Around the World in 80 Days 2024

Around the World in 80 Days at Lake Whitney Arts, April 6-14, 2024

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Adapted by Mark Brown from the novel by Jules Verne Directed by Stacey Greenawalt, assisted by Joy Balencia Performance dates: April 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 War elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Unabashedly slapstick! Hold onto your seats for the original amazing race! Phileas Fogg has agreed to an outrageous…

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Steel Magnolias 2024

STEEL MAGNOLIAS by Robert Harling Directed by Pam Dougherty February 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 Welcome to Truvy’s Beauty Stop in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle, the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to her regular…

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Harvey

Written by Mary Chase May 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 2010 Directed by Glenn R. Standly Winner of the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Elwood P. Dowd insists on including his friend Harvey in all of his sister Veta’s social gatherings. Trouble is, Harvey is an imaginary six-and-a-half-foot-tall rabbit. To avoid future embarrassment for her…

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Farce of Nature

FARCE OF NATURE, written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten Directed by Cindy Parks Performance Dates: November 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 How much Southern-fried hilarity can be squeezed into the span of a single day? The Wilburn family of Mayhew, Arkansas, is about to find out! MEET D. Gene and Wanelle Wilburn,…

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Captain Bree and Her Lady Pirates 2023

It’s musical adventure on the high seas! Written by Martin A. Follose, Music & Lyrics by Bill Francoeur Performance dates: August 5, 6, 11, 12, 13,  2023 DIRECTED BY KITTY MARBUT AND SHERA BLEDSOE Tickets on sale now! Shiver your timbers with this swashbuckling musical comedy! Captain Jennings’ crew jumps ship, leaving him with only…

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A Christmas Carol 2023

Charles Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Adapted and directed by Stacey Greenawalt Performance dates: December 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 It’s a brand new adaptation of the familiar story of Ebeneezer Scrooge and the spirits that visit him! Humor and music abound, so please join us for some BAH, HUMBUGs and some heartwarming laughs in…

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The Sugar Bean Sisters

Written by Nathan Sanderson Directed by Pam Dougherty March 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 2023 In this deeply layered dark Southern Gothic comedy, the aging Nettles sisters are determined to escape spinsterhood–Willie Mae by going to Salt Lake and finding a good Mormon husband and Faye by hopping on a spaceship when the “space people”…

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Clue

Clue at LWA

Adapted from the classic Paramount Pictures film written by Jonathan Lynn and the board game from Hasbro, Inc. Written by Sandy Rustin, based upon the works by Jonathan Lynn, Hunter Foster, Eric Price. Directed by Stacey Greenawalt Performance Dates: June 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 2023 It’s late summer, 1954. Gasoline is $0.29 per gallon and the stop-motion…

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The Toys Take Over Christmas

December 16-18, 2022 The Toys Take Over Christmas Directed by Stacey Greenawalt and Amberly Hadley   The stingy toymaker refuses to sell any of the dolls he makes. The problem is, his magic makes his dolls almost like real children and they want to escape the workshop and have fun with other children. The toys…

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A Tuna Christmas 2022

November 5-13, 2022 A Tuna Christmas by Williams, Sears, & Howard Directed by Cindy Parks It’s Christmas in the third-smallest town in Texas. Radio station OKKK news personalities Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie report on various Yuletide activities, including the hot competition in the annual lawn-display contest. In other news, voracious Joe Bob Lipsey’s production…

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