Our next show, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, will be in June at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School.

Show Dates and Times

June 17, 18 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. and June 20, 2021 at 2 p.m.

Tickets

Show Tickets must be purchased in advance in order to ensure compliance with NC gathering restrictions. Tickets can be purchased online through Thundertix as we get closer to the show dates. For assistance with ticket orders, you may also contact our office at 336-993-6556. All ticket prices include NC sales tax.

• Adults – $15
• Senior (60+) – $13
• Student – $13
• Children (12 & under) – $8

Location

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, 1725 NC 66 South, Kernersville, NC 27284

About the Show

Beautiful mermaid Ariel should be a happy girl — she lives in an enchanted undersea country, her father is a King, and she has the most beautiful singing voice. But she is a passionate, headstrong teenager, and wants what she cannot have — to live on land. When she falls in love with a handsome human prince, Ariel is more determined than ever to gain a pair of legs. But her only option is to defy her furious father, and bargain with Ursula the Sea Witch, giving her voice as the price of entry onto dry land.

With the help of Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull, and officious court composer Sebastian the crab, Ariel must wordlessly gain Prince Eric’s love within three days — or lose her soul to the ambitious witch! Based on the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, and the wildly popular Disney film, this musical staging of The Little Mermaid features a funny and fanciful book by Doug Wright.

Auditions

Auditions for Disney’s The Little Mermaid will be held at The Kernersville Depot, located at 104 E Bodenhamer Street, Kernersville, NC 27284. A small group of 12 people can audition for dance and reading with Katie Jo Icenhower and three can audition for singing with Rick Hendricks in a back, separate room. 

Auditions for Disney’s The Little Mermaid will be held on Friday, April 23, 2021, from 6 – 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 24, 2021, from 2 – 5 p.m. If you are interested in auditioning, you must sign-up for a day and time slot at  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f044aafac2ca2ff2-little

Director and Choreographer

Katie Jo Icenhower

Music Director

Rick Hendricks

Stage Manager

Eva Schramm

Roles/Characters

Cameron	Alison	sailor, sea creature
Braxton	Allen	sailor, sea creature
Kira	Arrington	Ariel
Denise	Bias	sea creature
Julianna	Byerly	Andrina, Princess 4
Kelsey	Cheney	Maid 2, sea creature
Archie	Collins	Leeward, sailor
Briana	Creech	Maid 1, sea creature
Fiona	Creech	sea creature
Taylor	Dowell	Atina, Princess 1
Kylie	Eaton	sea creature
Aliya	Graves	Aquata, Princess 2
Jennifer	Graves	Maid 4, sea creature
Mark	Graves	sailor
Brianna	Griffin	sea creature
Charity	Hampton	Ursula
Grace	Hampton	Arista, Princess 3
Alana	Haselsberger	sea creature
Dakarai	Ince	Sebastian
Paiten	Iselin	Allana, Princess 6
Ben	James	sailor, sea creature
Trevor	Ketterling	Triton
Kieryn	Lane	sea creature
Ella	Lawrence	sea creature
Natalie	Lawrence	Maid 3, sea creature
Dane	Maggard	sailor, seagull, sea creature
Layne	Maggard	seagull, sea creature
Rosalie	Mizner	sea creature
Mariah	Morales	Flounder
Davey	Nicoletta	Pilot
Cora	Panico	sea creature
Jessica	Perry	Adella, Princess 5
Nyadhel	Ret	sea creature
Elyse	Rodriguez	Scuttle
Owen	Rodriguez	sailor, sea creature
Stephen	Shane	Flotsam, sailor
Brooke	Simmons	seagull, sea creature
Omar	Sosa	Prince Eric
Rebecca	Stanifer	seagull, sea creature
Jessie	Stewart	Jetsum
Gary	Stirewalt	Grimsby
Beth	Strader	sea creature
Laura	Strader	sea creature
Graeme	Taylor	Chef Louis, sailor
Layla	Thompson	sea creature
Olivia	Trauth	seagull, sea creature
Karis	Tuck	sea creature
Sydney	Williams	sea creature
Will	Wright	Windward, sailor

Next up is Eleemosynary by Lee Blessing. For this production, we’ll be back outdoors with our community partner, Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden, in Kernersville.

Show Dates and Times

April 15, 16, and 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets

Individual show tickets can be purchased online through Thundertix. All ticket prices include NC sales tax. 

• Adults – $15
• Senior (60+) – $13
• Student – $13
• Children (12 & under) – $8

Location

Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden
215 South Main Street, Kernersville, NC 27284

About the Show

Eleemosynary examines the delicate relationship of three women: a grandmother, Dorothea, who has sought to exert her independence through strong willed eccentric behavior, Artie, her daughter, who has run from her overpowering mother, and Echo, Artie’s daughter, who is incredibly smart and equally sensitive. It is a study of family relationships, and both through humor and poignant moments, highlights the need for connection and forgiveness.

In this dramatic work by Lee Blessing, three generations of highly intelligent and freethinking women attempt to reconcile years of family dysfunction. Dorothea was a repressed housewife and mother of three sons and a daughter, Artemis (Artie), whom she favored. She discovered that being an eccentric suited her perfectly and spent a lifetime thrusting her wild ideas and beliefs onto an unappreciative and doubting Artemis.

