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

Show Dates and Times

November 15, 16, 22, 23 at 7:30 p.m.
November 17, 24 at 2 p.m.

About the Show

Treasure Island, written by Tara Raczenski and based on the masterful adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, is a stunning yarn of piracy on the tropical seas. It begins at an inn on the Devon coast of England in 1775 and quickly becomes an unforgettable tale of treachery and mayhem featuring a host of legendary swashbucklers including the dangerous Billy Bones, the sinister two-timing Israel Hands and the hideous form of evil incarnate, Black Dog. At the center of it all are Jim Hawkins, a 14-year-old boy who longs for adventure, and the infamous Long John Silver, who is a complex study of good and evil, perhaps the most famous hero-villain of all time. An amazing adventure awaits you—Treasure Island runs November 15 through November 24, 2019.

Director

Moses Goldberg, now a resident at Well•Spring in Greensboro, retired after 25 years as Producing Director of Stage One Family Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky. He still works as a freelance director, teacher and playwright. He has directed professionally at theatres from Washington to Florida, including – in 1988 – one of the first US/Soviet exchanges at Moscow’s famed Taganka Theatre. Sixteen of his plays for young audiences have been published, as well as his most recent book TYA: Essays on Theatre for Young Audiences. He has received the 1990 Charlotte B. Chorpenning Cup, in 2002 was honored with the Governor’s Artist Award for the state of Kentucky, and the 2005 Medallion of the Children’s Theatre Foundation. He has taught at Florida State University, Southwest Texas State University and served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Louisville, McDaniel College and UNC Greensboro.

Characters

Lead roles are available for older teens & adults, with limited roles for ages 10+

JIM HAWKINS, (12-16) the narrator and hero of the story.

DR. LIVESEY, (30+) a sensible country doctor, a female disguised as a man.

SQUIRE TRELAWNEY, (40-60) a good-hearted country gentleman of generous means.

MR. HAWKINS, (40+) Jim’s overworked father, doubles as BEN GUNN, a reformed pirate, marooned.

MRS. HAWKINS, (40+) Jim’s overwrought mother, doubles as JOB ANDERSON, a pirate (disguised as a male).

JOHN (JANE) SILVER, (40+) a female pirate disguised as a one legged male sea-cook.

BILLY BONES, (40+) a pirate with a valuable secret, doubles as CPT. SMOLLETT, a hard-nosed sea captain worth his salt.

BLACK DOG, (50+) a blind sea-faring man, doubles as ISRAEL HANDS, a pirate.

ABIGAIL GRAY, (late teens) a serving girl, and Silver’s daughter. Also, disguised as ABRAHAM GRAY, a pirate with divided loyalties.

MORGAN, (50+) an old sea-dog and pirate.

GEORGE MERRY, a young and ambitious pirate.

DANNY, DARBY, JUTE, Silver’s Crew. Also, PIRATES and FLINT’S CREW.

NICK O’BRIEN, a young seaman and a blood-thirsty mutineer. Also one of the PIRATES, and FLINT’S CREW.

ALAN DOOLEY, (10-14) a boy sea-man.

TOM LOCKE, GEORGE HUNTER, young sailors.

RICHARD JOYCE, Trelawney’s valet, female disguised as a male.

Cast

JIM HAWKINS Nick Kelley
DR. LIVESEY Beth Strader
SQUIRE TRELAWNEY Mark Graves
MR. HAWKINS/ BEN GUNN Brooke Simmons
MRS. HAWKINS/ JOB Jennifer Raiford Graves
JOHN (JANE) SILVER Tara Raczenski
BILLY BONES/ SMOLLETT Archie Collins
BLACK DOG/ ISRAEL HANDS Christy Gantt
ABIGAIL GRAY/ABRAHAM Paiten Iselin
MORGAN Michele Swanson
MERRY/Fight Captain Margaret Stringer
DANNY Laura Strader
DARBY Caroline Holland
JUTE Sharon Jarriel
NICK O’BRIEN Esther Mullis
TOM LOCKE Ben James
ALAN DOOLEY Dylan Shaw
GEORGE HUNTER Ivey Harris
RICHARD JOYCE Sarah Cameron
APPRENTICE PIRATE Joey Mattingly 

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