The JLT's 2011-2012 season includes:
- Aug. 24-28, 2011 - Smokey Joe's Cafe with music and lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller is a tune-filled treat for lovers of rock and roll. 35 songs include Jail House Rock, Spanish Harlem, Poison Ivy, Yakety-Yak and Kansas City. Heather Haar-Briley, director
- Oct. 12-16, 2011 - Love, Sex and the IRS has been canceled. Instead The Night I Died at the Palace Theatre, by Pat Cook has been substituted. The plot involves the Palace Theatre actors getting ready to rehearse the final scene for their latest production, including "I Aint Got No Body," when they run into a snag. The director who wrote the play is found dead onstage. Clues intermingle with unveiled threats as cast member turns against cast member. Written by the author of the Monday Murder series, this comedy/mystery guarantees fun and laughs. Chet Fritz, director.Auditions on Aug. 29 & 30, 7 p.m. at JLT.
- Dec. 7-11, 2011 - Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller is a 1949 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama revolving around the last days of Willy Loman, a failed salesman who cannot understand how he missed obtaining the American Dream. Jade Leggott, director. Auditions on Oct. 17 & 18, 7 p.m. at JLT
- Feb. 8-12, 2012 - Let's Swing is a bonus show free to season subscribers that represents a musical tribute to the 1940s performed in a cabaret setting. Cecie Fritz, director.
- Date change from Mar. 28-Apr. 1, 2012 to April 4-8! - Art, a play by Yasmina Reza, tries to define what is art and what is friendship as three friends square off over the value of the purchase by one of them of an all white canvas. Bill Perry, director. Auditions on Feb. 13 & 14, 2012, 7 p.m. at JLT.
- May 30-June 3, 2012 - The Robber Bridegroom with book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry, music by Robert Walman and based on the novella by Eudora Welty, is a rousing, bawdy Southern fairy tale set in 18th century Mississippi and includes the courtship of Rosamund, the only daughter of the richest planter in the country and rascally robber of the woods, Jamie Lockhart. The characters also include an evil step-mother and a pea-brained henchman coupled with an unconventional case of double mistaken identity. Ann Lile, director. Auditions on Apr. 2 & 3, 2012, 7 p.m. at JLT.
Season tickets are now on sale; subscribers must select a night to attend each performance although tickets may be exchanged in person for another night of the same show. Tickets are non-refundable. The cost of an adult ticket for the season is $65; student and senior citizen, $60; and patron, $80 (with recognition in each playbill). The cost of a life membership is $1,500 per person And may be paid in three consecutive yearly installments of $500. The deadline for season subscriptions is July 15.
Currently the ticket office is open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m to 2 p.m. Phone (417) 623-3638. Further information about life membership and patron designation is available upon request as well as ticket prices for individual performances.
Advertise in playbill
Various-sized advertisements may be placed for the 2011-12 season. The running ads will be inserted in the playbills that are distributed at each performance. For more details call the theatre.
Two homes for JLT
A group of thespians during the 1930s staged plays at the high school in Joplin, the Paramount Theatre, the Scottish Rite Temple, or anywhere else with space for a stage. The Joplin Little Theatre was incorporated in 1939. Park Playhouse, whose structure originally was an old riding academy, was purchased in November 1946 from investments in victory bonds and a gift from George A. Spiva. On 20 lots just north of Schifferdecker Park, the playhouse has been renovated to what it is today.
Adding to the pot
For a $250 donation a plaque will be attached to the back of an available seat of your choice with the money raised going toward the purchase of new auditorium seating. At that time all the name plaques will be moved to the new seats.
In addition, gift certificates are available for purchase as well as having inscribed a tile for the lobby floor for a $1,000 donation. Phone the box office for details.
Of course, besides new faces for tryouts, volunteers are always needed as set builders, painters, scenic and lighting designers, costumers and backstage crews.
The Joplin Little Theatre is located at 3009 W. First St., west of Schifferdecker Avenue.
