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$13 General Public | $11 Seniors | $8 Students
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T. Pockets Theatre Production History and Photo Galleries
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Home
is Where Your Your Hat Is* (poster
pdf)
An original choreography* featuring
Alchemy
Dance Project and Red Stone Dance Initiative
Interim Artistic Director KARA LAWSON
March 11, 12, 13 @ 8 p.m. | March 14 @ 3 p.m.
- Dirty Spelling
Bee Fundraiser (poster
pdf)
Saturday, March 20
Doors Open at 7 p.m. Spelling Bee starts at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $15 General Public, $10 Students (Must be
18 years of age.)
An adult
spelling bee . . . read more.
Sponsorship opportunities available!
- Betty's
Summer Vacation (poster
pdf)
Written by CHRISTOPHER DURANG | Directed by PATRICK COLE
March 25, 26, 27; April 1, 2, 3 @ 8 p.m.
Betty, needing a little rest and time by herself, is looking
forward to her summer share by the ocean. But her luck
turns to delicious lunacy when this sensible woman is
drawn into the chaotic world of some very unsavory housemates-her
friend Trudy
who chatters incessantly; the lewd, semi-naked Buck who
tries to have sex with everyone; the sweet, withdrawn
Keith who hides in his room with a shovel, a mysterious
hatbox and just may be a serial killer. Then the emotionally
anarchic landlady, Mrs. Siezmagraff, moves in too; and
she invites a crazy derelict to dinner. With sand between
her toes, walking a thin line between sanity and survival,
poor Betty may leave her summer vacation more terrorized
than tan.
- New
Works Festival*
Featuring readings from the work of members of M. T. Pockets'
Playwright Group
Saturday, April 24 @ 8 p.m.
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HATS! The Musical
A musical comedy inspired by the experiences, philosophies
and mission of the Red Hat Society.
Written by ANTHONY DODGE & MARCIA MILGROM DODGE
Directed by CATHARINE THIEME | Musical Director ROBERT
THIEME
Friday, May 7 @ 8 p. m | Saturday, May 8 @ 3 p.m. and
8 p.m. | Sunday, May 9 @ 3 p.m.
HATS! is a new, critically acclaimed musical comedy that
takes a hilarious look at one woman's struggle with her
impending 50th birthday. This original musical comedy
will make you laugh, cry and cheer as you see how six
women handle the trials and good times that occur in the
journey of life. These women find that there is a spirit
of sisterhood and an innate ability to a celebrate life,
regardless of the circumstances, when they have friends
with whom they can share these experiences. Featuring
hilarious and provocative new songs by a team of Grammy,
Golden Globe, and Tony award winning songwriters, HATS!
is a fabulous musical celebration for women and the men
who love them.
- Title Pending*
Written by SEVEN McELROY
May 20, 21, 22 @ 8 p.m.
Title Pending is a dark romantic comedy that circles around
the romantic lives of six friends. Phil (Daniel Crowley)
a neurotic writer whose frustration over his writer's
block is only matched by his unrequited love for his editor.
Liz, (Christie Brooks) Phil's editor, who is burdened
by the choice of staying with her current boyfriend or
rekindling a new relationship with her lecherous ex. Brian
(Jason Young) a restaurant owner who is trying to get
over a nasty break-up by dating his friend Liz. Jill,
(Holly Wilson) a struggling actress who is now dating
Liz ex, and suspects him of infidelity. Drew, (Josh Brooks)
another actor who is caught between his ex Liz and his
current girlfriend Jill, and Gloria (Morgan Messenger)
Phil's editor who is masking her break up with Brian with
work and bitterness. It's a show that asks the question:
Can friendships survive when faced with love, infidelity,
sex, and betrayal?
FOR MATURE AUDIENCES: Adult Themes and Strong Language.
- Camp Uni*
Written by DONALD C. FIDLER
July 15, 16, 17 @ 8 p.m.
Young Josh and Tiff are finishing up a two-week camping
trip in the wilds of New Zealand and run into a few unusual
people in this science fiction comedy. I mean science
fiction thriller. I mean comedy. I mean thriller. Well
... it depends if you are male or female. Uh-oh. That
sounds sexist. I wonder if aliens invading New Zealand
would be sexist? Hm. How confusing. How politically incorrect.
Well ... I mean politically incorrect on the planet earth.
Hm. Let's just say Josh and Tiff go camping in New Zealand
and leave it at that for now. But just for now.
- Infidel
Written by ROBERT LEONHARD | Directed by SHEA THOMPSON
August 26, 27, 28 @ 8 p.m.
An interactive, multi-media, theatre piece integrating
film, international television, sound collage, and stage
performance.
Set in Iraq during the war, the play explores the relationships
of the protagonist, Baker, with his men, his nation, his
enemies and ultimately, himself.
- The Sugar
Bean Sisters
Written by NATHAN SANDERS| Directed by LEE BLAIR
September 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 @ 8 p.m.
Stuck in a Florida swamp near Disney World, the Nettles
sisters are determined to escape spinsterhood by hopping
the next spaceship out of town, and they're not going
to let the arrival of a snake charmer, a handsome Mormon
Bishop and a mysterious bird woman stand in their way.
This is the night they will make contact!
- Come Back to
the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Written by ED GRACZYK | Directed by CHRISTIAN COX
October 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 @ 8 p.m.
In a small town dime store in West Texas, the "Disciples
of James Dean" gather for their twentieth reunion.
Now middle-aged women, they were teenagers when Dean filmed
Giant two decades ago in nearby Marfa. One of them, an
extra in the film, has a child whom she says was conceived
with Dean during the shoot. The ladies' congenial reminiscences
mingle with flash backs to their youth; then the arrival
of a stunning but familiar stranger sets off a series
of confrontations that smash their delusions and expose
bitter disappointments.
- Dreams from
a Shady Glen*
Written by WILLIAM FRENCH | Directed by TONI MORRIS
November - Dates To Be Announced | 8 p.m. Curtain
Metropolitan Theatre
Dreams from a Shady Glen is built on scenes based on events
from the history of Morgantown and West Virginia University.
Presented in conjunction with WVU’s Mountaineer
Week, the show features scenes from history that reveal
the essence of the region, its people, and the university.
Some of the scenes draw upon events from pioneer days,
such as the fate of the Decker family, Civil War days
in Morgantown, events in Morgantown during the 20th Century.
Special focus is on WVU, with scenes depicting its early
history, its first football team, and the university during
the challenging 1960s.
The story will be told by music,
with musical selections chosen from all the periods
of Morgantown history, from old ballads to Bob Dylan.
Sponsored by the City of Morgantown,
through BOPARC under the direction of Mark Wise. With
acknowledgement to Former Mayor Ron Justice, who has
been instrumental in seeing the project come to fulfillment.
- A Tuna
Christmas
Written by JASTON WILLIAMS, JOE SEARS & ED HOWARD|
Directed by PATRICK COLE
December 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 @ 8 p.m.
In this hilarious sequel to Greater Tuna, it's 24 hours
before Christmas and all comic hell is about to break
loose in the third smallest town in Texas. Radio station
OKKK news personalities Thurston Wheelis and Arles Struvie
report on various Yuletide activities as the town's delightfully
eccentric characters attempt to cope with seasonal traumas
such as a disaster prone little theatre production of
A Christmas Carol, and a yard decorating contest
that is being sabotaged by a mysterious Christmas phantom!
*Denotes a new work or work in progress.
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