2022 Season, Playhouse Kerrville

ANNOUNCING
Playhouse 2000's
 
A full year of plays and musicals of outstanding quality 
and enduring value, presented by talented local artists 
for the enjoyment of the Hill Country community.
 
Season 2022 No. 1: Now and Then
A Time Traveling Romantic Comedy by Sean Grennan
 
Directed by R Sheldon Boyce
Auditions: November 28 and 29, 2021
One night in 1981, just as Jamie is closing the bar where he works, a
desperate last-minute customer offers him and his girlfriend Abby two
thousand dollars to sit and have a drink with him, and the reason he gives them is completely unbelievable.
 
When a very displeased second stranger arrives, the unbelievable begins to seem like the truth.
 
Now and Then is a heartfelt romantic comedy about the costs of the choices we make, and the impact on people who make those choices with us.
 
Sean Grennan is the writer of the hilarious Making God Laugh, which was a popular part of Playhouse 2000’s Season 2017.
 
The VK Garage Theater
February 4 through 20
 
Season 2022 No. 2: For Such a Time as This
A World Premiere Musical 
Music and Lyrics by Rob Ward
Music by Lew King
 
Directed by Jeffrey Brown
Auditions: February 6 and 7
Based on the biblical story of Esther, For Such a Time as This is a love story about the young beauty who captures the heart of a King despite her place in an enslaved class, and ultimately saves her people.
 
Using a wide variety of musical styles and more than a smattering of humor, the musical relates one of the great stories in a way that appeals to a wide audience, young and old alike.
 
Rob Ward and Lew King both live in Kerrville, and For Such a Time As Thisreceived a concert-style reading in The Cailloux Theater in January, 2021.
 
The VK Garage Theater
April 8 through 24
 
Shakespeare In The Park 2022: Pericles
 
Directed by Jessica Sturm
Auditions: April 10 and 11
Playhouse 2000 partners once again with The City of Kerrville Parks &
Recreation Department and the Tivy High School Technical Theater
Department to bring the Bard to Louise Hays Park, this year presenting a little-known comedy that deserves greater attention.
 
Pericles, Prince of Tyre, leaves home to escape death only to win a jousting contest and marry a princess. Once he can return home, his family sails with him, but a storm separates them, so Pericles returns alone. Years later, Pericles finds his daughter and reunites with the wife he had thought was dead.
 
(Thanks to Tivy HS Senior Scooty Garrett for the graphic and poster design)
 
Louise Hays Park
June 3 and 4, 8:30 pm
 
Season 2022 No. 3: Last Gas
A Love Story by John Cariani
 
Directed by Jeffrey Brown
Auditions: May 22 and 23
Nat Paradis is a Red Sox-loving part-time dad who manages “Paradis’ Last Convenient Store,” the last place to get gas (or anything) before the Canadian border in northern Maine.
 
When an old flame returns to town, Nat gets a chance to rekindle a romance he gave up on years ago. But sparks fly as he’s forced to choose between new love and old.
 
This play takes a hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking look at love lost and found, and what it means to “get back to happy.”
 
John Cariani is the playwright who created Almost Maine and other beautiful and poignant comedies.
 
The VK Garage Theater
July 15 through 31
 
Season 2022 No. 4: Leading Ladies
A Fabulous Farce by Ken Ludwig
 
Directed by Amy Goodyear
Auditions: July 31 and August 1
Two down-at-the-heels Shakespearean actors try to take advantage of a rich Pennsylvania widow who is looking to leave her fortune to missing relatives.
 
They plan to impersonate the lost nephews “Max” and “Steve,” and are surprised when the pair turn out to actually be nieces “Maxine” and “Stephanie.”
 
Undeterred, the actors continue the ruse by assuming female form. Their ploy becomes even more complicated when love enters the picture, and the laughs just keep on coming.
 
We’ll return to the spacious and beautiful Cailloux Theater to create
another “all out” production of a Ken Ludwig script, following up on last
season’s spectacular Murder on the Orient Express.
 
The Cailloux Theater
September 16 through October 2
 
Season 2022 No. 5: A Sanders Family Christmas
A Bluegrass Musical by Connie Ray and Alan Bailey
 
Directed by Jeffrey Brown
Auditions: October 16 and 17
It’s Christmas time 1941 in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina (home of the pickle factory) and Dennis Sanders is making his last appearance with the singing Sanders Family before heading off to join the war effort.
 
The family shares the news with their Mount Pleasant Baptist Church friends while celebrating the season the only way they know how – with amazing music.
 
The sequel to Smoke On The Mountain, A Sanders Family Christmasfeatures a multi-talented cast telling humorous and moving stories in between performing more than two dozen Blue-Grass and Gospel Christmas favorites.
 
The VK Garage Theater
December 2 through 18
It’s been a tough couple of years, and we’re glad to be getting back in the swing of offering outstanding theatrical entertainment created by and for your neighbors and friends.
 
As you read over this list, remember that Season Ticket Packages offer substantial savings without giving up flexibility. And, the FLEX Pass lets you choose your favorites and still saves money!
 
Both help us finish our fiscal year on a high note, and launch our upcoming year with confidence. 
 
Take a few minutes now to make your plans for 
You’re going to love it!
 
Season Ticket Packages
 
Single Show Tickets available beginning November 8