Master Arts Theatre

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

Fall 1990
The Singer
by Calvin Miller
adaptation and lyrics by Stuart Scadron-Wattles

Fall 1991
The Great Divorce
by C.S.Lewis
edited by Peter W. Stine

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

Spring 1993
The Road to Emmaus
by James Forsyth

Fall 1993
Harper Lee's
To Kill a Mockingbird
dramatized by Christopher Sergel

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

Spring 1994
Spread Your Garment Over Me
written by Gillette Elvgren

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
&
The Actor's Nightmare
by Christopher Durang

Summer 1995
The Glass Menagerie
by Tennessee Williams

Children’s Production 1995
The Adventures of a Bear Called Paddington
by Alfred Bradley and Michael Bond

Christmas 1995
Charles Dickens'
A Christmas Carol
adapted for the stage by Craig McNair Wilson

Winter 1996
The Gallery
&
The Carnival
both one act plays by Chaim Potok

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

Youth Summer Stock 1996
Winnie-the-Pooh
dramatized by Kristin Sergel
from the stories of A.A. Milne
directed by Pris McDonald

Fall
The Music Man
book, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson
story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey

Christmas
Gian-Carlo Menotti's
Amahl and the Night Visitors

Winter
Moliere's
Tartuffe
translated by Donald M. Frame

Spring
William Nicholson's
Shadowlands
from the life of C.S. Lewis

Youth Summer Stock
Tim Kelly's adaptation of
Snow White

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

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

Winter
The Crucible
by Arthur Miller

Spring
William Shakespeare's
Twelfth Night

Youth Summer Stock
Legend of Pocahontas
by Vera Morris

Fall
Quilters
by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek

Christmas
Little Daylight
adapted by Katrryn R. Miller
from the original story by George MacDonald

Winter
Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand

Spring
The Boys Next Door
by Tom Griffin

Director’s Workshop
The Trip to Bountiful
by Horton Foote

Youth Summer Stock
Charlotte's Web
written by E.B. White
adapted by Joseph Robinette

Fall
Brigadoon
book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
music by Fredrick Loewe

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

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

Fall
Tom Sawyer
adapted by Master Arts Theatre from Mark Twain's novel
lyrics and music by Richard Sherman & Robert Sherman
  

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

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

Fall
Gilbert & Sullivan's
The Pirates of Penzance

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

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
  

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

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

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

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

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

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

Youth Summer Stock
Rapunzel
By Karen Boettcher-Tate

Acting Camp
I Never Saw Another Butterfly
by Celeste Raspanti

Things We Couldn't Say
The Diet Eman Story