Theatre Productions
The Centralia College Dramatic Arts Program has produced more than 150 productions in over 75 years. See our Theatre Production History and Theatre Productions Lineup for more information.1999-Current Theatre Productions »»
2012-13 Theatre Productions:
Check, Please!
An evening of short comedies set in cafés and coffee shopsMay 16-18
Wickstrom Studio Theatre
Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $8 for students and senior citizens. Both Thursdays are at 7pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm. Reservations: (360) 736-9391, ext. 525.
Just Plain Jane
A collection of monologues by Jane MartinMay 23-25
Wickstrom Studio Theatre
Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $8 for students and senior citizens. Both Thursdays are at 7pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm. Reservations: (360) 736-9391, ext. 525.
The Play's the Thing
A Shakespeare OratorioFebruary 14-23
Wickstrom Studio Theatre
The Play's the Thing, Centralia College's winter quarter production, is a collection of scenes, songs and soliloquies from William Shakespeare's plays. Meet Lady Macbeth as she contemplates the risk inherent in being murderously ambitious. Listen as Hamlet ponders the existence of a ghost-like father. This evening with the Bard offers 15 scenes and two soliloquies from 13 of his 38 plays.
The Play's the Thing opens on Thursday, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m., in the Wickstrom Studio Theatre in Washington Hall and continues with 8 p.m. performances on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15, 16 and 22, 23, and Thursday, Feb. 21, also at 7 p.m. There will be a matinee on Sunday, Feb. 17, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and senior citizens and can be reserved by calling the box office at 736-9391, ext. 525.
On the Verge, or the Geography of Yearning
by Eric OvermyerNovember 8-11 & 15-17
Thurs @ 7:00 pm
Fri-Sat @ 8:00 pm
Sunday @ 2:00 pm
Wickstrom Studio Theatre
Imagine three intrepid Victorian women explorers. Imagine the trio on an adventure from darkest Africa to Himalayan heights. Sounds okay so far. Now imagine them traveling forward through time and space. The plot, as it is said, thickens.
The adventures of the three very different personalities come to life in the Wickstrom Studio Theatre as the fall Centralia College drama production of On the Verge or the Geography of Yearning. The play runs Nov. 8-11 and Nov. 15-17. Thursday performances begin at 7 p.m., the Sunday matinee is at 2 p.m., and the curtain rises on the other performances at 8 p.m.
As the odyssey unfolds, the "sister sojourners" conquer the unknown while discussing many of life’s hot button issues. They are doing all this while absorbing knowledge from their future. This does sound like a rare adventure.
On the Verge, by Eric Overmyer, was first produced in 1985 at Baltimore's Center Stage and received its west coast premiere that same year at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival when Brian Tyrrell, Centralia College associate professor and the play’s director, was an actor there (1984-1987).
Metaphorically, these three women are in search of their respective places in time, on quests to discover who they are, a search with fascinating twists and turns. From their perspectives of the past, their observations about actions become pithy comments upon 20th century American life. Traveling through time, they ultimately heed advice and embrace the future.
If you love language and adventure, you'll love On the Verge.
For ticket information, call the college at 360.736.9391, ext. 525.
2011-12 Theatre Productions:
The Wizard of Oz
Aug 3-12Roxy Theatre, Morton
See Centralia College East, Summer Musicals for information.
The Great Cross Country Race
May 19, Noon and 2:00 pmWickstrom Studio Theatre
Based on Aesop's fable of the race between the tortoise and the hare, The Great Cross Country Race, by Alan Broadbent, depicts a special event in the Woodlands, Sports Day. The woodland animals, including a badger, hedgehog, water rat, squirrel, bunny, raven and basset hound agree that no one would stand a chance in a cross country race against Mr. Fleet (aka the hare) until a domesticated visitor, Mr. Sloe, a tortoise, surprises them all by accepting the challenge. "Slow and steady wins the race." How Mr. Sloe achieves his objective is worth the price of admission.
Two public performances: Saturday, May 19 at noon and 2pm in the Wickstrom Studio Theatre. $5 for Adults, $3 for students/kids. For tickets, call (360) 736-9391, ext. 525, or purchase at the box office on performance date.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
February 16-19, 23-25Thursdays @ 7:00 pm, Fridays-Saturdays @ 8:00 pm, and Sunday @ 2:00 pm
Corbet Theatre
The Winter 2012 musical is entitled "Th7e 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." It's a musical comedy about six adolescent kids who happen to be brilliant spellers who have made it to the final round of this year's Putnam Co. Spelling Bee. A Tony-award winning musical, it entices 3 audience members onto stage each performance to briefly compete. Produced in Corbet Theatre but with the audience (with the exception of Foundation Night, February 18) on stage with the performers. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and senior citizens.
Shipwrecked
by Donald MarguliesThursday, November 10 — Saturday, November 19
Thursdays @ 7:00 pm, Fridays-Saturdays @ 8:00 pm, and Sunday @ 2:00 pm
Wickstrom Studio Theatre
Centralia College Theatre presents "Shipwrecked," by Donald Margulies. Tickets: Adults $10, Students/Seniors $8, also available at the box office on performance dates. For reservations: (360) 736-9391, ext. 525.
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