Master Arts Theatre

Fall 1989
The Book of Job
arranged for the stage by Orlin Corey
designed by Irene Corey

Fall 1992
Fiddler on the Roof
Book by: Joseph Stein
Lyrics by: Sheldon Harnick
Music by: Jerry Bock
Based on Sholom Aleichem's stories by special permission of Arnold Perl
directed and choregraphed by Jerome Robbins

Spring 1993
The Road to Emmaus
by James Forsyth

Winter 1994
Things We Couldn't Say
script by Dr. James C. Schaap
directed by Pris McDonald

Spring 1994
Spread Your Garment Over Me
written by Gillette Elvgren
directed by Pris McDonald
music composed by Christopher Malendoski

Fall 1994
J.R.R. Tolkien's
The Hobbit
dramatized by Patricia Gray
directed by Pris McDonald

Winter 1995
Any Body For Tea?
by C.B. Gilford
directed by Randy Wyatt
assistant direction by Julie Kuhns
&
The Actor's Nightmare
by Christopher Durang
directed by Jeanne Leep

Summer 1995
The Glass Menagerie
by Tennessee Williams
directed by Randy Wyatt

Children’s Production Summer 1995
The Adventures of a Bear Called Paddington
by Alfred Bradley and Michael Bond
directed by Randy Wyatt and Pris McDonald

adapted for the stage by Craig McNair Wilson
directed by Pris McDonald
assistant direction by Randy Wyatt

Winter 1996
The Gallery
&
The Carnival
both one act plays by Chaim Potok
directed by Greg Bliss
assistant direction by Allan Allsup

Spring 1996
Robert Lewis Stevenson's
Treasure Island
adapted for stage by Ara Watson
directed by Randy Wyatt

Youth Summer Stock 1996
Winnie-the-Pooh
dramatized by Kristin Sergel
from the stories of A.A. Milne
directed by Pris McDonald
assistant direction by Terryl Berryman & Diane Lucar

Fall
The Music Man
book, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson
story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey
directed by Pris McDonald
musical direction by Mina DeWitt

Christmas
Gian-Carlo Menotti's
Amahl and the Night Visitors
directed by Pris McDonald
musical direction by Nancy Wallace Peters

Winter
Moliere's
Tartuffe
translated by Donald M. Frame
directed by Greg Bliss

Spring
William Nicholson's
Shadowlands
from the life of C.S. Lewis
directed by Pris McDonald

Youth Summer Stock
Tim Kelly's adaptation of
Snow White
directed by Pris McDonald & Greg Bliss

Fall
Smoke on the Mountain
Book by Constance Ray
Conceived by Alan Bailey
Musical Arrangements by Mike Craver and Mark Hardy
directed by Pris McDonald
musical direction by Don Roelofs

Christmas
It's a Wonderful Life
dramatized by James W. Rodgers
adapted from the film by Frank Capra
and the story by Philip VanDoren Stern
directed by Greg Bliss
assistant direction by Rachel Finan

Winter
The Crucible
by Arthur Miller
directed by Pris McDonald
assistant direction by Steve Ellens

Spring
William Shakespeare's
Twelfth Night
directed by Greg Bliss

Youth Summer Stock
Legend of Pocahontas
by Vera Morris
directed by Pris McDonald & Jeanne Leep

Fall
Quilters
by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek
directed by Pris McDonald
muiscal direction by Mina DeWitt

Christmas
Little Daylight
adapted by Katrryn R. Miller
from the original story by George MacDonald
directed by Pris McDonald
assistant direction by Jerry Post

Winter
Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand
directed by Pris McDonald

Spring
The Boys Next Door
by Tom Griffin
directed by Steve Ellens
assistant direction by Diane Lucar

Director’s Workshop
The Trip to Bountiful
by Horton Foote
directed by Walter Williams

Youth Summer Stock
Charlotte's Web
written by E.B. White
adapted by Joseph Robinette
directed by Pris McDonald and Hiedi Nibbelink

Fall
Brigadoon
book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
music by Fredrick Loewe
directed by Steve VanderArk
music direction by Greg Booth

Christmas
Little House Christmas at Plum Creek
based on "On the Banks of Plum Creek"
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
presented by arrangements with the copyright owner
the Estate of Roger L. MacBride
adapted for stage by Lisa Cordes
directed by Pris McDonald
assistant direction by Bruce Hoeker

Winter
Arsenic & Old Lace
by Joseph Kesselring

Spring
Our Town
by Thornton Wilder

Youth Summer Stock
The Spell of Sleeping Beauty
by Vera Morris

Fall
My Fair Lady
lyrics by Alan Lerner
music by Fredrick Loewe
adapted from George Bernard Shaw's play
and Gabrial Pascal's motion picture "Pygmalion"

