Wichita Community Theatre

Moonlight and Magnolias

wichitact — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:44:32 +0000

WCT presents Moonlight and Magnolias by Ron Hutchinson.

Show dates are June 7 – 24, 2012, Thursday through Saturday, 8 pm. Sunday, 7 pm.
Call (316) 686-1282 for reservations.

In 1939 legendary film producer David O. Selznick had finally found his Scarlett O’Hara in Vivien Leigh, and filming had begun on the epic film “Gone with the Wind.” But things are not going well, partially because his biggest star, Clark Gable, is not getting along with director George Cukor (known as a ladies’ director), but more importantly because Sidney Howard’s screenplay runs six hours. So Selznick fires Cukor, pulls director Victor Fleming off the set of “The Wizard of Oz” and summons to his office the best script doctor in Hollywood, Ben Hecht to rewrite the script. The only problems with this bright idea are that Hecht is supposed to be working on punching up the script for the Marx Brothers’ “At the Circus and he has never read Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone with the Wind”. To be fair, Hecht has read the first page of the Pulitzer Prize winning and best-selling novel, but he dismisses it as “Moonlight and Magnolias.” However, this does not preclude Selznick from locking Hecht in his office, while his secretary brings a steady supply of bananas and peanuts, and the producer and his new director act out the story for the new writer.

Directed by Kevin Sowers

Cast:

David O. Selznick – Curtis Proctor-Artz
Ben Hecht – David Weills
Victor Fleming – Larry Hartley
Miss Poppenghul – Liz Anderson

Reading the Obits

wichitact — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:43:41 +0000

WCT presents Reading the Obits by Mary Lou Phipps-Winfrey.

Show dates are July 19 – August 5, 2012, Thursday through Saturday, 8 pm. Sunday, 7 pm.
Call (316) 686-1282 for reservations.

Because a woman reads the obituaries and imagines what the person’s life might have been like, the woman’s family and friends are drawn into sharing their unfulfilled dreams, present hopes and yes, their thoughts on death and funerals. The play is a celebration of life and the dreams we have for ourselves whether the dream comes true or changes as we go from year to year.

Cast

Ellen – Beth Wise

Gene - Bob Lancaster

Sam – Molly Tully

Kurt – Richard Sparks

Doris – Dona Lancaster

Simone – Zoe Burgess

June – Gina Bryant

Martha – Virginia Morgan

Ed – Don Wineke

2012-2013 (67th Season)

wichitact — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:42:30 +0000

Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan (Focus Series)
September 12 – 16, 2012

The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie
October 18 – November 4, 2012

* A Christmas Story by Philip Grecian
November 29 – December 23, 2012

Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon
January 24 – February 10, 2013

Doubt by John Patrick Shanley (Focus Series)
March 13 – 17, 2013

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
April 18 – May 5, 2013

Dixie Swim Club by Jones, Hope and Wooten
June 6 – 23, 2013

The Underpants by Steve Martin
July 25 – August 11, 2013

* Subject to change

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wichitact — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:30 +0000

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Bricks Update

wichitact — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:46:59 +0000

After experiencing delays because of brick vendor issues, WCT has obtained a new vendor for the brick orders. The list has been delivered to the vendor and bricks will start appearing at WCT in Spring of 2012. We will be able to finally be able to put them in the ground. Thank you for your patience and support!