The Parkland College Theatre offers a variety of live theatre, music, and dance performances and serves as an academic lab for Theatre Arts students. This collection contains information on past productions and includes programs, photographs, and cast listings from 1987 to the present. More on Parkland Theatre's history can be found here.
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The Boys Next Door
Parkland College
by Tom Griffin
Director: Buck Zachary
Scenic Designer: Dori Phelps
Lighting Designer and Technical Director: Joe Hodge
Costume Designer: Jinny Largent
Sound Designer: Tessa Besina AuzaDecember 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 at 8pm
December 6 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1998 -
The Importance of Being Earnest
Parkland College
By Oscar Wilde
Director: Chad Eric Bergman
Costume Designer: Nicole Faurant
Lighting Designer: Logan Shunmugam
Scenic Designer and Technical Director: Darren CloudOctober 28, 30, 31 at 8pm
November 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 at 8pm
November 8 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1998 -
10 Ten Minute Plays 1998
Parkland College
Directors:
Megan Alban
Sean Aquino
Tessa Besina Auza
Betsy Capes
George Dakis
John Eby
Mark Alan Hudson
Ellen Bean Larabee
Rita Marie Nibasa
Aaron Matthew PolkArtistic Director:
Randi Jennifer Collins HardLighting Designer and Technical Director:
David G. DillmanSeptember 16, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 at 8pm
September 20 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1998 -
The Shadow Box
Parkland College
By Michael Cristofer
Director: Tessa Besina Auza
Scenic Designer: Dori Phelps
Lighting Designer: Joel Halfwassen
Sound Design: Mark Alan Hudson
Technical Director: Joe HodgeApril 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 at 8pm
April 19 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1998 -
Man of La Mancha
Parkland College
Book: Dale Wasserman
Music: Mitch Leigh
Lyrics: Joe DarionDirector: Randi Collins Hard
Scenic Design: Rick and Jackie Penrod
Lighting Design: Shelley Crane
Costume Design: Molly Simpson
Musical Director: Tim Schirmer
Choreography: Robin Levine
Technical Director: Martin M. Bluestein
Assistant Technical Director: David G. DillmanFebruary 18, 20, 21, 27, 28, March 5, 6, 7 at 8pm
March 1 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1998Produced by special arrangement with Tams-Whitmark Music Library
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Quilters
Parkland College
Book by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek
Music and Lyrics by Barbara DamashekDirector: Jeany Van Meltebeke
Musical Director: Tim Schirmer
Assistant Director/Design Head: Yelena V. Dosheva
Lighting Designer: Logan ShunmugamNovember 19, 21, 22, 28, 29, December 4, 5, 6 at 8pm
November 30 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1997 -
Scamps of Scapin
Parkland College
By Moliére
Director: Chad Eric Bergman
Musical Director: Catherine J. Kuna
Scenic Designer: Nathan E. Thompson
Lighting Designer: John PageOctober 15, 17, 18, 24, 25, 30, 31, November 1 at 8pm
October 26 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1997 -
10 Ten Minute Plays 1997
Parkland College
Directors:
Chad Eric Bergman
Warren Frank
Rita Marie Nibasa
Aaron Matthew Polk
Kristina Stanley
Jeffrey UllomArtistic Director:
Randi Jennifer Collins HardScenic and Lighting Designer:
Martin BluesteinSeptember 24, 26, 27, October 2, 3, 4 at 8pm
Parkland College Theatre
1997 -
Drop Dead!
Parkland College
By Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore
Director: Christian Aden
Scenic Designer: David Dillman
Lighting Designer: Todd Schwartz
Costume Designer: Erica HessApril 25, 26, May 1, 2, 3 at 8pm
April 27 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1997Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
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Merrily We Roll Along
Parkland College
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth
Based on the original play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Originally directed on Broadway by Harold Prince
Originally produced on Broadway by Lord Grade, Martin Starger, Robert Fryer, and Harold Prince in association with Ruth Mitchell and Howard HainesDirector: Dallas Street
Musical Director: D. Scott Ferguson
Lighting Designer: John Page
Scenic Designer: Dallas Street
Technical Director: Martin M. Bluestein
Costume Coordinator: Tonya A. BernteinMarch 7, 8, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 at 8pm
March 16 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1997Presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Music Theatre International.
