Theatre Program
The Theatre Program at Arts on the Lake both develops productions in house and presents productions developed elsewhere.
Upcoming Theatre Program Productions (See more Coming Events)
| Saturday, Apr 21 | Bard on the Lake |
Some highlights have been Kent Stories, the Liberty Free Theatre’s production of Vaclav Havel’s Audience and the musical Troll-Loll-La!.
Neighbors and performers who have helped AotL get started include Jenny Allen whose I Got Sick Then I Got Better previewed in Lake Carmel before going to a well-received off-Broadway opening in NYC, Vincent Dowling who enlivened an Irish Open Mouth with Wild on Wilde and Jim Dale whose Jim Dale: Still Carrying On was our Spring Fund-Raiser in 2010.
AotL’s holiday presentations were inaugurated by the late Leo Burmester as Scrooge in a memorable reading of A Christmas Carol. The past three years the Center has presented an evolving version of The Nutcracker Tale that mixes puppets, live dancers and spectacular visuals.
The Theatre Program has a relationship with the Blue Horse Repertory Company to nurture new plays. Some Blue Horse highlights have been new plays by Paul Coleman, Lora Lee Ecobelli, Stuart Hample and Bob Rogers as well as It Takes Two, a cabaret performance with Nancy Johnston and Doug Coates directed by Peggity Price.
Recent Theatre Program Productions (See more in the Scrapbook)
| Jun 10 — Jun 11 | Home Grown Plays |
| Saturday, Apr 23 | Bard on the Lake |
| Saturday, Mar 26 | Poetry Plus |
The Theatre Program does not maintain an active casting file, but allows each director to cast according to the needs of the production.
The Puppet Group, formed early in 2010, has met to share information on puppet plays, construction and script development.