Christmas
Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates
by Mary Mapes Dodge
adapted by Gayle Hudson and Bobbe Bramson

Winter
Charley's Aunt
by Brandon Thomas

Spring
Lamp at Midnight
by Barrie Stavis

Youth Summer Stock
The Emperor's New Clothes
adapted by Judith B. Kase

Season 6, 2001 – 02

Fall
Snoopy!!! - The Musical
based on the comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles Schulz
music by Larry Grossman, lyrics by Hal Hackady

Christmas
Little Women
written by Louisa May Alcott
adapted by Thomas Hischak

Winter
The Foreigner
by Larry Shue

Spring
Robert Fulghum's
All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten
conceived and adapted by Ernest Zulia
music and lyrics by David Caldwell

Youth Summer Stock
The Princess & The Pea
by Travis Tyre
directed by Walter Williams and Cassie Holmes

Fall
Tom Sawyer
adapted by Master Arts Theatre from Mark Twain's novel
lyrics and music by Richard Sherman & Robert Sherman
directed by Pris McDonald and Cassie Holmes
musical direction by Scott Bosscher
  

Christmas
Sanders Family Christmas
written by Connie Ray, conceived by Alan Bailey
musical arrangements by John Foley & Gary Fagin

Dinner Theatre
Robert Fulghum's
All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten
conceived and adapted by Ernest Zulia
music and lyrics by David Caldwell

Winter
A Raisin in the Sun
written by Lorraine Hansberry

Spring
Harvey
by Mary Chase

Youth Summer Stock
Winnie-the-Pooh
dramatized by Kristin Sergel
from the stories of A.A. Milne
directed by Walter Williams and Cassie Holmes

Fall
Gilbert & Sullivan's
The Pirates of Penzance
musical direction by Nancy Wallace Peters

Christmas
Charles Dickens'
A Christmas Carol
adapted by Craig McNair Wilson

Dinner Theatre
Gilbert & Sullivan's
The Pirates of Penzance

Winter
See How They Run
written by Phillip King

Spring
Driving Miss Daisy
by Alfred Uhry
  

Second Stage
The Sunshine Boys
written by Neil Simon

Youth Summer Stock
The Elves and the Shoemaker
adapted by Lori Phillips-Young
directed by Walter Williams and Cassie Holmes
  

Fall
Double Feature Melodramas:
Someone Save My Baby, Ruth
or Foil That Villain
by Billy St. John
and
The Pony Expresso
or The Villain Came to a Grinding Halt
by Rachel Davidson

Christmas
Sanders Family Christmas
written by Connie Ray, conceived by Alan Bailey
musical arrangements by John Foley & Gary Fagin

Dinner Theatre
Driving Miss Daisy
by Alfred Uhry

Winter
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
by James Prideaux

Spring
William Shakespeare's
Romeo and Juliet

Second Stage
September Bears
by Jeff Barker

Youth Summer Stock
The Fabulous Fable Factory
by Joseph Robinette
directed by Walter Williams and Cassie Holmes

Fall
Little House on the Prairie
with selected scenes from
Little House Christmas in Indian Territory
Based on Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Adapted by Pamela Sterling and Lisa Cordes

Christmas
It's a Wonderful Life
dramatized by James W. Rodgers
adapted from the film by Frank Capra
and the story by Philip VanDoren Stern

Teen Drama Class Presents
The Ransom of Emily Jane
by Carolyn Lane
based on O. Henry's "The Ransom of Red Chief"

Winter
Radio Drama:
The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells
an Alien Voices Production
adapted by John deLancie
from the script by Nat Segaloff and John deLancie
directed by Walter Williams
commercials composed and written by Richard Cerchia

Spring
The Book of Job
arranged for the stage by Orlin Corey
designed by Irene Corey

     
(Plus a Special Encore Performance
August 18 and 19, 2006)

Second Stage
Trap for a Lonely Man
a mystery by Robert Thomas
translated by Luciene Hill and John Sutro

Hudsonville Training Camp
Secret Agents in Disguise

Youth Summer Stock
The House at Pooh Corner
by A.A.Milne
adapted by Bettye Knapp

Fall
Cheaper by the Dozen
based on the book by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
dramatized by Christopher Sergel

Christmas
Robert Fulghum's
Uh-Oh Here Comes Christmas
based on the essays by the author of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
adapted by Ernest Zulia and David Caldwell

Winter
Curious Savage
by John Patrick

Teen Drama Class presents
The Wright Brother's First Flight
an Alien Voices Production
an original script by John de Lancie

Spring
Smoke on the Mountain
Book by Constance Ray
Conceived by Alan Bailey
Musical Arrangements by Mike Craver and Mark Hardy

