May 8 — June 1 $20.00 Thursday-Saturday at 8 pm; Sundays at 2 pm except May 11
Fifth of July
By Lanford Wilson • Directed by Maura Hanlon
On July 4th, 1977, friends reunite to celebrate Independence Day in Lebanon, Missouri. Born in the 1960’s of a youthful change-the-world idealism and sustained over the years by intimacies of love, marriage, and common experience, the friendship has become an odd, untraditional family. This screamingly funny and deeply moving play is a raucous exploration of how to move on in the world that isn’t the Eden you thought you were creating. Amazing characters, brilliant dialogue---Lanford Wilson at his best.
June 19 — July 12 $20.00 Thursday-Saturday at 8pm, Sundays at 2 pm in June; Tuesday-Saturday at 8 pm in July. There is no performance July 4 th
Red Herring
By Michael Hollinger • Directed by William F. Roudebush
It is 1952, and the daughter of Commie-hunting Senator Joe McCarthy is in love with a young physicist passing H-bomb secrets to the Russians; a female Boston detective is in love with the G-man hunting the spy; and a Boston Jewish apartment building super will kill for the love of her sweet Russian herring fisherman who couriers the secrets to Soviet agents to save his wife back in Russia. Velveeta Cheese and herring figure prominently in this absolutely hilarious (and very warm) Cold War love story.
July 24 - Aug 23 $28.00 Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 pm
Ragtime
Book by Terrence McNally •Music by Stephen Flaherty • Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Based on the novel "Ragtime" by E. L. Doctorow •Directed by • Musical Direction by Scott Storr
At the turn of the 20thC the lives of an upper class white anglo-saxon family, a Jewish immigrant and his young daughter, and black musician, his love, and their newborn son are brushed by the icons of the day: Houdini, Emma Goldman, J P Morgan, Henry Ford, Evelyn Nesbit and Stanford White. They are all intertwined in an unforgettable story about the great themes of the American experience: equality, freedom, race, and economic opportunity. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience this epic story of American life set to some of the most thrilling music in Broadway theater history in the intimate setting of Cape Rep’s indoor theater.
September 18 — October 19 Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 pm; Sundays at 2 pm except September 21
To Be Announced
November 6 — December 7 $20.00
The Member of the Wedding Thursday-Saturday at 8 pm; Sundays at 2 pm except November 9th
By Carson McCullers • Directed by Steve Reynolds
In 1945 in a small southern town, 12 year old Frankie Adams, motherless since birth, is nurtured by the family’s wise and loving black cook, Berenice. Her brother Jarvis's imminent marriage causes Frankie to act upon her yearning to belong and connect to a wider world. This is our choice for an American classic this season and the play that launched the career of a young actress named Julie Harris, to whom we dedicate our production.
Indoor Theatre Special Event
Friday, August 29 and Saturday, August 30 at 8 pm
All Our Best
A Benefit for Cape Rep Theatre
Musical Direction by Scott Storr
A musical revue plus some surprises performed by over 20 past and present company members at Cape Rep Theatre
Tickets: $ 35.00 includes special treats.
Daytime Children’s Shows Rain or shine: If it rains, we go indoors
June 23-August 27
All at 10 am One-Hour Shows for Children
Mondays
Pitter Patter Puppets Tickets: $ 8
Perfect for ages 2-6 and great fun for ages 7-100 too
Puppeteer Mary Wilson’s wildly popular puppet shows are interactive, inventive and extremely funny.
Tuesdays & Wednesdays
A Year with Frog and Toad TYA Tickets: $10
For children of all ages.
Music by Robert Reale, Book and Lyrics by Willie Reale
Based Arnold Lobel’s Newberry and Caldicot award winning books
Directed by Victoria Flores
Frog and Toad are best friends sharing the joys of kite flying, down hill sledding, cookie eating and friendships with Turtle, Mouse, the Birds and, of course, "he’s coming, don’t worry he’ll get there, just be patient," Snail. Their year round adventures come to life with this jazzy, memorable and heartfelt music
Outdoor Theatre
Adult Programming
July 13 — 20 at 8 pm and every Sunday and Monday thereafter through August 18
The Knight of the Burning Pestle $15 $10 for students
by Natalie Ross Miller and Rick Longley, adapted from the 1607 farce of the same name by Francis Beaumont. Directed by Maura Hanlon
A troupe of 17th century players are set to perform when they are interrupted by tourists from the 21st century who reduce their instructive and uplifting play to a hilarious shambles. Will the lovers ever get to their happy ending? Will the young hero manage to fulfill his quest? And will the mysterious lady be revealed? Very freely adapted from Beaumont’s 1607 comedy, this happy, rowdy farce has maidens, morons, good clean lust and only a few redeeming social values.