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Any Body Home? by Carl Ritchie & Elise Dewsberry. Real estate broker Susan Strathcona wants to hold an open house, sell a condo and earn her commission. Frustrating her attempts are the owner's fiance who is bursting to prove his masculinity; the little old sex-pot next door with her deadly herbs and a scorpion named "Shirley"; the international police on the trail of the mysterious "Phantom" and a rival real estate agent who will don any disguise in his attempts to steal the listing. Oh, yes. And the owner—who is dead and laid out on the sofa! An uproariously funny farce.

June 6-8, 13-15 & 20-22
*Aud: April 21 (2men, 3women)

Gingerbread House in the Forest by Anne Coulter Martens. This full-scale production based on the story of Hansel and Gretel is the basis for our Summer Theatre Camp. For a registration form and more information, please write, e-mail or call us.

July 7-11 w/shows July 12 & 13
*[sign-up May 1-June 30] (16 people, extras)

The Sugar Bean Sisters by Nathan Sanders. In this Southern Gothic comedy of romance, murder and alien abduction, the Nettle sisters are determined to escape spinsterhood. A strange bird-like woman suddenly appears out of the darkness of Buster Swamp, setting in motion a chain of extraordinary events. Lies begin to unravel and the truth is revealed as the Sugar Bean Sisters hatch a diabolical plot to ensure the space people's return.

October 10-12, 17-19 & 24-26
*Aud: Aug. 25 (1man, 4women)

Swingtime Canteen Book by Linda Thorsen Bond, William Repicci and Charles Busch. This star spangled hit enjoyed long runs Off Broadway and in London. MGM is putting glamorous movie legend Marian Ames out to pasture, but this is 1944 and no time for self pity. Marian gathers her instrument playing gal pals from the Hollywood Canteen to entertain the troops in London. Her show is a rip roaring canteen extravaganza that features five archetypal film characters from the 1940s singing over 30 vintage classics. Laughs, emotional fireworks and air raids punctuate this hilarious and heart warming musical celebration.

December 11-16
*Auditions October 27 (5women, musicians-male and/or female)

*Cancellations or substitutions may result due to unforeseen casting or production difficulties.