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SEASON 44 | 2022-2023
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof →
by Tennessee Williams, directed by Khanisha Foster
The Hobbit →
based on The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, represented by Middle-earth Enterprises, adapted for the Stage by Greg Banks, produced by special arrangement with Plays for Young Audiences, directed by Billy Bustamante
Wiesenthal →
presented with The Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, written by and starring Tom Dugan, directed by Jenny Sullivan
A Merry Little Christmas Carol * →
by Charles Dickens, adapted by Mark Shanahan, directed by Tom Quaintance
The Twelve Dates of Christmas * →
a co-production with Core Theatre Ensemble, by Ginna Hoben, directed by Laura Agudelo
The 39 Steps →
adapted by Patrick Barlow, from the novel by John Buchan, from the movie by Alfred Hitchcock, directed by Mark Shanahan
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous →
by Pearl Cleage, directed by Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, PH.D.
Henry V →
a co-production with Norfolk State University Theatre Company, by William Shakespeare, directed by Tom Quaintance
No Fear and Blues Long Gone: Nina Simone * →
by Howard L. Craft, directed by Kathryn Hunter-Williams
TOUR: →
Every Brilliant Thing
by Duncan Macmillan and Johnny Donahoe, directed by Tom Quaintance
EDUCATION TOUR:
Greenbeats, Live!
a partnership with WHRO Public Media
SEASON 43 | 2021-2022
A Merry Little Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens, adapted by Mark Shanahan, directed by Tom Quaintance
The Thanksgiving Play
by Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Lakota), directed by Jessica Holt
Dreamgirls
music by Henry Krieger & Book by Tom Eyen, a co-production with NSU Theatre Company, directed by Anthony Stockard
Every Brilliant Thing
by Duncan Macmillan and Johnny Donahoe, directed by Tom Quaintance
EDUCATION TOUR:
Greenbeats, Live!
a partnership with WHRO Public Media
written by Skye Zentz and Meredith Noel, directed by Patrick Mullins
SEASON 42 | 2020-2021
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens, adapted by Patrick Mullins, directed by Patrick Mullins
How I Learned What I Learned
co-production with NSU Theatre Company
Dear Jack, Dear Louise →
by Ken Ludwig, directed by Seema Sueko
Hold These Truths →
by Jeanne Sakata, directed by Seema Sueko
The Earth Remembers, a Public Works Virginia co-production with NSU Theatre Company
SEASON 41 | 2019-2020
Guys and Dolls →
music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling & Abe Burrows, directed by Nicolas Minas
Detroit ‘67 →
by Dominique Morisseau, directed by Tom Jones
A Christmas Carol * →
by Charles Dickens, adapted by Patrick Mullins, directed by Marianne Savell
The Santaland Diaries * →
by David Sedaris, adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello, directed by Tom Quaintance
Sense & Sensibility →
by Kate Hamill based on the novel by Jane Austen, directed by Jessica Holt
The Legend of Georgia McBride →
by Matthew Lopez, directed by Bruce Warren
EDUCATION TOUR:
The Comedy of Errors
by William Shakespeare, adapted by Ryan Clemens, directed by Patrick Mullins
Season 40 | 2018-2019
Always…Patsy Cline →
by Ted Swindley, directed by Amy Jones
Our Town →
by Thornton Wilder, directed by Chris Hanna
A Christmas Carol * →
by Charles Dickens, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins
The Santaland Diaries * →
by David Sedaris, adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello, directed by Tom Quaintance
Fun Home →
by Allison Bechdel, Jeanine Tesori, and Lisa Kron, directed by Jessica Holt
Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye →
adapted by Lydia R. Diamond, directed by Khanisha Foster
Native Gardens →
by Karen Zacarías, directed by Tinashe Kajese-Bolden
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical →
book by Dennis Kelly, music & lyrics by Tim Minchin, directed by Tom Quaintance
Relatively Speaking →
by Alan Ayckbourn
The Secret Garden: A Concert Reading →
book and lyrics by Marsha Norman, music by Lucy Simon, based on the Novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, directed by Tom Quaintance
