All performances to be held at
The Clemson Little Theatre
Pendleton Playhouse
214 S. Mechanic Street
Pendleton, SC 29670
864-646-8100
Updated 05/22/2010
Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming
by Connie Ray
directed by Lawrence Webb
September 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 2010
It's October, 1945, and the gospel-singing Sanders Family is back together
again. The war is over and America's years of prosperity are just beginning. But
there's another kind of rite of passage at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, where
Reverend Mervin Oglethorpe is giving his last service. He's been called to
preach in Texas, and he's already bought a ten gallon hat and is preparing to
ride into the sunset with his wife June, who is eight months pregnant. Join the
Sanders Family as they send Mervin and June off in style, with hilarious and
touching stories and toe-tapping Bluegrass Gospel favorites, directed by
Lawrence Webb.
The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf
By Joseph Robinette.
directed by Sarah Edison
a production of the Clemson
Area Youth Theatre (CAYT)
October 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31, 2010
The Wolf: villain or victim? The Three Pigs: innocent or at fault? The
Jurors (Miss Muffet, Bo Peep, Cinderella, and Humpty-Dumpty, to name a few):
solid citizens or characters with a past? And what about Judge Wise O. Al? Is
justice on his side—or does he have a secret to hide? Then there's the media—a
reporter, newscaster and town crier. Have they come to accurately report the
proceedings—or to turn the courtroom into a media circus? And who is that
surprise witness at the end? The answers to these profound questions and even
more are revealed once and for all in this rollicking, fun-filled, action-packed
trial-of-the-century, directed by Sarah Edison.
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate
Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of
A Christmas Carol
by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin, Jr
directed by Jane Street
December 3, 4, 5 & 10, 11, 12, 2010
In a festive mood, the Farndale Avenue ladies mount an assault on the classics
with their stage version of A Christmas Carol. Engineering some novel audience
participation while bravely contending with an intrusive PA system, the cast of
4 women and a stage manager then enthusiastically portray the dizzying array of
characters in the Dickensian favorite (and a few that aren't), finally wrapping
their vocal cords and feet around two original, show-stopping songs. All will
enjoy this hilarious evening of community theater with an English twist, that
somehow is still in the spirit of the season.
On Golden Pond
by Ernest Thompson
directed by Annette Garver
January 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, 2011
Annette Garver directs the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are
returning to their summer home on Golden Pond for the forty-eighth year. He is a
retired professor, with heart palpitations and a failing memory—but still as
tart-tongued, observant, and eager for life as ever. Ethel, ten years younger,
delights in all the small things that have enriched their long life together.
They are visited by their divorced daughter and her fiancé, who go to Europe,
leaving his teenage son behind. The boy becomes the "grandchild" the
elderly couple longed for, and as Norman revels in taking him fishing and
thrusting good books at him, in return he also learns some lessons about modern
teenagers... and about himself and life and love.
Tom Sawyer
Adapted by Sarah Spencer, from the classic by Mark Twain
a production of the Clemson
Area Youth Theatre (CAYT)
March 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 2011
Author Sarah Spencer has created a literal adaptation of Mark Twain's classic
story, and a CAYT cast brings it to the stage. All the chief adventures of Tom
and his friends are here: the whitewashing episode, the graveyard, the adventure
on Jackson's Island, attending his own funeral, the trial of Muff Potter, and
being lost in MacDougall's Cave. All are there for a new crop of Toms and Beckys
to explore and experience yet again. Take yourself back to that small river town
when times were easier... and harder... and Injun Joe was on the prowl. Live the
adventure once again.
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Christopher Sergel, from the novel by Harper Lee.
directed by Richard Cowan
April 29, 30, May 1, 6, 7, 8, 2011
Richard Cowan directs this adaptation
of Harper Lee’s Southern classic. Scout, a young girl in a quiet southern
town, is about to experience the dramatic events that will affect the rest of
her life. She and her brother, Jem, are being raised by their widowed father,
Atticus, and by a strong-minded housekeeper, Calpurnia. Wide-eyed Scout is
fascinated with the sensitively revealed people of her small town, but, from the
start, there's a rumble of trouble just under the calm surface of the life here.
Atticus, a lawyer, explains that he's defending a young Negro wrongfully accused
of a grave crime. Atticus fights his legal battle with a result that is part
defeat, part triumph. A powerful play, not to be missed.
Red, White and Tuna
by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard
directed by Pat Shull
July 29, 30, 31, August 5, 6, 7, 2011
The much anticipated third installment in the Tuna trilogy takes us
through another satirical ride into the hearts and minds of the polyester-clad
citizens of Texas' third smallest town. Along with Tuna's perennial favorites,
some new Tuna denizens burst into the 4th of July Tuna High School Class
Reunion, setting the stage for a show full of fireworks and fun from the land
where the Lion's Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. It's been
several years since we left Bertha and Arles dancing at the end of A Tuna
Christmas...Did the romance blossom? Has Didi received any "cosmic"
communications from R.R.'s UFO? Did Stanley make his fortune in the taxidermy
business? These and other burning questions will be answered in the
side-splitting spoof of life in rural America.
All
performances to be held at
The Clemson Little Theatre
Pendleton Playhouse
214 S. Mechanic Street
Pendleton, SC 29670
864-646-8100
Updated 05/22/2010