'The Sea Gull', March 2007
The play explores the tensions between our need for other people and our oblivious lack of attention to those around us; our proximity to others along with our inability to connect to them.
Archives for Mainstage Category
'The Marriage of Figaro', Nov. 2006
Mozart's comic opera, The Marriage of Figaro, combines the composer's characteristic melodies with a witty plot in which hastily improvised and absurd situations contrast to Mozart's beautifully crafted music.
'HONK!' – Hillary Knox, May 2006
A delightful musical (winner of London's Olivier award for best new musical in 2000) based on Hans Christian Andersen's traditional tale of "The Ugly Duckling."
'After Mrs. Rochester', March 2006
The play interweaves fiction with historical fact in its exploration of the turbulent life of Jean Rhys, author of Wide Sargasso Sea (1957), a novel that invents the childhood and early life of Mrs. Rochester, the insane and violent wife of Rochester in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre.
'Much Ado About Nothing', Nov. 2005
A playful adaptation of a popular Shakespearian comedy. Love, betrayal, silliness and all other sorts of intrigue.
'Die Fledermaus', March 2005
"Die Fledermaus", an operatta by Johann Strauss, showcases the extravagant life of upper crust Vienna in the late 19th century.
Spring Mainstage – Die Fledermaug
Cast Adele Andrea Bontrager Yoder Rosalinda Beth Hofstetter Alfred Kyle Dean Reinford Frank Brooks Gingerich Eisenstein Luke Gingerich Blind Justin Heinz Falke Philip Kendall Ida Stephanie Hirschler Orlofsky Rachel Bontrager Understudy Debra Brubaker Ivan Art Smucker Forsch Robin Wenger Chorus Dan Clouse Julian Gingerich Justin Hienz Dan Horst Geoffrey Owens…
'A Plague of Angels', Nov. 2004
A new play depicting the story of Mary Mallon, better known as "Typhoid Mary" and her struggle with the Public Health system of New York City.
'TORBA', March 2004
Based on stories from peaceworker Amy Gopp and survivors of the war in the Balkans.
'You Can't Take It With You', Nov. 2003
This classic American comedy set in the mid-20th century is part of the GC Theater Department's celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Umble Center 1978- 2003.