2024-2025

OUR 19TH SEASON!

NEXT TO NORMAL

A VHS CHRISTMAS CAROL

ALICE BY HEART

LIZARD BOY

Next to Normal

Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Music by Tom Kitt

September 6-21, 2024

Dad's an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. Next to Normal takes you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions, challenging societal norms and shining a light on the struggles many face behind closed doors.

A VHS Christmas Carol

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Clark Baxtresser

December 6-21, 2024

In this hilarious and heartwarming twist on the classic Dickens tale originally produced by StarKid Productions, A VHS Christmas Carol is set in the nostalgic era of VHS tapes and 80s pop culture. Follow the journey of Ebenezer Scrooge as he is visited by three eccentric spirits who take him on a wild adventure through time and Christmas past, present, and future. With catchy musical numbers and laugh-out-loud moments, this modern adaptation brings new life to a beloved holiday story.

Alice by Heart

Music by Duncan Sheik, Lyrics by Steven Sater, Book by Steven Sater and Jessie Nelson

February 7-22, 2025

In the rubble of the London Blitz of World War II, Alice Spencer’s budding teen life is turned upside down, and she and her dear friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground tube station. When the ailing Alfred is quarantined, Alice encourages him to escape with her into their cherished book and journey down the rabbit hole to Wonderland.

As they travel through the tale, Alice by Heart explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward. Alice by Heart encourages us all to celebrate the transformational power of the imagination, even in the harshest of times.

Lizard Boy

book, music, and lyrics by Justin Huertas 

June 13-28, 2025

Trevor has become a myth in his hometown: a lonesome outsider dubbed the "Lizard Boy of Point Defiance". As a child, a strange encounter with a dragon turned his skin turned green and scaly. Now, ashamed of his appearance, he leaves his home only one day each year-on Monsterfest, the anniversary of the incident. Nervously, Trevor agrees to a night out with a new date, Cary, and the two meet Siren-another survivor of the dragon encounter who insists the dragons will return and begs Trevor to join her and fight them. Can Trevor accept himself and face the dragons? Will he save his city...and his first date?