EVENTS Schedule
The Wizard of Oz
“We’re Off to See the Wizard! “ This beloved tale, in which a Kansas farm girl travels “Over the Rainbow” to discover the magical power of home, has entertained audiences formgenerations. “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” with Dorothy as she encounters: good witches, bad witches, animals that talk, scarecrows that walk, flying monkeys, and other weird and wonderful things. To make it home safely, Dorothy must learn an important lesson: “There’s No Place Like Home”. (Rated G)
Starring FTC's Founder and returning Executive Director,Jeryl Hoover, as the Wizard and Professor Marvel
Finding Nemo, Jr
Explore the big blue world with Disney’s Finding Nemo JR. Marlin, an anxious and over-protective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo, who longs to explorethe world beyond their anemone home. But when Nemo is captured, Marlin faces his fears and sets off on an adventure. With the help of their friends Dory (a blue tang), sea turtle Crush, and the supportive Tank Gang, Marlin and Nemo both overcome challenges on their journey to find each other andthemselves. (Rated G)
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Friends of the FTC Cabaret
FOR ONE WEEKEND ONLY!
Spend an evening at the theater and enjoy a night of music and joy. In a true cabaret style, our talented community members will perform songs of friendship, love, and community.
More information about the "Friends of FTC Cabaret" is coming soon!
The Odd Couple
Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in Neil Simon’s hilarious contemporary comic classic, The Odd Couple, updated with female leads. Olive invites the recently single Florence to move in as her roommate. However, Olive and Florence have VERY different personalities. Olive’s easy-going outlook on life soon clashes with Florence’s highly-strung neurotic tendencies, testing their friendship to the limit. When Olive organizes a double-date, these differences come to a head and sparks fly. (Rated PG)
Texas Hill Country Cowboy Gathering
This two-day festival of Song, Story, and Poetry features internationally acclaimed, regional, and local talent. Songwriters, poets, and balladeers will celebrate the legend and cowboy spirit in all of us. Tickets available early Fall through Eventbrite. For more information, visit TexasHillCountryGathering.com (Rated G)
The Aristocats Kids
Based on the beloved animated film and featuring a jazzy, upbeat score, Disney’s The Aristocats KIDS is a non-stop thrill ride of feline fun. In the heart of Paris, a kind and eccentric millionairess wills her entire estate to Duchess, her high-society cat, and her three little kittens. Laughs and adventure ensue as the greedy, bumbling butler pulls off the ultimate catnap caper. Now it’s up to the rough-and-tumble alley cat, Thomas O’Malley, and his band of jazz cats to save the day. (Rated G)
The Gift of the Magi
O. Henry’s classic Christmas story vividly comes to life in this romantic musical adaptation, originally presented as a network television special. In turn-of-the-century New York, newlyweds Jim and Ella struggle to make ends meet. Despite their bleak circumstances, they each make sacrifices to try and make Christmas special, leading to an ironic but heartwarming conclusion. (Rated G)
Peter and the Starcatcher
This Tony Award winning musical is based on the best-selling novels and upends the century-old story of how an orphan boy becomes the legendary Peter Pan. From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes. With characters such as Black Stache and Smee, this highly theatrical production playfully explores the depths of greed and despair... and the bonds of friendship, duty and love. (Rated PG)
Godspell Jr.
A group of disciples help Jesus Christ tell different parables by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques, and a hefty dose of comic timing. An eclectic blend of songs, ranging in style from pop to vaudeville, are employed as the story of Jesus’ life dances across the stage. Jesus’ message of kindness, tolerance, and love comes vibrantly to life.
(PG)
Proof
On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. Catherine is drawn into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father’s madness—or genius - will she inherit? (Rated PG-13)
FTA’s JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH JR.
Based on one of Roald Dahl’s most poignantly quirky stories, Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach JR. is a brand-new take on this "masterpeach" of a tale. When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that grows a tremendous peach, rolls into the ocean, and launches a journey of enormous proportions. James befriends a collection of singing insects that ride the giant piece of fruit across the ocean, facing hunger, sharks, and plenty of disagreements along the way. (Rated G)
THE SWEET DELILAH SWIM CLUB TICKETS ON SALE APRIL 1st
Five Southern women whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids, and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage, the “Sweet Delilah” on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, to catch up, laugh, and meddle in each other’s lives. The Sweet Delilah Swim Club focuses on four of those weekends and spans a period of thirty-three years. As their lives unfold and the years pass, these women increasingly rely on one another, through advice and raucous repartee, to get through the challenges (men, sex, marriage, parenting, divorce, aging) that life flings at them. A hilarious and touching comedy, The Sweet Delilah Swim Club, is about five unforgettable women and friendships that last forever. (Rated PG for Adult Situations)