A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Broadway's greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from time-tested, 2000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright, Plautus, with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville. - MTI
August 12, 13, 18, 19, & 20, 2016 @ 8PM and August 14 & 21, 2016 @ 3PM
The Importance of Being Ernest
A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
John Worthing, a carefree young gentleman, invents a fictitious brother, Ernest, whose wicked ways afford John an excuse to leave his Summerville home from time to time and journey to Charleston, where he stays with his close friend and confidant, Algernon Moncrieff. During these sojourns, John, under the name Ernest, wins the love of Gwendolyn, Algernon’s cousin, for she strongly desires to marry someone with the confidence-inspiring name of Ernest. When Ernest… er John, asks for Gwendolyn's hand from the formidable Mrs. Bracknell, who is disturbed when John reveals that he is a foundling who was left in a handbag at a Train Station. She insists that he produce at least one parent before she will consent to the marriage. John returns home to his ward Cecily Cardew and her governess Miss Prism to find that Algernon has also arrived under the identity of the nonexistent brother Ernest. Algernon falls deeply for the beautiful Cecily, who has long been enamored with this mysterious brother Ernest. Once Mrs. Bracknell and Gwendolyn reach the country home, chaos erupts. Don’t miss this classic by Oscar Wilde re-imagined for the Flowertown Stage bringing Victorian London to 1920’s lowcountry!
September 23, 24, 29, 30, October 1, 2016 @ 8PM September 25 & October 2, 2016 @ 3PM
1940's Radio Christmas Carol
Live, Onstage and On-The-Air
It’s Christmas Eve, 1943, and the Feddington Players are broadcasting from a hole-in-the-wall studio in Newark, NJ, and set to present their contemporary “take” on Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Whether it’s the noisy plumbing, missed cues, electrical blackouts, or the over-the-top theatrics of veteran actor, but radio novice, William St. Claire, this radio show is an entertaining excursion into the mayhem and madness of a live radio show. Featuring a host of quirky characters on and off the air as well as original songs for the production, A 1940’s Radio Christmas Carol is sure to tickle your funny bone and warm the cockles of your heart. A delightful holiday evening full of laughs and surprises.
Produced by Special Arrangement with Samuel French
Dec 2, 3, 8, 9 & 10, 2016 @ 8PM Dec 4 & 11, 2016 @ 3PM
All in the Timing
What do three philosophical monkeys, a made up language, and a dating disaster have in common? They’re all a part of David Ives’s hilarious and poetically poignant masterpiece, All in the Timing. Six short plays take Flowertown’s stage in what Time Magazine calls, “theatre that aerobicizes the brain and tickles the heart.” This collection of one-acts slays audiences with wit, charm, and comedic wordplay. “Ives is a mordant comic who has put the ‘play’ back in playwright…A wondrous wordmaster,” praises Time magazine. As unique as the shows themselves, so are our directors. Each piece reflects a different director in this one-of-a-kind composition of artistry.
Rated PG -13
Produced by special arrangement by Dramatists Play Service
January 13, 14, 19, 20, & 21, 2017 @ 8PM January 15 & 22, 2017 @ 3PM
Legally Blonde
Harvard’s beloved blonde takes the stage by pink storm.
Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the adored MGM movie, this action-packed, international, and award-winning musical explodes on the stage with memorable songs and dynamic dances. Elle Woods appears to have it all but her life is turned upside-down when her boyfriend dumps her to attend Harvard Law School. Determined to get him back, Elle uses her charm to get into Harvard and with the help of her friends and her chihuahua Bruiser, she realizes her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world. Equal parts hilarious and heart-warming, this musical is so much fun it should be illegal!
“It is the feel good equivalent of five hours of internet cat videos combined with a Zumba class and a block of
Whittaker’s Creamy Milk chocolate rolled into one.”
– theatrereview.org
A fabulously fun international award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde.
Produced by Special Arrangement with Music Theater International
March 24, 25, 30, 31, April 1, 6, 7, & 8, 2017 @ 8PM March 26, April 2 & 9, 2017 @ 3PM
No Sex Please, We're British
A Comedy so Saucy You'll Laugh your Pants Off.
A young bride who lives above a bank with her husband who is the assistant manager innocently sends a mail order off for some Scandinavian glassware. What comes is Scandinavian pornography. The plot revolves around what is to be done with the veritable floods of pornography, photographs, books, films, and eventually girls that threaten to engulf this happy couple. The matter is considerably complicated by the man’s mother, his boss, a visiting bank inspector, a police superintendent, and a muddled friend who does everything wrong in his reluctant efforts to set everything right, all of which works up to a hilarious ending of closed or slamming doors.
Don’t miss this ‘laugh til it hurts’ British Farce!
Produced by Special Arrangement with Samuel French
May 19, 20, 25, 26 & 27, 2017 @ 8PM May 21 & 28, 2017 @ 3PM