Show Dates and Times

September 13, 14, 20, 21, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
September 15, 22, 2019 at 2 p.m.

About the Show

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin, conceived by Rebecca Feldman with additional material by Jay Reiss and originally directed on Broadway by James Lapine. The show centers on a fictional spelling bee set in the geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, run by three equally quirky grown-ups. Winning isn’t everything—Spelling Bee runs September 13 through September 22, 2019. Rated PG13, some language and mild adult themes. 

Director

Margaret “Maggie” B. Gallagher, Artistic Director and Music Director, first appeared with KLT as Mame in the musical Mame and has been back several times as an actress and a music director. She is a retired choral music and drama teacher with the Guilford County School system and lives in Winston Salem. Gallagher now teaches private voice students and directs/music directs for theatre companies in the Triad and Virginia. Her favorite shows to music direct have been Mary Poppins, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Wizard of Oz, Little Women, Smoke on the Mountain, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Tarzan.

Cast/Characters

William Barfee: Michael Mickiewicz
Olive Ostrovsky: Taylor Bechtold
Logainne “Schwartzy” Schwartzandgrubenierre: Grace DiMaio
Marcy Park: Jessie Stewart
Leaf Coneybear: Jake Messina
Charlito “Chip” Tolentino: Kolton Collins 
Vice Principal Douglas Panch: James Crowe
Rona Lisa Peretti: Steffanie Vaughan
Mitch Mahoney: Michael Kotula

Location

James Fitzpatrick Auditorium
512 West Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC 27284

For the 7:30 p.m shows, the lobby doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the auditorium will open at 7 p.m. For the 2 p.m. shows, the lobby doors will open at 1 p.m. and the auditorium will open at 1:30 p.m.

Directions

Tickets

Tickets available online through Brown Paper Tickets or can be purchased at the door. Price includes NC sales tax.

Adults – $15
Students/Seniors – $13

Special Thanks to Our 43rd Season Sponsors

The Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County
North Carolina Arts Council
Kernersville Foundation
River Landing at Sandy Ridge
Town of Kernersville
Vintage Sound & Light

Dates and Times

November 29, 30 and December 1, 7 and 8, 2018 at 7 p.m. and December 9, 2018 at 2 p.m.

About the Show

Back by popular demand–four mysterious spirits visit Ebenezer Scrooge to help him find the true meaning of Christmas. This faithful adaptation will be our 5th Annual Bring a Book to Life production.

Director

Myla O’Brien is a KLT veteran, acting on-stage, working back-stage, directing, serving as a Board Member, including VP of Marketing. She directed KLT’s Marvelous Wonderettes in 2015. While Myla has enjoyed all her roles at KLT from her 1987 debut as the title character in Lily The Felon’s Daughter, to her favorite role of Charlene in 1994’s I Take This Man, which not only resulted in her Best Leading Actress award, but also with her on-stage fiancee becoming her off-stage husband of 20 years, Paul. The two have since collaborated on several productions, but their proudest is their daughters, Allie (17) and Peyton (15). A graduate of Ball State University with a B.S. in Theatre, Myla has volunteered with other theatre organizations around the triad, including directing the World Premier of Conversations in a Cafe and a Staged Reading of All About Faith for Log-Inn Productions. She is Business Manager for The Lattitude Group, a Business Consulting firm headquartered in Kernersville, which is the best town around!

