Marshall Civic Players
Theatre for the community, by the community
November 4-6, 11-13th, 2022
By Neil Simon
This classic comedy opens as a group of the guys assemble for cards in the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any indication, it's no wonder that his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger, who has just been separated from his wife. Fastidious, depressed, and none too tense, Felix seems suicidal, but as the action unfolds, Oscar becomes the one with murder on his mind when the clean freak and the slob ultimately decide to room together with hilarious results as The Odd Couple is born.
Performances:
Fridays, Saturdays @ 7:30pm
Sundays @ 2:30pm
Location:
The Franke Center for the Arts, Marshall, MI
“The Odd Couple” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
March 10th-12th
17th-19th, 2023
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick & John O'Farrell
Music by Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick
Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as "The Bard." When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.
Performances:
Friday, Saturday @ 7:30pm
Sunday @ 2:30pm
Location:
The Franke Center for the Arts, Marshall, MI
Something Rotten! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com.
July 13th-16th, 2023
Libretto by W. S. Gilbert
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Orchestration by Peter Murray
Gilbert and Sullivan are the undisputed masters of comic operetta and the proud parents of the modern musical. That their works are more in demand today than when they were created over a century ago is ample proof of their lasting brilliance.
When the hero of The Pirates of Penzance was but a boy, his father instructed his nurse to have him apprenticed as a pilot. She thought he said 'pirate' and thus the zany troubles began.
“The Pirates of Penzance” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Performances:
Thursday, Friday & Saturday @ 7:30pm
Sunday @ 2:30pm
Location:
The Franke Center for the Arts, Marshall, MI
July 27th - 29th, 2023
Book by Timothy Allen McDonald
Music and Lyrics by Benji Pasek & Justin Paul
When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach... and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach, among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities, but after it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean, the group faces hunger, sharks and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James' quick wit and creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. The dangerous voyage is a success, but the adventure takes a whole new twist once they land on the Empire State Building.
James and the Giant Peach is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com.
Performances:
Thursday and Friday @ 7:30pm
Saturday @ 2:30pm
Location:
The Franke Center for the Arts, Marshall, MI