2016-2017 – Season 43
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Erwin Awards – Season 43
Tahlequah Community Playhouse, Inc. recently held the annual ERWIN Awards banquet at Cherokee Nation Ballroom. The awards are named for one of the founding members, Dr. Erwin Turner. This year the theme was “A Creepy, Kooky, Mysterious, and Spooky Evening” in reference to the fall musical The Addams Family. Guests were encouraged to wear black because it is such a happy color. The event was catered by Everything Nice by Colene. The winners of the 43rd Season are back row from left to right: Bryn Smith, Steve Ball, Jenifer Rogers, Peggy Kaney, Criss Pearson, Sandra Becker, and Patsy Clifford. Front row: Amy Best, Brandi Barnett, Lucas Foster, Vanessa Mc Inness,…
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Hoodwinked
Where: The Armory Municipal Building100 N Water AveTahlequah, OK 74464 When: SaturdayJuly 1, 2017 Tickets: $35 per person (inlcudes dinner and show) Must be purchased by June 28, 2017. Tahlequah Community Playhouse, Inc. will present the summer fundraiser “Hoodwinked”, written by TCP member, Dennis Tibbits. The interactive murder mystery is set in Tahlequah, and is basically a sequel to “The Frisco Fiasco” which was performed last year. Some of the previous characters will be making a return appearance. It is four years later, and the historical backdrop of this play is the debate and political shenanigans surrounding Indian Territory becoming a state. In the midst of this turbulence, it appears that a serial…
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Gypsy
SEPTEMBER 16-17 & 23-24, 2016Dinner at 6:30, Show starts at 7:30SEPTEMBER 18 & 25, 2016Dinner at 1:00, Show starts at 2:00 Book by Arthur LaurentsMusic by Jule StyneLyrics by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Mike Phillips and Seth Arnold GYPSY is the ultimate story about an aggressive stage mother. Join Rose, June and Louise in their trip across the United States during the 1920’s, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born. Jule Styne’s music and Stephen Sondheim’s lyrics include Let Me Entertain You, Some People, You’ll Never Get Away from Me, If Momma Was Married, All I Need Is the Girl, Everything’s Coming Up Roses, You Gotta Get A Gimmick and…
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Sherlock Holmes
Show Location: The Armory Municipal Building100 N Water AveTahlequah, OK 74464 Show Times: Friday & SaturdayNovember 11-12, 18-19SundaysNovember 13, 20 The wit of Oscar Wilde meets the cunning of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when Wilde brings his dear friend, Lillie Langtry, to Baker Street. Someone has stolen the highly intimate letters Lillie exchanged with the Prince of Wales, and now she is being blackmailed. Only Holmes can solve the case, going so far as to disguise himself as an early version of Lady Bracknell from Wilde’s latest play, The Importance of Being Forthright, while Watson falls head-over-heels for the Jersey Lily and a wicked professor attempts to bring the Crown…
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Nana’s Naughty Knickers
FEBRUARY 10-11 & 17-18, 2017Dinner at 6:30, Show starts at 7:30FEBRUARY 12 & 19, 2017Dinner at 1:00, Show starts at 2:00 Show Location:The Armory Municipal Building100 N Water AveTahlequah, OK 74464 By Katherine DiSavino Directed by Misti Hanrahan & Courtney Creel Bridget and her Grandmother are about to become roommates. However, what Bridget saw as a unique opportunity to stay with her favorite Nana in New York for the summer quickly turns into an experience she’ll never forget. It seems her sweet Grandma is running an illegal boutique from her apartment, selling hand-made naughty knickers to every senior citizen in the five borough area! Will Bridget be able to handle all…