Cast

EBENEZER SCROOGE – DAVID KOLB

GHOST OF JACOB MARLEY – MIKE KOTULA

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST – PAITEN ISELIN

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT -JENNI PIRKEY

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE – MICHAEL MICKIEWICZ

MRS. TURK – TAMMY BASON

CHARLES DICKENS – JOHN SHEA

CHARITY COLLECTOR 1 – PAITEN ISELIN

CHARITY COLLECTOR 2 – SARAH KEPINS

BOB CRATCHIT – GEORGE HURT

MRS. CRATCHIT – MICHELE SWANSON

MARTHA CRATCHIT – EMILY RADFORD

PETER CRATCHIT – BEN JAMES

BELINDA CRATCHIT – ABBY ASHBURN

CRATCHIT BOY 2 – LEVI HEDGECOCK

CRATCHIT GIRL 3 – SARAH CAMERON

TINY TIM CRATCHIT – DENISE BIAS

FRED HOLLOWELL – NICOLAS KURSONIS

MRS. HOLLOWELL – JANEA PLATT

TOPPER – MIKE KOTULA

SISTER 1 – REBECCA STANIFER

SISTER 2 – NINA MITCHELL

HOLLOWELL GUEST 4 – BRIAN ALBRECHT

HOLLOWELL GUEST 5 – ARCHIE COLLINS

BOY SCROOGE – TREY ALBRECHT

MR. FEZZIWIG – MICHAEL MICKIEWICZ

MRS. FEZZIWIG – JENNI PIRKEY

FEZZIWIG CHILD 1 – ELLA LAWRENCE

FEZZIWIG CHILD 2 – ETHAN LAWRENCE

FEZZIWIG CHILD 3 – LEVI HEDGECOCK

FEZZIWIG CHILD 4 – LAURA STRADER

DICK WILKINS – NOAH DUMONT

YOUNG SCROOGE – GRAY WEAVER

YOUNG BELLE – BROOKE SIMMONS

OLDER BELLE – TABATHA EATON

BELLE’S HUSBAND – NICOLAS KURSONIS

BELLE’S DAUGHTER – KYLIE EATON

BELLE’S SON – CALEB EATON

IGNORANCE – JOEY MATTINGLY

WANT – ADDISON STANIFER

GOSSIPER 1 – CHRIS HUGHES

GOSSIPER 2 – BETH STRADER

GOSSIPER 3 – MAUREEN FIORENTINO

WEALTHY BUSINESSMAN 1 – BRIAN ALBRECHT

WEALTHY BUSINESSMAN 2 – MIKE KOTULA

PAWNBROKER – ARCHIE COLLINS

LAUNDRESS – JENNIFER STANIFER

TURKEY RUNNER – KYLIE EATON

TOWNSPEOPLE – AMANDA GIBSON, CAROLINE HOLLAND, JAN KOTULA, MIKE WHICKER, PAUL WILLIAMS

CAROLERS – BETH JAMES, ESTHER MULLIS, KARIS TUCK

Location

James Fitzpatrick Auditorium
512 West Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC 27284

Directions

Tickets

Tickets available now through Brown Paper Tickets or can be purchased at the door. Price includes NC sales tax.

Adults – $15
Students/Seniors – $13
Children – $8 

Sponsors

Dates and Times

Preview Night: Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 8 p.m. All tickets for Preview Night are $10. 

June 14, 15, 21 and 22, 2019 at 8 p.m.

June 16 and 23, 2019 at 2 p.m.

About the Show

Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the book by William Steig. Music by Jeanine Tesori. Book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. Shrek the Musical is a Tony award-winning fairy tale adventure.

Director

Steffanie N. Vaughan, played the part of John Adams in KLT’s production of 1776. She has also been in Brigadoon and Alice in Wonderland and directed Tarzan for KLT. She followed her high school boyfriend into the pit for a production of Annie, and became a part of the Piedmont theatre community. Since then, she has played in the orchestra, acted, music directed and directed. Her favorite roles include “Abigail Adams” (1776), “Anna Leonowens” (The King and I) and “Eleanor of Aquitaine” (The Lion in Winter).

 

