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R-ACT'S 2025 SEASON
WINTER SHOW 2025
Up and Away - A drama by Thomas B. Andrews | directed by Barbara Burgess-Lefebvre
February 27, 28, March 01, 02, 2025
An actor relives his glory days as Mr. Super as his mind fades, while his daughter deals with the guilt of leaving him behind.
This is the full-length version of the work that won best script in the 2023 Pittsburgh New Works Festival.
CONTENT WARNING: Suicide, Mental Illness
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SPRING SHOW 2025
Imaginary Exits - A farce written and directed by Eric J. McAnallen
May 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 2025
Frenetic farcical story of Allen, a young writer, who has a figment of his imagination, Alex, come to life in his living room. While this figment is trapped in the room, other figments come and go and add to the mayhem. In the mean time, he has a deadline for a project, a boss breathing down his neck, an ex-girlfriend coming to pick up her things, and a college professor drugged and locked in his closet. Like most farces, there is a lot of physical humor, chasing characters through the set, and witty wordplay.
*Auditions for Imaginary Exits will be held January 30 and February 02 at Grace Lutheran Church - click for details
SUMMER SHOW A 2025
Murder at Ringside - An Interactive Murder Mystery written by Larry Spinnenweber | directed by Hannah Dearborn
June 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 2025
It is the night of the Tri-State Boxing Championship. Newcomer Billy “Kid Lightning” Jones is set to face Joey “The Grizzly” Bearr, a disgraced boxer making a comeback. The match ends when Joey’s sleazy manager, Bugsy King drops dead. Who did it? Was it one of the boxers? Was it Ma Jones, Billy’s mother and manager? Could it have been Billy’s girlfriend, Anna Mae Harper, a woman with a past? Or maybe it was Bugsy’s girlfriend, the tacky Mitzi Astoria. Will Bugsy’s murderer be revealed, or are they all down for the count?
*Auditions for Murder at Ringside will be held the end of March
SUMMER SHOW B 2025 - BONUS SHOW!
A devised theater project about Beaver County | directed by Matthew Alan Craig
August 15, 16, 17, 2025
Devised theater is a collaborative approach where the script is created by the cast and crew through improvisation and brainstorming, resulting in a highly original and unique production.
*Auditions for the devised theater project will be held in April/May
FALL SHOW 2025
Oleanna - a drama by David Mamet| directed by Heather Due
October 17, 18, 19, 2025
A college student, Carol, drops by her professor’s office in an effort to gain his help to do better in class. John, the professor, in the midst of buying a house to celebrate his nomination for tenure, at first seems distant. As the first meeting progresses the two discuss the nature of understanding and judgment in society, as well as their very own natures and places in our society. It seems as if a bond has been made. When next they meet we find that a report has been filed to the tenure committee. Carol has joined a “group” and has decided that John sexually harassed her during their first meeting. Their second meeting dissects the first; every word, every nuance of the first meeting has been twisted into something else. Or has it? John’s unsuccessful attempts to convince Carol to retract her accusation escalate to a more dangerous level. The third meeting, one the court officers warned against, climaxes violently, leaving John and Carol both physically and emotionally devastated.
CONTENT WARNING: Profanity, Violence
*Auditions for Oleanna will be held the end of June
HOLIDAY RADIO SHOW 2025
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens | directed by Tom Abbott
December 05, 06, 07, 2025
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly man who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Through these supernatural visits, Scrooge undergoes a transformative journey that leads him to embrace the true spirit of Christmas. Presented in the style of a live radio broadcast from the Golden Age of radio, this production brings the classic tale to life through the artful use of live practical Foley sound effects, voice acting, and narrative. All proceeds from this production will benefit a charity chosen by the director.
Click here to learn more about our annual charity holiday radio shows.
WINTER SHOW 2025
Up and Away - A drama by Thomas B. Andrews | directed by Barbara Burgess-Lefebvre
February 27, 28, March 01, 02, 2025
An actor relives his glory days as Mr. Super as his mind fades, while his daughter deals with the guilt of leaving him behind.
This is the full-length version of the work that won best script in the 2023 Pittsburgh New Works Festival.
CONTENT WARNING: Suicide, Mental Illness
CLICK TO PURCHASE TICKETS
SPRING SHOW 2025
Imaginary Exits - A farce written and directed by Eric J. McAnallen
May 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 2025
Frenetic farcical story of Allen, a young writer, who has a figment of his imagination, Alex, come to life in his living room. While this figment is trapped in the room, other figments come and go and add to the mayhem. In the mean time, he has a deadline for a project, a boss breathing down his neck, an ex-girlfriend coming to pick up her things, and a college professor drugged and locked in his closet. Like most farces, there is a lot of physical humor, chasing characters through the set, and witty wordplay.
*Auditions for Imaginary Exits will be held January 30 and February 02 at Grace Lutheran Church - click for details
SUMMER SHOW A 2025
Murder at Ringside - An Interactive Murder Mystery written by Larry Spinnenweber | directed by Hannah Dearborn
June 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 2025
It is the night of the Tri-State Boxing Championship. Newcomer Billy “Kid Lightning” Jones is set to face Joey “The Grizzly” Bearr, a disgraced boxer making a comeback. The match ends when Joey’s sleazy manager, Bugsy King drops dead. Who did it? Was it one of the boxers? Was it Ma Jones, Billy’s mother and manager? Could it have been Billy’s girlfriend, Anna Mae Harper, a woman with a past? Or maybe it was Bugsy’s girlfriend, the tacky Mitzi Astoria. Will Bugsy’s murderer be revealed, or are they all down for the count?
*Auditions for Murder at Ringside will be held the end of March
SUMMER SHOW B 2025 - BONUS SHOW!
A devised theater project about Beaver County | directed by Matthew Alan Craig
August 15, 16, 17, 2025
Devised theater is a collaborative approach where the script is created by the cast and crew through improvisation and brainstorming, resulting in a highly original and unique production.
*Auditions for the devised theater project will be held in April/May
FALL SHOW 2025
Oleanna - a drama by David Mamet| directed by Heather Due
October 17, 18, 19, 2025
A college student, Carol, drops by her professor’s office in an effort to gain his help to do better in class. John, the professor, in the midst of buying a house to celebrate his nomination for tenure, at first seems distant. As the first meeting progresses the two discuss the nature of understanding and judgment in society, as well as their very own natures and places in our society. It seems as if a bond has been made. When next they meet we find that a report has been filed to the tenure committee. Carol has joined a “group” and has decided that John sexually harassed her during their first meeting. Their second meeting dissects the first; every word, every nuance of the first meeting has been twisted into something else. Or has it? John’s unsuccessful attempts to convince Carol to retract her accusation escalate to a more dangerous level. The third meeting, one the court officers warned against, climaxes violently, leaving John and Carol both physically and emotionally devastated.
CONTENT WARNING: Profanity, Violence
*Auditions for Oleanna will be held the end of June
HOLIDAY RADIO SHOW 2025
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens | directed by Tom Abbott
December 05, 06, 07, 2025
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly man who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Through these supernatural visits, Scrooge undergoes a transformative journey that leads him to embrace the true spirit of Christmas. Presented in the style of a live radio broadcast from the Golden Age of radio, this production brings the classic tale to life through the artful use of live practical Foley sound effects, voice acting, and narrative. All proceeds from this production will benefit a charity chosen by the director.
Click here to learn more about our annual charity holiday radio shows.