Happening Now
"Charlotte's Web"
March 15-24
March 15-24
The Tom Zbyszewski Children's Theater at The Merc Playhouse invites you to a theatrical production of Charlotte's Web -- "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years"! (Children's Literature Association.)
WHEN:
Fri-Sun, March 15-17 & Thurs-Sun, March 21-24
Thur-Sat @7:00pm • Sun @2:00pm
(Doors open 30 minutes before showtime)
ABOUT CHARLOTTE'S WEB
All the enchanting characters are here: Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, a girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed; and, most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte.
Come on out to enjoy this delightful play about "some pig," and a beautiful friendship story that lasts a lifetime!
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Online Adult Reserved Seats: $20
Online Adult General Admission $18
At-The-Door Adult General Admission: $20
Youth Reserved Seats: $7
Youth General Admission: $5
Thursday, 3/21's Performance is Admission by Donation
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Charlotte's Web
Adapted by Joseph Robinette
Based on the book by E.B. White
Directed by Jane Orme
Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois
WHEN:
Fri-Sun, March 15-17 & Thurs-Sun, March 21-24
Thur-Sat @7:00pm • Sun @2:00pm
(Doors open 30 minutes before showtime)
ABOUT CHARLOTTE'S WEB
All the enchanting characters are here: Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, a girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed; and, most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte.
Come on out to enjoy this delightful play about "some pig," and a beautiful friendship story that lasts a lifetime!
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Online Adult Reserved Seats: $20
Online Adult General Admission $18
At-The-Door Adult General Admission: $20
Youth Reserved Seats: $7
Youth General Admission: $5
Thursday, 3/21's Performance is Admission by Donation
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Charlotte's Web
Adapted by Joseph Robinette
Based on the book by E.B. White
Directed by Jane Orme
Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois
Coming Soon in 2019
"Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music"
Fri & Sat, April 12 & 13 @7pm
Fri & Sat, April 12 & 13 @7pm
Are you a nice person? Do you like good country music? Then come on out to The Merc Playhouse Reader's Theater production of "Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music"!
WHEN:
Friday & Saturday, April 12 & 13 @7pm
ABOUT "NICE PEOPLE DANCING..."
Eve Wilfong, who lives over a local country music bar, is paid a visit by her niece Catherine Empanger, a novice nun who's been asked to leave her convent. Roy, an honest if simple fellow from the bar downstairs, wants to court Catherine -- whether she's a nun or not. Eve feels she should give her niece the benefit of her experiences with men before allowing her to venture back into the mad, modern-country world.
You're invited to this comic, romantic and affecting story performed by the Merc Playhouse's talented cast.
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Adults: $10 (Tickets purchased at-the-door only.)
18-and-under: FREE
Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime.
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Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music
By Lee Blessing
Directed by Carolanne Steinebach
Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
WHEN:
Friday & Saturday, April 12 & 13 @7pm
ABOUT "NICE PEOPLE DANCING..."
Eve Wilfong, who lives over a local country music bar, is paid a visit by her niece Catherine Empanger, a novice nun who's been asked to leave her convent. Roy, an honest if simple fellow from the bar downstairs, wants to court Catherine -- whether she's a nun or not. Eve feels she should give her niece the benefit of her experiences with men before allowing her to venture back into the mad, modern-country world.
You're invited to this comic, romantic and affecting story performed by the Merc Playhouse's talented cast.
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Adults: $10 (Tickets purchased at-the-door only.)
18-and-under: FREE
Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime.
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Nice People Dancing to Good Country Music
By Lee Blessing
Directed by Carolanne Steinebach
Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
"A Diner On The Way"
July 12-21
July 12-21
The Merc Playhouse is pleased to present the national debut of “A Diner On The Way," a drama that shines a light on how multi-faceted life can be: a burden, or a way to freedom; a rushing embarrassment, or an incredible source of amusement – you decide.
“A Diner On The Way” is a suspenseful, humorous and witty play told through the lens of the Hubbards: a big city family traveling through a very small town, stopping for a quick bite at a local diner. What they discover about themselves and their new acquaintances is much more than they ever expected.
WHEN:
Fri-Sun, July 12-14 & Thurs-Sun, July 18-21
Thur-Sat @7:00pm • Sun @2:00pm
(Doors open 30 minutes before showtime)
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Online Adult Reserved Seats: $20
Online Adult General Admission $18
At-The-Door Adult General Admission: $20
Youth Reserved Seats: $7
Youth General Admission: $5
Thursday, 7/18's Performance is Admission by Donation.
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A Diner On The Way
By Michael Ray Young
Directed by Mark Easton
First performed by the Estes Park Repertoire Theatre Company
“A Diner On The Way” is a suspenseful, humorous and witty play told through the lens of the Hubbards: a big city family traveling through a very small town, stopping for a quick bite at a local diner. What they discover about themselves and their new acquaintances is much more than they ever expected.
WHEN:
Fri-Sun, July 12-14 & Thurs-Sun, July 18-21
Thur-Sat @7:00pm • Sun @2:00pm
(Doors open 30 minutes before showtime)
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Online Adult Reserved Seats: $20
Online Adult General Admission $18
At-The-Door Adult General Admission: $20
Youth Reserved Seats: $7
Youth General Admission: $5
Thursday, 7/18's Performance is Admission by Donation.
