Staff
Jim Hohmeyer, Artistic Director, Music Society
Amy Behrens, Operations Manager, Music Society/Theatre Guild
Emily Anderson, Communications and Choral Coord., Music Society/Theatre Guild
Kristen Lences, Technical Director, Music Society
Jim Ely, Technical Director, Theatre Guild
Wendi Johnson, Assistant Technical Director, Theatre Guild
Laurelei Horton, Wardrobe Supervisor, Music Society/Theatre Guild
Adam Young, Assistant, Music Society/Theatre Guild
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR 2008-09 SEASON
THE FOREIGNER Charlie is a little on the shy side and really doesn’t want to mingle with other people while on vacation at a fishing lodge in rural Georgia. His traveling buddy has a great idea: He’ll tell everyone that Charlie is from a foreign country and doesn’t speak English. Voila! Problem solved! Until Charlie overhears all kinds of eye-popping and hilarious revelations by people who genuinely believe that he can’t understand a word of it. The next thing he knows, Charlie “The Foreigner” finds himself mixed up in some of the zaniest situations he could ever imagine! Written by Larry Shue. Winner of two Obie Awards and two Outer Critics Circle Awards. Presented by Theatre Guild September 26, 27 and October 2, 3, 4, 2008 8 pm
September 28, 2008 3 pm at The Little Theatre in MCFTA Admission:
Friday/Saturday: Adults $20,
Thursday/Sunday: Adults $16
Child/or Student Ticket: $15
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN One of the greatest musicals ever written! A sparkling smile of a show! Love so sweet the guy can’t keep himself from… singin’ in the rain. Presented by Music Society October 11 & 17, 2008 8 pm October 12, 2008 3 pm at The Auditorium at MCFTA Admission: Adults $28 through row z,
Rows AA-GG $20,
Students $16 all rows. Family 4 Pack: $71.60 includes 2 adults, 2 students, additional student tickets can be purchased for $13.
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD When attorney Atticus Finch defends a young black man accused of raping a white teenage girl in deep south Alabama during the 1930s, deep-seated prejudices threaten to tear their small town apart. Young Scout Finch learns from her quietly courageous father that all men are entitled to equal treatment in a court of law regardless of intense opposition from society, and in her innocence helps diffuse the pending violence. The deeply moving story of how one man's quiet convictions transformed a town and changed its course for the future; a story about courage, racial injustice, the death of innocence and of coming of age. By Christopher Sergel, based upon the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee. Presented by Theatre Guild in collaboration with Northwood Univerisity November 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 2008 8 pm November 9, 2008 3 pm at The Little Theatre in MCFTA Admission:
Friday/Saturday: Adults $20,
Thursday/Sunday: Adults $16
Child/or Student Ticket: $15
SCROOGE! THE MUSICAL Tap your toes, hum some tunes and be absolutely dazzled by this sassy, saucy and heartwarming holiday musical! Based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. December 19 & 20, 2008 7 pm December 20 & 21, 2008 2:30 pm at The Auditorium in MCFTA> Admission: Friday/Saturday/Sunday: Adults $26 through row Z; Rows AA-GG $20, Students $16 all rows
Family 4 Pack: $68 includes 2 adults, 2 students
Family Preview Night: Adults $13, Students $8
ALMOST MAINE On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend – almost – in this delightful midwinter night’s dream. Written by John Cariani. Refreshments offered before the show. January 23, 24, 29, 30, 31, 2009 8 pm January 25, 2009 3 pm at The Little Theatre in MCFTA Admission: Friday/Saturday: Adults $20, Thursday/Sunday: Adults $16
Child/or Student Ticket: $15
TOMAS KUBINEK:Certified Lunatic & Master of the Impossible Take years off your life with a healthy dose of the joyfully impossible, brilliantly unusual and delightfully mad world of Tomas Kubinek, a self-described fool, clown, visual poet, solo performance artist, multi-talented vaudevillian and comic genius!
Imagine one part Monty Python, one part absurd acrobatics, one part inventor of all things charmingly useless, one part quack magician – combine it with the creative genius of an amazing performer… and watch him fly… literally!
Guaranteed to rejuvenate the world-weariest of adults while it playfully opens a child’s mind to the most wondrous of life’s possibilities, Kubinek’s performance is just what the doctor ordered – a perfect remedy for the winter blues! Presented by Music Society
February 7, 2009 7:30 pm February 8, 2009 3 pm at
The Auditorium in MCFTA Admission: Adults $22 through row Z, Rows AA-GG $16, Students $16 all rows. Sunday, Feb. 8 only - Family 4-Pack: $62, includes 2 adults, 2 students
AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN A smart, sexy, insightful satire about succumbing to the “buzz” and glamour of a life of fame. Presented by Theatre Guild February 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 2009 8 pm
February 22, 2009 3 pm at MCFTA Admission: Friday/Saturday: Adults $20, Thursday/Sunday: Adults $16
Child/or Student Ticket: $15
VOICES OF LIGHT: The Passion of Joan of Arc A unique theatrical event that combines live music and film into an emotionally compelling experience that has had sold-out houses rise to their feet the world over. Presented by Music Society March 21, 2009 8 pm March 22, 2009 3 pm at The Auditorium in MCFTA Admission: All Seats $20
URINETOWN Don’t let the name fool you - This multi-award-winning satirical comedy musical is good clean fun! A hilarious dig at capitalism, bureaucracy, small town politics and even musical theatre itself! Presented by Theatre Guild April 24, 25, 30 & May 1, 2, 8, 9, 2009 8 pm May 3, 2009 3 pm at The Little Theatre in MCFTA Admission: Friday/Saturday: Adults $26, Thursday/Sunday: Adults $21
Child/or Student Ticket: $16
It felt electrifying to sit in row BB surrounded by a sea of people enjoying a super fun show - the flying was awesome and Jenny A. was fabulously evil - I loved Trena and Nikki and all the other munchkins - great job everyone and congratulations to Carol for pulling off 4 shows in a row - whew - amazing!
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Thanks for finding me... I've heard nothing but great things about I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change... I'm going to try to make it out to see it this week.
Hi Midland Music Society! Thanks for helping keep me out of trouble as a teenager. You'll be happy to know that I now make my living in proffessional theatre, and I owe it all to you. And Peanut Gallery. And college. And my mom.
Hey, you have done more to the page. It looks awesome. Thanks for adding me as a friend. This is a great idea! Music Society & Theatre Guild are FABULOUS!!
