2010
Scrooge Variations
by Eric R. Pfeffinger
Directed by Prince and Sheila Butler
John Waldron Arts Center Rose Firebay
December
Bloomington Herald-Times – MCCT serves bite-sized yet tasty ‘Christmas Carol’
Indiana Public Media article – An Extra Helping of ‘Bah, Humbug!’ In ‘Scrooge Variations’ – Listen to an intervew with director Sheila Butler
Directors’ Symposium XV
Featuring selections from:
Radio Play (An Iraqi War veteran comes home)
by Norman Corwin, updated by Norman Corwin and Richard Fish
Directed by Andrew Bowen
Grandma Magic
by Jean Stinson
Directed by Pat Anderson
Mary of Scotland (final scene)
by Maxwell Anderson
Directed by Janice Clevenger
The Swan Song
by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Silas Brunner
Penguins in the Mist
by Prince Butler
Directed by Sheila Butler
Bloomington Playwrights Project
September
Henry VIII
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Denise Valkyrie
Third St Park
June
Indiana Public Media article – Monroe County Civic Theatre Performs Shakespeare’s Henry VIII
Babes in Arms
by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
produced in association with Barnyard Productions
Directed by Russell Stinson and Sheila Butler
Jackson Creek Middle School
March
2009
A Christmas Carol
adapted by Anthony Polermo
Directed by Sheila Butler
Bell Trace Senior Living Community
Rachel’s Café
Meadowwood Retirement Center
December
Othello, The Moor of Venice
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Nate Stanger
Third Street Park
September
IDS News article – ‘Othello’ grooves onstage
A Shakespeare Sampler
Featuring scenes from:
Henry VI Part I
Macbeth
Titus Andronicus
Henry VIII
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Cymbeline
Directed by Phillip Addison
Third Street Park
June
Directors’ Symposium XIV: A Night of Lewis Carroll
Featuring selections from:
Alice in Wonderland
adapted by Russell McGee
Directed by Sheila Butler
Through The Looking Glass
adapted by Roy Sillings
Directed by Susan Anderson
John Waldron Arts Center Rose Firebay
May
2008
A Christmas Carol
adapted from Dickens by Russell McGee
Directed by Sheila Butler
The Irish Lion
Rachael’s Café
Macy’s Greenwood
December
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Sheila Butler and Janice Clevenger
Third Street Park
September
Bloomington Herald-Times – After a stormy debut, play gets happy ending
Bloomington Herald-Times – Waning days of summer sparkle with ‘Verona’
IDS News article – Treachery, deceit in Shakespeare in the park
IDS News article – Shakespeare in the Park to begin Friday evening
Indiana Public Media – Monroe County Civic Theatre – Two Gentlemen of Verona – Listen to an interview with actors Thomas Root and Brent Williamson
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Ben Aldred
Third Street Park
June
Bloomington Herald-Times – Forsooth! Civic theater tackles ‘The Tempest’
Little Red Riding Hood
by Ruth Aaron Grove
Directed by Hannah Moss
Rachael’s Café
The Cinemat
Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
First United Methodist Church
Brown County Public Library
Mayfield’s MCL Cafeteria
May
Bloomington Herald-Times – MCCT’s ‘Red’ aims to prove fairy tales can be modern
Bloomington Herald Times – All the better to reach out to you with, my dear …
IDS News article – MCCT to debut ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ at Rachael’s Cafe Thursday
Directors’ Symposium XIII
Featuring selections from:
The Ditch
by Mike Smith
Directed by Aimee Taylor and Hannah Moss
Elephant Backs
by Kelly Lusk
Directed by Hannah Moss
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot
by Breshaun Joyner
Directed by Jack Johnson
Sordid Soap Opera of the Soul
by Andy Alphonse
Directed by David Nosko
God Save Life
by Holly McClane
Directed by Andy Alphonse
Missionary Style
by Albert Powell
Directed by Hannah Moss
To Life
by Sue Capaldo
Directed by Jack Johnson
The Date
by Mike Smith
Directed by Andy Alphonse
Reaping the Fall
by Andy Alphonse
Directed by Hannah Moss
Inner Monologue
by Ruth Aaron Grove
Directed by Jack Johnson
John Waldron Arts Center Rose Firebay
March
Bloomington Herald-Times – Director’s Symposium XIII a low-tech, creative-rich theater
Through the Looking Glass
by Lewis Carroll, adapted by Roy Sillings
Directed by David Nosko
Monroe County Public Library Auditorium
The Cinemat
Brown County Public Library
March
Bloomington Herald-Times – MCCT turns fantasy theater on its head with Carroll’s ‘Looking Glass’
Bloomington Herald-Times – Theater for the family
2007
A Christmas Carol
adapted from Dickens by Russell McGee
Directed by David Nosko
Rhino’s Youth Center & All-Ages Music Club
Monroe County Courthouse
The Cinemat
Bloomington City Hall Atrium
Bloomington Playwrights Project
