Marriage is Murder
OCT 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18
Ex-spouses Paul and Polly Butler write murder mysteries together. They act out the crimes in Paul’s apartment: poisoned chocolates and lethal martinis, alibis and fingerprints, bodies in a trunk and bodies all tied up, daggers, guns and even an axe all contribute to the hilarity. Nobody gets hurt, but their egos take some hits as they find that their marriage was mixed up with their work. There are many fast-paced comic twists as they attempt to outdo and surprise each other and they learn that marriage, like murder, is in the details. The final witty complication is a real murder which they and the audience should have seen coming.
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Fridays & Saturdays @ 8:00pm | Sunday matinees @ 2:30pm
Adult: $22.00 | Seniors, College, Military: $19.00 | Students: $15.00 (Under age 18)
Marriage is Murder is staged by arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
The Bennett Agency presents...
Christmas BellesDEC 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13
It’s Christmas-time in Fayro, Texas, and the Futrelle Sisters—Frankie, Twink and Honey Raye—are not exactly in a festive mood. A cranky Frankie is weeks overdue with her second set of twins, Twink, recently jilted, is in jail for inadvertently burning down half the town, and hot-flash-suffering Honey Raye is desperately trying to keep the Christmas Program from spiraling into chaos. But things aren’t looking too promising: Miss Geneva, the ousted director of the previous 27 productions, is ruthless in her attempts to take over the show, the celebrity guest Santa Claus—played by Frankie’s long-suffering husband, Dub—is passing a kidney stone, and the entire cast is dropping like flies due to food poisoning from the Band Boosters’ Pancake Supper. And when Frankie lets slip a family secret that has been carefully guarded for decades, all hope for a successful Christmas program seems lost. But in true Futrelle fashion, the feuding sisters find a way to pull together in order to present a Christmas program the citizens of Fayro will never forget. A hilarious holiday journey through a misadventure-filled Christmas Eve!
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Fridays & Saturdays @ 8:00pm | Sunday matinees @ 2:30pm
Adult: $22.00 | Seniors, College, Military: $19.00 | Students: $15.00 (Under age 18)
Christmas Belles is staged by arrangement by the Dramatists Play Service.
American Public University presents...
Steel Magnolias
FEB5, 6, 7,12, 13, 14
Welcome to Truvy’s beauty salon, 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, 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 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.
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Fridays & Saturdays @ 8:00pm | Sunday matinees @ 2:30pm
Adult: $22.00 | Seniors, College, Military: $19.00 | Students: $15.00 (Under age 18)
Steel Magnolias is staged by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.
Bank of Charles Town presents...
Moon Over Buffalo
MAR 12, 13, 14,19, 20, 21
Comedy by Ken Ludwig
Rated PG
In the madcap comedy tradition of Lend Me a Tenor and A Comedy of Tenors, the hilarious Moon Over Buffalo centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s. Now, they’re playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in rep in Buffalo, New York with five actors.
On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by George’s dalliance with a young ingénue, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee, and if he likes what he sees, he might cast them in his movie remake of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that could go wrong does go wrong, abetted by a visit from their daughter’s clueless fiancé and hilarious uncertainty about which play they’re actually performing, caused by Charlotte’s deaf, old stage-manager mother who hates every bone in George’s body.
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Fridays & Saturdays @ 8:00pm | Sunday matinees @ 2:30pm
Adult: $22.00 | Seniors, College, Military: $19.00 | Students: $15.00 (Under age 18)
Moon Over Buffalo is staged by arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
Into the Woods
APR 23, 24, 25, 29, 30 | May 1 & 2
A musical fantasy by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim
RATED PG
James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone’s favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece... and a rare modern classic. The Tony Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching.
The story follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch’s curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone’s wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results.
Be sure to RESERVE the best seating by calling the Old Opera House BOX OFFICE at #304.725.4420 or
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Fridays & Saturdays @ 8:00pm | Sunday matinees @ 2:30pm
Adult: $22.00 | Seniors, College, Military: $19.00 | Students: $15.00 (Under age 18)
Into the Woods is staged by arrangement with Music Theatre International.
Reserve Seating
by Calling: #304.725.4420
Ticket Pricing:
Adults: $22
Youth (up to 17): $15
Seniors (65+), Military, and Full-Time Students (18-25): $19
Dinner & a Show
Enjoy discounts on dinner from the Alfredo’s Mediterranean Grille & Steakhouse & Paddy’s Irish Pub when you present your show ticket.
