2007/2008 Season

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To download a copy of the 2007-2008 season brochure click here.

To download a printable membership information form only, please click here. (Adobe Acrobat PDF file format).

Compare the cost of a season membership with these regular ticket prices:

 

Adult - $20/musical,
$18/non-musical
Senior (60 and older)
& Active Military
- $18/musical, $15/non-musical
Students (Age 13 - College) - $14 /musical, $12/non-musical
Children 12 and Under - $10 /musical, $8/non-musical

Membership Categories

Student – $50
5 admissions to season shows

Senior* & Military – $65
5 admissions to season shows

Adult – $75
5 admissions to season shows

Patron – $200**
10 admissions to season shows and Playbill listing

Benefactor – $300**
15 admissions to season shows and Playbill listing

Angel – $500**
20 admissions to season shows, 2 admissions to each non-season show, Playbill listing

Archangel – $1,000**
25 admissions to season shows, 2 admissions to each non-season show, Playbill listing

Play Sponsor - $2,000
Musical Sponsor - $4,000
Sponsor's name appears in all publicity, 50 admissions to the sponsored show or 1 preview house, 4 admissions to all other shows, Playbill listing, Recognition in Shoptalk newsletter

Call theatre for additional information

*Senior discount age 60 and older

**These levels include a partial tax deduction

Thoroughly Modern Millie
September 7-22, 2007
Book by:
Richard Morris, Dick Scanlon
Music by: Dick Scanlan and Jeanine Tesori
Directed by: Cindy Flach
Sponsored by: Ken and Cheryl Wheat

Based on the 1967 movie starring Julie Andrews, Thoroughly Modern Millie took Broadway by storm in 2002. Set in New York City in 1922, it’s the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life. Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon-lady of a villainess audiences will love to hate, the show features 15 songs, splashy dance numbers, colorful costumes, zany comedy and stylized sets representing 1920s New York. It ran for 903 performances and won six Tony Awards including Best Musical.

 

I Am My Own Wife
October 19-21, 25-27, 2007
Written by:
Doug Wright
Directed by: Ellen Douglas Schlaefer
Sponsored by: SC Equality Coalition, Robert Barnes and Jerry Kelly, Something Special Flowers and Gifts

Based on a true story and inspired by interviews conducted by the playwright over several years, I Am My Own Wife tells the fascinating tale of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a celebrated German transvestite and antiques dealer who managed to survive both the Nazi onslaught and the repressive East German Communist regime. This is a one-man play, with Paul Kaufman playing more than 40 characters, many in rapid-fire succession. I Am My Own Wife won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2004 Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Actor.

 

It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues
January 11-26, 2008
By:
Charles Bevel, Lita Githers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor and Dan Wheetman
Based on an idea by: Ron Taylor
Directed by: Cindy Flach
Sponsored by: The Brannon Law Firm

This revue of the blues and blues-infused songs traces the evolution of the blues from Africa to Mississippi to Memphis to Chicago. Its 50 musical numbers range from African chants and spirituals to Delta and Chicago blues. Besides a cornucopia of splendidly interpreted songs, the show is “a potent blend of visual eloquence and historical sweep that occasionally works mischief on the funny bone and always raises the spirits...a sure cure for the blues!” (New York Times) Nominated for four 1999 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

 

Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
March 7-22, 2008
Book by:
Hugh Wheeler
Music and Lyrics by: Stephen Sondheim
Directed by: Ellen Douglas Schlaefer
Sponsored by: Don Alcorn

In this musical masterpiece of murder and cannibalism, Sweeney Todd is the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. Sophisticated, macabre, visceral and uncompromising, Sweeney Todd also has a great sense of fun, mixing intense drama with howlingly funny moments of dark humor. The original 1979 production won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The 2006 revival won two Tonys. A Tim Burton movie starring Johnny Depp opens in December.

 

Tuesdays With Morrie
May 16-31, 2008
By:
Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom
Directed by: Jocelyn Sanders
Sponsored by: Childs & Halligan, PA

Tuesdays With Morrie is the autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, a career-driven journalist, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch glimpses Morrie’s appearance on a TV news program and learns that his old professor is battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Mitch is reunited with Morrie and what starts as a simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and one last class on the meaning of life.

Non-Season Shows

The Secret Garden
July 13-28, 2007
Book and Lyrics by:
Marsha Norman
Music by: Lucy Simon
Novel by: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Directed by: Dedra Daniels Mount
Sponsored by: Ken and Cheryl Wheat

The enchanting classic of children’s literature is now a brilliant musical by a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. Orphaned in India, an 11-year-old girl returns to Yorkshire, England, to live with a reclusive uncle and his invalid son. A magic, locked garden, flashbacks, dream sequences, a strolling chorus of ghosts, and some of the most beautiful music ever written for Broadway dramatize The Secret Garden’s compelling tale of regeneration. Bring the kids and grandkids to this Tony Award-winning treasure!

 

Rock Nativity
December 6-9, 2007
Book and Lyrics by:
David Wood
Music by: Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch
Directed by: Dedra Daniels Mount
Sponsored by: BlueCross BlueShield of SC

A combination of contemporary music, carols, recitatives, dialogue and direct speech to the audience, this family musical is a modern equivalent of the medieval mystery play – simple yet not naïve, humorous yet not disrespectful, devotional yet not overtly pious. From the Annunciation of the Birth to the Flight into Egypt, Rock Nativity is a musical delight for the entire family.

Special Events

40th Anniversary Celebration
November 8-10, 2007

Join us as we celebrate 40 years of theatre history and Workshop’s unique place in our community. Reminisce with and about our theatre family from the lobby door to the stage door. You’ll laugh, cry, and hum all over again as we revisit some of Workshop’s special theatre moments, both on and off stage.

 

DOGS: The Musical
April 4-6, 11-12, 2008
Created by:
Paddy Bell
Arranger/Composer: Dick Goodwin
Directed by: Scott Blanks
Sponsored by: Continental American Insurance Company

From Piccolo Spoleto to “Woof”shop Theatre...the show everyone’s barking about! Come, sit, stay, and enjoy this unique musical whose canine commentary brings both smiles and tears. The quest-like adventures of both purebreds and mutts follow the classical model of comedy/tragedy. But don’t be fooled – this is as much about humans as canines! Family-friendly, but no pups under the age of 10. WOOF! WOOF!


 

 
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