What do you get when you mix a sick daughter, with a hypochondriac mother, and a community in need of healing? Set in Lansing, Michigan, Lisa Kron’s Well is an exploration of what it means to be sick versus what it means to be well. Through her mother’s social activism, we discover the true meaning of healing.  Lisa Kron is a Michigan native, best known for her Tony Award Winning Best Score for the musical Fun Home.

by Lisa Kron

“Well” Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois

The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre’s Penguin Project Production is Press Start!  A New Children’s Musical. Join us as our Penguins embark on a unique adventure as they are transported into the pixelated world of video games. Beloved video game characters, who face running out of lives, organize a musical fundraiser to collect the gold rings necessary to continue playing. Heroes, villains, and sidekicks unite in an unprecedented collaboration, showcasing teamwork like never before. This 8-bit musical promises to captivate audiences, delivering heartwarming moments and unexpected twists. 

by Denver Casado and Brian Dawson 

Produced with special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. www.playscripts.com

With fast and furious banter, a whirlwind of wit and physical comedy, California Suite looks at the relationships inside Suite 203-04 at The Beverly Hills Hotel.  Join visitors from New York, Philadelphia, London, and Chicago for an evening of comedy that only Neil Simon can deliver.

by Neil Simon

“California Suite” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Have you ever felt misunderstood by everyone around you? How do you overcome untruths in a legal system that seems to be set against proving your innocence? The Tony-award-winning musical, Parade, is set in 1913. Leo Frank is a Jewish Brooklyn native, now residing in rural Georgia. He finds himself on trial for the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan, a girl under his employ at a local pencil factory. With a soaring score by Jason Robert Brown and book by Alfred Uhry, Parade delivers a powerful message about religious intolerance, social injustice, and the resilience of love in the face of insurmountable odds.

Parade Book by Alfred Uhry Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Co-Conceived and Directed on Broadway by HAROLD PRINCE

Parade is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

It’s harvest time in Ireland and the five Mundy sisters are struggling to adapt to their changing world. Dancing at Lughnasa is a memory play narrated by the illegitimate son of one of the sisters as he recalls the women who reared him: his mother and four maiden aunts.

by Brian Friel

Originally produced on the New York stage by Noel Pearson in association with Bill Kenwright and Joseph Harris.
Dancing at Lughnasa is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing Global. (www.broadwaylicensing.com)

The Civic Youth Theatre will present a fresh and comical adaptation of a Shakespearean classic: The Seussification of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Written by Peter Bloedel, with all the beloved characters of the classic included, this Seussified version will enchant you as you frolic through a forest filled with fairies, whoosh bush tush beasts, and bumballoon swords! Wacky and wild, release your inner child!

by Peter Bloedel

Produced with special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. www.playscripts.com

Robbie is a goofy New Jersey singer who failed as a rock star, then in love.  He now fronts the most in-demand wedding band until his own wedding plans go awry and he is left standing at the altar.  Join us as we root for Robbie to find love and to provide once again awesome 1980s music to weddings across New Jersey.

Music by MATTHEW SKLAR
Lyrics by CHAD BEGUELIN
Based upon the New Line Cinema film written by Tim Herlihy

The Wedding Singer is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com