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Stone's Throw Dinner Theatre has announced its 20011-2012 show schedule (subject to change). Season tickets are on sale now for $90 for any five shows of one's choice, excluding A Christmas Carol:
- July 7-10, 2011 (already performed) - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a children's show
- Aug. 5-7 and 11-14, 2011 - You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, is based upon the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schultz in his comic strip Peanuts.
- Sept. 15-17 and Sept. 23-25, 2011 - On Golden Pond was made into a 1981 American drama film based upon the 1979 play by Ernest Thompson. The play in part explores the turbulent relationship between father (Norman Thayer) and daughter (Chelsea) who is dropping in on her parents (Ethel and Norman) with her fianc (Billie Ray) and his son (Billie Ray Jr.) in tow. An interesting connection develops between the father and Billy Ray's son. We also see the relationship of a husband/wife in the twilight of their years. The cast includes Tom Brown as Norman, Betsy Fleischaker as Ethel, Kendra Goepfert as Chelsea, Mike Smith as Bill, Kyle Bridges as Charlie, Michael Rivera as Billy and Hannah Marsh/Raven Micale as the operator.
- Oct. 20-22 and 28-30, 2011 - Lost in Yonkers, a 1991 Pulitzer prize-winning play by Neil Simon is a coming of age tale of a dysfunctional family.
- Dec. 8-11 and 15-18, 2011 - A Christmas Carol
- Feb. 2-4 and Feb. 10-12, 2012 - A Tomb with a View is a comedy thriller by Norman Robbins in which by the third act there are more corpses than actors left in the cast.
- Mar 22-24 and Mar 30-31 and Apr. 1, 2012 - The Foreigner is a comedy by Larry Shue about two of the guests of a resort-style fishing lodge in rural Georgia. One doesn't understand a word of English; you can figure out the rest.
- May 10-13 and 18-20, 2012 - The Kitchen Witches is a comedy by Caroline Smith that pits two antagonistic cooking experts on the same show (the boyfriend of one had married the other).
- May 13, 2012 - Look for a special Mother's Day performance
For evening performances doors open at 6 p.m., dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. and curtain time is 7:30 p.m. For Sunday matinees doors open at 12:30 p.m., dinner is served at 1 p.m. and curtain time is 2 p.m.
Please note revision to ticket prices
Individual show tickets for musicals are $25 for ages 19-54; $22 for 55 and over, students with ID and youth 13-18; $13 for youth under 13 and free for 5 and under. Veterans (with ID) and their spouses will receive a special rate of $18 on the opening night of each show. Deduct $3 for other productions. Tickets for non-musicals are $22 for adults; $19 for seniors over 55, youth (12-18) and students with ID; $10 for children (6-12 and free for children 5 and under. On opening night veterans with ID pay $15 each. Group rates also are available; phone theatre for details.
Dinner menus vary and are announced before each performance. All seats must be pre-paid and are only concealable up to 24-hours before showtime. A credit card will hold the reservation. Please phone (417) 358-9665 or send an e-mail here including the number of guests in your party, the date of the performance, and your telephone number. The box office is open Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with expanded hours during the week before a scheduled show. If no answer, leave a message on the answering machine.
A brief history
The Stone's Throw Dinner Theatre originated as a group known as the Carthage Music Club. It was formed in 1928 by Mrs. Harry Spradling to perform musical shows in schools, churches and other locations. It was incorporated in September 1984 as the Community Theatre for Southwest Missouri. The land on which the theatre building stands was donated in 1988 by Dr. Foster and Hilda Whitten.
Making further contributions
Stone's Throw Theatre has established the Stone's Throw Theatre Henri Heckert Endowment Fund managed by the Carthage Community Foundation and the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. Interest income only is used for expenses and capital improvements. Anyone making a donation of $1000 or more is eligible for recognition on a Gallery of Stars plaque in the theatre lobby.
The Stone's Throw Dinner Theatre is located at 796 S. Stone La., Carthage. For a map go here. The theatre's website is here.
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