Upcoming Productions and Events

Date: May 18-20 & May 24-27

Location: Strauss Theatre Center MainStage

Details: A rare combination of unprecedented originality and blinding talent, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE boldly addresses a great unspoken desire in all of our hearts: to be entertained. If you've ever sat in a dark theatre and thought, "Dear Lord in heaven, please let it be good," this is the show for you! It all begins when a die-hard musical-theater fan plays his favorite cast album on his turntable, and the musical literally bursts to life in his living room, telling the rambunctious tale of a brazen Broadway  starlet trying to find, and keep, her true love.

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Sponsored By: NELA Arts Council, Jim Taylor Chevrolet and Jim Taylor Ford-Lincoln Mercury, Vantage Health and Merrill Lynch.

Location: Strauss Theatre Center MainStage

Details: Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of “Charlie and The Chocolate Factory,” which features the songs from the classic family film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.”

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Sponsored By: Squire Creek Country Club and Development and CenturyLink.

Run Date: October 2012

Location: Strauss Theatre Center Main Stage

in collaboration with Louisiana Delta Ballet

Details: With a plot based on T.S Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats and award-winning music composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cats – originally directed by Trevor Nunn and with musical staging by Gillian Lynne – has since been presented in over 20 countries and in about 250 cities, including such diverse destinations as Buenos Aires, Seoul, Helsinki and Singapore. An all-singing, all-dancing musical spectacular, the show has also been translated into 10 languages and has not only been presented in theatres, but also in tents in Japan and Korea, an engine shed in Switzerland, and school gymnasiums across the USA.

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Run Dates: December 2012

Location: Strauss Theatre Center Main Stage

Details: The holiday sequel to The Taffetas - set in Muncie, Indiana!  The Dumont Television Network is featuring Kaye, Peggy, Cheryl and Donna on its weekly television show "Hometown Hoedown."  It's Christmas in Muncie ("America's Hometown" of the 1950's, by the way!) and everyone is there!  It's America's first chance to meet "Mother and Daddy," with a few surprises for everyone.  A combination of hits from The Taffetas, with new songs and holiday favorites, A Taffeta Christmas is a classic hometown Christmas - the way it used to be!

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Audition Dates: TBD

Run Dates: February 2013

Location: Strauss Theatre Center Main Stage

Details: Set in a small Texas town in anytime, U.S.A., Daddy's Dyin' concerns the reunion of a family gathered to await the imminent death of their patriarch, who has recently suffered a physically as well as mentally disabling stroke. In essence, however, it is not the story of the impending demise of the father or of the drafting of his will, but of a rebirth of the spirit of the family unit. Without becoming ponderous, losing a sense of humor or pandering to timeworn clichés about Texans or Texas drawls, the story shares many elements of a good summer novel: it's a fast, delicious, easy read with funny moments, tense moments, touching moments, and characters you care about.

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Audition Dates: TBD

Run Dates: May 2013

Location: Strauss Theatre Center Main Stage

Details: Inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley. Into a square little town in a square little state rides a guitar-playing roustabout who changes everything and everyone he meets in this hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy that'll have you jumpin' out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as "Heartbreak Hotel," "Jailhouse Rock," and "Don't Be Cruel."

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Audition Dates: TBD

Run Dates: July 2013

Location: Strauss Theatre Center Main Stage

Details: Presented with full cast and chorus, this concert version will bring the world's most popular musical to the stage of Strauss Theatre Center. With music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, a libretto by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse, adapted by David Ives, and based on Maria Augusta Trapp's autobiography, The Sound of Music tells the timeless story of Maria, Captain von Trapp, and their singing family.  Set in Salzburg, Austria, on the eve of World War II, the score includes “My Favorite Things,” “Do Re Mi,” “Edelweiss,” the title song, and “Climb Every Mountain.”  

Tickets: Call the Box Office at 318.323.6681