This week The Great American Melodrama adds George M. Cohan's delightful mystery-comedy to its summer season of fun! 'The Tavern,' directed by Roger DeLaurier, takes place on a dark and stormy night, when a wild wind blows all sorts of oddball characters into the tavern run by Freeman (Alan Benson), his son, Zach (Jim McCaffrey) and their hired girl, Sally (Megan C.C. Walker). First to arrive is a whimsical vagabond (Chuck McLane), who delights in the theatrics of the events that unfold throughout the night, including the discovery of a woman asleep in the wood shed. She is Violet (Bree Murphy), a distraught lady with a mysterious past who has lost her way en route to the capitol to seek an audience with the Governor. Situations heat up when the Governor himself (Jim Shine) arrives, along with his daughter, Virginia (Katie Worley) and her fiancé, Tom (Andrew Beck), seeking shelter from the storm and on edge from having been robbed on the road. Suspicions abound until all is resolved with the arrival of the Sheriff (Aaron Lamb) and Stevens (Suzy Newman). One of the most popular plays written by one of America's greatest showmen, 'The Tavern,' offers up mystery and madcap fun!
Taproot Theatre announces the highly-anticipated world premiere of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol, coming to its stage this November and December. Taproot's 2009 production of the play by Seattle writer John Longenbaugh was brought to a halt just four days after the first rehearsal when an arsonist set fire to the building adjacent to the theatre on October 23.
The Great American Melodrama kicked off its summer season of exciting melodrama on June 17 with THE CROCK OF GOLD, written by Silas S. Steele and directed by Eric Hoit.
As we come to the middle of June (already?!), a number of our theatre and live entertainment venues have shows opening, or gearing up to do so, here on the beautiful California Central Coast!
Taproot Theatre presents two staged readings of John Longenbaugh's Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol this December 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. at Seattle Pacific University's McKinley Hall.
Taproot Theatre presents two staged readings of John Longenbaugh's Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol this December 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. at Seattle Pacific University's McKinley Hall.
Holiday traditions are getting a twist with the world premiere of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol at Taproot Theatre Company. Written by local playwright John Longenbaugh and directed by Scott Nolte, this is a mystery that will delight the entire family.
Big Band Swing, Brazilian Bossa Nova --- even disco, all get paired with Shakespeare's sonnets in I Always Write of You, a new musical by David Duvall. Seattle Shakespeare Company will develop the musical through a workshop rehearsal process that culminates in three staged readings on October 25, 26, and 27 at 7:30 in the Center House Theatre.
Big Band Swing, Brazilian Bossa Nova --- even disco, all get paired with Shakespeare's sonnets in I Always Write of You, a new musical by David Duvall. Seattle Shakespeare Company will develop the musical through a workshop rehearsal process that culminates in three staged readings on October 25, 26, and 27 at 7:30 in the Center House Theatre.
Big Band Swing, Brazilian Bossa Nova --- even disco, all get paired with Shakespeare's sonnets in I Always Write of You, a new musical by David Duvall. Seattle Shakespeare Company will develop the musical through a workshop rehearsal process that culminates in three staged readings on October 25, 26, and 27 at 7:30 in the Center House Theatre.
Holiday traditions are getting a twist with the world premiere of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol at Taproot Theatre Company. Written by local playwright John Longenbaugh and directed by Scott Nolte, this is a mystery that will delight the entire family.
Big Band Swing, Brazilian Bossa Nova --- even disco, all get paired with Shakespeare's sonnets in I Always Write of You, a new musical by David Duvall. Seattle Shakespeare Company will develop the musical through a workshop rehearsal process that culminates in three staged readings on October 25, 26, and 27 at 7:30 in the Center House Theatre.
Taproot Theatre Company presents Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom this spring. Based on the best?selling autobiographical book by Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie invites you to pull up a chair and join Mitch and his beloved, vibrant but terminally?ill professor, Morrie, for some of the greatest lessons life can offe
Taproot Theatre Company presents Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom this spring. Based on the best-selling autobiographical book by Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie invites you to pull up a chair and join Mitch and his beloved, vibrant but terminally-ill professor, Morrie, for some of the greatest lessons life can offer. When you lose your way, sometimes you find it again in the most unexpected places. Tuesdays with Morrie, directed by Karen Lund, opens on March 27 and runs through April 25, with low-price previews on March 25 & 26, plus a pay-what-you-can performance on April 1.
Tuesdays With Morrie comes to the Taproot Theater. Directed by Karen Lund.
'A touching, life-affirming, deeply emotional drama with a generous dose of humor.' - New York Daily News
March 27-April 25, previews March 25 & 26
'You have to go after life and embrace it! And when you do, sometimes life will embrace you back in ways you never imagined! - Morrie
Taproot Theatre Company presents Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom this spring. Based on the best-selling autobiographical book by Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie invites you to pull up a chair and join Mitch and his beloved, vibrant but terminally-ill professor, Morrie, for some of the greatest lessons life can offer. When you lose your way, sometimes you find it again in the most unexpected places. Tuesdays with Morrie, directed by Karen Lund, opens on March 27 and runs through April 25, with low-price previews on March 25 & 26, plus a pay-what-you-can performance on April 1.
