OCT 2010 Season

		2010 Our 25th Season! Red, White and Tuna The long-awaited sequel to Greater Tuna and A Tuna Christmas is here! Once again, two busy actors play two dozen characters in this hilarious quick-change tour-de-force (non-musical). It’s the Tuna High School Fourth of July Reunion and aging hippies Star Rivertree and Amber Windchime return after many years to find things both much the same and surprisingly different in small-town Tuna, Texas. Vera Carp and the Smut-snatchers are still banning books. Surly Stanley Bumiller is now an art star. The flirtatious Tastee Kreme girls Inita Goodwin and Helen Bedd are gunning for first place in the square dance contest. Didi Snavely of Didi’s Used Weapons is just plain gunning while gentle Petey Fisk is still trying to save Tuna’s animals. Will Didi’s long-gone husband R.R. return from his UFO adventure? Will Bertha Bumiller and Arles Struvie get a second chance at happiness? And who will be crowned Reunion Homecoming Queen? February 12 - March 28 Previews February 10 &11 Performances Thursday-Monday @ 8:00 Also Sunday brunch matinees @ 1:00 Previews $19; Sunday Evenings $21; Sunday Matinees $27; Weeknight $27/$29; Friday/Saturday Evenings $31/$33 [ SUITABILITY ]
REGIONAL PREMIERE!		Whodunit ... The Musical Stylish matron Carrie Innes and her quirky cockney maid take a beautiful Connecticut summer home in 1931. They arrive to find all the help has quit in terror, except for a very odd butler who hints at strange goings-on. They are soon joined by Carrie’s lovely young niece Sally and a surprise friend – Jack. As they settle in for the night, a strange face appears at the window and the sounds of an attempted break-in shatter sleep. Then: gun shots. The body of a total stranger on the drawing room floor. A gypsy fortune-teller named Zara. At last an austere detective arrives to unravel the mystery and things get even stranger...and funnier. WHODUNIT...The Musical is a tuneful romp that’s part mystery, part drawing room farce and all musical comedy. April 9 - May 30 Previews April 7 & 8 Performances Thursday-Monday @ 8:00 Also Sunday brunch matinees @ 1:00 Previews $19; Sunday Evenings $21; Sunday Matinees $27; Weeknight $27/$29; Friday/Saturday Evenings $31/$33 [ SUITABILITY ]
“It is a winner. No defects. Just a great evening of song, dance, harmony, many laughs and not a few moments of poignancy.” Roberta Kent, Daily Tidings		I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change One of our biggest crowd-pleasers of all time. This delightful revue of songs and sketches takes a look at the joys and challenges of contemporary male-female relationships. Waiting, dating, marriage, in-laws, newborns, family outings and starting all over again with dating in one’s golden years – these are some of the topics that are explored in songs like: Cantata for a First Date, A Stud and a Babe, Why? Cause I’m a Guy, Always a Bridesmaid, Marriage Tango, I Can Live With That. Mars meets Venus careening through the universe. It’s the second longest-running musical in Off-Broadway history and has been produced all over the U.S. and the world. PG-13 adult themes. June 11 - August 30 Previews June 9 & 10 Performances Wednesday-Monday @ 8:00 Sunday brunch matinees @ 1:00 (No performance on July 4) Previews $19; Sunday Evenings $21; Sunday Matinees $27; Weeknight $28/$30; Friday/Saturday Evenings $32/$34 [ SUITABILITY ]
WORLD PREMIERE!		Riffin' & Tappin' Rhythm is the heart-beat of life. Rhythm gets our fingers snapping and our toes tapping. Rhythm is the animating sound of joy. Tap dancers Jim Giancarlo, Suzanne Seiber and Christopher George Patterson (previously seen in 5 Guys Named Moe, Smokey Joe’s Cafe and A Brief History of White Music) come together with some of Ashland’s top musicians to celebrate the exuberant American art forms of Jazz and Tap and the universal joy in rhythm. September 10 - October 31 Previews September 8 & 9 Performances Thursday-Monday @ 8:00 Also Sunday brunch matinees @ 1:00 Previews $19; Sunday Evenings $21; Sunday Matinees $27; Weeknight $27/$29; Friday/Saturday Evenings $31/$33 [ SUITABILITY ]
WORLD PREMIERE!		The Wizard of Panto-Land It’s time for another of our original “Panto” shows. The classic tale of The Wizard of Oz is given a zany Panto spin as Dorothy, Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion travel the Yellow Brick Road only to get lost in detours to other fairy tales, encountering an array of witches and wizards as they pursue their hearts’ most longed-for wishes. Along the way are the usual elements of British-inspired Panto: fractured fairy tales, wacky humor, puns in abundance, cross-dressing, topical references, wild costumes and audience retorts. This year all our wishes come true with music, magic and madness to delight children of all ages in the holiday season. November 19 - December 31 Previews November 17 & 18 Performances nightly @ 8:00 except November 22, 25, 30; December 7, 14, 21, 24 & 25 Also Sunday brunch matinees @ 1:00 Previews $19; Sunday Evenings $21; Sunday Matinees $27; Weeknight $27/$29; Friday/Saturday Evenings $31/$33 [ SUITABILITY ]

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