The fall, winter, and spring shows of the 2009–10 season offer inspiration, laughter, and happy endings to our audience. In the fall, laugh and cry with Annie Sullivan as she struggles to teach Helen Keller to successfully interact with others outside of her dark, silent world in The Miracle Worker. The winter production, Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, brings this comedy to life in South Carolina during the 1940s. The spring production of You Can’t Take It With You wraps up the season with an American classic and a strong message about the things that really matter in life. We hope you will join us for the entire season of entertaining and inspiring stories.

by William Gibson
Director: Donald N.C. Jones
2:40 minutes
Performance Times:

October

• 1 - 8 pm
• 2 - 2 pm - Senior Citizen Matinee
• 2 - 8 pm
• 3 - 2 pm Matinee
• 3 - 8 pm
• 8 - 10 am Student performance
• 8 - 8 pm
• 9 - 8 pm
• 10 - 2 pm Matinee
• 10 - 8 pm   

Based on the true story of Helen Keller — blind, deaf, and mute since infancy — and her teacher Annie Sullivan — the “half-blind Yankee schoolgirl” — this unforgettable play has inspired and moved audiences since its first performance. “When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life or in the life of another.” – Helen Keller

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by William Shakespeare
Director: Matthew Moore
2:40 minutes
Performance Times:

January

• 28 - 8 pm
• 29 - 2 pm - Senior Citizen Matinee
• 29 - 8 pm
• 30 - 2 pm Matinee
• 30 - 8pm

February

• 4 - 10 am Student Matinee
• 4 - 8 pm
• 5 - 8 pm
• 6 - 2 pm Matinee
• 6 - 8 pm

Considered one of Shakespeare’s best comedies, Much Ado About Nothing mixes every element of great storytelling into one delightful romp. All the opposing forces are there—suspicion and loyalty, deception and honor, jealousy and true love. And no opposing forces are more delightful to watch than Benedick and Beatrice. Their merry war of wits creates a hilarious backdrop for their transformation from sassy singles to sentimental spouses, while Claudio and Hero are reunited after the truth of Don John’s venomous and divisive plot against them is revealed. Experience the triumph of love in this lively production filled with music, celebration, and a cast of some of Shakespeare’s most clever characters!

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by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
Director: Mischelle McIntosh
2:30 minutes
Performance Times:

March

• 25 - 8 pm   
• 26 - 2 pm - Senior Citizen Matinee
• 26 - 8 pm
• 27 - 2 pm Matinee
• 27 - 8 pm

April

• 8 - 10 am Student Matinee
• 8 - 8 pm
• 9 - 8 pm
• 10 - 2 pm Matinee
• 10 - 8 pm

You Can’t Take It With You opened in New York in December of 1936 to instant critical and popular acclaim. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1936, the comedy went on to run 837 performances on Broadway. The 1938 film version by Columbia Pictures won an Academy Award for best picture. This classic American comedy is the story of Alice Sycamore and Tony Kirby who find their romance complicated by the conflict between the eccentricities of the Vanderhof family and the strictly conservative Kirbys.

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NeXtage Production

NeXtage, the student production company sponsored by Alpha Beta Phi (the Cedarville University chapter of the national honorary theatre society, Alpha Psi Omega), will present a student-directed production in fall 2009. The goals and mission of NeXtage are to focus attention on social issues, promote discussion of controversial ideas, and broaden audience perspectives through performance. The production will take place at 8 p.m. each evening on the Alford Auditorium stage.

This year’s production title and dates will be announced at a later date.