Vicky Saye Henderson News

It's a packed St. Pat's weekend on Midlands stages!

Chapin and CCT bring down the curtain while Town keeps carrying the banner and Trustus opens off-site!

Audiences have been clamoring for it for nearly five and a half years, and Trustus Theatre is set to deliver a tasty theatrical treat this March: they're bringing back 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche! This play made its Trustus Theatre debut in Season 28 and was such a hit that when it came back in Season 29, the entire run was sold out before opening night! It is a delightfully bawdy, slightly over-the-top, fun production will have you laughing from the first line through the final bows. 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche will open in the Fellowship Hall at Reformation Lutheran Church on Friday, March 8, 2019 and will run through Sunday, March 17, 2019. This limited run will have eight performances including three afternoon matinees. Tickets may be purchased at www.trustus.org or by calling the Trustus Theatre Box Office at 803-254-9732.

THE MORMONS ARE COMING! It's a banner week for Midlands stages as BOOK OF MORMON takes up residency at the Koger Center, Workshop opens STRING OF PEARLS, Trustus closes CONSTANCE, and Town continues HAIRSPRAY!

Town Theatre opens the contemporary classic HAIRSPRAY while Trustus' original musical CONSTANCE presses on!

Plays at Chapin and Workshop come to a close and Trustus opens its original musical!

Bill W. and Dr. Bob is an absorbing play by Samuel Shem and Janey Surrey about the men who created Alcoholics Anonymous in the early twentieth century. The AA movement has brought a system of support and hope to millions of addicts in recovery. This production explores how these men recognized their addiction to alcohol, what effect it was having on their lives and their families' lives, and how they started building a system that would promote effective recovery.

Bill W. and Dr. Bob is an absorbing play by Samuel Shem and Janey Surrey about the men who created Alcoholics Anonymous in the early twentieth century. The AA movement has brought a system of support and hope to millions of addicts in recovery. This production explores how these men recognized their addiction to alcohol, what effect it was having on their lives and their families' lives, and how they started building a system that would promote effective recovery.

Acclaimed American playwright Christopher Durang is well known for his absurd and often outrageous humor, and his VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE, winner of a Tony Award in 2013 for Best Play, is no exception. An engaging farce with a somewhat surprising degree of sentiment at its core, this darkish comedy sends up the classic work of Anton Chekhov while also countering it with a kind of cock-eyed optimism. This Trustus Theatre's production, in the capable hands of director Jim O'Connor and well-modulated cast, just completed its first week's run and happily will be playing for another two weeks. There are plenty of in-jokes for theatre majors and the cognoscenti, but the uninitiated can also enjoy the modern comedy and unexpected charm that infuses Durang's take on a very idiosyncratic family whose caricatured members are yet familiar to us.

Trustus Theatre begins their 30th Anniversary Season with Christopher Durang's laugh-out-loud comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. This show was one of the most successful comedies on Broadway last season, and now this Tony award-winning script finds a home on the Thigpen Main Stage this fall. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike opens tonight September 12th at 8:00pm, and runs through September 27, 2014.

Trustus Theatre begins their 30th Anniversary Season with Christopher Durang's laugh-out-loud comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. This show was one of the most successful comedies on Broadway last season, and now this Tony award-winning script finds a home on the Thigpen Main Stage this fall. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike opens on Friday September 12th at 8:00pm, and runs through September 27, 2014.

Director Chad Henderson to adapt The Restoration's album 'Constance' into a theatrical production this August.

Director Chad Henderson to adapt The Restoration's album 'Constance' into a theatrical production this August.

The critically acclaimed narrative album Constance by The Restoration takes its first steps towards becoming a theatrical adaptation this summer as a concert version of the album is presented under the direction of Chad Henderson in Trustus Theatre's Premieres Festival. Performances will be August 21st and 23rd at 8:00pm. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at www.trustus.org. Premieres packages may be purchased for $50, and include a ticket to all three Premieres events. Packages must be purchased by calling the Trustus box office at (803) 254-9732.

Trustus Theatre is bringing the new musical See Rock City & Other Destinations to the Midlands. This Drama Desk Award winner for outstanding musical, book, and lyrics will take audiences on a journey across the country and will dive into the depths of human discovery as a talented ensemble cast brings this show to life on the Thigpen Main Stage. See Rock City & Other Destinations opens on Friday March 14th at 8pm and runs through April 5th, 2014.

The newly named Richard and Debbie Cohn Trustus Side Door Theatre is opening its season with last season's smash hit 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche. This unique show that was born from sketch comedy in Chicago comes back to Columbia with the original all-star Trustus cast. The show opens Friday October 11th, at 8:00pm in the Richard and Debbie Cohn Trustus Side Door Theatre, and runs through Saturday October 26th, 2013. Since the show sold out very quickly in January, patrons are encouraged to make reservations early.