2011-2012 Season
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music & Lyrics by William Finn
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Rachel Sheinkin. The story takes place at a spelling bee with “young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves.” The students learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser. The showis sure to have children of all ages laughing and enjoying the familiar experiences of growing up.
October 13-16, 20-23, 2011
The Importance of Being Earnest
By Oscar Wilde
One of Oscar Wilde’s most popular works, The Importance of Being Ernest, takes a humorous look at the social moors and traditions of Victorian England. The plot follows Algernon Moncrieff and Ernest Worthing, who lead lives that do not quite fit the mold of typical Victorian gentlemen. Bored with the mundane, they both lead double lives which lead to multiple love interests. Fraught with comedic confusion and wrought with pretentious irony, the characters learn a valuable lesson about when and where to take life seriously and when to throw caution to the wind and take chances. Indeed, each character ultimately learns the importance of being earnest when facing the very strict and stuffy traditions of society.
November 10-13, 17-20, 2011
AChristmas Carol
By Charles Dickens
Adapted by Kevin P. Kern
A Christmas Carol, the holiday classic, is back for its fifth season and has quickly become a Pensacola tradition. Join Scrooge, an old and bitter miser, as he is visited by four ghosts on Christmas Eve teaching him the importance of kindness and compassion in this wonderful play with music.
December 1-4, 8-11, 2011
Seussical!
Book by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Have you ever heard a Who you could not undo
or thought a Think you did not think could come true?
Well, dear friend, follow the path of JoJo who learns that halting your Thinks is a huge mistake: a big, fat no-no.
Hear the wise words of a benevolent elephant named Horton whose huge ears hear the cries and fears of even the smallest Cindy-Lou’s, and even you, too!
Discover the fun risks of a clever Cat in a silly hat that will help you think Thinks and do do’s more fun than naming one fish red and another blue,
or one one and the other two.
Just like the books, the musical Seussical, teaches all of us about the lessons of life, the importance of the people we meet, and the places we will go.
February 23-26, March 1-4 2012
The Laramie Project
By Moises Kaufman & the Members of Tectonic Theater Project
In 1998, members of the Tectonic Theatre Company spent time in Laramie, WY, following the murder of Matthew Shepard. Part play, part “documentary theatre”, The Laramie Project is a reenactment of the series of interviews conducted during their visit. The actors portray over sixty different characters based on the people of Laramie that had affiliation with or were affected by the tragedy. Balancing the different beliefs and perspectives of the community members and the portrayal of the media to show how a tragedy can at once be a personal event while at the same time causing a turmoil that can rock a city and nation. An eye-opening and brilliantly written play, The Laramie Project set in motion an inquisitive and necessary dialogue about the role of the media, the issue of homosexuality in America, and the effectiveness of the judicial system.
April 12-15, 18-22, 2012
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