Tahlequah Community Playhouse, Inc. will present “Steel Magnolias” by Robert Harling, directed by Sandra Becker and Patsy Clifford on April 14-16, and April 21-23, 2017 at the  Armory Municipal Center, 100 Water Ave., Tahlequah, Ok. The play is based on the true story of Harling’s sister, Susan Harling Robinson, who is the focus of the play. The women portrayed in the play are real characters.The play premiered at the WPA Theatre in New York City in 1987. The movie version came out about 5 years later.  All shows are dinner theater shows. Tickets are $25 for dinner and the play, $15 for show only, and $10 for show only for…

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

In the kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and death and suffering are the stuff of their dreams. Nonetheless, this quirky family still has to deal with many of the same challenges faced by any other family, and the spookiest nightmare faced by every family creates the focus Lippa, Brickman, and Elice’s musical: the Addams kids are growing up. The Addamses have lived by their unique values for hundreds of years and Gomez and Morticia, the patriarch and matriarch of the clan, would be only too happy to continue living that way. Their dark, macabre,…

Tahlequah Community Playhouse, Inc. presents “The Mummy’s Claw”, written by Mark Chandler, directed by Mike Phillips and Steve Ball, November 10-12 and November 17-19 at the Tahlequah Armory Municipal Center, 100 North Water Ave., Tahlequah, Ok. The play takes place in the Nile Valley,circa 1903, a party at the home of archaeologist Sir Nevil Blore becomes a struggle for survival when the translation of some stone tablets conjures up an ancient evil. What was the sin of Khopsis, turned to stone and waiting to be reborn if the Blores’ niece is sacrificed on his altar? And why doesn’t he have a head? Can they locate the Pharoh’s jewels? And wish they hadn’t? This evening of…

Show Times: Friday & SaturdayFebruary 9-10 & 16-17, 2018SundaysFebruary 11 & 18, 2018 Have we got a Sweetheart of a Deal for you! It’s our Valentine’s Special — Dinner for two at a table for two,  a floral bouquet, Bundtini cakes from Nothing Bundt Cakes in Tulsa. These are the most delicious dessert on the face of the planet in a single serving bundt cake size, Champagne, and a zink poloroid photo of the couple mounted on a card. You can add the Valentine’s Special to your ticket order for only $30 extra, so make your reservations now! (Not available on Sunday, February 18, 2018). Tahlequah Community Playhouse, Inc. announces the cast…

Show Times: Friday & Saturday: April 13-14 & 20-21, 2018Sundays: April 15 & 22, 2018 Director Criss Pearson Cast in order of appearance: Mollie Ralston – Becky MitchellGiles Ralston – Coty ThompsonChristopher Wren – Craig CliffordMrs. Boyle – Misty ZimbelmanMajor Metcalf – Darren TobeyMiss Casewell – Hannah MitchellMr. Paravicini – Mike PhillipsSergeant Trotter – Aaron Biggs Crew: Set director – Craig CliffordTechnical director – David VanDonkelaarCostumes – Sherry OwenHair and Makeup – Sherry OwenProps – TBA Synopsis: A group of strangers is stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm, one of whom is a murderer. The suspects include the newly married couple who run the house, and the…

Tahlequah Community Playhouse, Inc. presented “Peter Pan, Jr”, a Penguin Project production, on Friday and Saturday, June 1 and 2, 7 p.m. at the Tahlequah High School Performing Arts Center, Pendleton  Street, Tahlequah, OK. The Penguin Project pairs special needs artists and mentors to perform a delightfully magical musical. The Penguin Project was conceived by Dr. Andrew Morgan to give children with special needs an opportunity to participate in the performing arts. Dr. Morgan is a developmental pediatrician and the former Head of the Division of Child Development at the University of Illinois in Peoria. The Penguin Project helps children develop creative skills related to the theater arts, provides an opportunity to participate in the…