New Bern Civic Theatre ~ The Plays

Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton. Book by Particia Resnick.
Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture
Produced through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI)

Directed by Derek Jordan
Produced by Leah Huttlinger
Musical Direction by Deanie Singleton

Evenings: May 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 & 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Matinees: May 12 & 19 at 2 p.m.
Admission: Advance $17, Door $19, Students and active duty military $10 with photo ID

Pushed to the boiling point, three female co-workers concoct a plan to get even with the sexiest, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. They conspire to take control of their company and learn there's nothing they can't do—even in a man's world. Set in the lare 1970s, 9 to 5: The Musical is a hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era. Outrageous, though-provoking, and even a little romantic, 9 to 5: The Musical is about teaming up and taking care of business.

Written by Jonathan Rand

Directed by Georgie Blackerby
Produced by Chelsey McCotter

Evenings: July 12, 13, 19 & 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Matinees: July 14 & 21 at 2 p.m.
Admission: Advance $14, Door $16, Students and active duty military $10 with photo ID

Due to budget cuts, there will only be a single session of Drama One for the entire school year—and the class will only last 20 minutes. To make matters worse, the students are required to perform an entire Shakespeare play for a schoolwide assembly during a time slot of only 10 minutes. Under the direction of the egomaniacal Mrs. Gunnysack, the beginner students must pull together for the fastest, cleanest, lowest-budget rendition of Romeo and Juliet the world has ever ween, complete with a makeshift balcony, interpretive dance fight sequences, and an Elizabethan hip-hop dance party that would even make P. Diddy shake his tailfeather with Shakespearean pride. Romeo to Go is a wacky, dancey, entrancing comedy based on the greatest love story ever told!

Adapted by Sherman Sergel.
Based on the Emmy award-winning television movie by Reginald Rose.

Directed by Alan Berger
Produced by Eileen Shaloub

Evenings: September 13, 14, 20 & 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Matinees: September 15 & 22 at 2 p.m.
Admission: Advance $17, Door $19, Students and active duty military $10 with photo ID

A 19-year-old man has just stood for trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. "He doesn't stand a chance," mutters the guard as the 12 jurors are taken into the bleak jury room. It looks like an open-and-shut case—until one of the jurors begins opening the others' eyes to the facts. It becomes personal and a new murder threat is born before their eyes! Tempers get short, arguments grow heated, and the jurors become 12 angry men. The jurors' final verdict and how they reach it will electrify you and keep you on the edge of your seat.

Book by Michael Stewart. Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman.

Directed by Don Elmore
Produced by Karen Pierson
Musical Direction by

Evenings: November 8, 9, 15, 16, 22 & 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Matinees: November 10 & 17 at 2 p.m.
Admission: Advance $17, Door $19, Students and active duty military $10 with photo ID

Hello Dolly! is an ebullient and irresistible story of the joy of living, glittering with happy songs, shining with love scenes, and alive with the personality of one of the most fabulous characters on the musical stage...Dolly Gallagher Levi! The classic Musical numbers include Put On Your Sunday Clothes, Ribbons Down My Back, Before the Parade Passes By, Elegance, It Only Takes A Moment, and So Long, Dearie.

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