Monroe County Public Library
The Hilltop Restaurant
December
IDS News article – Local production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ aims to entertain
IDS News article – New rendition of ‘A Christmas Carol’ a non-traditional treat
Over the River and Through the Woods
by Joe DiPietro
Directed by Rance Fawbush
John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium
November
IDS News article – ‘Over the River’ relates to audiences through familiar characters
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
dramatized by Joseph William Comyns Carr
Edited, adapted, and directed by Russell McGee
The Cinemat
The Merry Mac Players
Owen County Public Library
November/December
IDS News article – ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ brought to life by Monroe County Civic Theater
Indiana Public Media – Monroe County Civic Theater: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Listen to an interview with Russell Mcgee, Ryan Powell, and Karynne Korbacher
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Russell McGee
Third Street Park
September
IDS News article – Bloomington presents it’s own rendition of ‘Romeo and Juliet’
IDS News article – Bloomington influenced ‘Romeo and Juliet’ a success
Troubled Dreams: A Kafkollage
by Roy Sillings
Directed by David Nosko
John Waldron Arts Center Rose Firebay
July
Indiana Public Media – Monroe County Civic Theatre – Troubled Dreams – Listen to an interview with directors Roy Sillings and David Nosko
Antony and Cleopatra
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Phillip Addison
Third Street Park
McCormick’s Creek State Park
June
IDS News article – MCCT presents Shakespeare in the park
Directors’ Symposium XII
Featuring selections from:
The 100th Show
by Phillip Addison
Directed by Caitlin Moroney
Busu, the Magic Poison
Author Unknown
Directed by Janice Clevenger
Love and Hitchcock
by Derrick Krober
Directed by Bill Goveia
Solemn Solitude
by Russell McGee
Directed by Pat Anderson
Freedom Isn’t Free
by Holly McClane
Directed by Lauren Steffen
John Waldron Arts Center Rose Firebay
April
IDS News article – Civic Theater presents 100th performance
Social Circles
Written and directed by Ben Aldred
Max’s Place
February/March
2006
A Christmas Carol
adapted from Dickens by Russell McGee
Directed by Bill Goveia
The Irish Lion
The Hilltop Restaurant
The Mark
December
Bloomington Herald-Times – ’Tis the season for staging of ‘A Christmas Carol’
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
Edited and adapted by Russell McGee
The Hilltop Restaurant
The Irish Lion
October/November
Bloomington Herald-Times – Theater-goers can pick evil or good
IDS News article – Actors stage ‘Dracula’ plays for the first time since 1897
Hadrian the Seventh
by Peter Luke
Directed by Rance Fawbush
John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium
October
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
William Shakespeare
Directed by Janice Clevenger
Third Street Park
September
Bloomington Herald-Times – Some Shakespeare in the park, anybody?
IDS News article – Shakespeare production on outdoor stage
Oliver Crumb and the Key to Atlantis
by Russell McGee and Sara Angharad
Directed by Russell McGee
The Irish Lion
The Hilltop Restaurant
Owen County Public Library
September
Official website of Russell Mcgee’s Oliver Crumb and the Key to Atlantis
Bloomington Herald-Times – Oliver Crumb family adventure a lively yarn
Bloomington Herald-Times – Civic theater takes an original turn
Alice in Wonderland
adapted from Lewis Carroll by Russell McGee
Directed by Jim Hettmer
The Mark
The Irish Lion
July
Bloomington Herald-Times – Wonderland on stage
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Ben Aldred
Third Street Park
June
Bloomington Herald-Times – Marx in the spotlight
Directors’ Symposium XI
Featuring selections from:
The Duck Variations
by David Mamet
Directed by Frank Buczolich and Rance Fawbush
Ethel’s Dinner Party
by Phillip Addison
Directed by Phillip Addison
Talking in the Dark
by Chad Eagleton
Directed by Jim Hettmer
Roman Bath
by Russell McGee
Directed by David Michel
John Waldron Arts Center
March/April
Bloomington Herald-Times – Direct Approach
Babbling Banshee, or The Roaring Lore of the Irish Lion
by Russell McGee
Directed by Freddie Rodriguez
The Irish Lion
O’Brien’s Grill
Owen County Public Library
March
Bloomington Herald-Times – The Babbling Banshee
The Emperor’s Daughters
by Cena Christopher Draper
Sleeping Beauty
by Catherine Wilkinson
Directed by Janice Clevenger
John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium
Owen Valley High School
February/March
Bloomington Herald-Times – Magic Spell
IDS News article – ‘Emperor’s Daughters,’ ‘Sleeping Beauty’ onstage at John Waldron Saturday