Into The Woods
Sept. 21 - Oct. 7, 2007
A musical by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim

Don't miss this Tony Award-winning Musical that open our 2007-2008 season! When a Baker and his Wife learn they've been cursed with childlessness by the Witch next door, they embark on a quest for the special objects required to break the spell, swindling, lying to and stealing from Cinderella, Little Red, Rapunzel and Jack (the one who climbed the beanstalk). Everyone's wish is granted at the end of Act One, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later, with disastrous results. What begins as a lively, irreverent fantasy in the style of "The Princess Bride" becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children. One of Sondheim's most popular works, this timeless yet relevant piece is a rare modern classic.

Luau for King Lear
Nov. 2 - Nov 18, 2007
A comedy by Pat Cook

Ever wonder what Community Theatre is really like? Simply hilarious! Don't miss the first BHCT production in the AJ Ballroom at the Alex Johnson. The Peaceful Glen Memorial Players are about to mount a new production, but this time, it's a fight for their lives. It's just not the usual hand-to-hand combat between board members Duncan and Hope for the last donut. This time the company is about to lose their building. They could keep the building as long as they do "quality productions". They did "Twelve Angry Men" with five actors and seven store mannequins. The new young director chooses a classic "King Lear" to save the day, unaware that the play will have a setting in the tropics to coincide with the town's celebration theme. All sorts of oddball community theatre types come out of the woodwork in this riotous farce where you not only get to see their performance but also what goes on behind the scenes.

Coyote On A Fence
Feb. 8 - 24, 2008
by Bruce Graham

Does a lousy upbringing excuse heinous crimes? Is there room for mercy and repentance within the judicial system? And if Americans really knew the inhabitants of death row, would they want to see them die? Illiterate but likeable, Bobby Reyburn is a funny young guy who loves to do impressions. He's also a member of the Aryan nation, a racist predator convicted of a horrific crime. John Brennan is educated and arrogant, a serious writer who may only be guilty of doing society a favor. As each awaits his fate, one evokes sympathy, the other derision. In vivid scenes, Coyote of a Fence explores the disturbing question: Can one be innocent though proven guilty? This penetrating new drama offers no clear verdict, just utterly compelling theatre.

Amadeus
Mar. 28 - April 13, 2008
by Peter Shaffer

Winner of a Tony Award for Best Play, an Oscar for Best Movie and triumphant in recent revivals in the West End and on Broadway, this provocative work weaves a confrontation between mediocrity and genius into a tale of breathtaking dramatic power. In the court of the Austrian Emperor, Antonio Salieri is the established composer. Enter the greatest musical genius of all time: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Salieri has given himself to God so that he might realize his sole ambition to be a great composer. Mozart is a foul mouthed, graceless libertine who has achieved that which is beyond Salieri's grasp. Full of envy and hatred, the mediocre composer sets out to destroy this child who effortlessly hears the music of the spheres.

The Bible: The Complete Word of God (Abridged)
May 2 - 18, 2008
By Adam Long, Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor. Additional material by Matthew Croke

In the beginning, a godlike voice informs us, "there was chaos". But why stop there? The disorder continues throughout the middle and end until the neat rows of audience have dissolved hysterically into the aisles. In spoofing the Book they call "the greatest story ever accepted as fact", this wonderful play combines shtick, wordplay, physical humor, sight gags, audience participation and jokes like, "Does God have a sense of humor? He must. Why else would he have left the Children of Israel to wander the Middle East for forty years and then give them the only bit of land with no oil on it?". The guffaws and, indeed, the buffoonery will be hard to resist.