Miss Kitty’s House of Cosmic Love →
(an Immersive Theatre partnership with The Hermitage Museum and Gardens)
created by Patrick Mullins
The Tempest, a Public Works Virginia Production
EDUCATION TOUR:
Meet Mark Twain
by Ryan Clemens, directed by Ryan Clemens
The Tortoise and The Hare
adapted by Ryan Clemens
A.O.K.-The Acts of Kindness Game Show
by Ron Newman & Ryan Clemens, directed by Ron Newman
Season 39 | 2017-2018
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash →
created by Richard Maltby, Jr., conceived by William Meade, directed by Amy Jones
The Parchman Hour: Songs and Stories of the '61 Freedom Riders →
written and directed by Mike Wiley
A Christmas Carol * (new adaptation!) →
by Charles Dickens, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins
The Santaland Diaries * (mid-season late-night special) →
by David Sedaris, adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello, directed by Tom Quaintance
Pride & Prejudice →
by Jane Austen, adapted for the stage by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan, directed by Tom Quaintance
The Hound of the Baskervilles →
adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's novel by Steven Canny and John Nicholson, directed by Mark Shanahan
Disgraced →
by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Khanisha Foster
Crowns →
by Regina Taylor, adapted from the book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry, directed by Raelle Myrick-Hodges
Love Letters * →
(A Fundraising Event!) by A.R. Gurney, directed by Julie Fishell
The Dream Clinic
(an Immersive Theatre partnership with The Hermitage Museum and Gardens)
created by Patrick Mullins
EDUCATION TOUR:
Meet Mark Twain →
by Ryan Clemens, directed by Ryan Clemens
The Selfish Giant
by Oscar Wilde, adapted and directed by Ron Newman and Ryan Clemens
Healthy Fixin's with Apples & Oranges
by Ryan Clemens, directed by Ryan Clemens
Season 38 | 2016-2017
I Sing the Rising Sea →
book, music, & lyrics by Eric Schorr, directed by Chris Hanna
Oliver Twist →
by Charles Dickens, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins
A Christmas Carol * →
by Charles Dickens, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins
A Streetcar Named Desire →
by Tennessee Williams, directed by Chris Hanna
Venus In Fur →
by David Ives, directed by Jessica Holt
The Wiz →
book by William F. Brown, music & lyrics by Charlie Smalls, co-directed by Patrick Mullins & Anthony Stockard
The Reduced Shakespeare Company presents William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (Abridged) *
(co-produced with Virginia Arts Festival)
With Your Name Upon My Lips
(an Immersive Theatre partnership with The Hermitage Museum and Gardens)
created by Kat Martin
EDUCATION TOUR:
Meet Mark Twain →
by Ryan Clemens, directed by Ryan Clemens
The Selfish Giant
by Oscar Wilde, adapted and directed by Ron Newman
A.O.K.-The Acts of Kindness Game Show
by Ron Newman & Ryan Clemens, directed by Ron Newman
Season 37 | 2015-2016
Peter and the Starcatcher
by Rick Elice, based on the novel by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson, directed by Patrick Mullins
All My Sons
by Arthur Miller, directed by Chris Hanna
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins
The Hampton Years
by Jacqueline E. Lawton, directed by Chris Hanna
Grounded →
by George Brant, directed by Laley Lippard
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins
EDUCATION TOUR:
Meet Mark Twain
by Ryan Clemens, directed by Ryan Clemens
The Selfish Giant
by Oscar Wilde, adapted and directed by Ron Newman
A.O.K.-The Acts of Kindness Game Show
by Ron Newman & Ryan Clemens, directed by Ron Newman
Season 36 | 2014-2015
K2
by Patrick Meyers, directed by Edward Morgan
The Book Club
by Karen Zacarias, directed by Chris Hanna
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins
The Other Place
by Sharr White, directed by Chris Hanna
The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins
Breath & Imagination
by Daniel Beaty, directed by Saundra McLain
Moon Take Thy Flight *
(in Town Point Park) by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins, multi-disciplinary performance by various local artists
EDUCATION TOUR:
Meet Mark Twain
