April Ann
Dec. 31 - Feb. 13
In honor of the theater's 20th Anniversary, HCTO revives this classic and original musical by Ruth and Nathan Hale. A long-time favorite, APRIL ANN is the story of a backwoods girl who sees a man her age for the first time in her life! Boy howdy, is she surprised when not just one fellow shows up, but two! Part Paul Bunyan, part Eliza Doolittle, April Ann dances and sings her quirky, axe-wielding self into the heart of everyone, including the audience.
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Feb. 25 - Apr. 24
**Regional Premiere**
Based on the popular 1988 film, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS centers on two con men living on the French Riviera. The first is the suave and sophisticated Lawrence Jameson. The other is Freddy Benson, a bumbling small time crook. After meeting on a train, they find that the small, French town where they disembark isn't big enough for the two of them. They make a deal: the first one to extract $50,000 from a young and beautiful heiress, Christine Colgate, wins and the other must leave. A hilarious battle of cons ensues that will keep audiences laughing, humming and guessing to the end!
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To Kill a Mockingbird
May 6 - Jun. 19
Intended as a "simple love story," Harper Lee's book and its stage adaptation are indeed about the love between a tomboy, Scout, and her friend, Dill. But this quintessential American story explores different types of love on a much broader and deeper level: familial love, neighborly love, the love of honor, duty and goodness, along with the knowledge that in the end, love will triumph over cruelty and hatred. This is a play that should be seen and revisited time after glorious time.
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110 in the Shade
Jun. 28 - Aug. 7
From the same creative team that wrote "The Fantastiks" comes this musical of Lizzie Curry, a spinster in the American Southwest. Two suitors are interested in Lizzie: one is a respectable, upstanding citizen, while the other is a con-man who comes to the moisture-deprived town masquerading as a rainmaker. Lizzie's choice cuts deeper than selecting a beau--she must decide whether it is best to pursue a life of dreams or to live the life that the world considers responsible and reasonable.
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The Girl, the Grouch and the Goat
Aug. 19 - Oct. 2
**Regional Premiere**
In Greece, humble villagers are suffering a terrible drought. A curmudgeon with the only well in town locks up his beautiful daughter to protect her from suitors. The goddess Aphrodite decides to get involved and demands the sacrifice of a goat. Sound crazy? Wait until almost everyone ends up in the well. Then we invite you to enjoy the ensuing pandemonium. Eventually, order is somehow restored in this zany but fun-spirited parody of Greek mythology, love stories, and the musical theater genre. A brand-new show by the Tony winning creator of "Urinetown the Musical."
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
Oct. 14 - Nov. 27
Already a well-known and loved as a book (by Baroness Orczy) and a movie (starring Jane Seymour and Anthony Andrews), this musical adaptation of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL has it all: love, betrayal, humor, political intrigue, and swashbuckling swordplay all intertwined with stunning costuming, incomparable music, and unforgettable lyrics. Join the hilarity and passion to be found in "seeking here and seeking there" for the ever elusive Pimpernel.
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A Christmas Carol (Not included on the Season Ticket)
Dec. 1 - Dec. 23
No Christmas Season is complete without the din of family dinners, glorious games, magical mistletoe, caroling carolers, firkins of wassail, and Dickens' timeless characters that embody Christmas cheer: Bob Cratchit, Mr. Scrooge, three Christmas ghosts, and of course, Tiny Tim. Whether you have seen it once, fifty times, or more, Hale Center Theater Orem invites you to be their guests for an evening as you escape all the noise, commercialism, and greed that have invaded this time of year so you can remember what the season is all about.
