We at the Roadside Theater, now in our 53rd year, have planned another exciting season of plays, musicals and special events for the 2011/2012 Season of Shows!
Season Tickets for the new season will go on sale on Thursday, Sept. 1.
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(Please note all titles are subject to change due to copyright availability and production requirements.)
Featuring Jeanne Ragonese with Jennifer Quilty
A "Wine & Cheese Evening" production at the Off Main Street Theatre, Bldg. 25, Coleman Barracks, Mannheim
Sept 23, 24 & 30 and Oct. 1, 2011
Wine & Cheese at 6:30 pm & Cabaret at 7:30 pm
The Roadside Theater is pleased to present award-winning vocalist, Jeanne Ragonese, accompanied by award-winning musician, Jennifer Quilty. This delightful "Wine and Cheese" Cabaret evening celebrates life on stage in all its wicked and glittering glory.
Season Ticket Holder Reservations begin Sept. 6. General Ticket Sales begin Sept. 13.
We regret children under three years of age cannot be admitted to any performance.
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Show Dates: Oct. 7, 8 & 9 from 9 am to 10 pm
The Roadside Theater again hosts the Festival of One Act Plays. This jam-packed weekend includes over a dozen One Act plays from around the world, guest performances, special events, classes & workshops and an exciting awards ceremony - all FREE to the public.
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A One Act Comedy by Christopher Durang
Directed by Steven Stanfill
Audition Dates: Sept. 6 & 7 at 7 pm at the Roadside Theater, Patton Barracks
Show Dates: Oct 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 7:30 pm
Jim and Marsha, married for thirteen years, are feeling a little bored, a little unhappy and a little restless.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, Wanda (Jim's nutty, old girlfriend) shows up for a visit and becomes the true "Guest from Hell."
Jim and Marsha's marriage and their world teeter on the brink in this hysterical, comic tour-de-force.
Wanda's Visit is the Roadside Theater entry in the 2011 IMCOM-E Festival of One Act Plays.
Recommended for mature audiences.
Season Ticket Reservations begin Sept. 27. General Ticket Reservations begin Oct. 4.
We regret children under five years of age cannot be admitted to any performance.
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Music by Lucy Simon
Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman
Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Directed by Dane Winters. Musical Direction by Jennifer Quilty.
Audition Dates: Sept. 12 (8-15 years) and 13 (16 years and up) at 7 pm at the Roadside Theater
All auditions are open and no experience is required.
Dec. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 & 17 and Jan. 6, 7, 13 & 14 at 7:30 pm
Dec. 11 & 18 and Jan. 15 at 3 (Special Family Matinees)
Jan. 8 at 3 pm (ACS EFMP Invited Performance)
This enchanting family musical, based on the beloved children's tale by Frances Hodgson Burnett, tells the story of 10-year-old Mary Lennox
who is orphaned by a cholera epidemic in India. She is sent to live with her uncle in a lonely, dark manor house in Yorkshire, England.
The haunted estate's many wonders include a secret garden beckoning Mary with haunting melodies and drifting spirits.
This Tony Award-winning musical is a compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal.
Season Ticket Reservations begin Nov. 15. General Ticket Reservations begin Nov 22.
Children between 3 and 5 years of age can only be admitted to "Special Family Matinees." We regret children under three years of age cannot be admitted to any performance.
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Featuring SOUND SENSATION - The Roadside Show Choir
Directed by Sue Leibfried, Jennifer Quilty & Steven Stanfill
Audition Dates: Dec.6 & 7 at 7 pm at the Roadside Theater
Show Dates: Feb. 10, 11, 12, 17 & 18 at 7:30 pm
Come celebrate over 50 years of Roadside Theater musicals in this tune-filled trip down memory lane. As the Roadside Theater closes, SOUND SENSATION
will feature the music and dance of the theater's greatest musical events.
Season Ticket Reservations begin Jan. 24. General Ticket Reservations begin Jan 31.
Children between 3 and 5 years of age can only be admitted to the "Special Family Matinee." We regret children under three years of age cannot
be admitted to any performance.
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Adapted by Patrick Barlow, from the novel by John Buchan, the movie of Alfred Hitchcock
and an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon
Directed by Carolyn Burmedi
Audition Dates: Jan. 17 & 18 at 7 pm at the Roadside Theater
Show Dates: Mar. 23, 24, 30 & 31 and Apr. 6 & 7 at 7:30 pm
Apr. 1 at 3 pm
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced
whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This Tony Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters
(played by a ridiculously talented cast of 4), an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance!
A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure!
Season Ticket Reservations begin Feb. 28. General Ticket Reservations begin Mar. 6.
We regret children under five years of age cannot be admitted to any performance.
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April 21, 2012 at the Heidelberg Patrick Henry Village Pavilion
6:00-7:30 pm - Hors d'oeuvres and No-Host Bar.
7:30 pm - Toppers Awards Show
For the last time, the Roadside Theater has the honor of hosting this glittering evening of song and dance with awards galore.
Come join us as we celebrate outstanding US Army Theater productions from across Europe in our own "Tony Awards" style. Truly one of the exciting
events of the theatrical year!
Heidelberg and Mannheim Community Members may make reservations April 3rd. All other military communities must contact their local
Entertainment Director no later than 10 April.
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Book & Music by Oscar Hammerstein II & Richard Rodgers
Directed by Dane Winters.
Musical Direction by Alex Nitschke.
Audition Dates: Feb. 21 & 22 at 7 pm at the Roadside Theater
May 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 & 26 and June 1 & 2 at 7:30 pm
May 13, 20 & 27 at 3 pm. (Special Family Matinees)
This joyful show was ground-breaking in musical theater history and remains one of the most beloved musicals of all time.
Set in Western Indian Territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the
colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. With these two headstrong
romantics holding the reins, love's journey is as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road - roaring toward statehood and the founding of Oklahoma!
Season Ticket Reservations begin Apr. 17. General Ticket Reservations begin Apr. 24.
Children between 3 and 5 years of age can only be admitted to "Special Family Matinees." We regret children under three years of age cannot be admitted to any performance.
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