by Ryan Clemens, directed by Ryan Clemens
X-Out Bullying
by Ryan Clemens, directed by Ryan Clemens
Season 35 | 2013-2014
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald, adapted by Simon Levy, directed by Chris Hanna
The Woman in Black
by Stephen Mallatratt, based on the novel by Susan Hill, directed by Peter Moore
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins
The Honky Tonk Angels
by Ted Swindley, directed by Patrick Mullins
The Mountaintop
by Katori Hall, directed by Derrick Sanders
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
by Terrance McNally, directed by Chris Hanna,
The Tempest *
(in Townepoint Park) by William Shakespeare, directed by Patrick Mullins
EDUCATION TOUR:
The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins
The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins,
Meet Mark Twain
by Ryan Clemons, directed by Ryan Clemens
X Out Bullying
by Ryan Clemens, directed by Patrick Mullins
Season 34 | 2012-2013
Fences
by August Wilson, directed by Derrick Sanders
The Comfort Team
by Deborah Brevoort, directed by Chris Hanna
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted by VSC, directed by Patrick Mullins,
Frog Kiss
book & lyrics by Charles Leipart, music By Eric Schorr, based on the novella The Frog Prince – A Fairy Tale for Consenting Adults by Stephen Mitchell, directed by Kenneth L. Roberson
The Whipping Man
by Matthew Lopez, directed by Jasson Minadakis
The Odd Couple
by Neil Simon, directed by Patrick Mullins
Swingtime Salute *
(on the deck of the Battleship Wisconsin) book by Patrick Mullins, directed by Patrick Mullins
EDUCATION TOUR:
Virginia’s History
by E. Gray Simons III, directed by E. Gray Simons III
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins
Meet Mark Twain
by Ryan Clemons, directed by Patrick Mullins
X-Out Bullying
by Ryan Clemens, directed by Patrick Mullins
Season 33 | 2011-2012
God of Carnage
by Yasima Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, directed by Chris Hanna
RED
by John Logan, directed by Chris Hanna
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted by VSC, directed by Patrick Mullins,
Black Pearl Sings!
by Frank Higgins, directed by Patrick Mullins
Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller, directed by Chris Hanna
The Fantasticks
book & lyrics by Tom Jones, music by Harvey Schmidt, directed by Jose Zayas
Screwtape Letters *
(one-week run, co-presented with Virginia Arts Festival) by C.S. Lewis, adapted by Jeff Fiske & Max McLean
Swingtime Salute *
(on the deck of the Battleship Wisconsin) book by Patrick Mullins, directed by Patrick Mullins,
EDUCATION TOUR:
Aesop’s Network
by E. Gray Simons III, directed by E. Gray Simons III
Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins
Meet Mark Twain
by Ryan Clemens, directed by Ailish Riggs
Season 32 | 2010-2011
The Diary of Anne Frank
by Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett, adapted by Wendy Kesselman, directed by Chris Hanna
The New Pink
by Chris Hanna, directed by Chris Hanna
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted by VSC, directed by Patrick Mullins
SCKBSTD
by Bruce Hornsby, music & lyrics by Bruce Hornsby, lyrics by Chip deMatteo, book by Clay McLeod Chapman, directed by John Rando
The Last Five Years
written and composed by Jason Robert Brown, directed by Patrick Mullins
Radio Golf
by August Wilson, directed by Derrick Sanders
EDUCATION TOUR:
Mystery Sideshow – History’s Mysteries Revealed
by E. Gray Simons III, directed by E. Gray Simons III
Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins
Meet Mark Twain
by Ryan Clemens, directed by Ailish Riggs
Season 31 | 2009-2010
Alive and Well
by Kenny Finkle, directed by Chris Hanna
/romeo&juliet//
by William Shakespeare, directed by Patrick Mullins
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted by VSC, directed by Patrick Mullins
Billy Bishop Goes to War
written and composed by John Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson, directed by Edward Morgan
Around the World in 80 Days
adapted by Mark Brown from a novel by Jules Verne, directed by Patrick Mullins
A Raisin in the Sun
by Lorraine Hansbury, directed by Chris Hanna
