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R-ACT'S 2024 SEASON
WINTER SHOW 2024
So, There's a Leprechaun Now? by Brian Knavish | directed by Barbara Burgess-Lefebvre
Show Dates: March 14, 15, 16, 17
When Hailey comes home from kindergarten and mentions that her teacher told the class there’s a magical Leprechaun who visits children every night leading up to St. Patrick’s Day – engaging in an elaborate series of pranks and antics along the way – her parents think it’s cute...until they realize they’re the ones who have to pull this shit off. When they reach out to Mrs. O’Leary for the details and learn she’s away on a cruise, an entire crew of parents is left scrambling, adlibbing and struggling to come up with a "Leprechaun narrative" that not only brings to life the St. Patrick’s Day fairytale that’s been thrust upon them, but also one that protects the Easter Bunny legend, the magic of Santa Claus and the innocence of childhood.
*Open auditions for "So, There's a Leprechaun Now?" were held on January 7 and 8, 2024. The show has been cast. Thanks to all who auditioned!
SPRING SHOW 2024
Murder on the Mesa - An Original Murder Mystery written and directed by Larry Spinnenweber
Show Dates: May 10, 11, 12, 17, 18
It is the 1880s, and cattleman Hank Trent is set to take over the town of Whiskey Flats in the Arizona Territory. Unfortunately for him, he is shot in the back with the gun belonging to Whiskey Flats' young, wholesome sheriff, Tom Cooper. Sheriff Tom has until high noon to discover who shot Hank Trent. Was it Sagebrush Sal, the tobacco-chewing, lady stagecoach driver? Or maybe it was Julius Mayfield, the gentleman gambler in the middle of a long losing streak? Could it have been Nate Dexter, cattle baron and rival to Hank Trent? Maybe it was Miss Julie, owner of the Cactus Flower Saloon? Or even Cherry Jubilee, one of Miss Julie's dance hall girls? It could even have been Tom's sweetheart, schoolmarm Maybelle MacGillacuddy. Can Tom discover the murderer before he ends up the guest of honor at a necktie party?
*Open auditions for "Murder on the Mesa" were held on February 14, 17, and 18, 2024. The show has been cast. Thanks to all who auditioned!
FALL SHOW 2024
The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson | directed by Brooke Echnat
Show Dates: October 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 | BUY TICKETS
The Revolutionists is a new play about four very real women who lived boldly in France during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror.
Playwright Olympe De Gouge, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat, loose their heads and try to beat back the extremist insanity in the Paris of 1793. What was a hopeful revolution for the people is now sinking into hyper violent hypocritical male rhetoric. However will modern audiences relate? This grand and dream-tweaked comedy is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world.
*Open auditions for The Revolutionists were held on Sunday, June 30, 2024 and video auditions were accepted until July 05, 2024. The show has been cast. Thanks to all who auditioned!
HOLIDAY RADIO SHOW 2024
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll | directed by Tim Piper
Show Dates: December 5, 6, 7, 8
Embark on a magical holiday tradition with our annual radio theater presentation, this year featuring Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, adapted for radio by William N. Robson for Columbia Workshop's 1937 production. Join Alice as she takes a whimsical journey through the fantastical realm of Wonderland where she encounters eccentric characters and discovers the ordinary rules of logic are delightfully overturned. In this radio play of Lewis Carroll's timeless tale, the magic of Wonderland and its playful characters unfolds through the artful use of sound, voice, and narrative.
*Auditions for our Holiday Radio Show, Alice in Wonderland, will be on Sept 15th (12pm-3pm) & 21st (10am-1pm) at Grace Lutheran Church in Rochester. We are also accepting video auditions until 1pm on 9/21. Please visit our auditions page for details.
WINTER SHOW 2024
So, There's a Leprechaun Now? by Brian Knavish | directed by Barbara Burgess-Lefebvre
Show Dates: March 14, 15, 16, 17
When Hailey comes home from kindergarten and mentions that her teacher told the class there’s a magical Leprechaun who visits children every night leading up to St. Patrick’s Day – engaging in an elaborate series of pranks and antics along the way – her parents think it’s cute...until they realize they’re the ones who have to pull this shit off. When they reach out to Mrs. O’Leary for the details and learn she’s away on a cruise, an entire crew of parents is left scrambling, adlibbing and struggling to come up with a "Leprechaun narrative" that not only brings to life the St. Patrick’s Day fairytale that’s been thrust upon them, but also one that protects the Easter Bunny legend, the magic of Santa Claus and the innocence of childhood.
*Open auditions for "So, There's a Leprechaun Now?" were held on January 7 and 8, 2024. The show has been cast. Thanks to all who auditioned!
SPRING SHOW 2024
Murder on the Mesa - An Original Murder Mystery written and directed by Larry Spinnenweber
Show Dates: May 10, 11, 12, 17, 18
It is the 1880s, and cattleman Hank Trent is set to take over the town of Whiskey Flats in the Arizona Territory. Unfortunately for him, he is shot in the back with the gun belonging to Whiskey Flats' young, wholesome sheriff, Tom Cooper. Sheriff Tom has until high noon to discover who shot Hank Trent. Was it Sagebrush Sal, the tobacco-chewing, lady stagecoach driver? Or maybe it was Julius Mayfield, the gentleman gambler in the middle of a long losing streak? Could it have been Nate Dexter, cattle baron and rival to Hank Trent? Maybe it was Miss Julie, owner of the Cactus Flower Saloon? Or even Cherry Jubilee, one of Miss Julie's dance hall girls? It could even have been Tom's sweetheart, schoolmarm Maybelle MacGillacuddy. Can Tom discover the murderer before he ends up the guest of honor at a necktie party?
*Open auditions for "Murder on the Mesa" were held on February 14, 17, and 18, 2024. The show has been cast. Thanks to all who auditioned!
FALL SHOW 2024
The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson | directed by Brooke Echnat
Show Dates: October 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 | BUY TICKETS
The Revolutionists is a new play about four very real women who lived boldly in France during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror.
Playwright Olympe De Gouge, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat, loose their heads and try to beat back the extremist insanity in the Paris of 1793. What was a hopeful revolution for the people is now sinking into hyper violent hypocritical male rhetoric. However will modern audiences relate? This grand and dream-tweaked comedy is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world.
*Open auditions for The Revolutionists were held on Sunday, June 30, 2024 and video auditions were accepted until July 05, 2024. The show has been cast. Thanks to all who auditioned!
HOLIDAY RADIO SHOW 2024
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll | directed by Tim Piper
Show Dates: December 5, 6, 7, 8
Embark on a magical holiday tradition with our annual radio theater presentation, this year featuring Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, adapted for radio by William N. Robson for Columbia Workshop's 1937 production. Join Alice as she takes a whimsical journey through the fantastical realm of Wonderland where she encounters eccentric characters and discovers the ordinary rules of logic are delightfully overturned. In this radio play of Lewis Carroll's timeless tale, the magic of Wonderland and its playful characters unfolds through the artful use of sound, voice, and narrative.
*Auditions for our Holiday Radio Show, Alice in Wonderland, will be on Sept 15th (12pm-3pm) & 21st (10am-1pm) at Grace Lutheran Church in Rochester. We are also accepting video auditions until 1pm on 9/21. Please visit our auditions page for details.
