The Underpants

Directed by Jennifer York

September 16 - October 2nd
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

From the hilarious mind of Steve Martin.

The renowned comic actor and author of Picasso at the Lapine Agile provides a wild satire adapted from the classic German play about Louise and Theo Maske, a couple whose conservative existence is shattered when Louise's bloomers fall down in public. Though she pulls them up quickly, he thinks the incident will cost him his job as a government clerk. Louise's momentary display does not result in the feared scandal but it does attract two infatuated men, each of whom wants to rent the spare room in the Markes' home. Oblivious of their amorous objectives, Theo splits the room between them, happy to collect rent from both the foppish poet and the whiny hypochondriac.

Featuring:
Jed Slaughter as Theo Maske
Cassie Jo Fastabend as Louise Maske
Deya Ozburn as Gertrude
Ben Stahl as Versati
Andrew Fry as Cohen
Dale Bowers as Klinglehoff
Bob Lozier as The Distinguished Caller

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Dracula

October 21st - November 6th
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

Bram Stoker’s classic novel comes to life just in time for Halloween
 
"I want your fear. For your fear, like a current, rushes through your body. Your fear makes your heart pound, it renders your veins rich and full. Your fear hemorrhages deliciously within you." This new adaptation restores the suspense and seduction of Bram Stoker's classic novel to the stage. As Count Dracula begins to exert his will upon the residents of London, they try to piece together the clues of his appearances—in a valiant attempt to save themselves from a hideous fate. Rich with both humor and horror, this play paints a wickedly theatrical picture of Stoker's famous vampire.

Featuring:
Michael Christopher (Dracula)
Joseph Grant (Van Helsing),
Christopher Rocco (Seward)
Jacob Tice (Harker)
Jesse Morrow (Mina)
Brynn Garrett (Lucy)
Brian Wayne Jansen (Renfield)
Jess Allan (Ensemble)
Kadi Burt (Vixen)
Ariel Birks (Vixen)
Ethan Bujeaud (Ensemble)
Gerardo Zaragoza (Man)

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Miracle on 34th Street

Directed by Maria Valenzuela

November 25th - December 24
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

Special performances on Thursdays 12/8, 12/22 at 7:30pm
and Christmas Eve 12/24 at 2:00pm (no evening show)

If you really believe, anything can happen! 
 

By chance, Kris Kringle, an old man in a retirement home, gets a job working as Santa for Macy's. Kris unleashes waves of goodwill with Macy's customers and the commercial world of New York City by referring parents to other stores to find exactly the toy their child has asked for. Seen as deluded and dangerous by Macy's vocational counselor, who plots to have Kris committed to Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital, Kris ends up in a court competency hearing. Especially at stake is one little girl's belief in Santa. In a dramatic decision, the court confirms Kris as the true Santa, allowing Susan and countless other children to experience the joy of childhood fantasy.

 

Featuring: Michael Dresdner (Kris Kringle), Nena Curley (Doris Walker), Cannon Jones (Fred Gayley), Abbie Wachter & Mimosa Clyons (Susan Walker), Marion Read (Shelhammer), and Kerry Bringman (Mr. Macy), along with Cyra Benedict, Curtis Beech, Makayla Broxton, Eric Cuestas-Thompson, Eva Hay, Kenton Jackson, Diana Martin, Evie Merrill, Luke Miller, Mary Norton, Paul Parker, William Paul, Mary Sheehan, Jayda Slack, Violet Spataro, and Margie Stenberg.

The role of Susan Walker will be played by Mimosa Clyons on 11/25, 11/27, 12/3, 12/8, 12/10, 12/16, 12/18, 12/23 and by Abbie Wachter on 11/26, 12/2, 12/4, 12/9, 12/11, 12/17, 12/22, 12/24
Both will be in every performance, but at the performances above they will play the role of Susan.

