Theatre Productions
2009-10 Theatre Season
See the College Calendar for details and show times.
Winter Quarter Musical: "Pump Boys and Dinettes"
Feb 11-14, 18-20Corbet Theatre
In these days of pay-at-the pump, four-dollar gasoline, a receipt generated by a corporate computer, and an attendant somewhere behind the cluttered façade of a less-than-convenient store, gas stations don't seem like much fun any more. Add in some tepid coffee and assembly-line apple pie and there is little wonder the neighborhood noon-and-cranny dinettes fell out of favor, too.
Most of us no longer think of fun and entertainment, and something good to talk about in terms of filling stations or little dinettes. In this isolated instance we can! That is exactly why the Centralia College winter musical (complete with four pump jockeys and two waitresses from the Double Cupp diner) is already generating a sense of anticipation thicker than last night's leftover potato soup. Director Brian Tyrrell has chosen a small-town filling station and roadside dinette opus for his talented cast to stage for us all, bringing back echoes of our own splendid adolescence along with tears from laughter in one eye and nostalgia in the other.
"Pump Boys and Dinettes" could be described as a country folk-rock musical, but that wouldn't do it or the cast justice. There are hymns to fishing and the simple hillbilly pleasure of going drinking and dancing on a Saturday night. There are odes to sisterly devotion and a show stopper about a "farmer tan" with sun-red necks and arms. The six-member cast provides all the music and although the score was written more than 20 years ago the tunes still make perfect sense today.
This evening of grubby grease jobs, great slabs of pie, and songs about catfish and Dolly Parton begins on Feb. 11 in Corbet Theatre. It will play for just seven performances, so think about booking your tickets soon. Seats are $12 adult, $10 for students and seniors. "Pump Boys and Dinettes& may be the best play you'll see this year! Keep watching for details as February draws near!
The Heart Has Its Season
Feb 17, 7 pmWickstrom Studio Theatre
Centralia College Theatre Department presents "The Heart Has Its Season," a collection of short plays and songs centered on the theme of love. The production is a fundraiser for those members of The Players Club on campus who are going to New York City during spring break 2010. Tickets are $7 adults, $5 students/seniors. For tickets, call (360) 736-9391, ext. 525.
Spring Quarter Play: "Rabbit Hole"
Apr 8-11Corbet Theatre
Spring Quarter play: "Rabbit Hole," by David Lindsay-Abaire, performances April 8-11 in Corbet Theatre.
"The Great Cross Country Race"
May 14-15Wickstrom Theatre
"The Great Cross Country Race," performances May 14-15 in Wickstrom Theatre.
Past Theatre Productions at Centralia College