The Reduced Shakespeare Company presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) *
(one-week run co-produced with Virginia Arts Festival) by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor
EDUCATION TOUR:
Hansel and Gretel’s Grimm Tale
by E. Gray Simons III and Tara M. Franklin, directed by E. Gray Simons III
Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins
Season 30 | 2008-2009
My Fair Lady
by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, directed and musically directed by Amanda Dehnert
Centennial Casting
by Gino DiIorio and Nancy Bleemer, directed by Chris Hanna
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted by VSC, directed by Patrick Mullins
A Moon For the Misbegotten
by Eugene O’Neill, directed by Edward Morgan
Line in the Sand
by Chris Hanna, directed by Timothy Douglas
Ella
by Jeffrey Hatcher, Rob Ruggiero, and Dyke Garrison, directed by Rob Ruggiero
EDUCATION TOUR:
1,001 Arabian Nights – The Story of Aladdin
by Dominic Danza, directed by Patrick Mullins
Romeo & Juliet
by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins
Season 29 | 2007-2008
Doubt
by John Patrick Shanley, directed by Chris Hanna
Man of La Mancha
by Dale Wasserman, Mitch Lee, and Joe Darion, directed by Amanda Dehnert
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted by VSC, directed by Patrick Mullins
The Piano Lesson
by August Wilson, directed by Regge Life
The Poetry of Pizza
by Deborah Brevoort, directed by Patrick Mullins
Hank Williams: Lost Highway
by Randal Myler and Mark Harelik, directed by Edward Morgan
Lost in the Stars *
(three performance run at the Attucks Theatre, co-produced with Virginia Arts Festival and Opera Theatre Pittsburgh) by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson
EDUCATION TOUR:
The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins
Romeo & Juliet
by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Patrick Mullins
Season 28 | 2006-2007
Crowns
by Regina Taylor, directed by José Zayas
The Elephant Man
by Bernard Pomerance, directed by Chris Hanna
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted by VSC, directed by Patrick Mullins
Indoor/Outdoor
by Kenny Finkle, directed by Kevin Moriarty
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee, directed by Edward Morgan
King Lear – The Storm At Home
by Chris Hanna, based on William Shakespeare’s King Lear
The Reduced Shakespeare Company presents The Complete History of America (Abridged) *
(one-week run co-produced with Virginia Arts Festival) by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor
EDUCATION TOUR:
The Fisherman and His Wife
by Larry and Vivian Snipes, directed by Patrick Mullins
Season 27 | 2005-2006
The Taste Test
by Frank Higgins, directed by Chris Hanna
Rounding Third
by Richard Dresser, directed by Charles Towers
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted by David McCann, directed by Neal Easterling
Intimate Apparel
by Lynn Nottage, directed by Jane Page
Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck, directed by Chris Hanna
Contact
by Susan Stroman and John Weidman, directed by Tome Cousins
The Reduced Shakespeare Company presents All the Great Books (Abridged) *
(one-week run co-produced with Virginia Arts Festival) by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor
EDUCATION TOUR:
Wiley and the Hairy Man
fable by Jack Stokes, adapted for the stage by Alice Molter, directed by Neal Easterling
Season 26 | 2004-2005
Private Lives
by Noel Coward, directed by Emma Griffin
Yellowman
by Dael Orlandersmith, directed by Ron OJ Parson
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted by David McCann, directed by Aaron Cabell
Driving Miss Daisy
by Alfred Uhry, directed by Jane Page
Vincent in Brixton
by Nicholas Wright, directed by Anthony Powell
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by Timothy Mason, directed by David Doersch
EDUCATION TOUR:
The Garden of Rikki Tikki Tavi
by Y York, adapted from the story by Rudyard Kipling, directed by Neal Easterling
Danny, King of the Basement
by David S. Craig, directed by Craig A. Miller
Season 25 | 2003-2004
Constant Star
by Tazewell Thompson, directed by Tazewell Thompson
Amadeus
by Peter Shaffer, directed by Michael Donald Edwards
Greetings!
