2021-2022 "The Stories We Share"
Celebrating 100 Years of Theatre in 2022
Heimbuch and Ferguson's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Patrick Barlow's A Christmas Carol
MID MICHIGAN THEATRE FESTIVAL/MIFA Festivals
Laura Lundgren Smith's We Are The Sea
Jeremy Bloom's Peter/Wendy
Pat
P
2020-2021 "You Are So Beautiful"
MID MICHIGAN THEATRE FESTIVAL/MIFA Regional and State Festivals
Matt Thompson's 146 Point Flame (One Act)- 1st Place State Winner
Tim Clue and Spike Manton's’Leaving Iowa (One Act)
Hartford's Adaptation of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
( From the book by Kate DiCamillo)
You Are So Beautiful- An Evening of Scenes and Songs
2019-2020 “You Are My Sunshine”
Julie Jensen's Adaptation of Kathryn Erskine's MOCKINGBIRD
Ken Ludwig's Adaptation of Dumas' THE THREE MUSKETEERS
MID MICHIGAN THEATRE FESTIVAL/MIFA Regional and State Festivals
Joe Depietro’s Over the River and Through the Woods (One Act Cutting)
Hackett and Goodrich’s THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (One Act Cutting)
Mariner Drama Presents Letters from the Quarantine
(An original ONLINE production)
2018-2019 “A Spark of Madness”
Stephen Gregg’s TRAP
John Buchan’s The 39 Steps (adapted by Patrick Barlow)
MID MICHIGAN THEATRE FESTIVAL/MIFA Regional and State Festivals
Cummins and Scoullar's The Little Prince
(from the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.)
Wasserman, Leigh, and Darion's Man of La Mancha
2017-2018 “FROM DARKNESS INTO LIGHT”
Dumas’ THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (adapted by Charles Morey)
C.S. Lewis’ THE LION, THE WITCH, and THE WARDROBE
(adapted by Joseph Robinette)
MID MICHIGAN THEATRE FESTIVAL-
Laura Lundgren Smith’s DARK ROAD
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA (BROADWAY VERSION)
2016-2017 “HAND IN HAND”
Lois Lowry’s THE GIVER (adapted by Eric Coble)
SHERLOCK HOLMES and THE BAKER STREET IRREGULARS
(adapted by Eric Coble)
Pitchford and Snow’s FOOTLOOSE, THE MUSICAL
2015-2016 “EPIC HEART”
Daniel Keyes’ FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON (adapted by David Rogers)
Doug Rand’s PETER PAN AND WENDY
Schonberg and Boublil’s LES MISERABLES, SCHOOL EDITION
2014-2015 “SMILE!”
Patricia MacLachlan’s SARAH PLAIN AND TALL (adapted by Joseph Robinette)
Kaufman and Ferber’s STAGE DOOR
SMILE! AN EVENING OF ONE ACTS
Alan Haehnel’s 30 REASONS NOT TO BE IN A PLAY
Don Zolidis’ IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME
Bradley Hayward’s SELFIE
2013-2014 “LOOK and SEE”
Sharon Creech’s WALK TWO MOONS
Doug Rand’s IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Disney's TARZAN, THE MUSICAL
2012-2013 “LIFE is BEAUTIFUL”
Ahrens and Menken’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE MUSICAL
Doug Rand’s IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Robert Fulghum’s ALL I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN
2011-2012 “TOGETHER”
Beverly Cleary’s RAMONA QUIMBY (adapted by Len Jenkin)
John Cariani’s ALMOST, MAINE
Roald Dahl’s WILLY WONKA, The Musical
2010-2011 “BEAUTY REMAINS”
Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich’s THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
Charles Way’s SLEEPING BEAUTY (Plays for Young Audiences Edition)
Andrew Lloyd Weber’s PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
2009-2010 “SEASON OF HOPE”
Don Zolidis’ THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Harper Lee’s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Don Zolidis’ THE CRAVING
w/ McWethy’s 13 WAYS TO SCREW UP A COLLEGE INTERVIEW
2008-2009 “FAMILY”
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
Tim Clue and Spike Manton’s Leaving Iowa-
Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island
2007-2008 “Nightmares and Dreamscapes”
George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead
Valentine Davis’ Miracle on 34th Street
Lloyd Weber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2006-2007 “Once Upon a Time…”
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Roald Dahl’s The Witches
Julian Wiles’ Nevermore
2005-2006 “Oomph!- Theater With Zip!”
Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls
Joe Depietro’s Over the River and Through the Woods
MIFA DISTRICT– Seth Kramer’s Special Days
Larry Blamire’s Robin Hood
2004-2005 “Beginnings”
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown! (Revised Musical Version)
Arthur Miller's The Crucible
J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan Adapted by John Caird and Trevor Nunn
2003-2004 "The Dreamer's Season"
Matt Freeman's The Death of King Arthur (Off Broadway Premiere)
Robert Fulghum's Uh-Oh! Here Comes Christmas!
M.C.H.S. Original Production- "A Viking Christmas"
Written, Directed, and Performed by MCHS students for MCHS students
OUR BIG 80'S ITALIAN MAFIA WEDDING RECEPTION
Interactive Dinner Theater written by Denver Surgener
April 23 and 24, 2004
The Wizard of Oz- Performing Arts Center Gala Weekend
M.C.H.S. Original Production-"Scripted Truths"
Written, Directed, and Performed by MCHS students for MCHS students
2002-2003 "Theater With Heart"
Tom Griffin’s The Boys Next Door
Cole Porter's Anything Goes
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Adapted by Max Bush
May 22, 2003- M.C.H.S. Original Production-"Running Interference"
Written, Directed, and Performed by MCHS students for MCHS students
2001-2002
Shirley Jackson's The Lottery
Raspanti's I Never Saw Another Butterfly
Rodger's and Hammerstein's Oklahoma
Fulghum’s All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten
Marine City Players
Director:
Miss Sharon Choate
Music Directors:
Mrs. Sue Bell, Mr. Bert Van Dyke, Mr. Paul Decker, and Mr. Jim Noel
2000-2001
Kaufman and Hart’s The Man Who Came to Dinner
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Original Version)
1999-2000
It’s a Wonderful Life
Ashman and Menken’s Little Shop of Horrors
1998-1999
Weber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Ayn Rand’s Night of January Sixteenth
1997-1998
Thorton Wilder’s Our Town
Frank Loesser’s Guys and Dolls
1996-1997
Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma
1995-1996
Herman and Stewart’s Hello Dolly
1994
Martin and Blane’s Meet Me In St. Louis
(Directed By Mrs. Sue Bell and Mr. Bert Van Dyke)
1993
The Phantom of the Op’ry (Musical)
1992
Strouse and Adams’ Bye Bye Birdie
1991
Charlotte’s Web
Jacobs and Casey’s Grease
(Directed By Mrs. Sue Bell and Mrs. Schneider)
1990
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
1988
Letters Home from Vietnam
1985
The Ghost Who Came to Dinner
1984
The Wackiest Resort in the East
1983
Lights Out
1981
Head to Sherwood
Take a Letter
Rumpelstiltskin
1980
Inside Lester
1978
That’s My Cousin
(Directed By Joe Pavlov)
1977
The Canterville Ghost
(Directed By Joe Pavlov)
1973
Three Pink Leprechauns
No, No A Million Times No
(Directed By Jean Bastian and Gary Harvey)
1972
Jack and the Giant
(Directed by Gary Harvey)
1968
Cinderella
Three for Tonight
1967
Forensics
1965
The Bargain Bride
1964
No More Homework
1963
Mother is a Freshman
1958
Heddin’ For a Weddin’
1956
You Can’t Kiss Carolyn
1954
They Gave Him a Co-Ed
1953
Seventeen is Terrific
1952
Almost Summer
1949
Don’t Take My Penny
1948
A Date With Judy
1946
The Ghost Parade
1944
The Bargain Bride
1943
The Mad March Heirs
1922
When Smith Stepped Out
( A Comedy In Three Acts)
Celebrating 100 Years of Theatre in 2022
Heimbuch and Ferguson's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Patrick Barlow's A Christmas Carol
MID MICHIGAN THEATRE FESTIVAL/MIFA Festivals
Laura Lundgren Smith's We Are The Sea
Jeremy Bloom's Peter/Wendy
Pat
P
2020-2021 "You Are So Beautiful"
MID MICHIGAN THEATRE FESTIVAL/MIFA Regional and State Festivals
Matt Thompson's 146 Point Flame (One Act)- 1st Place State Winner
