2005
A Christmas Carol
adapted from Dickens by Russell McGee
directed by Russell McGee
at The Irish Lion
December
Bloomington Herald-Times – Magical Visitors
IDS News article – Irish Lion hosts classic Christmas play
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
adapted and directed by Russell McGee
at Owen County Public Library
at The Irish Lion
October/November
Bloomington Herald-Times – Pub theater fits production
Bloomington Herald-Times – Frankenstein’s feminine side
IDS News article – ‘Frankenstein’ to be brought alive at pub
IDS News article – ‘Frankenstein’ brings big acting to tiny stage
The Merry Wives of Windsor
by William Shakespeare
directed by Frank Buczolich
at Third Street Park Stage
August
Bloomington Herald-Times – ‘Desperate’ Merry Wives
A Twist of Treason
by Julian Livingston
directed by Janice Clevenger
at John Waldron Arts Center
July
Bloomington Herald-Times – Livingston’s ‘Twist of Treason’ well executed
Bloomington Herald-Times – Julian Livingston’s ‘Treason’ opera a dream come to life
Julius Caesar
by William Shakespeare
directed by Phillip Addison
at Third Street Park
June
Bloomington Herald-Times – Brute Strength
Directors’ Symposium X
Featuring selections from:
And… Blackout!, MCCT’s First Improv Troupe
directed by Ben Aldred
The Beau of Bath
by Constance D’Arcy Mackay
directed by Janice Clevenger
Sorry, Wrong Number
by Lucille Fletcher
directed by Robert Wagner
Lysistrata Americana
adapted and directed by Russell McGee
at John Waldron Arts Center
April
Bloomington Herald-Times – Theater variety pack covers all tastes
Bloomington Herald-Times – Direct effect
Sasha Sings Dinah!
written and directed by Sasha Daltonn
at Fountain Square Ballroom
February
2004
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
directed by David Michel
at Third Street Park Stage
August
Bloomington Herald-Times – The mystery of Macbeth
IDS News article – Local group performs ‘Macbeth’ at Third Street Park
Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare
directed by the Sisters Bruce
at Third Street Park
June
Bloomington Herald-Times – Two tame shrew
IDS News article – ‘Taming of the Shrew’ comes to Third Street Park
IDS News article – Entertaining ‘Shrew’ needs update
Engaged
by W.S. Gilbert
directed by Janice Clevenger
at John Waldron Arts Center
April/May
Bloomington Herald-Times – W.S. Gilbert play pure comedic entertainment
Bloomington Herald-Times – Pressing ‘Engagement’
New Directors’ Symposium IX
Featuring selections from:
Talking in the Dark
by Chad Eagleton
directed by Rance Fawbush
Suppressed Desires
by Susan Glaspell
directed by Robert Wagner
The Purple Sink
by Fran Record
directed by Fran Record
at John Waldron Arts Center
February/March
2003
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
directed by Phil Kasper
at Third Street Park
August
Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare
directed by Maria Eagleton
at Third Street Park
June
Indiana Public Media article – Much Ado About Nothing
Akhenaten & Nefertiti
by Russell McGee
directed by Russell McGee
at John Waldron Arts Center
April
Bloomington Herald-Times – Love of Egyptian history obvious in ‘Akhenaten’
New Directors’ Symposium VIII
Featuring selections from:
Another Play About Hamlet
written and directed by Sean Fear
White Trash Zombies
written and directed by Annie Vowell
at John Waldron Arts Center
February/March
2002
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: an 80’s Musical
adapted from William Shakespeare
directed by Katelin Hope Vesely
at Third Street Park
August
Othello, the Moor of Venice
by William Shakespeare
directed by Chad Eagleton
at Third Street Park
June
New Directors’ Symposium VII
Featuring selections from:
The 4th Story
written and directed by Emily Goodson
A Strange Case of Rabies
written and directed by Chad Eagleton
The Spaghetti Flies at Midnight, Mountain Standard Time
written and directed by Phillip Addison
at Bloomington Playwrights Project
March
Three Modern Kyogen
by Donald Richie
The Perfect Servants
directed by Janice Clevenger
The Magic Fundoshi
directed by Tyler Andrews
The Misplaced Goddess
directed by Paula Douthitt-Rush
at Monroe County Public Library
January
Indiana Public Media article – Three Modern Kyogen
2001
The Merchant of Venice
by William Shakespeare
directed by Rance Fawbush
at Third Street Park
August
As You Like It
by William Shakespeare
directed by Scot Shamblin
at Third Street Park
June
The Bacchae
by Euripides
directed by Elizabeth Cady Friebus
at Bloomington Playwrights Project
April
New Directors’ Symposium VI
Featuring selections from:
Deus ex Machina
by G.L. Horton
directed by Rance Fawbush
Red Carnations
by Glen Hughes
directed by Robert Wagner
All the Good Ones
by Andrew Reyes
directed by Andrew Reyes
In Progress
by Bill Watson
directed by Scot Shamblin
at Bloomington Playwrights Project
March
Celestina
by F. de Rojas
directed by Katelin Hope Vesely
at Rhino’s All Ages Club
January
IDS News article – Civic Theater adapts 1499 ‘La Celestina’
IDS News article – Modern take on play doesn’t live up to script
2000
The Imaginary Invalid
by Molière
directed by Janice Clevenger
at Bloomington Playwrights Project
October
IDS News article – Moliere production hits mark
A Comedy of Errors
by William Shakespeare
directed by Kyle McIntosh
at Third Street Park Stage
August
Measure for Measure
by William Shakespeare
directed by Amanda Renee Baker