by Tom Dudzick, directed by Charlie Hensley
The Drawer Boy
by Michael Healey, directed by Charlie Hensley
Talley’s Folly
by Lanford Wilson, directed by Fontaine Syer
EDUCATION TOUR:
The Story of Jumping Mouse
by Casey Sams, directed by Neal Easterling
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
by Kevin Henkes, adapted by Kevin Kling, directed by Jennifer Woolley
Season 24 | 2002-2003
Vaudeville
by Laurence Carr, directed by Chris Clavelli
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
by Edward Albee, directed by Charlie Hensley
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted by David McCann, directed by Russell Vandenbroucke
2 Pianos 4 Hands
by Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt, directed by Bruce Sevy
Looking Over the President’s Shoulder
by James Still, directed by James Still
The Glass Menagerie
by Tennessee Williams, directed by Charlie Hensley
EDUCATION TOUR:
Amelia Earhart
by Kathryn Shultz Miller, directed by Jill Sanderson
A Promise is a Promise
by Robert Munsch and Michael Kusugak, directed by Casey Sams
Season 23 | 2001-2002
Brighton Beach Memoirs
by Neil Simon, directed by Bob Moss
A Streetcar Named Desire
by Tennessee Williams, directed by Charlie Hensley
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted by David McCann, directed by Ron Nakahara
Proof
by David Auburn, directed by Russell Vandenbroucke
Blues in the Night
by Sheldon Epps, directed by Patricia Wilcox
Rough Crossing
by Tom Stoppard, directed by Chris Clavelli
EDUCATION TOUR:
Tales of the Shimmering Sky
by Casey Sams, directed by Marty Johnson
A Thousand Cranes
by Kathryn Shultz Miller, directed by Casey Sams
Always…Patsy Cline
by Ted Swindley, directed by Charlie Hensley
Season 22 | 2000-2001
Art
by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, directed by Lillian Garrett-Groag
Born Yesterday
by Garson Kanin, directed by Robert Moss
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted by David McCann, directed by Charlie Hensley
Dinner with Friends
by Donald Margulies, directed by Charlie Hensley
Eleanor: Her Secret Journey
by Rhoda Lerman, directed by John Tillinger
Over the Tavern
by Tom Dudzick, directed by Rosemary Newcott
Anansi Yarns and Brer Rabbit
by Casey Sams, directed by Kenton Yeager
Shakespeare Alive!
by Childs and Daly, directed by Casey Sams
Season 21 | 1999-2000
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
by Alfred Uhry, directed by Charlie Hensley
Blues for an Alabama Sky
by Pearl Cleage, directed by Aaron Cabell
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted by David McCann, directed by Charlie Hensley
The Lonesome West
by Martin McDonagh, directed by Charlie Hensley
Golf with Alan Shepard
by Carter W. Lewis, directed by Lillian Garrett-Groag
Othello
by William Shakespeare, directed by Charlie Hensley
The Dreamkeeper
directed by Kenton Yeager
The Emperors New Clothes
directed by Jennifer Scott McNair
Season 20 | 1998-1999
Pump Boys and Dinettes
by John Foley, Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann, directed by Jason Edwards
Travels with my Aunt
by Graham Greene, Adapted by Giles Havergal, directed by Michael Lasswell
Nobody Lonesome for Me
by Lanie Robertson, directed by Charlie Hensley
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted by David McCann, directed by Charlie Hensley
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
by Martin McDonagh, directed by Jeannette Lambermont
Falsettos
by William Finn and James Lapine, directed by Charlie Hensley
The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde, directed by Charlie Hensley
Africa Explains
directed by Marty Johnson
Season 19 | 1997-1998
Appalachian Strings
by Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman, directed by Randal Myler
A Delicate Balance
by Edward Albee, directed by Charlie Hensley
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted by David McCann, directed by Charlie Hensley
The Foreigner
by Larry Shue, directed by Dennis Lee Delaney
The Old Settler
by John Henry Redwood, directed by Harold Scott
Dames At Sea
by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller, music by Jim Wise, directed by Scott Schwartz
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare, music by Felix Mendelssohn, directed by Paul Barnes
New Kid
directed by Marty Johnson
Pinocchio
directed by Marty Johnson
Season 18 | 1996-1997
The Mystery of Irma Vep
by Charles Ludlam, directed by Chris Clavelli
Snapshots
by Michael Scheman and David Stern, music by Stephen Schwartz, directed by Michael Scheman
A Christmas Carol *
by Charles Dickens, adapted by David McCann, directed by Charlie Hensley
Terra Nova
by Ted Tally, directed by Charlie Hensley
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare, directed by Charlie Hensley
Always…Patsy Cline
by Ted Swindley, directed by Ted Swindley
The Oldest Story Ever Told
by David F. Elliot, directed by Jefferson Lindquist
Season 17 | 1995-1996
Blithe Spirit
by Noel Coward, directed by Charlie Hensley
Once on this Island
by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty, directed by Gerry McIntyre
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare, directed by Charlie Hensley
A Penny for the Guy
by Lanie Robertson, directed by Charlie Hensley
Deathtrap
by Ira Levin, directed by Dex Edwards
The Belle of Amherst
by William Luce, directed by Jefferson Lindquist
Season 16 | 1994-1995
Dirt
by Bruce Gooch, directed by Andrew Traister
Peter Pan
by James Barrie, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, directed by Bonnie Walker
Sea Marks
by Gardner McKay, directed by Charlie Hensley
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
by Lanie Robertson, directed by Jefferson Lindquist
Love Letters
by A.R. Gurney, directed by Ted Weiant
A Perfect Ganesh
by Terrance McNally, directed by Charlie Hensley
Season 15 | 1993 – 1994
Sleuth
by Anthony Shaffer, directed by Charlie Hensley
Side by Side
by Ned Sherrin, music by Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers, Richard Rodgers, Jule Styne, directed by Charlie Hensley
My Children! My Africa!