Tim Clue and Spike Manton's’Leaving Iowa (One Act)
Hartford's Adaptation of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
( From the book by Kate DiCamillo)
You Are So Beautiful- An Evening of Scenes and Songs
2019-2020 “You Are My Sunshine”
Julie Jensen's Adaptation of Kathryn Erskine's MOCKINGBIRD
Ken Ludwig's Adaptation of Dumas' THE THREE MUSKETEERS
MID MICHIGAN THEATRE FESTIVAL/MIFA Regional and State Festivals
Joe Depietro’s Over the River and Through the Woods (One Act Cutting)
Hackett and Goodrich’s THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (One Act Cutting)
Mariner Drama Presents Letters from the Quarantine
(An original ONLINE production)
2018-2019 “A Spark of Madness”
Stephen Gregg’s TRAP
John Buchan’s The 39 Steps (adapted by Patrick Barlow)
MID MICHIGAN THEATRE FESTIVAL/MIFA Regional and State Festivals
Cummins and Scoullar's The Little Prince
(from the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.)
Wasserman, Leigh, and Darion's Man of La Mancha
2017-2018 “FROM DARKNESS INTO LIGHT”
Dumas’ THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (adapted by Charles Morey)
C.S. Lewis’ THE LION, THE WITCH, and THE WARDROBE
(adapted by Joseph Robinette)
MID MICHIGAN THEATRE FESTIVAL-
Laura Lundgren Smith’s DARK ROAD
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA (BROADWAY VERSION)
2016-2017 “HAND IN HAND”
Lois Lowry’s THE GIVER (adapted by Eric Coble)
SHERLOCK HOLMES and THE BAKER STREET IRREGULARS
(adapted by Eric Coble)
Pitchford and Snow’s FOOTLOOSE, THE MUSICAL
2015-2016 “EPIC HEART”
Daniel Keyes’ FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON (adapted by David Rogers)
Doug Rand’s PETER PAN AND WENDY
Schonberg and Boublil’s LES MISERABLES, SCHOOL EDITION
2014-2015 “SMILE!”
Patricia MacLachlan’s SARAH PLAIN AND TALL (adapted by Joseph Robinette)
Kaufman and Ferber’s STAGE DOOR
SMILE! AN EVENING OF ONE ACTS
Alan Haehnel’s 30 REASONS NOT TO BE IN A PLAY
Don Zolidis’ IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME
Bradley Hayward’s SELFIE
2013-2014 “LOOK and SEE”
Sharon Creech’s WALK TWO MOONS
Doug Rand’s IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Disney's TARZAN, THE MUSICAL
2012-2013 “LIFE is BEAUTIFUL”
Ahrens and Menken’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE MUSICAL
Doug Rand’s IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Robert Fulghum’s ALL I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN
2011-2012 “TOGETHER”
Beverly Cleary’s RAMONA QUIMBY (adapted by Len Jenkin)
John Cariani’s ALMOST, MAINE
Roald Dahl’s WILLY WONKA, The Musical
2010-2011 “BEAUTY REMAINS”
Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich’s THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
Charles Way’s SLEEPING BEAUTY (Plays for Young Audiences Edition)
Andrew Lloyd Weber’s PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
2009-2010 “SEASON OF HOPE”
Don Zolidis’ THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Harper Lee’s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Don Zolidis’ THE CRAVING
w/ McWethy’s 13 WAYS TO SCREW UP A COLLEGE INTERVIEW
2008-2009 “FAMILY”
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
Tim Clue and Spike Manton’s Leaving Iowa-
Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island
2007-2008 “Nightmares and Dreamscapes”
George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead
Valentine Davis’ Miracle on 34th Street
Lloyd Weber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2006-2007 “Once Upon a Time…”
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Roald Dahl’s The Witches
Julian Wiles’ Nevermore
2005-2006 “Oomph!- Theater With Zip!”
Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls
Joe Depietro’s Over the River and Through the Woods
MIFA DISTRICT– Seth Kramer’s Special Days
Larry Blamire’s Robin Hood
2004-2005 “Beginnings”
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown! (Revised Musical Version)
Arthur Miller's The Crucible
J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan Adapted by John Caird and Trevor Nunn
2003-2004 "The Dreamer's Season"
Matt Freeman's The Death of King Arthur (Off Broadway Premiere)
Robert Fulghum's Uh-Oh! Here Comes Christmas!
M.C.H.S. Original Production- "A Viking Christmas"
Written, Directed, and Performed by MCHS students for MCHS students
OUR BIG 80'S ITALIAN MAFIA WEDDING RECEPTION
Interactive Dinner Theater written by Denver Surgener
April 23 and 24, 2004
The Wizard of Oz- Performing Arts Center Gala Weekend
M.C.H.S. Original Production-"Scripted Truths"
Written, Directed, and Performed by MCHS students for MCHS students
2002-2003 "Theater With Heart"
Tom Griffin’s The Boys Next Door
Cole Porter's Anything Goes
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Adapted by Max Bush
May 22, 2003- M.C.H.S. Original Production-"Running Interference"
Written, Directed, and Performed by MCHS students for MCHS students
2001-2002
Shirley Jackson's The Lottery
Raspanti's I Never Saw Another Butterfly
Rodger's and Hammerstein's Oklahoma
Fulghum’s All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten
Marine City Players
Director:
Miss Sharon Choate
Music Directors:
Mrs. Sue Bell, Mr. Bert Van Dyke, Mr. Paul Decker, and Mr. Jim Noel
2000-2001
Kaufman and Hart’s The Man Who Came to Dinner
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Original Version)
1999-2000
It’s a Wonderful Life
Ashman and Menken’s Little Shop of Horrors
1998-1999
Weber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Ayn Rand’s Night of January Sixteenth
1997-1998
Thorton Wilder’s Our Town
Frank Loesser’s Guys and Dolls
1996-1997
Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma
1995-1996
Herman and Stewart’s Hello Dolly
1994
Martin and Blane’s Meet Me In St. Louis
(Directed By Mrs. Sue Bell and Mr. Bert Van Dyke)
1993
The Phantom of the Op’ry (Musical)
1992
Strouse and Adams’ Bye Bye Birdie
1991
Charlotte’s Web
Jacobs and Casey’s Grease
(Directed By Mrs. Sue Bell and Mrs. Schneider)
1990
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
1988
Letters Home from Vietnam
1985
The Ghost Who Came to Dinner
1984
The Wackiest Resort in the East
1983
Lights Out
1981
Head to Sherwood
Take a Letter
Rumpelstiltskin
1980
Inside Lester
1978
That’s My Cousin
(Directed By Joe Pavlov)
1977
The Canterville Ghost
(Directed By Joe Pavlov)
1973
Three Pink Leprechauns
No, No A Million Times No
(Directed By Jean Bastian and Gary Harvey)
1972
Jack and the Giant
(Directed by Gary Harvey)
1968
Cinderella
Three for Tonight
1967
Forensics
1965
The Bargain Bride
1964
No More Homework
1963
Mother is a Freshman
1958
Heddin’ For a Weddin’
1956
You Can’t Kiss Carolyn
1954
They Gave Him a Co-Ed
1953
Seventeen is Terrific
1952
Almost Summer
1949
Don’t Take My Penny
1948
A Date With Judy
1946
The Ghost Parade
1944
The Bargain Bride
1943
The Mad March Heirs
1922
When Smith Stepped Out
( A Comedy In Three Acts)
