Season 2017-2018

All Photos by GARY BALEY

The Fall and Spring shows directed by Alicia Welch Harkins. The Winter shows student-directed by Maya Aizenman, Phil Wilkerson, and Jonah Spitler.

William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead

by John Heimbuch

Shakespeare’s Henry V opens at the Globe Playhouse. But while the actors strut and fret, a terrifying plague is spreading through London. Shakespeare must not only defend his artistic integrity from the onslaughts of the bombastic actor William Kemp, but he must also defend his playhouse from the zombie apocalypse overtaking the populace.

Bullets Over Broadway - The Musical

by Woody Allen

Struggling 1920s playwright David Shayne (Nick Bradford), having failed to secure financing for his latest work, reluctantly makes a deal with mob boss Nick Valenti (Braden enter last name here) : a Broadway debut with the chance to direct, as long as Nick's flibbertigibbet girlfriend, Olive (Ella Patel), plays one of the lead roles. As Olive and star Helen Sinclair (Bella Gomez) attempt to upstage each other, Olive's gangland bodyguard Cheech (David enter last name here) starts suggesting changes to David's script.

The Innocents

by William Archibald

Directed by Phil Wilkerson

This story of unspeakable horror begins when young governess Miss Giddens, along with motherly housekeeper Mrs. Grose, arrives at an English estate to oversee two orphaned children. But these four aren't alone; they're haunted by fears, phantoms, and ghastly shadows. The governess and the housekeeper are terrified, but the children seem to welcome the visitations.

The Bold, the Young, and the Murdered

by Don Zolidis

Directed by Jonah Spitler

The long-running soap opera The Bold and the Young is in its last days: its hunky hero has self-esteem issues, its villainous old man is more interested in soup, and its heroines are slightly psychopathic. The executive producer gives the squabbling cast an ultimatum: Complete one episode overnight or the show dies. But when the director ends up murdered, and other cast members start dropping like flies, it seems like his threat might actually come true. Can these misfits discover the murderer before the show is literally killed off?

Wait Until Dark

by Frederick Knott

Directed by Maya Aizenman

After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix (Keita Tanabe) returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by Roat (Nick Bradford) has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy (Carrie Clausen), alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.