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SEPTEMBER 12 - OCTOBER 18, 2009

“SECRETS OF A SOCCER MOM”
By Kathleen Clark
Directed by Donald Shenk

“There’s a whole other game going on when moms get together on the sidelines.”

An ordinary day at a neighborhood soccer match becomes extraordinary as the competition ignites a group of moms in their fierce desire to recapture their spirit, humor and passion.

Starring:
Jennifer L. Davis, Tammy Taylor and Michelle Coyle

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APRIL 18 - MAY 24, 2009

“AND THE WINNER IS”
By Mitch Albom
Directed by Donald Shenk

Starring:
Dawn Alden, Fred Ochs, Ashley Palmer, Aleksandar Petko, Mike Pfaff and, Marc Siciliani

It is awards season in Hollywood when movie star Tyler Johnes (his agent suggested adding the “h”) wakes up in a strange bar where time has no meaning and nothing is as it seems. All Johnes wants is to get to the Oscars so he can accept the Best Supporting Actor award he thinks he so richly deserves, but the odd bartender named Seamus keeps throwing a wrench in the works. Unexpected appearances by his agent, his old acting partner, his well-endowed escort and his soon-to-be ex-wife further complicate Johnes' attempt to keep his date with destiny. Flavored with Albom's signature introspection, “And the Winner Is” has all the charm of “It's A Wonderful Life” for life in the fast lane.

Scenic Design and Technical Direction by Nadia Morgan
Lighting Design by Tiffany Lynn Williams
Sound Design by Ryan Poulson
Stage Management by Eric Stimes
Fight Choreography by Dawn Alden

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NOVEMBER 1 – 23, 2008

“THE MYSTERY PLAYS”
By Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Directed by Donald Shenk

This provocative drama follows its characters through two related stories involving a train wreck, a ghost and a family murder. Like the original medieval mystery plays, Aguirre-Sacasa’s play wrestles with the most profound of human ideas: the mysteries of death, the afterlife, religion, faith, and forgiveness—in a uniquely American way. The New York Times called it, “stylish and spine-tingling…and irresistible.

with Nick Birren, Petrea Burchard, Sara Ceballos, Justin Dew, Dariean Henderson, Michael Pfaff and Chad C. Wood

Scenic Design: Nadia Morgan
Lighting Design: Brandon Stirling Baker
Stage Manager: Eric Stimes

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“FACING EAST”
by Carol Lynn Pearson
Directed by Donald Shenk
with
Jonathan Edward Brown as Marcus
Toni Trenton as Ruth
Neil Miller as Alex

Meet the Cast

Ruth and Alex McCormick are an upstanding Mormon couple reeling from the suicide of their gay son. They’re stuck between the comfort of their faith and the unfamiliarity of their new reality when they meet their son’s partner, Marcus, for the first time. The Salt lake Tribune said, “Facing East is a tightly-wound domestic tragedy that dares to ask important questions about faith, death and survival.”

About the Playwright Carol Lynn Pearson

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APRIL 11 - MAY 4, 2008

“THE RUNNER STUMBLES”
by Milan Stitt
Directed by Donald Shenk

Look at "The Runner Stumbles"

A young nun has died under mysterious circumstances in a remote parish in northern Michigan, and her superior, Father Rivard, has been charged with her murder.  What led to the murder?  Was anything “improper” going on in this small up-country parish?  The true nature of God and love are at the heart of this searing drama.

Starring Lindsey Ginter as Father Rivard and Joanna Strapp as Sister Rita with Marie O’Donnell as Mrs. Shandig, Dennis Martin Clarke as the lawyer, Toby Felker, Jen Bailey as Erna, Kim Rome as Louise, Patrick Mulderrig as Amos, the prison guard, Alexander Wells as Monsignor Nelson and Craig Frank as the Prosecutor.

Production Design by Janne Larsen
Technical Direction by Eric Nolfo
Lighting Design by Tiffany Lynn Williams
Costumes Designed by Shon LeBlanc
Sound Designed by Jeff Teeter
Stage Manager: Carlo Pittaluga