Scroll down, past THE ALLEY IN THE PARK shows, for the 2024-2025 Season.
July 5-7, 2024
RED, WHITE & TUNA
by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, & Ed Howard
Raymond Kester,
Andrew Persinger,
and Martin Stapleton reprise their roles in this, the third in a series of comedic plays (GREATER TUNA, A TUNA CHRISTMAS, TUNA DOES VEGAS) each set in the fictional town of Tuna, Texas, the “third-smallest” town in the state. The plays are at once an affectionate comment on small-town, Southern life and attitudes but also a withering satire of same. The plays are notable in that these three men play the entire cast of nearly twenty eccentric characters of both genders and various ages. Directed by Tiffany Johnson, this production will be held outside at beautiful GRAY’S PARK (2867 N. 100 W, Anderson, IN). Bring some lawn chairs, a bottle of wine, and a picnic – come enjoy the show. Click on the poster to purchase tickets.
All performances, including Sunday, begin at 7:00pm.
August 9-11, 2024
A COMEDY OF ERRORS
by William Shakespeare
Kay Winter is stage director for this shortest of the Shakespearean comedies. Complete with mistaken identities, twins separated at birth, shipwrecks, etc. you can’t go wrong when Shakespeare goes for the laughs. We see the twins try to navigate through a world that seems to have lost all its wits. Again, this production will be held outside in beautiful GRAY’S PARK (2867 N. 100 W, Anderson, IN). Bring some lawn chairs, a bottle of wine, and a picnic – come enjoy the show. Click on the poster to purchase tickets.
All performances, including Sunday, begin at 7:00pm.
THE CAST
Egeon – JOHN SKIPPER
The Duke – RONNIE JOHNSTONE
Antipholus of Syracuse – TONY JOHNSON
Dromio of Syracuse – CHELSEA REINING
First Merchant – CAMEELA ALLEN
Antipholus of Ephesus – MARTIN STAPLETON
Dromio of Ephesus – SAM LYNCH
Adriana – TIFFANY JOHNSON
Luciana – CYN SKIPPER
Luce – JEAN RICE
Second Messenger – CITO WYATT
Angelo – RODNEY GRAY
The Merchant – SEAN SMITH
Balthasar – DEANA MICKELS
The Courtesan – RHONDA TINCH-MIZE
Dr. Pinch – JIM HUNTER
The Officer – NATALIE STOVER
The Abbess – KAREN SIPES
Attendants: QUINN JONES & KENTON PIERCE
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November 14-17, 2024
DEATHTRAP
by Ira Levin
In this classic comedic thriller, a washed-up playwright finds a chance to rise to the top once more, a shot he’d be willing to kill for. Sidney Bruhl hasn’t written a hit play for 18 years when he receives a script from a former student that’s a guaranteed success. Sidney jokes to his wife that it’d be just as easy to murder the young man and steal the script for his own. Directed by Anderson theatre veteran, Andy Persinger, this sharply funny play is full of twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat, while laughing hysterically.
Tickets: $12 / Festival Seating
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Performances at 7:00pm & 2:00pm at THE JAKE HOOVER THEATRE
923 Jackson Street, Anderson IN, 46016
December 12-15, 2024
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER
by George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Stanley are thrilled when Sheridan Whiteside, a brilliant, witty, and widely beloved radio celebrity, accepts their invitation to dinner on his tour through Ohio. However, when Whiteside injures himself by slipping on a piece of ice on their doorstep and is confined to their home for the better part of December, the Stanleys are not so pleased with the change in their household. This clever script, directed by Brian Shetterly is arguably one of the most beloved comedies of the American theatre.
Tickets: $12 / Festival Seating
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Performances at 7:00pm & 2:00pm at THE JAKE HOOVER THEATRE
923 Jackson Street, Anderson IN, 46016
January 16-19, 2025
THE MONKEY’S PAW and THE ACTOR’S NIGHTMARE
by W. W. Jacobs
& Christopher Durang
In another “first” for THE ALLEY, Sharon Stafford directs two one-act plays, one of terror and one of hilarity. The classic story,“THE MONKEY’S PAW”, by W.W. Jacob, is adapted for the stage and presents the story of a couple given a dried, monkey’s paw which grants three wishes, but not without hellish consequences. In “THE ACTOR’S NIGHTMARE” the playwright presents on stage a protagonist who finds himself backstage where he is apparently the understudy for the lead. It’s two plays for the price of one!
Tickets: $12 / Festival Seating
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Performances at 7:00pm & 2:00pm at THE JAKE HOOVER THEATRE
923 Jackson Street, Anderson IN, 46016
February 20-23, 2025
BUS STOP
by William Inge
Kathleen Wile makes her directorial debut with THE ALLEY in this story of travelers on a bus stranded in a small roadside diner during a Kansas snowstorm. One traveler, a nightclub singer, is pursued by “a young cowboy with all the romantic finesse of a rodeo bull”, while the proprietor of the cafe and the bus driver find time to develop a friendship; a middle-aged scholar comes to terms with himself; and a young girl who works in the cafe gets her first taste of romance.
It’s a wonderful “slice of life” classic of the stage and screen.
Tickets: $12 / Festival Seating
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Performances at 7:00pm & 2:00pm at THE JAKE HOOVER THEATRE
923 Jackson Street, Anderson IN, 46016
March 20-23, 2025
JULIUS CAESAR
by William Shakespeare
Ronnie Johnstone plays “Marc Antony” in this production of the Shakespeare classic directed by Rick Vale. Based on events in Roman history, this is the story of a powerful ruler brought down by the betrayal of those he held dear. The wildly popular Julius Caesar faces a group of conspirators, including his close friend, Brutus, as they work to stop him from becoming king, as he ignores the warnings of soothsayers, and his wife. Come enjoy a classic in the beautiful setting of THE ANDERSON MUSEUM of ART.
Tickets: $12 / Festival Seating
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Performances at 7:00pm & 2:00pm at THE JAKE HOOVER THEATRE
923 Jackson Street, Anderson IN, 46016