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| | April 24, 2024
Join us for an evening of art and music coming together.
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| | By MARSHA NORMAN
Directed by SEAN J. PORTS
May 3-4 / 9-11 / 16-18, 2024
Starring SUZIE BRANCH and KAITLIN D. HALEY
The scene is the living room/kitchen of a small house on an isolated country road, which is shared by Jessie and her mother. Jessie’s father is dead; her loveless marriage ended in divorce; her absent son is a petty thief and ne’er-do-well; her last job didn’t work out and, in general, her life is stale and unprofitable. As the play begins Jessie asks for her father’s service revolver and calmly announces that she intends to kill herself. At first her mother refuses to take her seriously, but as Jessie sets about tidying the house and making lists of things to be looked after, her sense of desperate helplessness begins to build. In the end, with the inexorability of genuine tragedy, she can only stand by, stunned and unbelieving, as Jessie quietly closes and locks her bedroom door and ends her profound unhappiness in one fatal, stunning and deeply disturbing moment—a moment never to be forgotten by those who have witnessed, and come to understand, her plight.
Rating: PG-13
CW: Suicide, Depression, Divorce, Drug References
Run Time: Approx. 1.5 hrs
This is a one-act play performed without an intermission.
Sponsored by SINNISSIPPI CENTERS | | Sold out |
| | By TIM KELLY
Directed by AINSLEY PORTS
July 11-14 & 18-21, 2024
Sir Henry is heir to the vast Baskerville fortune, a legacy that comes with a family curse: death at the fangs of a horror that prowls the moor. Only Holmes can stop the beast. While mysterious lights signal Baskerville Hall and the hound terrifies the countryside, the sleuthing begins and suspicion falls on sinister servants, butterfly collectors, ladies in distress, and escaped convicts. Who wrote the letter that summoned the hound? Is Sir Henry’s romance with the lovely Kathy doomed? Is the supernatural at work?
Rating: PG
Run Time: Approx. 2 hrs
Includes one 15-minute Intermission
Sponsored by HAMMITT INSURANCE AGENCY, INC - STATE FARM | | Sold out |
| | A play by ERIC COBLE
Based on the book by LOIS LOWRY
Directed by EVANNE DEATHERAGE
August 9-11, 2024
This production features the local talent of young adults in the Sauk Valley area.
Jonas' world is perfect. Everything is under control and safe. There is no war or fear or pain. There are also no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. But when Jonas turns 12, he is chosen for special training from The Giver—to receive and keep the memories of the community. The Giver is the only person who holds the memories of real pain and real joy. Now Jonas will learn the truth about life—and the hypocrisy of his utopian world. Through this astonishing and moving adaptation, discover what it means to grow up, to grow wise, and to take control of your own destiny.
Rating: PG
Run Time: Approx. 2 hrs
Includes one 15-minute Intermission
Sponsored by BOOKS ON FIRST | | Sold out |