The Producers

September 12-28, 2008

Book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan

Music & Lyrics by Mel Brooks

From the imagination of Mel Brooks comes this multi-Tony Award winning musical. Max Bialystock used to be a great producer but lately, not so much. When his accountant Leo Bloom suggests they could make more money with a flop than with a hit, a merry race starts to produce Springtime for Hitler, the worst musical ever written, directed by the worst director ever, and sure to close on opening night. They hope!

Sponsored by Sunflower Bank

Audition Schedule:  June 29-30, July 7-8, 2008

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Wait Until Dark

October 24-November 8, 2008

By Frederick Knott

The classic American thriller! A blind woman, a devious villain, and a drug-filled doll become tangled together in this suspenseful mystery. Suzy, a recently blinded woman, must outsmart Roat, a killer who has convinced her that her husband is accused of murder. One of the most exciting scenes in theatre takes place when Suzy and Roat square off in a darkened apartment. You’ll scream with delight!

Sponsored by Exline, Inc. & Kennedy and Coe, LLC

Audition Schedule:  August 24-25, 2008

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Our Christmas Memories

December 4-14, 2008

A perfect start to the holiday season for your entire family. This original musical will take the best and most poignant memories from you, your family, and our family to create a magic evening of music and dance. Some of the most talented performers in the area will sing and dance their way through your holiday favorites, evoking the best of what this special time of year means to all of us.

Sponsored by Saint Francis Community Services & Bennington State Bank

Audition Schedule:  October 12-13, 2008

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Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

February 13-March 1, 2009

Book by Hugh Wheeler, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Most recently an award-winning movie starring Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd is a brilliant musical that tells the tale of Benjamin Barker, a wrongly-imprisoned barber who seeks revenge on those who tore him from his family. Posing as Sweeney Todd, he meets his match in conniving pie maker, Mrs. Lovett. Together, they delight audiences in this rollicking musical tale of vengeance. Find out who lives to see the end in Sweeney Todd!

Sponsored by Philips Lighting

Audition Schedule:  December 7-8, 2008

ADDED AUDITIONS: Dec. 14-15, 2008

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The Spring Thing

March 13-15, 2009

Our 2008 production of Performers on Pop was so well-received that we’re creating another springtime entertainment. Many of your favorite SCT performers will return to delight you and relieve the long winter doldrums. This year’s show will include numbers from SCT’s upcoming season, favorites from the past, and new hits from current Broadway smashes. You won’t want to miss it!

Sponsored by Coldwell Banker & Bennington State Bank

Audition Schedule:  January 18-19, 2009

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Steel Magnolias

April 10-25, 2009

By Robert Harling

The action is set in Truvy's beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are "anybody" come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town's rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, ("I'm not crazy, I've just been in a bad mood for forty years"); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M'Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a "good ole boy." Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.

Sponsored by Wachovia Securities and First Bank Kansas

Audition Schedule:  February 15-16, 2009

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42nd Street

June 12-28, 2009

Music by Harry Warren, Lyrics by Al Dubin

Book by Michael Stewart & Mark Bramble

Here’s the original “backstage” musical adapted from the award-winning movie. Peggy Sawyer, a wide-eyed dancer from the Midwest comes to New York to work on the Great White Way. She gets cast, then fired, then rehired, only to find herself thrust into the leading lady role on opening night! Watch our stars tap their way into your hearts in this sensational ode to Broadway musicals.

Sponsored by Bank of Tescott

Audition Schedule:  April 19-20, 2009

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