THE ODD COUPLE, SWEENEY TODD and More Set for Germantown Community Theatre's 45th Anniversary Season

Germantown Community Theatre has announced the slate of productions for their 2016-2017 season. This marks the 45th season of shows the theatre has produced from their home in Germantown, TN.

The season blends music, theatre for youth, classic literature and raucous fun. Titles include Neil Simon's THE ODD COUPLE, a concert version of Sondheim's SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET and Tennessee Williams' THE GLASS MENAGERIE.

Memberships for the season range from $60 to $200 and are on sale through the GCT box office at (901) 453-7447. The 2016-2017 season of Germantown Community Theatre is sponsored by the City of Germantown, Tennessee Arts Commission, ArtsMemphis, and the GCT Trust.

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Music Man, Jr. (*Performed at Houston High School*)

Book, Music & Lyrics by Meredith Willson

July 29- August 8, 2016

Master showman Harold Hill is in town and he's got "seventy-six trombones" in tow. Can upright, uptight Marian, the town librarian, resist his powerful allure? The story follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band he vows to organize. The catch? He doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, whose belief in Harold's power just might help him succeed in the end in spite of himself.

The Odd Couple

Written by Neil Simon

September 9-25, 2016

This classic comedy opens as a group of the guys assemble for cards in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it's no wonder that his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger who has just been separated from his wife. Fastidious and depressed, Felix seems suicidal, but as the action unfolds Oscar becomes the one with murder on his mind when the clean-freak and the slob ultimately decide to room together with hilarious results as The Odd Couple is born.

Sweeney Todd: In Concert

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by Hugh Wheeler; From an adaptation by Christopher Bond

October 21-November 6, 2016

Presented as a music concert. An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to 19th century London seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up, and the carnage has only just begun!

Haint

Written by Justin Asher

January 27-February 12, 2017

HAINT is the story of Mercy and her son Charlie. Together they lived a reclusive life on White Horse Mountain. After tragedy strikes, Mercy is not sure if she has the strength to hold on to the dilapidated family home or the rural, folk traditions that were handed down in her family for generations. Local sheriff John Thomas tries to persuade Mercy to sell her home and start again someplace new. But, how do you let go of the ghosts of the past, when they don't want to let go of you? Every little town has its secrets. Some just refuse to stay buried

Violet

Music by Jeanine Tesori and Libretto by Brian Crawley; Based on The Ugliest Pilgrim by Doris Betts

March 10-26, 2017

As a girl, Violet was struck by a wayward axe blade, leaving her with a visible scar across her face. With enough money finally saved she's traveling across the 1964 South towards a miracle - the healing touch of a TV evangelist that will make her beautiful. While trying to repair her physical scars, Violet might be able to repair those that are lying deeper than her skin; and on the way she meets a young, Soldier whose love for her reaches far past her physical "imperfections".

The Glass Menagerie

Written by Tennessee Williams

April 14-30, 2017

The story of the Wingfield family is beautifully portrayed in this Tennessee Williams classic. Amanda, Tom and Laura Wingfield live in poverty in a dingy St. Louis apartment. Each one attempts to escape reality through their own methods- lies, alcohol, movies, and a tiny menagerie made of glass. Will their dreams hold them together or break the family apart? A drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty, THE GLASS MENAGERIE is one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre.

The Game's Afoot

Written by Ken Ludwig

May 19-June 4, 2017

It is December 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. Then it's up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit.

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Germantown Community Theatre is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization set in a 112-seat theatre located at 3037 Forest Hill-Irene Rd. Now in its 44th season, GCT provides both theatrical entertainment and educational opportunities for Germantown families in an environment that nurtures creative expression and artistic growth.

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