by Athol Fugard, directed by Charlie Hensley
On the Verge
by Eric Overmyer, directed by Jeannette Lambermont
Alfred Stieglitz Loves O’Keeffe
by Lanie Robertson, directed by Charlie Hensley
Lend Me a Tenor
by Ken Ludwig, directed by George Black
Season 14 | 1992-1993
The Lion in Winter
by James Goldman, directed by Tom Gardner
From the Mississippi Delta
by Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland, directed by Seret Scott
The Immigrant
by Mark Harelick, directed by Tom Gardner
Pump Boys and Dinettes
by Jim Wann, et al., directed by Jason Edwards
Season 13 | 1991-1992
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
by Edward Albee, directed by Charles Towers
Ain’t Misbehavin’
by Richard Maltby, Jr, directed by Marsha Milgrom Dodge
Arms and the Man
by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Christopher Hanna
Broadway Bound
by Neil Simon, directed by Tom Gardner
Season 12 | 1990-1991
Wedding Band
by Alice Childress, directed by Charles Towers
The Rainmaker
by N. Richard Nash, directed by Christopher Hanna
Waiting for Godot
by Samuel Beckett, directed by Charles Towers
Otherwise Engaged
by Simon Gray, directed by Charles Towers
Billy Bishop Goes to War
by John Gray and Eric Peterson, directed by Dennis Rosa
Season 11: 1989-1990
The Road to Mecca
by Athol Fugard, directed by Jodi McAuliffe
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett, adapted by Marsha Norman, lyrics by Lucy Simon, directed by R.J. Cutler
T Bone N Weasel
by Jon Klein, directed by Chris Hanna
Speed the Plow
by David Mamet, directed by Charles Towers
Fences
by August Wilson, directed by Tazewell Thompson
Fairy Tales of New York
by J.P. Donleavy, directed by Charles Towers
Season 10 | 1988-1989
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
translated and adapted by Christopher Hampton, directed by Charles Towers
American Buffalo
by David Mamet, directed by Charles Towers
Fossey
by Lois Meredith, directed by Pamela Berlin
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare, directed by Charles Towers
Top Girls
by Caryl Churchill, directed by Chris Hanna
A Walk in the Woods
by Lee Blessing, directed by Chris Hanna
Season 9 | 1987-1988
Ah, Wilderness!