Cast

Shrek: Guy Dorsinville
Princess Fiona: Ashley Pearson
Donkey: Jerry Byers
Lord Farquaad: John Michael Sloan
Dragon Trio/Pigs Trio/ Women’s Trio/Three Blind Mice: Marilyn Gaylord, Rosie Manla, Jessica Perry
Teen Fiona/Humpty Dumpty: Ava Belle Jones
Child Fiona/Baby Bear: Natalie McCarthy
Pinocchio: Mariah Morales
Papa Ogre/Papa Bear/Pied Piper: Braxton Allen
Mama Ogre/Gingy/Blue Bird/ Offstage vocals: Charity Hampton
Young Shrek/Dwarf: Kiera Call
King Harold/Knight/Guard: Brian Albrecht
Queen Lillian/Duloc Performer/Pied Piper Rat: Rachel Schroeder
Wicked Witch: Judy Thompson
Sugar Plum Fairy: Sammy Campbell
White Rabbit/ Duloc Performer/ Pied Piper Rat: Grace Hampton
Elf/Duloc Performer/ Pied Piper Rat: Heather Hadjoglou
Ugly Duckling: Rebecca Stanifer
Mad Hatter: Janea Platt
Big Bad Wolf: Dakarai Ince
Greeter/Duloc Performer/ Pied Piper Rat: Sarah Simpkins
Peter Pan: Brandon Schroeder
Fairy Godmother: Dedrica McRae-Templeton
Bishop/Knight/Guard: John Foltz
Mama Bear/Duloc Performer/ Pied Piper Rat: Sakile Ince
Thelonius/Knight/Guard: Isaac Hampton
Captain/Knight/Guard: Archie Collins
Duloc Performer/ Pied Piper Rat: Morgan Borden, Fiona Cahoon, Caitlin Holland, Brooke Simmons, Ava Stripling

Location

James Fitzpatrick Auditorium
512 West Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC 27284
For the 8 p.m shows, the lobby doors will open at 7 p.m. and the auditorium will open at 7:30 p.m.
For the 2 p.m. shows, the lobby doors will open at 1 p.m. and the auditorium will open at 1:30 p.m.

Directions

Tickets

Tickets available online through Brown Paper Tickets or can be purchased at the door. Price includes NC sales tax.

Adults – $15
Students/Seniors – $13
Children – $8 

Sponsors

Dates and Times

February 22, 23, March 1 and 2, 2019 at 8 p.m. and February 24 and March 3, 2019 at 2 p.m.

About the Show

Elwood P. Dowd insists on including his friend Harvey in all of his sister Veta’s social gatherings. Trouble is, Harvey is an imaginary six and a half foot-tall rabbit.

Director

Bobby Bodford is a veteran of stage and screen. As a professional director, playwright and actor, he has over 40 years experience. His directing credits include critically acclaimed productions of the Smoke on the Mountain Trilogy and Fiddler on the Roof  for Twin City Stage; and most recently, Avenue Q and Madagascar Jr. for Community Theatre Greensboro. He just completed a summer camp at the Sunset Theatre in Asheboro NC where he directed his adaptation of Treasure Island.

 

Cast

Myrtle Mae Simmons: Amanda Mayes

Veta Louise Simmons: Pam Barrans

Elwood P. Dowd: Michael Simmons Jr.

Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet: Christy Gantt

Ruth Kelly: Tabatha Eaton

Duane Wilson: Archie Collins

Lyman Sanderson: Nic Kursonis

William R. Chumley: Michael Mickiewicz

Betty Chumley: Beth Strader

Judge Omar Gaffney: Larry Horn

E.J. Lofgren: John Walsh

Location

James Fitzpatrick Auditorium
512 West Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC 27284
For the 8 p.m shows, the lobby doors will open at 7 p.m. and the auditorium will open at 7:30 p.m. For the 2 p.m. shows, the lobby doors will open at 1 p.m. and the auditorium will open at 1:30 p.m.

Directions

Tickets

Tickets available online through Brown Paper Tickets or can be purchased at the door. Price includes NC sales tax.

Adults – $15
Students/Seniors – $13
Children – $8 

Sponsors

Dates and Times

September 21, 22, 28 and 29, 2018 at 8 p.m. and September 23 and 30, 2018 at 2 p.m.

About the Show

Free from husbands, kids and jobs, five Southern friends make an annual trip to the same beach cottage on North Carolina’s Outer Banks to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other’s lives.

Director

Dan Seaman has been teaching, directing and designing theatre in the Triad for over 40 years. He taught at Weaver Academy for 26 years and retired from Guilford County Schools in 2004. Dan now teaches and directs at Greensboro College. He has also been a guest director and/or designer with Greensboro Community Theatre, Greensboro City Arts, High Point Community Theatre, Randolph Summer Vacation Playhouse and the Greensboro Public Library’s One City One Book project. At KLT he has directed Headin’ For the Hills, It’s a Wonderful Life and The Papers and Alice in Wonderland.

