Theater Arts
"Arsenic and Old Lace" - Performances Planned for October 15-17, 2020
Newly-engaged drama critic Mortimer Brewster has always known that insanity runs in his family; in fact, in his words, it "practically gallops." Take his bugle blowing brother Teddy, who thinks he's Teddy Roosevelt and runs up and down the stairs yelling "CHARGE!" Or his other brother Jonathan, who has deadlier and darker inclinations; to the family's relief, he has not been seen at home in years. But Mortimer's two sweet old aunts, Abigail and Martha, are the very picture of sanity -- or are they? When Mortimer finds a corpse hidden in a window seat, he has to reconsider that opinion. His plans to dispose of the evidence are impeded when the psychopathic and homicidal Jonathan reappears, along with his alcoholic plastic surgeon, Dr Einstein (who was responsible for the botched surgery that has left Jonathan looking like horror film actor Boris Karloff). Mortimer must rally to help his aunts and protect his fiancé -- all while trying to keep his own sanity.
Tickets are $15 and are available now at www.springglenchurch.org/tickets. Performances on all nights start promptly at 7:30pm.
April 11-13, 2019 - "The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940"
By John Bishop
Directed by Amy & Andrew Myers
The creative team responsible for a recent Broadway flop (in which three chorus girls were murdered by the mysterious "Stage Door Slasher") assemble for a backer's audition of their new show at the Westchester estate of a wealthy "angel." The house is replete with sliding panels, secret passageways and a German maid who is apparently four different people—all of which figure diabolically in the comic mayhem which follows when the infamous "Slasher" makes his reappearance and strikes again—and again. As the composer, lyricist, actors and director prepare their performance, and a blizzard cuts off any possible retreat, bodies start to drop in plain sight, knives spring out of nowhere, masked figures drag their victims behind swiveling bookcases, and accusing fingers point in all directions. However, and with no thanks to the bumbling police inspector who snowshoes in to investigate, the mystery is solved in the nick of time and the "Slasher" unmasked—but not before the audience has been treated to a sidesplitting good time and a generous serving of the author's biting, satiric and refreshingly irreverent wit.
Performances were at 7:30pm on Thursday, April 11, Friday, April 12, and Saturday, April 13, 2019. A portion of the ticket sales from this production went toward benevolence outreach programs at Spring Glen Church.
December 1st and 3rd, 2017 - "Miracle on 34th Street"
Directed by Nick Appleby
"This is a tale that we want to believe in, that creates a world we seem to desperately desire, free of the blatant commercialism that surrounds us, where love and decency and generosity of spirit are their own rewards. What we want Christmas to be all about, really." So writes the Santa Cruz Sentinel of this most heartwarming holiday story.
Single mother, Doris Walker, doesn't want her seven-year-old Susan's head filled with romantic notions. Their neighbor, Fred Gailey, tries to woo Doris by charming Susan and taking her to see Santa Claus at Macy's, where Doris works. Doris is not impressed, but when it turns out that Macy's Santa may, in fact, be the real Kris Kringle, a wave of love spreads across New York City that melts even the most cynical hearts.
Performances were at 7:30pm on Friday, December 1, and at 1:30pm on Sunday, December 3, 2017.
April 27-29, 2017 - "January Thaw" by William Roos
Directed by Julie Mountcastle
| “January Thaw” is a gentle, charming comedy about the Gage family, who are trying to settle down in the old farmhouse they've acquired – and about Jonathan and Mathilda Rockwood, the original owners of the house, who show up with an old deed giving them the right to live there too. As a contest for possession begins, the two families are isolated together by a blizzard. In the freezing house, while the Gages breakfast on what's left—cornflakes, molasses and olives—the smell of fresh biscuits comes from the rooms of the old-fashioned Rockwoods ... Performances were on April 27, 28 and 29, 2017. |
April 29-30, 2016 - "Two Bards with One Stone"
The Shakespeares by Colleen Shaddox, directed by Dick Smith and Colleen Shaddox
The Hamlet Thrill-ma-geddon by Don Zolidis, directed by Nick Appleby
A Shakespeare Double Header (of a sort) at Spring Glen Church -- in spring 2016, the Spring Glen Theater Arts Ministry entertained us with two one-act comedies relating to everyone’s favorite 16th century playwright.
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For more details, including photos and full video of both shows, click here
April 2015 - See How They Run
Directed by Clay Delaney
What could be more fun than a houseful of vicars? How about one with a Russian spy, an American actor turned soldier, an actress turned vicar’s wife, the police, the maid and a faithful church member in for the experience of her life? On April 23rd, 24th and 25th, 2015, the Theater Arts Ministry presented Philip King’s See How They Run on the Spring Glen Great Hall stage. A raucously good time was had by all!
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Click here to see photos of "See How They Run" by Teri Osborn Kolton and Debbie Carpenter
Spring Glen Church Theater Arts Ministry presents
George Washington Slept Here - April 2013
The Theater Arts Ministry of the Spring Glen Church performed Kaufman and Hart's "George Washington Slept Here" on the evenings of Thursday, April 11th through Saturday, April 13th.
The story: New Yorker Newton Fuller is thrilled to buy a 200-year old house in the Pennsylvania woods so that he can have a piece of America all his own. OK, maybe he didn’t check out all the details first. And maybe he should have consulted his wife. But it’s a lot funnier this way. ...
Past Productions
The Matchmaker, 2012
See photos of the cast of The Matchmaker - click here
Godspell, 2011
Read an article about the show View more photos from Godspell
My Sister Eileen, 2010
