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2012-2013 Eldred Season Announced

Producing Director Ron Wilson and Artistic Director Jerrold Scott announced the 2012-2013 Eldred Theater Season. The season includes four diverse theater works that range from musical comedy to historical drama. The 2012-2013 includes:

The Rocky Horror Show
by Richard O’Brien
October 5-14, 2012
Directed by Jerrold Scott

This smash cult hit tells the story of the meeting between All-American couple Brad and Janet and mad scientist Dr. Frank N. Furter and his entourage. Ribald and hilarious, this rock musical pokes fun at everything from science to sexuality.

Dancing at Lughnasa
by Brian Friel
November 9-18, 2012
Directed by Ron Wilson

Set in County Donegal in Western Ireland in 1936, Dancing at Lughnasa is a Tony-award winning bittersweet tale of the bond between sisters gone awry. Told from the tale of the narrator, the nephew of the Mundy sisters, the play depicts the heartbreak of lives unfulfilled.

Fifth of July
by Lanford Wilson
February 22-March 3, 2013
Directed by Catherine Albers

A paraplegic Vietnam veteran struggles to keep his childhood home in this heart-felt and humorous tale by Lanford Wilson. The protagonist Ken fends off friend and family alike as he tries to come to terms with the changes that have occurred in their lives since college.

The Crucible
by Arthur Miller
April 12-21, 2013
Directed by Donald Carrier

This powerful play is one of the greatest dramas in the American theater. Arthur Miller’s allegorical tale of the dangers of McCarthyism is set against the backdrop of the Salem witch trials, and forces us to ask how far we’ll go as a society in attempting to feel safe.

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