Second Stage
Juliet
performer by Melissa Hawkins
written by Andras Visky
directed by Christopher Markle

Hudsonville Youth Production
Henry and Ramona
dramatized by Cynthis J. McGean
based on the books by Beverly Cleary

Youth Summer Stock
Rapunzel
By Karen Boettcher-Tate

Acting Camp
I Never Saw Another Butterfly
by Celeste Raspanti

Fall
Things We Couldn't Say
The Diet Eman Story

Christmas
The Homecoming
written by Earl Hamner, Jr.
the book that inspired The Walton's TV show

Winter
Agatha Christie's
Witness for the Prosecution
    

Spring
Father of the Bride
by Caroline Francke

Second Stage
10x10x10
An evening of 10 minutes plays
each by a different director

While the Auto Waits
Story by O' Henry
dramatized by Nikki Harmon
directed by Jeff Veley

Prime Time
by Leon Kaye
directed by Walter Williams

Baggage Claim
by Leslie Koppenhaver
directed by Tim Cerchia

Family Secrets
by Phillip Vassallo
directed by Matthew Gommesen

Mary Had a Little Ham
book written by Margie Palatini
directed by Cassie Williams

Love Even Those Enemies
by Walter Williams
directed by Russ VanAllen

Good Sports
by Mike Willis
directed by Joe Prewitt

Hudsonville Youth Production
Charlotte's Web
adapted by Joseph Robinette
based on the book by E. B. White

Youth Summer Stock
Cinderella, the World's Favorite Fairy Tale
by Lowell Swortzell

Fall
Jane Austen's
Sense and Sensibility
adaptation by Ashley J Barnard

Christmas
Meet Me In St. Louis
Songs by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Based on “The Kensington Stories” by Sally Benson
and the MGM motion picture “Meet Me In St. Louis”


Winter
Solid Gold Cadillac
by Howard Teichmann and George S. Kaufman

Winter Youth Production
Doctor Dolittle
by Hugh Lofting
dramatized by Olga Fricker

Spring
C.S. Lewis’
Screwtape Letters
adapted by Nigel Forde
Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing
and the C.S. Lewis Company
(Plus a Special Encore Performance
July 30 - August 2, 2009)

Second Stage
Driving Miss Daisy
by Alfred Uhry

Hudsonville Youth Production
Jungle Book
based on the story by Rudyard Kipling
adapted by Vera Morris

Youth Summer Stock
The Reluctant Dragon
based on the story by Kenneth Grahame
adapted by George C. Fosgate

Fall
I Remember Mama
adapted from Kathryn Forbes' Mama's Bank Account
by John Van Druten

Christmas
A Little Princess
adapted by John Vreeke
from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Dessert Theatre
A Woman Called Truth
by Sandra Fenichel Asher

Winter
Death by Chocolate
by Paul Freed

Winter Youth Production
Charlotte's Web
adapted by Joseph Robinette
based on the book by E. B. White

Spring
Joyful Noise
by Tim Slover

Hudsonville Youth Production
Tom Sawyer
from the stories by Mark Twain
adapted by Ric Averill

Youth Summer Stock
Winnie the Pooh
dramatized by Kristin Sergel
from the stories of A.A. Milne

Fall
Anne of Green Gables
a musical
from the novel by L.M. Montgomery
adapted by Donald Harron
lyrics by Donald Harron and Norman Campbell
music by Norman Campbell
directed by Cathy VanLopik
musical direction by Randy Burghart

Christmas
A Christmas Carol
adapted by Craig McNair Wilson
directed by Walter Riegler

Hudsonville Production
Cheaper by the Dozen
based on the book by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
dramatized by Christopher Sergel
directed by Walter Williams

Mystery Dessert Theatre
The Cat Screamed at Midnight
by Jack Pachuta

 Winter
Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming
Book by Constance Ray
Conceived by Alan Bailey
Musical Arrangements by Mike Craver
directed by Pris McDonald

Belles on Their Toes
based on the book by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
dramatized by William Roos
directed by Brian Stefon

Spring
Harper Lee's
To Kill a Mockingbird
dramatized by Christopher Sergel
directed by Pris McDonald

Hudsonville Production
September Bears
by Jeff Barker
directed by Walter Williams

Arsenic and Old Lace
by Joseph Kesselring
directed by Terry Jolink

Hudsonville Youth Production
Robert Louis Stevensen's
Treasure Island
adapted by Dan Neidermyer
directed by Cassie Williams and Cole Groot

Youth Summer Stock
The Emperor's New Clothes
adapted by Judith B. Kase
directed by Walter Williams and Cathy VanLopik