The Clemson Little Theatre's 2011-2012 Season

Godspell
book by John Michael Tebelak; Music by Stephen Schwartz
directed by Karl Nolte
Auditions: July 10 (2PM), July 11 (7PM)
Production: Sept. 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 2011
GODSPELL is one of the most successful musicals in history. Jesus, His followers, and disciples re-enact parables and scenes from Jesus' life with great energy. The rock musical was an immediate hit when it opened in the spring of 1971, and several songs from the show, including Day by Day, became chart hits.

Stone Soup
by Karen Boettcher-Tate
directed by Colin Revels
Auditions: Aug. 28 @ 3PM and Aug. 29 @ 7PM
Production: October 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, 2011
When two knights vanquish the dragons that terrorized the town of Whisker, they are instant celebrities…until the citizens discover they’re girls! Why should that matter? But when the townspeople refuse to give the girls and their friend Rocky even a bite to eat, they cook up a pot of that old favorite … Stone Soup.

A Christmas Story
by Jean Shepherd
directed by David Holland
Auditions: Oct 15 (11 AM); Oct 16 (3 PM)
Production: Dec. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 2011
Sponsored by Sterling House
It’s the 1940s, and in a Midwest town 9-year-old Ralphie wants one thing for Christmas — an official Red Ryder BB rifle. When he asks his mother for the BB gun, she says, "No, you'll shoot your eye out". When he writes an essay about it at school his teacher gives him a C+ with a note saying, "You'll shoot your eye out." He asks Santa for the gun, but Santa says, "You'll shoot your eye out, kid." Ralph fears that he'll never get the BB gun for Christmas, but there may yet be a surprise for him. Come see this classic holiday comedy and share the adventures and angst of an American family, typical in their own unique way.

Broadway Bound
by Neil Simon
directed by Bill Bruehl
Auditions: Nov 6 (2 PM); Nov 7 (7 PM)
Production: Jan. 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 2012
Broadway Bound is the third play in Neil Simon's semiautobiographical trilogy. The play centers on Eugene and his older brother, Stanley, working together to become comedy writers for the radio, and, eventually, television, while dealing with their parents' relationship troubles. The story is both rib-tickling and heart-wrenching, as Eugene tries to succeed as a comedy writer amidst the turmoil of his extended family.

Phantom Tollbooth
by Susan Nanus, based on the book by Norton Juster
directed by Shannon Rossi
Auditions: Jan. 8 @ 3PM and Jan. 9 @ 7PM
Production: March 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 2012
Milo is bored, bored, bored... until he comes home one day to find a Tollbooth in his room. Having nothing better to do, he gets into his toy car and drives through — only to emerge in a world of adventure in the Kingdom of Wisdom. Through the Phantom Tollbooth lies a strange land and a series of even stranger adventures in which Milo meets some of the most logically illogical characters ever met on this side or that side of reality, including King Azaz the Unabridged of Dictionopolis, the Mathemagician of Digitopolis, and the watchdog Tock, who ticks. Join Milo in his adventures to save the princesses Rhyme and Reason, to make his mark in the Kingdom of Wisdom, and to banish boredom...at least for a little while.

Lend Me a Tenor
by Ken Ludwig
directed by Richard Cowan
Auditions: Feb. 26 @ 7PM and Feb. 27 @ 7PM
Production: April 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 2012
Sponsored by Carol Burdette
It’s an extraordinarily special night for the local opera house, as it hosts world-renowned tenor Tito Merelli on its stage...until an outrageous series of events leaves Tito passed out or maybe dead just before the curtain opens. The show must go on! But how?!?!?! Join us for a night to remember, when this hilarious farce takes the stage here at CLT.

Leading Ladies
by Ken Ludwig
directed by Pat Shull
Auditions: May 6 @ 2PM and May 7 @ 7PM
Production: July 27, 28, 29 & August 3, 4, 5, 2012
Down-on-their-luck actors Jack and Leo are performing "Scenes from Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge circuit, when they hear of a woman in York, PA, who plans to leave her fortune to her long-lost English relatives. Desperate to improve their lot in life, the actors prepare to pass themselves off as her nephews, but in York they learn the relatives are nieces! How far will the boys go to obtain the wealth they’ve only dreamed of? What twists and turns will life cast their way on their road to riches? Come find out with the rest of us, this summer at The Clemson Little Theatre in the Pendleton Playhouse. It’ll be a rollicking good time!

All performances to be held at
The Clemson Little Theatre
Pendleton Playhouse
214 S. Mechanic Street
Pendleton, SC  29670
    864-646-8100

Mailing address:
The Clemson Little Theatre
P.O. Box 1625
Clemson, SC 29633

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