Artemis ran away from Dorothea as soon as she could and kept on the move until she married and had a daughter of her own. She named her Barbara, but Dorothea renamed the child Echo and began to teach her everything from Ancient Greek to calculus. What Echo loves most is words and spelling. The title of the show comes from the winning word that Echo spelled correctly at the National Spelling Bee.

Roles

DOROTHEA | (50-70’s age range) An ‘eccentric’, Dorothea is determined to make her own path and wishes the same for the women who follow her. Strong, vibrant, and with a keen and sharp mind.

ARTIE | (30’s age range) Dorothea’s brilliant daughter. Angry and somewhat cold, Artie’s demeanor belies the loves she desires from her daughter and mother.

ECHO | (15-17 age range) Sensitive and intelligent, Echo is curious and determined. Her competitive spirit shows her edge and ferocity.

Cast Members

Collaborators

Images courtesy of Kevin P. Barker, Alpha & Omega Images

Special Thanks to Our 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

“The Kitchen Witches” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com.

Show Dates and Times

October 15, 16 and 17, 2020 at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets

Show Tickets must be purchased in advance in order to ensure compliance with NC gathering restrictions. Tickets can be purchased online through Thundertix. For assistance with ticket orders, you may also contact our office at 336-993-6556. All ticket prices include NC sales tax.

• Adults – $15
• Senior (60+) – $13
• Student – $13
• Children (12 & under) – $8

Location

Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden
215 South Main Street, Kernersville, NC 27284

About the Show

Isobel Lomax and Dolly Biddle are two “mature” cable-access cooking show hostesses who have hated each other for thirty years, ever since Larry Biddle dated one and married the other. When circumstances put them together on a TV show called The Kitchen Witches, the insults are flung harder than the food! Dolly’s long-suffering TV-producer son, Stephen, tries to keep them on track, but as long as Dolly’s dressing room is one inch closer to the set than Isobel’s, it’s a losing battle, and the show becomes a ratings smash as Dolly and Isobel top both Martha Stewart and Jerry Springer!

Cast Members

Collaborators

Images: Courtesy of Kevin P. Barker, Alpha & Omega Images

Special Thanks to Our 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

Show Dates and Times

September 24, 25 and 26, 2020
6:30 p.m.

Tickets

Below please find the link to reservations for the Service at Rocky Bluff. Please note that reservations are required to attend this performance, no walk- up admissions are available. Please reserve only what you need in order to allow for as many patrons to enjoy this show as possible. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-service-at-rocky-bluff-tickets-119365157399

Location

Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden
215 South Main Street, Kernersville, NC 27284

About the Show

Amy Westmond and her husband Floyd, along with his brother and father who comprise a country music group, return to Amy’s home church. They reminisce and catch up on the gossip with Marie, the church’s housekeeper, and Betty, the choir director, who inspired Amy earlier but now seems to have somewhat of an attitude. The Westmonds are told that a search committee will be there for the evening hymn-sing to try to lure the church’s beloved pastor away. With the unseen organist who communicates through charades, they form a plan — a fake pastor and fake service! Lloyd will do his comic preacher routine and Floyd will be his minister of education. The two “ministers” have an abundance of bad jokes, and there’s plenty of comical choreography when they all sing. The fake service seems to be working, but when Betty brings out her puppet, Bobby Socks the Bible Book Worm, there are unexpected — and heartfelt — consequences.

Cast Members

Collaborators

Images: Courtesy of Kevin P. Barker, Alpha & Omega Images

Special Thanks to Our 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

Audition Dates and Times

December 16 at 7 p.m.
December 17 at 7 p.m.

Show Dates and Times

February 28, 29, March 6, 7 at 7:30 p.m.
March 1, 8 at 2 p.m.

About the Show

Blithe Spirit introduces us to fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, re-married but haunted by the ghost of his late first wife, the clever and insistent Elvira who is called up by a visiting “happy medium,” one Madame Arcati. As the personalities clash, Charles’ current wife, Ruth, is accidentally killed, joins Elvira, and the two “blithe spirits” haunt the hapless Charles into perpetuity. Until death do us part, or so we thought—Blithe Spirit runs February 28 through March 8, 2020.

Director

Myla O’Brien is a KLT veteran, acting on-stage, working back-stage, directing and serving as a board member. She directed KLT’s Marvelous Wonderettes in 2015 and A Christmas Carol in 2019.  She last seen on stage as Jeri Neal in The Dixie Swim Club. Myla has also volunteered with other theatre organizations around the Triad. She is a graduate of Ball State University with a B.S. in Theatre.  Myla’s on-stage fiancée become her off-stage husband, Paul, of 20 years. They live in Kernersville with their two daughters, Allie and Peyton.

Characters

Charles, Writer, 45 – 55 years old
Ruth, Charles wife, 35 – 45
Edith, Housekeeper, 25 – 55
Dr. Bradman, Friend of Charles, 35 – 55
Mrs. Bradman, Wife and friend, 30 – 55
Madame Arcati, eccentric medium, 25 – 55
Elvira, Charles’ deceased first wife, 35 – 45

Cast

Charles: Michael Mickiewicz
Ruth: Jenni Pirkey
Elvira: Janea Platt
Edith: Sarah Kepins
Dr. Bradman: Adam Hincher
Mrs. Bradman: Christy Gantt
Madame Arcatti: Dedrica McRae-Templeton

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
Children – $8

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