Children of Eden

Children of Eden portrays the bonds between parents and their children, their struggles as relationships change, and the challenge each parent faces as their children become adults. Told through the stories of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, and Noah and the Flood, Stephen Schwartz (who brought us Godspell and Wicked) explores the tension between generations and the need for each person to find their own path in life, setting it to a grand and complex musical score.

Just Desserts

Murder Mystery Dinner Theater that celebrated the opening of Warm Hearth 's new activity center.

HONK!

March 2, 3, 9 and 10, 2012.

HONK! is the musical journey of the ugly duckling, combining witty humor with a familiar story to create an entertaining experience for all ages. The sizable cast will include all ages 6 through adults.

New River Stars Summer Camp 2011
featuring Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Junior

A production put on by our Summer Campers. Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, which features the songs from the classic family film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Peggy & Pete, the Pint-Sized Pirates

A production put on by our Dramatic Mondays class. Follow Peggy and Pete as they learn what big things they can do!

Once Upon a Mattress
March 2011

In this hilarious tweaking of the fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea", Queen Aggravain has ruled that none may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless marries. However, she has managed to sabotage every princess that come along. When Sir Harry and Lady Larken learn that they are going to be parents, wed or not, he goes off to the swamps and brings back Princess Winnifred ("Fred" to her friends). The queen is horrified and immediately begins to scheme, but Winnifred (with some help from Sir Harry, the King, and the Jester) isn't going to be quite so easy to get rid of.

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Seussical the Musical
July 2010

Now one of the most performed shows in America, "Seussical" is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty ("Ragtime," "Once On This Island") have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie, and a little boy with a big imagination--Jojo. "Oh, the Thinks You Can Think" captures the show's spirit of imagination, as the colorful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos.

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
March 2010

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a musical comedy based on the novel by Mark Twain with the book by Ken Ludwig and music and lyrics by Don Schlitz. The musical is the story of a fourteen-year-old boy growing up in the heartland of America. This Broadway musical version of Mark Twain's novel is set in 1840 in St. Petersburg, Missouri, a bustling town on the banks of the Mississippi River. In the course of the story, Tom matches wits with his stern Aunt Polly, falls in love with the beautiful, feisty Becky Thatcher, and goes on the adventure of his life with Becky and that irresistible renegade, Huckleberry Finn. Along the way he meets a terrifying villain named Injun Joe, Tom's bratty half-brother Sid, and all the other boys and girls in the village.

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Photos curtesy of Cindy Stauffer Photography

Virginia Jones & the Curse of Nergal
November 2009

The time, 1932. The place, Marlene's Cabaret in Liechtenstein. Wealthy explorer, Sir Wallis Burgess, is dead, his ashes in an urn he retrieved from the recently discovered tomb of the Mesopotamian God of the Underworld, Nergal. Some say he died of the curse. Others suspect his greedy wife, his mysterious mistress, his double-crossing partner or the dangerous followers of the Underworld God. ItŐs up to adventuress Virginia Jones to discover the murderer and what became of the map of the catacombs and the Eye of Nergal. To do so, she must battle both wits and skills with her arch nemesis the Baron DeFalcon, as well as their mutual desire for one another.

The Cemetery Club
April 2009

This is the story of three Jewish widows in Forest Hills, Queens. They are the surviving half of three sets of long time best friends. Each of whom is in a different stage of healing and moving on with her life. Once a month the three women - Doris, Ida and Lucille - meet to pay their respects to their husbands, who are all buried in the same cemetery.

The Fantasticks
March 2009

The Fantasticks is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones. Two teenagers on neighboring farms steal glances and hide their romance from their feuding fathers. Little do these love-birds know, however, that their fathers are actually good friends who've hatched a plan - with the help of a mystical roving side-show and its equally mysterious ring master - to get these two lovers down the aisle! But be careful what you wish for. Because to bring these families together... they must first be torn apart!

Santaland Diaries
December 2008

Based on the outlandish, and true, chronicles of David Sedaris' experience as Crumpet the Elf in Macy's SantaLand display, this hilarious cult classic features comic encounters during the height of the holiday crunch. NPR humorist and best-selling author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Me Talk Pretty One Day and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humor writers.

Best Christmas Pageant Ever
December 2008, 2007, 2006

The Herdmans are the worst children in the history of the world! They steal, burn down buildings, and terrorize the neighborhood. So imagine the town's collective shock when these delinquents not only audition for, but are cast to star in, the annual Christmas pageant. But who would have guessed that the parents, teachers, children, and even the Herdmans could end up discovering the true meaning of the season? The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is the perfect family activity for the holiday season.