead roles when no one else volunteers. Mayhem and fun ensue when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas Story head on!
January 11 - 20, 2013
Working (musical)
book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso
music by Stephen Schwartz and Micki Grant and Craig Camelia and Mary Rodgers and James Taylor
lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and Micki Grant and Craig Camelia and James Taylor and Susan Birkenhead; based on Working by Studs Terkel
"Hey somebody, don'cha wanna hear the story of my life?" The hopes, dreams, joys and concerns of the average working American are the focus of this musical. The everyday lives of common men and women are presented in a series of compelling songs and monologues. Based on Studs Terkel's best selling book of actual interviews with American workers, the show paints a portrait of the men and women the world so often takes for granted.
March 8 - 17, 2013
the Dixie Swim Club
by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten
Join us for a story of five unforgettable Southern women and friendships that last forever. The women, companions on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August for 33 years to recharge their relationship. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other's lives. The women rally 'round their own with the strength and love needed to get through the challenges that life flings at them.
May 10 - 19, 2013
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
by John Bishop
Not a musical. Definitely a comedy! The creative team of a recent Broadway flop assembles at the estate of a wealthy benefactor. Comic mayhem ensues as bodies drop in plain sight, knives spring out of nowhere, masked figures drag their victims behind swiveling bookcases and accusing fingers point in all directions. This farce will treat you to a sidesplitting good time and a generous serving of the author's biting, satiric and refreshing wit.
cDonald's Youth Theatre
October 19 - 21, 2012
Good Good Trouble on Bad Bad Island
by Joshua Mikel
February 8 -10, 2013
The Elevator Family
by Douglas Evans
based on his book The Elevator Family
April 12 - 14, 2013
Disney's Aladdin JR. music by Alan Menken
lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
book adapted and additional lyrics by Jim Luigs
music adapted and arranged by Bryan Louiselle
based on the 1992 Disney film Aladdin