May
30- July 10 --
Starlight Mountain Theater presents "Seven Brides for
Seven Brothers".
Starlight’s traditional season opener is back—and with a new song! Join
Milly, Adam and the rowdy crew of Pontipee boys for another season of
high-stepping, toe tapping musical comedy filled with enough music,
laughter, dancing and excitement to cause an avalanche! Remember to
come up early in the summer because this show only runs for the first
half of the season and, as any Starlight patron will tell you, “This is
one show you don’t want to miss!”
JUNE 6 - JULY 18 -- Idaho Shakespeare Festival
presents William Shakespeare's "All's Well that Ends Well".
Hearts and nations are at war in this romantic tale of one woman’s
determination to chase down her husband despite all odds. The orphaned
Helena traverses war torn Europe, performing impossible tasks to win
Bertram’s love--but is all for naught? Shakespeare’s rarely performed
romantic comedy poses the eternal question, “do the ends justify the
means”. You be the judge.
JUNE 13 - JULY 23 --Idaho Shakespeare Festival
presents Arthur Miller's "The Crucible". Arthur Miller’s
political
masterpiece is more relevant now than ever.
Perched on the edge of the New World in 1692, Salem, Massachusetts, is
home to a puritanical village steadfast in their sense of religious
sanctity. The devil is suddenly loosed in this quiet enclave when a
group of teenage girls are caught dancing and conjuring love charms in
the woods under the guise of night. Wicked accusations and whispers of
adultery ignite a firestorm of mass hysteria, personal spite and a
relentless witch hunt that shakes the very foundation of the community.
A timeless tale of truth on trial, this renowned drama is a riveting
American classic.
June 14 - 28 -- Daisy's
Madhouse, the theater that brought us last year's "Reefer Madness",
presents "Psycho Beach Party". Chicklet (read Gidget) is a typical
California teen who wants
desperately to fit in with the local surfer gang. One problem –
Chicklet has multiple personalities, including a dominatrix who's
plotting world domination. Along with the local stud, Star Cat, and
surf legend-in-his-own-mind, Kanaka, Chicklet must confront her
disorder as everyone grapples with ensuing chaos. Performances at
Neurolux. Tickets at the door and at Ticketweb.
June 14 - August 21 --
Starlight Mountain
Theater presents Rodgers & Hammerstein's
"Oklahoma!". Rogers & Hammerstein's immortal celebration of
frontier life swept across the American Plains and into the hearts of
theatre lovers around the world. Set in Oklahoma Territory in the early
1900's this charming musical is an idealized vision of simpler times, a
story of tender romance and violent passion. Brand new choreography and
a classic score will keep your toes tapping and your hummer humming for
days, so bring the entire family on a trip to Oklahoma.
June 20-28 -- Music Theater of Idaho presents
the musical "Chicago" at the Nampa Civic Center.
June 27, 28, 29 -- The Meridian Youth Theatre,
Treasure Valley's new children's theatre company, will present
"Androcles and the Lion" by Aurand Harris on June 27, 28 and 29 at
Meridian High School. Two shows daily at 1 p.m. and 3:30
p.m. Production is directed by Randall Lord. The familiar fable
is presented in a wildly theatrical manner with characters and
improvisational techniques of the Italian commedia dell Arte. Androcles
is one of those great comedies that appeals to both children and
adults. Tickets are $7 children and $9 adults and may be ordered online
at www.ticketweb.com, by phone
at 455-8499, directly at TicketWeb
outlets or without a service fee at Something Special Gifts, 134 E.
State Street, Meridian and Finer
Frames at 989 S. Progress, Meridian. Tickets will be available at
the door before performances but prior purchase is recommended to
assure seating. Web site: www.meridianyouththeatre.org.
July 1 - August 3 -- Company of Fools presents
"Summer Fools Festival", a rotating repertory of three distinctly
different works spanning five weeks. Exhilarating theatre housed in the
beautiful Liberty Theatre on Hailey's Main Street. Join us for all
three plays — it's Broadway in the Rockies!
For exact dates when each play is on the boards visit their website, A
Company of Fools.
The plays are:
VIOLET, By Brian Crawley & Jeanine Tesori. Set in 1964 in the Deep
South during the early days of the Civil Rights Movement, Violet
follows the growth and enlightenment of a young woman accidentally
scarred by her father.
COLLECTED STORIES, By Donald Margulies. A respected short story writer
and teacher in her mid-fifties, Ruth Steiner has carved out a
comfortable life for herself in the Greenwich Village apartment she has
occupied for decades. Lisa Morrison is a talented 26 year old graduate
student and aspiring writer, a child of suburban privilege. Lisa
arrives at Ruth's apartment for her first tutorial as a gawky, gushing
hero worshiper. When Ruth quips, "I had someone darker in mind," she
doesn't realize the foreshadowing in her own life story, but the
audience should be put on alert.
NOISES OFF, By Michael Frayn. Most probably the funniest farce ever
written, this is a glorious opportunity to watch seven slamming doors,
one breaking window, 30 trips up and down stairs and 17 false
entrances, while listening to 73 flubbed lines, 46 miscues, one
dramatic highlight, 22 double entendres, six regular entendres and a
million laughs all while trying to find a missing plate of sardines.
July 5-August 29 -- Bogus Creek Outfitters presents
the western action show "The Jersey's Done It!" This event is fun for
the family! Runs every Friday through August (except for the July 5th
show which is on a Saturday because of the 4th of July being on the
Friday). In an old west outdoor setting, enjoy an authentic western
style dinner with slow roasted carved sirloin and barbeque salmon with
all the fixin's. And after dinner enjoy the show! Beer, wine and soda
(full bar available) at our saloon!
July 11-26 -- Stage
Coach Theatre
presents "Greater Tuna", written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, &
Ed Howard. Directed by Randy Webster. The upstanding citizens of Tuna,
Texas (Texas' 3rd smallest town) are paraded through the one-horse
radio station in this off Broadway hit. 20 wild characters are played
by just two actors in this fast paced comedy.
July 11-19 -- CAN-ACT
is running "Same Time Next Year".
July 11-August 26 -- Idaho
Shakespeare Festival presents Stephen
Sondheim's "Into The Woods". This is his clever musical about the
'happily ever after' part of classic fairytales.
JULY 12- August 23 -- Starlight Mountain Theater
presents "Crazy For You". The adventures of a stage-struck New York
City playboy in a Nevada mining town, where romance, mistaken
identities and show stopping music all add up to irresistible fun!
July 17-26 -- Boise City Parks and
Recreation, in partnership with Boise Little Theater
presents Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance Junior",
Directed by Cheryl Blauer. July 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 2008 at 7 PM
and July 20 & 26, at 2 PM. “Wacky,
irreverent and as entertaining today as it was when it first opened in
1879, The Pirates Of Penzance Junior spins an hilarious farce of
sentimental pirates, bumbling policemen, dim-witted young lovers,
dewy-eyed daughters and an eccentric Major-General, all morally bound
to the often-ridiculous dictates of honor and duty.”
August 1-29 -- Idaho Shakespeare Festival
presents "Macbeth". By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this
way comes.
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