2017 Shows

  • Resistance Radio

    Written by: H.G. Wells (Adapted for radio by Orson Welles); Shirley Jackson (Adapted for radio by Ernest Kinney); Ray Bradbury (Adapted for radio by George Lefferts)
    Directed by: Amy White
    October 19-21, 2017
    First Street Community Center Uptown Theatre

    Featuring Radio Plays: War of the Worlds, The Lottery & There Will Come Soft Rains. These three (in)famous radio scripts come to life on stage.

  • The Frogs

    Written by Stephen Sondheim, Burt Shevelove…and Aristophanes
    Directed by Grant Freeman
    July 20-23, 2017
    First Street Community Center Uptown Theatre

    Dionysus, has lost faith in mankind. He decides that the only solution is to travel to Hades with his loyal servant, Xanthias, to bring back his favorite writer--George Bernard Shaw--whose writing will inspire mankind to end their foolish battle. Hilarity ensues, as Dionysos receives advice on how to man-up from his half-brother Herakles and faces his biggest fear in the River Styx...frogs! Once in Hades, Dionysos must turn a blind eye to the fine women and fine wine and complete his mission. Tensions rise as Shaw takes on William Shakespeare in a fierce battle of words, with the winner being awarded the honor of reincarnation.

  • Middletown

    Written by: Will Eno
    Directed by: Joseph Williams
    March 9-12, 2017
    First Street Community Center Uptown Theatre

    As a friendship develops between longtime resident John Dodge and new arrival Mary Swanson, the lives of the inhabitants of Middletown intersect in strange and poignant ways in a journey that takes them from the local library to outer space and points between.