 

Cast

Sheree Hollinger — Stephanie Vaughan
Dinah Grayson — LeeAnna Lott
Lexie Richards — Heather Jaynes
Jeri Neal McFeeley — Myla O’Brien
Vernadette Simms — April Marshall

Location

James Fitzpatrick Auditorium
512 West Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC 27284

Directions

Tickets

Tickets available now through Brown Paper Tickets or can be purchased at the door. Price includes NC sales tax.

Adults – $15
Students/Seniors – $13
Children – $8 

Sponsors

 

Written by Peter Stone and Sherman Edwards
Directed by Michael Kamtman

About the Show:

It is a long hot summer in Philadelphia, and the Continental Congress is an exhausted, annoyed, quarrelsome collection of men at each other’s throats over the burning question of independence from Great Britain. This is a musical that brings humor and humanity to American history and well, since it’s a show which is not widely produced due to the large amounts of men needed to cast—we decided its 2018, and we’re going to let the ladies tell it! Join us for a change of tune with an all-female cast of 1776 The Musical.

About the Director:

Michael Kamtman has been a Triad director, actor and teacher since 1988 and has directed over 75 productions in the Triad, including 10 operas. He spent 15 season as an actor/fight choreographer with the N.C. Shakespeare Festival where he performed in over 50 productions. He has an MFA from UNC Greensboro in Directing, a MA from the University of Connecticut and a BA from Bucknell University. He has taught at Greensboro College, Davidson College, UNC Greensboro, Salem College and High Point University. He is now an Assistant Teaching Professor at Wake Forest University. For KLT Kamtman has directed The Sound of Music, South Pacific, The Secret Garden, Inherit the Wind and The Pajama Game.

Dates:

June 14, 15, 16, 22 and 23, 2018 at 8 p.m.
June 17 and 24, 2018 at 2 p.m.

Cast:

Andrew McNair — Debbie Cumming
Abigail Adams — Lauralee Davis Bailey
John Dickinson — Marie Denig
Courier/Painter — Grace DiMaio
Caesar Rodney — Maureen Fiorentino
Dr. Lyman Hall — Christy Gantt
Col. Thomas McKean — Kelly Hayden
George Read — Caroline Holland
Roger Sherman — Chris Hughes
John Hancock — Maxine Isaacs
Courier/Painter — Paiten Iselin
Samuel Chase — Beth James
Leather Apron — Sierra Jay
Lewis Morris — Sarah Kepins
James Wilson — Kelly Kerr
Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon — Jan Kotula
Thomas Jefferson — Natalie Lawrence
Benjamin Franklin — April Marshall
Martha Jefferson — Stephanie Marson
Edward Rutledge — Jessica Perry
Stephen Hopkins — Sharon Pierce
Robert Livingston — Jenni Pirkey
Dr. Josiah Bartlett — Anne Proctor
Joseph Hewes — Debbie Shoffner
Richard Henry Lee — Beth Strader
Charles Thomson — Michele Swanson
John Adams — Steffanie Vaughan

Location:

James Fitzpatrick Auditorium
512 West Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC 27284

Directions

Tickets:

 

Tickets available soon or can be purchased at the door.

Adults – $15
Students/Seniors – $13
Children – $8
Tickets prices include NC State sales tax

Season Sponsors

Written by Pamela Parker
Directed by Diana Marshall-Shoaf
Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois 

Visit the small town of Second Samuel. Change isn’t something the residents of the tight-knit community Second Samuel openly embrace. In fact, it’s one of those places where everything is as it’s always been, and that’s just fine with everyone. But after the summer of Miss Gertrude’s death, sometime in the late 1940s, nothing will be the same again in their small town. A touching story of acceptance and community, experience a change of heart with the residents of Second Samuel. 