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Mrs. Coney
Parkland College
A Tale at Christmas
by Belinda BremnerDirector: Randi Jennifer Collins Hard
Musical Director: Tim Schirmer
Lighting Designer: Bill Yauch
Costume Designer: Audra MartinDecember 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 at 8pm
December 7, 14 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1996Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
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Quilt
Parkland College
A Musical Celebration
Stories For, From, and About the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial QuiltLyrics by Jim Morgan
Music by Michael Stockler
Book by Jim Morgan, Merle Hubbard, & John SchakDirector: Ginny Sims
Musical Director: Dr. Shirley Meyer Blankenship
Lighting Design: Shelley Crane
Technical Director: Martin BluesteinNovember 1, 2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 at 8pm
November 10 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1996Presented through special arrangement with and all authorized materials are supplied by Music Theatre International.
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Labors of Love
Parkland College
Book and Lyrics by Cheri Coons
Music by Tim SchirmerDirector: Randi Jennifer Collins Hard
Scenic Design: Tanya Elaine Sweet
Costume Design: Rebecca R. Morrice
Properties Design: Christine E. Allen
Musical Director: D. Scott Ferguson
Lighting Design: Shelley Lynn Crane
Technical Director: David G. DillmanApril 26 8pm Gala Opening
April 27, May 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 at 8pm
May 5 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1996 -
Beyond Therapy
Parkland College
By Christopher Durang
Directed by Mikel L. Matthews, Jr. and Scott GoldsteinMarch 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 at 8pm
March 24 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1996Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
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The Real Inspector Hound
Parkland College
By Tom Stoppard
Directed by Chad Eric BergmanFebruary 9, 10, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 at 8pm
February 18 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1996Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
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Lucky Stiff
Parkland College
Book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Based on The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
by Michael Butterworth
First produced by Playwrights Horizons, Inc.
Off-Broadway in 1988Scenic Design by Leif Gantvoort
Lighting Design by John Page
Costumes by Amy Genc
Musical Direction by Amy J. Abler
Choreography by Christine Schwalenberg
Directed by Dallas StreetNovember 17, 18, 24, 25, 30, December 1, 2 at 8pm
November 26 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1995Presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Music Theatre International.
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Stories Like Ours
Parkland College
A World Premiere Drama
by Rita Maria NibasaOctober 6, 7, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 8pm
October 15 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1995 -
Talk Radio
Parkland College
By Eric Bogosian
Directed by Todd Schwartz
April 28, 29; May 4, 5, 6 at 8pm
April 30 at 3pm
1995Parkland College Theatre
Created for the Stage by Eric Bogosian and Tad Savinar
Original New York Production by New York Shakespeare Festival Produced by Joseph Papp
Originally produced at the Portland Center for Visual Arts through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Produced by Special Arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
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Dancing at Lughnasa
Parkland College
By Brian Friel
Directed by Gary Ambler
March 24, 25, 31; April 1, 6, 7, 8 at 8pm
April 2 at 3pm
1995Parkland College Theatre
Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
References to Anything Goes are included by permission of the Cole Porter Musical and Literary Trust.
References to The Isle of Capri by Wilhelm Grosz and James Kennedy are included by permission of Polygram International Publishing, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc.
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Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Parkland College
By Lanie Robertson
Featuring Victoria Capo-Locke
Musical Arrangements by Danny Holgate
February 2, 3, 4, and 5 at 8pm
1995Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill was first produced at the Vineyard Theatre, New York.
This production is produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Parkland College
December 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 at 8pm
December 4, 10, 11 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1994Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
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Sweeney Todd
Parkland College
the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sonheim
From an adaptation by Christopher BondOriginally directed by Harold Prince
Originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Flyer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in association with Dean and Judy ManosPresented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International
October 21, 22, 28, 29, November 3, 4, 5 at 8pm
October 30 at 3pm
Parkland College Theatre
1994 -
The Diary of Anne Frank
Parkland College
Dramatization by Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett
Directed by Anne Shapland KearnsMarch 17, 18, 19, 24, and 25 at 8pm
March 19, 20, and 26 at 3pm
1994Produced by special arrangement with Dramatist's Play Service, Inc.
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Five Golden Rings
Parkland College
Original musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' The Cricket on the Hearth.
Book and lyrics by Cheri Coons
Music by Tim SchirmerParkland College Theatre
December 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11 at 8pm
December 4, 5, 11, and 12 at 3pm
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Noises Off
Parkland College
By Michael Frayn
October 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 22, and 23 at 8pm
October 17 and 24 at 3pm
1993Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
