2024 Season
Written by Peg Kehret
“Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Englewood, Colorado”
Directed by Alice Kring
Sponsored by Buchanan Meadows and Buchanan-Galien Lions Club
Production Dates and Times
Friday and Saturday, April 5th, 6th, 12th and 13th at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 7th and 14th at 4:00 p.m.
The eternal struggle of the rebel against the inflexible rules and regulations of the ’establishment’ is more than entertaining... it creates even greater awareness of the worth of the individual in today’s impersonal society. These values have garnered awards for Peg Kehret and this thoroughly engrossing play. The Happy Hollow Rest Home brings together a variety of delightful characters, all of whom want more from life than their restricted existence allows. When 83-year-old Clara begins taking hula lessons, holding seances and sending out for pepperoni pizza, the other residents are overjoyed... and the manager is dismayed. The play adroitly combines with wisdom as a young aide, a lawyer and a policeman join forces to ensure that Happy Hollow’s group spirit is allowed to grow. From the hilarious poker party to the touching final scene, this play offers charm, insight and heart-warming humor.
Box office will open on Wednesday, March 20th
Box Office Hours will be Monday thru Friday 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Box Office phone number 269-695-6464
Written from the book by Roald Dahl. Dramatized by Richard R. George.
“Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing
Directed by Kelly Carlin
Production Dates and Times
Friday, Saturday and Sunday August 2nd, 3rd and 5th at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 4th at 4:00 p.m.
A magical peach! An imprisoned boy! Insect friends! An incredible journey! This amazing adventure of James Henry Trotter will fulfill the fantasy of anyone who has ever dreamed of escape. Roald Dahl's story comes hilariously to life in this delightful dramatization that reveals the wickedness of some, the goodness of others, and the indecision encountered by many when they are faced with crises. You will see James (as he cleverly gets the Peach out of danger), the wise Old-Green-Grasshopper and the pessimistic Earthworm. You will also see James' mean Aunt Spiker and cruel Aunt Sponge come to a suitably sticky end. The Narrator, a storyteller, motivator, emcee and audience friend, ties the action together. Take advantage of the quick costuming, simple props and basic scenery to provide your cast and audience with an exciting, peachy adventure!
“Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing
Directed by Kelly Carlin
Production Dates and Times
Friday, Saturday and Sunday August 2nd, 3rd and 5th at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 4th at 4:00 p.m.
A magical peach! An imprisoned boy! Insect friends! An incredible journey! This amazing adventure of James Henry Trotter will fulfill the fantasy of anyone who has ever dreamed of escape. Roald Dahl's story comes hilariously to life in this delightful dramatization that reveals the wickedness of some, the goodness of others, and the indecision encountered by many when they are faced with crises. You will see James (as he cleverly gets the Peach out of danger), the wise Old-Green-Grasshopper and the pessimistic Earthworm. You will also see James' mean Aunt Spiker and cruel Aunt Sponge come to a suitably sticky end. The Narrator, a storyteller, motivator, emcee and audience friend, ties the action together. Take advantage of the quick costuming, simple props and basic scenery to provide your cast and audience with an exciting, peachy adventure!
Written by Agatha Christie
“Produced by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals, New York
Directed by Dawn Haggerty
Production Dates and Times
Friday and Saturday, September 13th, 14th, 20th, and 21st at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 15th and 22nd at 4:00 p.m.
Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past
they're unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, the bloodbath begins and one by one they are brutally murdered in accordance with the lines of a sinister nursery rhyme. In writing the stage version of one of her most successful and darkest novels during the Second World War, Agatha Christie responded to the mood of the times by introducing a more positive ending. The play was a smash hit in the West End and on Broadway.
“Produced by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals, New York
Directed by Dawn Haggerty
Production Dates and Times
Friday and Saturday, September 13th, 14th, 20th, and 21st at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 15th and 22nd at 4:00 p.m.
Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past
they're unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, the bloodbath begins and one by one they are brutally murdered in accordance with the lines of a sinister nursery rhyme. In writing the stage version of one of her most successful and darkest novels during the Second World War, Agatha Christie responded to the mood of the times by introducing a more positive ending. The play was a smash hit in the West End and on Broadway.
Written by Neil Simon
“Produced by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals, New York
Directed by David Ferrell
Production Dates and Times
Friday and Saturday, December 6th, 7th, 13th, and 14th at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 8th and 15th at 4:00 p.m.
Hilarity abounds in this portrait of three couples successively occupying a suite at The Plaza. A suburban couple take the suite while their house is being painted and it turns out to be the one in which they honeymooned 23 (or was it 24?) years before and was yesterday the anniversary, or is it today? This wry tale of marriage in tatters is followed by the exploits
of a Hollywood producer who, after three marriages, is looking for fresh fields. He calls a childhood sweetheart, now a suburban housewife, for a little sexual diversion. Over the years, she has idolized him from afar and is now more
than the match he bargained for. The last couple is a mother and father fighting about the best way to get their
daughter out of the bathroom and down to the ballroom where guests await her or as Mother yells, "I want you to
come out of that bathroom and get married!"
“Produced by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals, New York
Directed by David Ferrell
Production Dates and Times
Friday and Saturday, December 6th, 7th, 13th, and 14th at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 8th and 15th at 4:00 p.m.
Hilarity abounds in this portrait of three couples successively occupying a suite at The Plaza. A suburban couple take the suite while their house is being painted and it turns out to be the one in which they honeymooned 23 (or was it 24?) years before and was yesterday the anniversary, or is it today? This wry tale of marriage in tatters is followed by the exploits
of a Hollywood producer who, after three marriages, is looking for fresh fields. He calls a childhood sweetheart, now a suburban housewife, for a little sexual diversion. Over the years, she has idolized him from afar and is now more
than the match he bargained for. The last couple is a mother and father fighting about the best way to get their
daughter out of the bathroom and down to the ballroom where guests await her or as Mother yells, "I want you to
come out of that bathroom and get married!"