at Third Street Park
June
New Directors Symposium V
Featuring selections from:
Sure Thing
by David Ives
directed by Katelin Hope Vesely
One Egg
by Babette Hughes
directed by Michael Kling
Words, Words, Words
by David Ives
directed by Jessica Lawson
at Bloomington Playwrights Project
March
Four Medieval Farces
directed by Janice Clevenger
at Monroe County Public Library
January
1999
Caesar and Cleopatra
by G. B. Shaw
directed by Alex Service
at John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium
November
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
by William Shakespeare
directed by Mike Price
at Third Street Park
August
Henry V
by William Shakespeare
directed by Kathy Cox-Burke
at Third Street Park
June
Lysistrata
by Aristophanes
directed by Elizabeth Cady
at Bloomington Playwrights Project
May
New Directors’ Symposium IV
Featuring selections from:
Con Artist
by Guy Morton
directed by Katelin Hope Vesely
The Greatest Man Alive
by Eli Bolin
directed by Carolyn Kibbey
Waiting for the Parade (excerpts)
by John Murrell
directed by Amy Stepanek
at Bloomington Playwrights Project
March
Little Women
by Sara Spencer
directed by Janice Clevenger
at Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
January
1998
Dracula
by Hamilton Deane
directed by Alex Service
at John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium
October
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
directed by Paul Friebus
at Third Street Park
August
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
directed by Brandy Runyon
at Third Street Park
June
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged
by Adam Long, David Singer, Jess Winfield
directed by Frank Buczolich
at Bloomington Playwrights Project
May
New Directors’ Symposium III
Featuring selections from:
The Boor
by Checkov
directed by Paul Friebus
Aria da Capo
by Edna St Vincent Millay
directed by Janice Clevenger
Scenes from Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
directed by Hal Kibbey
Women in Congress
by Aristophanes
directed by Elizabeth Cady
at Bloomington Playwrights Project
March
Death of a Salesman
by Arthur Miller
directed by Martelle Burke
at Bloomington Playwrights Project
January
1997
Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmund Rostand (trans. by Brian Hooker)
directed by Kathy Cox-Burke
at Bloomington Playwrights Project
November
Bloomington Herald-Times – Theater review: `Cyrano De Bergerac’
Puss in Boots
by Josef Elfenbein
Cinderella
by Deborah Newman
directed by Janice Clevenger
at Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
October/November
Titus Andronicus
by William Shakespeare
directed by Andy Cambridge and Kyle Mcintosh
at Third Street Park
August
Watch the FULL PERFORMANCE of Titus Andronicus
Bloomington Herald-Times – Shakespeare’s ‘Titus’ opens tonight
A Winter’s Tale
by William Shakespeare
directed by Analisa Rensel
at Third Street Park
June
New Directors’ Symposium II
Featuring selections from:
Reflection
by Jeff Skora
directed by Jeff Skora
Isabell and the Fish
by Kathy and Chris Burke
directed by Chris Burke
Naomi in the Living Room
by Christopher Darang
directed by B. Runyon
A Granule
by Caroline Powell and Julie Cole
directed by Caroline Powell and Julie Cole
A Really Bad Play
by Greg Reimon
directed by Elizabeth Cady
at Bloomington Playwrights Project
March
The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare
directed by Martelle Burke
at Bloomington Playwrights’ Project
January
Bloomington Herald-Times – Shakespeare’s battle of the sexes getting another go-around
1996
King Lear
by William Shakespeare
directed by Kathy Cox-Burke
at Third Street Park
August
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
directed by Mike Price
at Third Street Park
June
The Ticket-of-Leave-Man
by Tom Taylor
directed by Martelle Burke
at Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
at John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium
April/May
New Directors’ Symposium I
Featuring selections from:
Trifles
by Susan Glaspell
directed by Frank Buczolich
Downwind
by Hal Kibbey
directed by Hal Kibbey
27 Wagons Full of Cotton
by Tennessee Williams
directed by Bob Baird
at Bloomington Playwrights Project
March
The Lion in Winter
by James Goldman
directed by Kathy Cox-Burke
at John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium
January
Bloomington Herald Times – Struggle and rise to power at heart of ‘Lion’
1995
Six Who Pass While The Lentils Boil and Sir David Wears a Crown*
by Stuart Walker
directed by Janice Clevenger
at Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
at Meadowood Retirement Community
October/November
The Merry Wives of Windsor
by William Shakespeare
directed by Mike Price
at Third Street Park
September
Rapunzel and the Magic Tower
by Dan Schaaf
directed by A. Parker, G. Kray, R-E West
at Third Street Park
August
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
directed by Kathy Cox-Burke
at Third Street Park
June
The Pirates of Penzance
by Gilbert and Sullivan
directed by Robert-Eric West
at John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium
April
Through My Eyes
by Dara Bidwell
directed by Dara Bidwell
at Bloomington Playwrights Project
March
1994
Feathertop & Words with a Mummy
adapted and directed by Mike Price
at John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium
October
Bloomington Herald-Times – Production offers fine acting despite being uneven
Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
directed by Mike Price
at Third Street Park
Excerpts at Karst Farm Park
September
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
directed by Jonathon Pearl
at Third Street Park
June
Bloomington Herald-Times – ‘Romeo and Juliet’ an energetic production
Side by Side by Sondheim
by Stephen Sondheim et al
directed by Robert-Eric West
at Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
April
Merlin, Wizard Boy
by Pamela Service
directed by Ron Dye
at John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium
February
1993
Rosencrantz & Gildenstern
by W.S. Gilbert
directed by Frank Buczolich
Cox & Box
by A. Sullivan and F.C. Burnand
directed by Janice Clevenger
at Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
November
Bloomington Herald-Times – Civic teams a Sullivan and a Gilbert
Othello
by William Shakespeare
directed by Mike Price
at Third Street Park
September
Sleeping Beauty
by Catherine Wilkinson
directed by Janice Clevenger
at Third Street Park
at Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
June/September/October
The Three Bears
by Charlotte Chorpenning
at Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
at Montessori School
at Fairview Elementary School
at University Elementary School
January
1992
Henry IV, Part 1
by William Shakespeare
directed by Alex Service
at Third Street Park
at John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium
September
Bloomington Herald-Times – ‘Henry IV’ good blend of talents
Bloomington Herald-Times – Service, Civic Theater stage `Henry IV’
Bloomington Herald-Times – ‘Henry IV’ just a little summer project (1991)
The Comedy of Errors
by William Shakespeare
directed by John Weagly
at Third Street Park
at Bryan Park
at John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium
June/July
Bloomington Herald-Times – No mistake about it: `The Comedy of Errors’ is a delight
Bloomington Herald-Times – ‘Comedy of Errors’ to be staged outdoors
Patience
by Gilbert and Sullivan
directed by Steve Wailes
at Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
March/April
Bloomington Herald-Times – Civic Theater’s `Patience’ impressive
1991
Phaedra
by Jean Racine
directed by Kai Cofer
at Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
December
Bloomington Herald-Times – Civic troupe takes on Greek challenge
The Elves and the Shoemaker
by Nora T. MacAlvay & C. Chorpenning
directed by Janice Clevenger
at Elletsville Fall Festival
at Binford School
at Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
at Tri-North School
September
Bloomington Herald-Times – Play puts kids in spotlight
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
by William Shakespeare
directed by Rick Sakasitz
at Harmony School Outdoor Stage
August/September
Bloomington Herald-Times – Outdoor Shakespeare delights
Bloomington Herald-Times – The Civic Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
directed by Janice Clevenger
at Harmony School Outdoor Stage
at Bryan Park
June/July
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
adapted from C.S. Lewis
directed by Kai Cofer
at IU T300
at Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
April
1990
Hedda Gabler
by Henrik Ibsen
directed by Kai Cofer
at Old Library Auditorium
November
Bloomington Herald-Times – ‘Hedda Gabler’ a successful production
Bloomington Herald-Times – Still-relevant `Hedda Gabler’ to be staged by Civic Theater
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
directed by Janice Clevenger
at Harmony School Outdoor Stage
August
Bloomington Herald-Times – Monroe Civic Theater takes on Shakespeare
Bloomington Herald-Times – ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is delightful
Bloomington Herald-Times – Civic Theater to produce `Midsummer Night’s Dream’
The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
directed by Kai Cofer
at Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
April
Bloomington Herald-Times – ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ pleasant
Bloomington Herald-Times – Oscar Wilde play staged by Monroe Civic
1989
Bertha, the Beautiful Typewriter Girl
by Charles George
directed by Janice Clevenger
at Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
October/November
Bloomington Herald-Times – “Bertha’ a melodramatic tale of love, extortion
1988
Two Kyogen/ Five Theatres in Search of a Playhouse
directed by Janice Clevenger
at Second Story
December
The Monkey’s Paw
adapted for reader’s theatre
directed by David Wade
at Harmony School Auditorium
October
Four Japanese Kyogen
authors unknown
directed by Janice Clevenger
at Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
September/October
Bloomington Herald Times – Skilled acting enhances performance of kyogen
Bloomington Herald-Times – Civic Theater to present four Japanese comedies
Same Time Next Year
by Bernard Slade
directed by David Wade
at Harmony School Auditorium
August
1987
Bull in a China Shop
by C.B. Gilford
directed by Mike Snyder
at Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
June
Hansel and Gretel
adapted from Humperdink
directed by Janice Clevenger
at Harmony School Auditorium
February/March
1986
The Cardboard Star
by Olive Phillips
directed by Carol Swango Wilson
at Trouped
December
No Mother to Guide Her
by Anthony Forsythe
directed by Mary Peo
at Harmony School Outdoor Stage
September
