2015-16 Season

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution – by Agatha Christie

Leonard Vole is accused of murdering a wealthy older widow. His wife could testify to prove his innocence, but she takes the stand as a witness for the prosecution. With a plot twist here and a turn there, true motives are revealed and we find out if the true murderer will ever come to justice.

Picture from the production, "Witness for the Prosecution".

Marat/Sade

By Peter Weiss. Translation by Geoffrey Skelton. Verse adaptation by Adrian Mitchell. Optional music by Richard Peaslee.

The Marquis de Sade, while an inmate of the Asylum of Charenton, staged a play depicting the assassination of Jean Paul Marat. This is an intense play within a play where the Marquis’ fellow inmates are his cast as he portrays the bloody class struggles in France in the late 1700’s. A must see for those who crave unusual theatrical experiences. For mature audiences.

Picture from the production, "Marat/Sade".

The Rocky Horror Show

Music, lyrics and book by Richard O’Brien

Join everyone’s favorite transvestite/ mad scientist Dr. Frank N. Furter, Riff Raff, Magenta, Rocky, Brad, Janet and the rest of this outrageous cast of characters as they rock the house. This successful musical combines the unintentional humor of B horror films with 1950’s style science fiction and mixes it up with rock music in a spooky old castle. For mature audiences.

Picture from the production, "The Rocky Horror Show".

A Tuna Christmas

Vera Carp has won the Tuna, Texas, annual Christmas Yard Display Contest 14 years in a row.
This year, however, a mysterious vandal threatens to throw the contest into turmoil. Meanwhile,
Joe Bob Lipsey struggles to mount his production of A Christmas Carol despite numerous
vexations, while Bertha Bumiller tries to hold her family together for the holiday season. The
other colorful residents of Tuna are also on hand to provide holiday hilarity, Tuna style!

The Lion in Winter

By James Goldman

It is Christmas of 1183 and King Henry II, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, their three surviving sons and a guest, the King of France, vie for power over the empire. Eleanor has been imprisoned by Henry for 10 years and is allowed out for Christmas Court. The audience quickly sees that her gamesmanship skills are finely honed and it is easy to understand why Henry keeps her influence locked away.

Picture from the production, "The Lion in Winter".

Driving Miss Daisy

By Alfred Uhry

The time is 1948, the place is a small southern town in the USA. In this place and in this era an unlikely friendship begins to develop between a cantankerous elderly white woman and a proud, thoughtful black man who is employed as her driver. Over the years they find the common humanity in one another. The play is sweet and heartwarming, but not saccharine and its message is affirming rather than self-righteous.

Picture from the production, "Driving Miss Daisy".

Mary Poppins

Music and lyrics by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman (with additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe) and a script by Julian Fellowes

This delightful musical introduces a very special nanny who is “practically perfect in every way”. She can make tidying up a magical experience. In fact she can make any endeavor or outing a magical experience. Audiences will be as delighted as her charges, the Banks children, when Mary Poppins arrives at 17 Cherry Lane.

Picture from the production, "Mary Poppins".

Rumors

By Neil Simon

A classic farce set at a dinner party where just about everything goes awry. It is Charlie and Myra Brocks’ 10 th anniversary and the first couple to arrive find Myra missing, no kitchen staff, and Charlie has shot himself in the head – but he missed due to passing out from the Valium. From there the evening gets even more chaotic. Adult language.

Picture of the set for the production, "Rumors".

Encore 9 – Always…Patsy Cline

Book by Ted Swindley

The show is based on a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in l961, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her death. It features 27 of the singer’s hits including “Crazy”, “Sweet Dreams”, and “I Fall to Pieces”.

Picture of the cast from the production, "Always…Patsy Cline".

West Side Story

Book by Arthur Laurents, Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen Sondgeim, and conception/choreography by Jerome Robbins

Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet is set in 1950’s New York City. The Sharks, a Puerto Rican street gang are taunted by The Jets, a Caucasian gang. Tony, a former member of the Jets and best friend of the gang leader, Riff, falls in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks. This ground breaking American musical includes the songs “America”, “I Feel Pretty”, and “One Hand, One Heart”.

Picture from the production, "West Side Story".

Art

By Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton

Described as wildly funny, this is the story of Serge, who has purchased a painting – white with white lines. His friend, Marc thinks it a ridiculous joke. Serge insists that Marc is not qualified to make a judgement. Mutual friend Ivan is eager to please and claims to like the work when asked by Serge. The fight is on. Will the friendship survive? For mature audiences.

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What Our Patrons Are Saying

    
 
 
      Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Went to see Carrie the Musical. Very talented group, and I loved the theatre itself.
  
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   Tammy Middleton 
 
 
 
 
     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. It was fun, good singing and acting
  
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   Rachel Warren 
 
 
 
 
     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We've seen several slows at this theater and have always enjoyed them.  The acting has always been good and the sets and costumes are well done. The theater itself is well designed so you won't get a bad seat. I do recommend arriving early as it is tricky to find parking.
  
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   Rachel Cockrill 
 
 
 
 
     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I saw Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (CATCF) at Theater Denton on Sunday.  What a fun way to spend a couple of hours on a hot summer day.  Cool theater off the square.  Much of it in its original glory.  The over all production was fantastic.  The singing, acting and the MUSIC 🎵, all exceeded my expectations.  The music was exceptional. Such talented artists.  A friend of mine played violin in the performance.  She played beautifully.  I was actually moved to tears during the show as I was transported back to fond memories of my youth, and to my  childhood memories of CATCF.

Our seats were perfect for viewing characters across the stage.  I didn’t see a bad seat (obstructed) in the house.

Parking - Denton can be tricky, especially The Square, and weekends.  Come early so you’re not stressing over finding a spot (like I did).

They sell snacks and beverages (alcoholic & nonalcoholic) at the concession store. They take cash and credit cards.

There’s a cute little WONKA CANDY SHOP spot for photo ops inside the lounge.  Candy props and all!

Final thought-
I expected the theater to be freezing inside.  It wasn’t.  It was cool enough inside to make me forget about the extreme heat outside. ☺️

This was my first time attending a show at Theater Denton.  I’m  looking forward to the upcoming shows I’ll see next.
  
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   Christy R. 
 
 
 
 
     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. My husband and I enjoyed the production of Jesus Christ SuperStar. Wonderful community production with an extremely talented cast!  We also loved the historical theater and the vintage vibe. Free parking was easier to find than we expected!
  
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   Jamie Cicco 
 
 
 
 
     Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We love seeing shows at Campus as well as at the Annex at the mall. I would recommend y'all set up a separate Google listing for your mall location with location details for out of towners. Specifically letting them know about the back door entrance & parking. It will go a long way in getting the word out about entertainment options on that side of town if it pops up in google & map searches!
  
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   Courtney McDaniel