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A Diner On The Way
By Michael Ray Young
Directed by Mark Easton
First performed by the Estes Park Repertoire Theatre Company
"Lend Me a Tenor"
September 20-29
The Merc Playhouse is proud to present "Lend Me a Tenor"! A sensation on Broadway and in London's West End, this madcap, screwball comedy is guaranteed to leave you teary-eyed with laughter.
WHEN:
Fri-Sun, September 20-22 & Thurs-Sun, September 26-29
Thur-Sat @7:00pm • Sun @2:00pm
(Doors open 30 minutes before showtime)
ABOUT LEND ME A TENOR
World-renowned tenor, Tito Merelli, has signed on to play Otello at a desperate Cleveland opera company in the fall of 1934. Through a hilarious series of mishaps, the Italian virtuoso is given a dose of tranquilizers and passes out. Believing their star is dead, the excitable opera manager taps his hapless assistant, an aspiring singer named Max, to suit up and impersonate Merelli. Things look promising until Tito awakens, and two Otellos take the stage.
Come join our cast as they juggle these hilarious events of mishaps, slamming doors, mistaken identities, and rambunctious zany characters. Pure unadulterated humor!
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Online Adult Reserved Seats: $20
Online Adult General Admission $18
At-The-Door Adult General Admission: $20
Youth Reserved Seats: $7
Youth General Admission: $5
Thursday, 9/26's Performance is Admission by Donation
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Ken Ludwig's
LEND ME A TENOR
Directed by Kelly Donoghue
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French.
WHEN:
Fri-Sun, September 20-22 & Thurs-Sun, September 26-29
Thur-Sat @7:00pm • Sun @2:00pm
(Doors open 30 minutes before showtime)
ABOUT LEND ME A TENOR
World-renowned tenor, Tito Merelli, has signed on to play Otello at a desperate Cleveland opera company in the fall of 1934. Through a hilarious series of mishaps, the Italian virtuoso is given a dose of tranquilizers and passes out. Believing their star is dead, the excitable opera manager taps his hapless assistant, an aspiring singer named Max, to suit up and impersonate Merelli. Things look promising until Tito awakens, and two Otellos take the stage.
Come join our cast as they juggle these hilarious events of mishaps, slamming doors, mistaken identities, and rambunctious zany characters. Pure unadulterated humor!
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Online Adult Reserved Seats: $20
Online Adult General Admission $18
At-The-Door Adult General Admission: $20
Youth Reserved Seats: $7
Youth General Admission: $5
Thursday, 9/26's Performance is Admission by Donation
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Ken Ludwig's
LEND ME A TENOR
Directed by Kelly Donoghue
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French.
"Rope"
November 15-24
November 15-24
The Merc Playhouse is pleased to present "Rope," a mind-thriller production perfect for the fall season.
WHEN:
Fri-Sun, November 15-17
& Thurs-Sun, November 21-24
Thur-Sat @7:00pm • Sun @2:00pm
(Doors open 30 minutes before showtime)
ABOUT ROPE:
For the mere sake of adventure, danger, and the "fun of the thing," Wyndham Brandon persuades his weak-minded friend, Charles Granillo, to assist him in the murder of a fellow undergraduate, a perfectly harmless man named Ronald Raglan. Tensions rise as the newly-nerved assassins invite a few acquaintances, including the dead youth's father, to a dinner party -- with a peculiar chest and its gruesome contents serving as the supper table...
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Online Adult Reserved Seats: $20
Online Adult General Admission $18
At-The-Door Adult General Admission: $20
Youth Reserved Seats: $7
Youth General Admission: $5
Thursday, 11/21's Performance is Admission by Donation.
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Rope
By Patrick Hamilton
Directed by Don Nelson
WHEN:
Fri-Sun, November 15-17
& Thurs-Sun, November 21-24
Thur-Sat @7:00pm • Sun @2:00pm
(Doors open 30 minutes before showtime)
ABOUT ROPE:
For the mere sake of adventure, danger, and the "fun of the thing," Wyndham Brandon persuades his weak-minded friend, Charles Granillo, to assist him in the murder of a fellow undergraduate, a perfectly harmless man named Ronald Raglan. Tensions rise as the newly-nerved assassins invite a few acquaintances, including the dead youth's father, to a dinner party -- with a peculiar chest and its gruesome contents serving as the supper table...
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Online Adult Reserved Seats: $20
Online Adult General Admission $18
At-The-Door Adult General Admission: $20
Youth Reserved Seats: $7
Youth General Admission: $5
Thursday, 11/21's Performance is Admission by Donation.
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Rope
By Patrick Hamilton
Directed by Don Nelson
Season Tickets Available for 2019!
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Programming supported by the Moccasin Lake Foundation and the Winthrop Kiwanis.
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Additional funding by Okanogan County Lodging Tax & Tourism.
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The Merc Playhouse | 101 S. Glover Street | PO Box 425 | Twisp, WA 98856 | 509.997.7529 | info@mercplayhouse.org