by Eugene O’Neill, directed by Chris Hanna
Glengarry Glen Ross
by David Mamet, directed by Charles Towers
Salt-water Moon
by David French, directed by Charles Towers
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
adapted by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman, music and lyrics by Jacques Brel, directed by Gregory S. Hurst
Play Yourself
by Harry Kondoleon, directed by Christ Hanna
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
by August Wilson, directed by Israel Hicks
Season 8 | 1987
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
by Tennessee Williams, directed by Charles Towers (opened February 1987, after the end of the Wells Theatre renovations)
The Frontiers of Farce: The Purging and The Singer
by George Feydeau and Franz Wedekind, adapted by Peter Barnes, directed by Charles Towers
Haut Gout
by Allen Havis, directed by Chris Hanna
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare, directed by Charles Towers
Season 7: 1985 -1986
The Beastly Beautitudes of Balthazar B
by J.P. Donleavy, directed by Charles Towers
Master Harold…and the Boys
by Athol Fugard, directed by Alex Dmitriev
Painting Churches
by Tina Howe, directed by Jamie Brown
Wetter than Water
by Deborah Pryor, directed by Charles Towers
Jitters
by David French, directed by Pamela Berlin
The Glass Menagerie
by Tennessee Williams, directed by Chris Hanna
Billy Bishop Goes to War
by John Gray and Eric Peterson, directed by Mitchell Ivers (closed April 1986, then Company started Wells Theatre renovation)
Season 6 | 1984-1985
Amadeus
by Peter Shaffer, directed by Charles Towers
Husbandry
by Patrick Tovatt, directed by Jamie Brown
Taking Steps
by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Alex Dmitriev
The Mound Builders
by Lanford Wilson, directed by Charles Towers
Morocco
by Alan Havis, directed by Chris Hanna
Crimes of the Heart
by Beth Henley, directed by Charles Towers
Season 5 | 1983-1984
Island
by Peter Link, Brent Nicholson, Joe Bravco, and Larry Rosler, directed by Peter Link
Betrayal
by Harold Pinter, directed by Charles Towers
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens, adapted by Jamie Brown, directed by Jamie Brown
Artichoke
by Joanna M. Glass, directed by Jamie Brown
The Night of the Iguana
by Tennessee Williams, directed by Charles Towers
A Lesson from Aloes
by Athol Fugard, directed by Bill Partlan
The Dining Room
by A.R. Gurney, directed by Jamie Brown
True West
by Sam Shepard, directed by Charles Towers
Season 4 | 1982-1983
Talley’s Folly
by Lanford Wilson, directed by Michael Hankins
The Crucible
by Arthur Miller, directed by Robert Tolan
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens, adapted by Michael Hankins, directed by Michael Hankins
Vanities
by Jack Heifner, directed by Robert W. Tolan
High Rolling
by Robert Litz, directed by Michael Hankins
Tiovivo
by Mary G. St. Cloud, directed by Robert Tolan
The Hazard County Wonder
by Bruce Payton, directed by Michael Hankins
Tartuffe
by Moliere, adapted by Richard Wilbur, directed by Israel Hicks
Charlotte Sweet
by Gerald Jay Markie and Michael Colby, directed by Edward Stone
Season 3 | 1981-1982
The Gin Game
by D.L. Coburn, directed by Robert Tolan
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens, adapted by Barbara Fields, directed by Michael Hankins
Therese Raquin
by Stephen William, directed by Stephen William
Leavings
by Michael Richey, directed by Robert Tolan
Whatever Become of Love?
by Ed Meyerson, directed by Stephen William
Strider
by Mark Rozovsky, directed by Lynne Gannaway
Charley’s Aunt
by Brandon Thomas, directed by Michael Hankins
Gemini
by Albert Innaurato, directed by Robert Tolan
Season 2 | 1980-1981
On Golden Pond
by Ernest Thompson, directed by Patrick Tovatt
Mrs. Warren’s Profession
by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Patrick Tovatt
Classic Comics: The Flying Doctor, The Ridiculous Young Ladies
by Moliere, directed by Patrick Tovatt
Buried Child
by Sam Shepard, directed by Jackson Phippin
The Incredible Murder of Cardinal Tosca
by Alden Nowlan and Walter Learning, directed by Patrick Tovatt
Luann Hampton Laverty Oberlander
by Preston Jones, directed by Israel Hicks
Hot Grog
by Jim Wann and Bland Simpson, directed by Patrick Tovatt
Season 1 | 1980
Relatively Speaking
by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Patrick Tovatt
Count Dracula
by Ted Tiller, directed by Patrick Tovatt
The Miracle Worker
by William Gibson, directed by Patrick Tovatt
Sizwe Banzi is Dead
by Athol Fugard, John Kani, Winston Nishona, directed by Israel Hicks
I Do! I Do!
by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, directed by Patrick Tovatt