REVIEWS
The Suburban Times
NW Adevntures
The Tacoma Weekly
axs.com
Drama in the Hood
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Of Mice and Men

Directed by Niclas Olson

January 20th - February 5
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

Special School Day Matinee on January 26, 2017
Please call for details

John Steinbeck’s classic novel brought to life on stage
 
Two traveling companions, George and Lennie, wander the country during the Depression, dreaming of a better life for themselves. Then, just as heaven is within their grasp, it is inevitably yanked away. The script follows Steinbeck's novel closely, exploring questions of strength, weakness, usefulness, reality and utopia, bringing Steinbeck's California vividly to life.

Starring:
Mason Quinn as George
Chris James as Lennie
Roger Iverson as Candy
Derek Mesford as Curley
Eric Cuestas-Thompson as Boss
Jacob Tice as Slim
Alex Gust as Whit
Alex Koerger as Carlson
Maggie Parobek as Curley's Wife
Jack House as Crooks

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Gypsy

Directed by Chris Serface
Choreographed by Lexi Barnett
Musically Directed by Debra Leach

March 10 - April 2
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

Everything’s coming up roses
 
A crowning achievement in American musical theatre, Gypsy tells the story of Mama Rose, the ultimate stage mother, and her hopes and dreams for her daughters, June and Louise. As the lights of Vaudeville are dimming, Louise steps into the spotlight as Gypsy Rose Lee and rises to become one of the most famed burlesque performers of all time. Just like Mama Rose, Gypsy is brassy, bold, and sexy.

Starring:
Ron Bauer as Weber/Bourgeron-Cochon
Alexandria Bray as Baby June
Caiti Burke as Electra/Mother/Cratchitt
Caleb Corperno as Tap Dancer/Newsboy
Cassie Jo Fastabend as Louise
Jill Heinecke as Agnes
Abbey Homan as Dolores
Erika Jacobsen as Marjorie May
Kathy Kluska as Tessie Tura/Mother
Alex Koerger as Uncle Jocko/Kringlein/Cigar
Kepler Koerger as Newsboy
Rico Lastrapes as Tulsa
Stephanie Leeper as Mama Rose
Liam Loughridge as Clarence/Newsboy
Summer Mays as Baby Louise
Erin O'Loughlin as Thelma
Emilie Rommel-Shimkus as Mazeppa/Mother
Jeremy Schroeder as Yonkers/Phil
Jed Slaughter as Herbie
Charlie Stevens as LA/Georgie
Abigail Webster as Gail
Joe Woodland as Pops/Goldstone/Pastey
Julia Wyman as Dainty June
Kyle Yoder as Angie
Olivia Zamira as Balloon Girl

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Exit Laughing

Directed by Rick Hornor

April 21 - May 7
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

Winner of the AACT New Play Fest
 
When the biggest highlight in your life for the past 30 years has been your weekly bridge night out with the "girls," what do you do when one of your foursome inconveniently dies? If you're Connie, Leona and Millie, three southern ladies from Birmingham, you do the most daring thing you've ever done. You "borrow" the ashes from the funeral home for one last card game, and the wildest, most exciting night of your lives involves a police raid, a stripper and a whole new way of looking at all the fun you can have when you're truly living.

Starring:
Maggie Parobek as Rachel Ann
Carol Richmond as Connie
Sharry O'Hare as Leona
Shelleigh-Mairi Ferguson as Millie
John Naden as Bobby

Reviews
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Dresdner's Theatre Reviews
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Directed by David Domkoski

June 2 - June 18
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 2:00pm

Journey into the Wild West, in this classic story of good versus evil, law versus the gun, one man versus Liberty Valance. 
 
When a young scholar from New York city travels west in search of a new life, he arrives beaten and half-dead on the dusty streets of Twotrees. Rescued from the plains, the town soon becomes his home. A local girl gives him purpose in a broken land, but is it enough to save him from the vicious outlaw who wants him dead? He must make the choice: to turn and run or to stand for what he believes, to live or to fight; to become the man who shot Liberty Valance. 

Starring:
Jacob Tice as Ransome Foster
Jill Nicole Heinecke as Hallie Jackson
Chris James as Bert Barricune
Mason Quinn as Liberty Valance
Maggie Parobek as The Reporter
Ben Stahl as Marshal Johnson
Curtis Beech as The Deputy
Nick Butler as Jim "The Reverend" Mosten

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