About the Director:

Diana Marshall-Shoaf earned a B.S.Ed. in Theatre Education at Western Carolina University and a M.Ed. in Theatre Education a UNC-Greensboro. She has been a theatre arts teacher with the WS/FC Schools since the fall of 1992 teaching and directing students Pre-K through 12^th grade. Two of her favorite productions there have been Peter Pan and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She has served as the Stokes County Arts Council Artistic Director and has directed numerous productions for The Foothills Theatre in Elkin, the Brock Players in Davie County and the Surry County Arts Council in Mt. Airy. For KLT she has directed Charlotte’s Web and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. 

Dates:

March 2, 3, 9 and 10, 2018 at 8 p.m.
March 4 and 11, 2018 at 2 p.m.

Cast List:

B Flat- John Walsh
Frisky- Adam Hincher
US- TBD
Mansel- Michael Mickiewicz
Mr. Mozel- John S. Foltz
Omaha- Pam Barrans
Jimmy Deeanne- Rebecca Stanifer
Ruby- Savannah Ritchey
Marcela- Michele Swanson
Doc- David Kolb
June- Mike Kotula

Location:

James Fitzpatrick Auditorium
512 West Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC 27284

Directions

Tickets:

Tickets available here or can be purchased at the door.

Adults – $15
Students/Seniors – $13
Children – $8
Tickets prices include NC State sales tax

 

Season Sponsors

by Eva Le Gallienne and Florida Friebus
Adapted from Lewis Carroll
“Alice in Wonderland (LeGallienne and Friebus)” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
Directed by Dan Seaman

About the Show:

Travel to the land of Mad Hatters, Evil Queens, and rabbits that have very important engagements in Alice in Wonderland . Encompassing the storyline from both Alice In Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass this faithful adaptation will be our 4th Annual Bring A Book to Life production, allowing our audiences to experience a change of scenery with Alice in Wonderland.

About the Director:

Dan Seaman has been teaching, directing and designing theatre in the Triad for over 40 years.  He taught at Weaver Academy for 26 years and retired from Guilford County Schools in 2004. Seaman now teaches and directs at Greensboro College. He has also been a guest director and/or designer with Greensboro Community Theatre, Greensboro City Arts, High Point Community Theatre, Randolph Summer Vacation Playhouse and the Greensboro Public Library’s One City One Book project. At KLT he has directed Headin’ For the Hills, It’s a Wonderful Life and The Papers.

Dates:

November 10, 11, 17 and 18, 2017 at 7 p.m.
November 12 and 19, 2017 at 2 p.m.

Casting:

Roles are available for 8-years-old to seniors.

ALICE Sarah Cameron
WHITE RABBIT Jodi Blanton
MOUSE Karis Tuck
DODO Meredith Schroeder
LORY Ben James
EAGLET Addison Stanifer
DUCK Brandon Schroeder
CATERPILLAR Kelli Sobolik
FISH-FOOTMAN Lily Rose Gourley
FROG-FOOTMAN Noah Dumont
DUCHESS Steffanie Vaughan
CHESHIRE CAT Rebecca Stanifer
MARCH HARE Ashlyn Brodeur
MAD HATTER Christian Helderman
DORMOUSE Cydney Leister
QUEEN OF HEARTS Debbie Cumming
KING OF HEARTS Shawn Fitzmaurice
GRYPHON Caitlin Holland
MOCK TURTLE Michelle Swanson
COOK Claire Clark
KNAVE OF HEARTS Nick Kelley
RED CHESS QUEEN Beth Strader
TWEEDLEDUM Kaelin Fitzmaurice
TWEEDLEDEE Charlie Fitzmaurice
WHITE CHESS QUEEN Natalie Lawrence
SHEEP Mike Kotula
HUMPTY DUMPTY Christy Gantt
ENSEMBLE Ella Lawrence, Sierra Jay, Laura Strader, Joey Mattingly, Sarah Kepins, Paiten Iselin, Jan Kotula, Mercy Chia

Location:

James Fitzpatrick Auditorium
512 West Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC 27284

Directions

Tickets:

 

Tickets available here or can be purchased at the door.

