2022

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March 31, Aprile 1-3, 7-10

Two nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing have been secretly making wine to keep the convent's doors open, but Paul and Sally, reporters and former fiancées, are hot on their trail. They go undercover as a nun and priest, but their presence, combined with the addition of a new nun, spurs paranoia throughout the convent that spies have been sent from Rome to shut them down. Wine and secrets are inevitably spilled as everyone tries to preserve the convent and reconnect with lost loves.

• Director:  Mike Skiles  
• Stage Manager:  Bradyn Jaeger  
• Set Builder:  Jim Skiles  
• Tech Designer/Operator:  Jennifer Kingry  
• Costumer:  Ann Keeney-Grafft

• Sister Philamena:  Terri Nelson  
• Sister Augusta:  Carol Neulieb  
• George:  Tom Akers  
• Mother Superior:  Julie Gray  
• Paul:  Justin Raver  
• Sally:  Dana Skiles  
• Sister Mary Catherine:  Elizabeth Shaffer  
• Father Chenille:  David Beeson

Run dates: June 2-5 & 9-12, 2022

Directed by Dana Skiles

A law clerk, Jeremy Troy, is up for a partnership. He is visited by an old school chum, Charlie Bickle, who lives by sponging off of his old classmates. Charlie blackmails Jeremy into putting him up on the very night the head of the law firm is coming for dinner, whereupon Jeremy’s wife leaves. Charlie, the sponge, discovers that Jeremy’s degree is a fraud. A model is hired to play the wife’s part, but she is a dumb beauty whose attempts to help backfire. And the situation becomes even more complicated when Jeremy’s wife unexpectedly returns! 

Jeremy Troy:  Matt McConville

Kathryn Troy:  Emmalee Hilburn

Charlie Bickle:  Pat Kelly

Tina Winslow:  Elizabeth Shaffer

Sven Ivorsen:  Jim Harris

Director/Tech Operator:  Dana Skiles

Stage Manager:  Megan McConville

Light Designer:  Jennifer Kingry

Sound Designer:  Larry Lord

Set Builder:  Mike Skiles and Jim Skiles

Special thanks to Justin Raver

Run dates: July 14-17 & 21-24, 2022

Directed by Jennifer Kingry

When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900’s, she isn't allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. Instead, she joins a group of women "computers," charting the stars for men who claim credit for their advances.  As Henrietta, in her free time, attempts to measure the light and distance of stars, she must also take measure of her life on Earth, trying to balance her dedication to science against family obligations and the possibility of love - social progress, like scientific discovery, can be hard to gauge when one is trapped among earthly complications. Based on real people and events, Silent Sky is a humorous and inspiring look at the determination, passion and sacrifice of the women who helped redefine our understanding of the cosmos.

Henrietta Leavitt:  Kady Patterson

Margaret Leavitt:  Elizabeth Melville

Peter Shaw:  Kevin Maynard

Annie Cannon:  Terri Nelson

Williamina Fleming:  Diane Greenwood

Director:  Jennifer Kingry

Stage Manager:  Colin McConville

Video/Sound Designer:  Larry Lord

Set Builders:  Mike Skiles, Jim Skiles

Light & Sound Designer:  Jennifer Kingry

Run dates: August 18-21 & 25-28, 2022

Directed by Justin Raver

This family-friendly comedy is a toast to the character and idealism of the parents from “The Greatest Generation,” as well as a little roast of their dedication to the family road trip.  Don Browning, a middle-aged writer, returns home and decides to finally take his father's ashes to his childhood home, as requested. But when Don discovers Grandma's house is now a grocery store, he begins traveling across Iowa, searching for a proper resting place for his father. This father-and-son road trip shifts smoothly from the present to Don's memories of the annual, torturous vacations of his childhood.  It’s is a postcard to anyone who has ever found themselves driving alone on a road, revisiting fond memories of their youth. 

Don Browning:  Kevin Babbitt

Dad:  Don Faust

Mom:  Pam Kobre

Sis: Leslie Day

Ensemble:  

Vicki Jones

Kevin Keck

Patrick Kelley

Julien Totten

Janet VanderSchaaf

Director:  Justin Raver

Stage Manager:  Jim Strauss

Set Builder:  Mike Skiles/Jim Skiles

Tech Designer/Operator:  Jennifer Kingry

Sound Designer: Larry Lord

Run dates: September 29- October 2 & 6-9, 2022

Directed by Jonathan Grafft

Spies, murder, love, and other trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock come to life in the style of a 1940’s radio broadcast of the master of suspense's earlier films, showcasing The Lodger, Sabotage and The 39 Steps. This is early Hitchcock of the 1920’s and ‘30’s, before he came to America—a familiar figure in many respects, but also one to surprise those who haven’t become acquainted with Hitch’s work while he was still honing his craft. This production is a triple feature, complete with vintage commercials, that recreates a daring train chase, a serial killer’s ominous presence, and a devastating explosion through the magic of live sound effects and musical underscoring. A spooky, exciting piece that offers a perfect evening of theater.

Mike Kelly

Larry Lord

Lorrie Lord

Greg O'Neal

Elizabeth Shaffer

Jim Skiles

Mike Skiles

Leigh VanWinkle

Director:  Jonathan Grafft

Stage Manager:  Ann Keeney-Grafft

Costumer:  Ann Keeney-Grafft

Light Designer:  Jennifer Kingry

Sound Designer:  Larry Lord

Sound/Light Operator:  Dana Skiles

Jingles:  Bob Manasco

Run dates: November 10-13 & 17-20, 2022

Directed by Joe DePauw

Set just after WWII, the action centers around businessman and family patriarch Joe Keller, who desperately wants to secure and maintain his family’s financial security and the legacy he spent so many years building, ready to hand it down to his surviving son Chris.  At the same time, Joe’s wife Kate is still waiting for their eldest son Larry to return from the war, determined that he is alive and will marry the girl-next-door, Ann.  Ann is the daughter of Joe’s former business partner, who now sits in prison, convicted of industrial crimes committed by Joe.  To complicate matters further, Chris and Ann have fallen in love and wish to marry.  In All My Sons, Arthur Miller creates a post-war American family in a tragic spiral of lies, greed, love, and loss, which demands its audience examine their own social responsibilities to all the sons of American wars.

Due to the mature themes and strong language in this play, attendance is not recommended for children under 13 years old.

Dr Jim Bayliss:  David Beeson

Joe Keller:  James Driscoll

Frank Lubey:  John Simosky

Sue Bayliss:  Dana Skiles

Lydia Lubey:  Elizabeth Shaffer

Chris Keller:  Justin Raver

Bert: Jake Turner

Kate Keller:  Carol Neuleib

Ann Deever:  Leslie Day

George Deever:  Kevin Keck

Director:  Joe DePauw

Stage Manager:  Matt McConville 

Light/Sound Designer/Operator:  Jennifer Kingry

Costumer:  Suzanne Rakestraw

Set Builders:  Jim Skiles and Mike Skiles