BACKDOOR THEATRE 2010 SEASON
ANDREWS BROTHERS January 29 – February 14 Dinner Stage
Max, Lawrence and Patrick are rehearsing with pin-up girl Peggy for the USO show. What she doesn't know is that they are really just stagehands - her back-up singers didn't arrive. Just as they think all is well, they find out that the headliners, The Andrews Sisters, are not coming. They must find a way for The Andrews Sisters to appear. The three men must pull off the performance of a lifetime as The Andrews Sisters. Mistaken identities and madcap adventures highlight this wonderful valentine to the heroes of World War II.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR March 19 – April 3Main Stage
Jesus' meteor-like rise in renown provides a parallel to contemporary celebrity worship. As his radical teachings are evermore embraced, Judas questions the enlightened motives of this new prophet, resulting in betrayal. Christ's final days are dramatized with emotional intensity, thought-provoking edge and explosive theatricality. Propelled by a stirring score, by turns driving and majestic, satirical and tender, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR illuminates the transcendent power of the human spirit with a passion that goes straight to the heart.
BUS STOP June 4 – June 19 Dinner Stage
In the middle of a snowstorm, a bus pulls up at a roadside diner. The weary travelers are going to have to hole up until morning. Cherie has been kidnapped by a 21-year-old cowboy with the romantic methods of a headstrong bull. The belligerent cowhand is right behind her, ready to sling her over his shoulder and carry her all the way to Montana. The proprietor of the cafe and the bus driver find time to develop a friendship of their own; a middle-age scholar comes to terms with himself; and a young girl who works in the cafe also gets her first taste of romance. This classic is sure to please.
PIRATES OF PENZANCE July 9 – July 24 Summer Youth Musical – Main Stage
The story concerns Frederic, who, having completed his 21st year, is released from his apprenticeship to a band of tenderhearted pirates. He falls in love with Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley. Frederic finds out, however, that he was born on February 29, and so, technically, he only has a birthday each leap year. The pirates state that he must remain apprenticed to them until his 21st birthday and must serve for another 63 years. Mabel agrees to wait for him faithfully. Lots of Pirates, lots of police and lots of FUN!!
THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB August 28 – September 12 Dinner Stage
Dixie
Swim Club chronicles the reunion of a college girls swim team who meet
annually to share their lives with each other. The production highlights
4 of these reunions. Twenty three years after college, five
years
after that, again five years later and concludes with the women at age
77. This delightful play brings to life all the trials, triumphs,tears
and laughs of Sheree, Lexie, Dina, Jeri Neal, and Vernadette.
JEKYLL & HYDE THE MUSICAL October 8 – October 23 Main Stage
An evocative tale of the epic battle between good and evil, "Jekyll & Hyde" is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story about a brilliant doctor whose experiments with human personality create a murderous counterpart. Convinced the cure for his father's mental illness lies in the separation of Man's evil nature from his good, Dr. Henry Jekyll unwittingly unleashes his own dark side, wreaking havoc in the streets of late 19th century London as the savage, maniacal Edward Hyde. A wonderful selection of music is featured in this Broadway hit.
TUNA CHRISTMAS November 26 – December 11 Dinner Stage
This time, it is 24 hours before Christmas and all comic hell is about to break loose as the delightfully eccentric characters attempt to cope with seasonal traumas such as a disaster prone little theatre production of A Christmas Carol, and a yard decorating contest that is being sabotaged by a mysterious Christmas phantom! Bring the whole family and join in the holiday fun!
SPECIAL EVENTS
ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE – May 2010
After a tremendous response to our production of Always, Patsy Cline, we are bringing it back for four special performances. We will be performing on Friday, May 7th at Wilbarger Auditorium in Vernon, Saturday, May 8th at Memorial Auditorium in Wichita Falls (two performances).