Civic Theatre Announces Their 2010-2011 Season

Fort Wayne Civic Theatre entertains, enlightens, inspires, educates and enriches the community through quality live theatre.

SATURDAY JULY 24 - SUNDAY AUGUST 8, 2010
GUEST DIRECTOR: HARVEY COCKS
One of the last collaborations of the famed Kander and Ebb team, this Tony-winner is a send-up of backstage murder mystery plots. Set in 1959 Boston, it follows the fallout when the supremely untalented star of "Robbin' Hood of the Old West" is murdered during her opening night curtain call. Can a police detective who moonlights as a musical theater fan save the show, solve the case, and maybe even find love before the show reopens without getting killed himself?! A Civic Premiere! Arts United Center - Musical.

DEATHTRAP
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11 - SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
DIRECTOR: PHILLIP H. COLGLAZIER
One of the biggest hits on Broadway, this wickedly funny thriller is penned by the author of "The Stepford Wives" and "A Kiss Before Dying." The plot twists and turns with devilish cleverness and with such an abundance of thrills and laughter, the audience will be held enthralled until the final startling moments of the play. Arts United Center - Drama.

Irving Berlin's
WHITE CHRISTMAS
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6 - SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2010
GUEST DIRECTOR: BECKY NICCUM
This heartwarming musical is based on the beloved and timeless film. With romance in mind, two veteran song-and-dance men follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters to their Christmas show at a quaint Vermont lodge. The dazzling score includes "Blue Skies," "How Deep Is the Ocean" and the perennial favorite, "White Christmas." A Civic Premiere! Arts United Center - Musical.
...before I wake...
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 4 - SUNDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2011
PLAYWRIGHT & DIRECTOR: PHILLIP H. COLGLAZIER
This Civic premiere is a spiritual and uplifting journey through a family's grieving process. A tragic accident tests Joe and Marty's marriage, their beliefs in God, and their abilities to move on with life. Marty gradually learns important life lessons through the humorously touching friendship of two elderly ladies who bring her the healing power of time and laughter through tears.
Civic Off-Main at the Allen County Public Library - Drama.

RENT
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 26 - SUNDAY MARCH 13, 2011
GUEST DIRECTOR: RANAE BUTLER
RENT is Jonathan Larson's powerful, Tony-winning rock opera based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of AIDS. Winner of 4 Tonys! A Civic Premiere! Arts United Center - Musical.

I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
FRIDAY APRIL 1 - SUNDAY APRIL 17, 2011
GUEST DIRECTOR: CRAIG HUMPHREY
A hilarious, bittersweet, and refreshingly honest look at love and relationships. This series of musical vignettes presents "everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives, and in-laws, but were afraid to admit." One of the longest running off-Broadway musicals! A Civic Premiere! Civic Off-Main at the Allen County Public Library - Musical.

GODSPELL
SATURDAY MAY 7 - SUNDAY MAY 22, 2011
GUEST DIRECTOR: DOUG KING
Based on the Gospel according to St. Matthew, Godspell is one of the biggest off-Broadway and Broadway successes of all time and is celebrating its 40-year anniversary! Drawing from various theatrical traditions such as clowning, pantomime, charades, acrobatics, and vaudeville, this musical is a groundbreaking and unique reflection on the life of Jesus, with a message of kindness, tolerance, and love. A Civic Premiere! Arts United Center - Musical.

THE TIMEKEEPERS
FRIDAY JUNE 9 - SUNDAY JUNE 18, 2011
GUEST DIRECTOR: John TollEY
An inspirational tale of transcendence in the midst of a world gone mad. This award winning play has played in London, Israel, Ireland, Canada, Poland, Germany and New York, and has garnered rave reviews. Set at Sachsenhausen concentration camp in World War II Germany, it is a beautiful, intense piece of theater that manages to combine humor and poignancy with remarkable skill. A Civic Premiere! Civic Off-Main at the Allen County Public Library - Drama.

Add On: 2nd ANNUAL NORTHEAST INDIANA PLAYWRIGHT FESTIVAL
FRIDAY JUNE 3 - SUNDAY JUNE 5, 2011
Join us for an incredible weekend featuring the exclusive opening reception, THE TIMEKEEPERS by Dan Clancy, a performance of the winning play of the 2nd NORTHEAST INDIANA PLAYWRIGHT CONTEST, a workshop and panel discussion including Dan Clancy, and stage readings of the 2nd and 3rd place plays. CIVIC OFF-MAIN at the Allen County Public Library.

FOR SEASON TICKET INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT FWCIVIC.ORG OR 260 424.5220.

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