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Dearly BelovedDearly Beloved
by TJC alumni NicK Wilkinson in collaboration with Jessie Jones and Jamie Wooten
Oct. 5-10, 2006
directed by Jacque Shackelford
Jean Browne Theatre

Dearly Beloved Dearly Beloved Fresh from it's Ashville Community Theatre premiere and with the ink still wet from a publishing contract with Dramatists Play Service, this zany, kookie, ribald, and hilarious comedy meets the Texas public for the first time ever!The Futrelle sisters are throwing an ante-bellum-inspired wedding and the rumor mill in their small town of Fayro Texas is working overtime. Dearly BelovedThe center of the controversy? Whether a boyfriend of 15 years can be forced down the aisle. Conversations with a dead mother or the expensive catered wedding dinner which, in reality, is a pot luck supper.

 

Night Cries, a new 1-act by David Crawford
Oct. 20 & 21, 2006
(directed by Jan Jones)
Jean Browne Theatre.

1900 Galveston, June, 2am in the morning... it's been a year since the death of Gene and Eleanor's 1st born. They are still suffering... not just from the memory, but the inability to heal. Will their relationship weather this storm?

A Name for a Ghost to Mutter
A Name for a Ghost to Mutterby TJC alumni Cyndi Williams
directed by Victor L. Siller
Nov. 29-Dec. 4, 2006
Jean Browne Theatre

Inspired by actual family histories and spanning a century, from the Indian reservations of Oklahoma to modern Dallas, this moving drama explores four generations of women and vividly connects their personal struggles, dreams, and the powerful family secret together in a mysterious and powerful resolution.

Received the Best New American Play Award at the 1999 Harvest Festival of New American Plays.

 

Beauty & The Beast
Beauty & The Beast
The Annual Spring Musical!
Stage direction by Rebecca Faulds
Musical direction by Dr. Cheryl Rogers
Feb. 28-Mar. 3, 2007
Wise Auditorium

Already a legend as the sixth longest-running show in Broadway history, "Beauty and the Beast" was nominated for nine 1994 Tony® Awards including Best Musical. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, Disney's musical extravaganza is filled with technical wizardry, special effects and illusions, as well as dazzling production numbers and memorable songs by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. Be our guest and bring someone you love to experience the enchantment of an unforgettable performance of Broadway's classic musical!
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Harvest: A Texas High Plains Trilogy
Harvest 07by TJC Alumni David W. Crawford
April 25-30, 2007
Directed by Clarence L. Strickland
Jean Browne Theatre

Harvest had it's official "Off-Broadway" reading at Ensemble Studio Theatre's Octoberfest last season annd will be premiered Off Broadway in Alchemy Theatre's 2007 season. Three one-acts chronicle the life of Rick Childress, a West Texas cotton farmer, during the three most important stages of his life. At each stage, he faces life-changing moments in his life that will affect his life and the land that he loves.
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