Adults – $15
Students/Seniors – $13
Children – $8
Tickets prices include NC State sales tax

Season Sponsors

 

Written by Connie Ray
Conceived by Alan Bailey
Musical arrangements by Mike Craver and Mark Hardwick
Directed by Bobby Bodford

About the show:

Relax and step back into North Carolina in 1938. Join the Sanders family as they venture to Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church at the request of Pastor Oglethorpe, who wishes to bring his tiny congregation into the “modern world.” Though the Sanders family tries to appear perfect in the eyes of the church, things don’t go as planned and they reveal their hilariously imperfect natures. Loaded with gospel favorites like “I’ll Fly Away” and “Rock of Ages” join KLT as we enjoy a change of pace in the musical Smoke on the Mountain. 

About the Director:

Bobby Bodford is a veteran of stage and screen. As a professional director, playwright and actor, he has over 40 years experience. His directing credits include critically acclaimed productions of the Smoke on the Mountain Trilogy and Fiddler on the Roof  for Twin City Stage; and most recently, Avenue Q and Madagascar Jr. for Community Theatre Greensboro. He just completed a summer camp at the Sunset Theatre in Asheboro NC where he directed his adaptation of Treasure Island. 

 

Dates:

September 15, 16, 22 and 23, 2017 at 8 p.m.
September 17 and 24, 2017 at 2 p.m.

Cast:

Mervin Oglethorpe – Danny Scruggs
June Sanders – Jennifer Graves
Burl Sanders – David Kolb
Vera Sanders – Marilyn Gaylord
Stanley Sanders – Gary Murray, Sr.
Denise Sanders – Taylor Germaine
Dennis Sanders – Ben Bowman
Amen Corner – Marge Clark and Christy Gantt

Location:

James Fitzpatrick Auditorium
512 West Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC 27284

Directions

Tickets:

Tickets available now by purchasing online at Brown Paper Tickets or can be purchased at the door.

Adults – $15
Students/Seniors – $13
Children – $8
Tickets prices include NC State sales tax

 

Season Sponsors

Based on the story by Margery Williams
Adapted by Anita Larsen

About the show:

This enchanting version of the classic children’s story will touch your heart.  Unbeknownst to Andrew’s grumpy nursemaid, there is a life to the playthings on the floor and in the toy cabinet when the lights go out in the nursery Timothy Lion, Train Engine, Skin Horse, Model Boat and Velveteen Rabbit all spring to life.  Actors represent the ’spirit’ of each toy-chattering, bickering and sharing their feelings in hilarious and touching interactions.  With narration by the tender and grandfatherly Skin Horse Spirit, you’ll laugh and cry along with the characters as they endure the trials and tribulations of their unique experiences-especially the Rabbit Spirit, who learns about love when he gains the affection of the young boy.

Dates:

November 11-12 /18-19, 2016 at 7:00 pm
November 13, 19 & 20, 2016 at 2:00 pm

Location:

James Fitzpatrick Auditorium
512 West Mountain Street, Kernersville, NC 27284

Directions

Tickets:

Tickets are available now at Brown Paper Tickets or can be purchased at the door.

Adults – $15
Students/Seniors – $13
Children – $8
Tickets prices include NC State sales tax

 

Cast:

Mother-Jennifer Graves
Andrea-Sarah Cameron
Nana-Ann Stoebe
Uncle Brad-Skyler Cranford
Doctor-Mark Graves
Peavy-Adam Hincher
Timothy Spirit (Lion)-Amelia Hamilton
Train Engine Spirit-Kaitlin Johns
Skin Horse Spirit-Adam Hincher
Model Boat Spirit-Catilin Holland
Rabbit Spirit (Velveteen)-Christian Helderman
Summer Tree Spirits/Wood Nymphs-Brylie Branham, Alexa Fernandez, Kate Halstead
Nursery Magic Fairy-Addison Stanifer
Brown Rabbit-Paiten Iselin
Wild Rabbit One-Zoe Durst
Wild Rabbit Two-Karis Tuck
Wild Rabbit Chorus-Ava Colonna, Noah Dumont, Ben James, Ariana Leal, Blaine Thompson, Macy Thompson

Season Sponsor