Mainstage

Every Christmas Story Ever Told

Three actors, in what starts out as a pared-down version of the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, stage a mutiny and, in an effort to breathe new life into an old tradition, attempt to tell “Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and then some!).” Along the way, we are provided with factoids about Christmas traditions from around the world, watch a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade go horribly wrong, and hear every Christmas Carol ever written in 90 seconds…READ MORE.

The Turn of the Screw
by Jeffrey Hatcher from the story by Henry James
Oct 6-Oct 22, 2011 at 7:30pm

A young governess journeys to a lonely English manor to care for two recently orphaned children. But she is not their first governess.

She begins to see the specters of their previous caretakers haunting the children, and she must find a way to stop the fiends before it is too late.
But one frightening question tortures the would-be heroine: Are the ghosts real, or are they a product of her fevered imagination? >>>READ MORE

Honky Tonk Angels, presented by DeJaVu
By Ted Swindely
March 24-April 16 at 7:30 p.m. * $30

The perfect follow up to Always … Patsy Cline. Country classic combined with a story about three good ole gals who follow their dreams to Nashville. Songs include Stand By Your Man, Coal Mine’s Daughter, 9 to 5, and Harper Valley PTA. “You’ll have to step on your toes to keep them from tapping.” –Asheville Times News

Matt & Ben
By Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers
April 21-30 at 7:30 p.m. * $25

Matt & Ben depicts its Hollywood golden boys – before J-Lo, before Gwyneth, before “Project Greenlight,” before Oscar…before anyone actually gave a damn. When the screenplay for Good Will Hunting drops mysteriously from the heavens, the boys realize they’re being tested by a Higher Power. “Absolutely delightful and deliciously spiteful! Sharp and clever, Matt & Ben succeeds!” raved The New York Times

Around the World in 80 Days
A Comedy/Adventure by Mark Brown
Adapted from the original by Jules Verne
June 16-July 30 at 7:30 p.m. * $25

This theatrical journey follows Phileas Fogg and his servant, Passepartout, as they set out to beat the clock in a race around the world. Five actors portray 39 characters from this classic novel, in an adaptation that’s been called “ingenious and imaginative” and “a ton of fun for all ages.”

The Turn of the Screw
Adapted by Jeffery Hatcher
From the novella by Henry James
October 6 -22 at 7:30 p.m. * $25

This gripping ghost story tells the chilling tale of a young governess who is hired to care for a charming bachelor ‘s niece and nephew. As it unfolds in a grand Victorian mansion in the English countryside, sinister events place lives in jeopardy.

Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)
By Michael Carlton, James FitzGerald, and John K. Alvarez
November 25-December 30 at 7:30 p.m. * $25

Back for an encore performance, a Christmas mutiny leads to holiday hilarity.