The Fall Play

Fall Semester 2009 the Theatre Department will be performing Tim Kelly’s “The Butler Did It.” This comedy, which parodies every English mystery play ever written, has audience members dying in their seats!

Miss Maple, a dowager with a reputation for “clever” weekend parties, invites a group of detective writers to eerie Ravenswood Manor on Turkey Island where they are to impersonate their fictional characters. The hostess has arranged all sorts of amusing incidents: a mysterious voice on the radio, a menacing face at the window, a mad killer on the loose. And who is that body in the wine cellar anyway? Why do little figurines keep toppling from the mantle? Then a real murder takes place, and Miss Maple is outraged. She offers an immense reward to the “detective” who can bring the killer to justice. And what an assortment of zany would-be sleuths! When they're not busy tripping over clues, they trip over each other! Laughs collide with thrills, and the climax is a real seat-grabber as the true killer is unmasked, and almost everyone turns out to be someone else! Come join us and take part in the fun!

Auditions will be September 9, 10, 11th from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the second week of classes. Students and the community are invited to audition. Fun for audiences of all ages the cast calls for 4 males, 8 females with a flexible cast 4 with ample opportunity for diversity!

“The Butler Did It.” production dates are Oct. 22-25th 2009. For more information call KCC Arts and Communication Department at 269.965.4126.

In the past our productions have included Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, The Grapes of Wrath, Jane Eyre, The Real Inspector Hound, The Elephant Man, Dracula, Can’t Dance, and Cheaper by the Dozen

The Spring Musical

Once again the Theatre Department joins forces with the Music Department to bring you the award winning "Thoroughly Modern Millie," This musical is based on the 1967 movie of the same name by Richard Morris. Nominated for 11 Tony Awards in 2002; winner of 6, including Best Musical, Musical Score and Best Choreography.

A high-spirited musical romp that has all of New York dancing the Charleston! It's the zany new 1920's musical that has taken Broadway by storm! Taking place in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It's a New York full of intrigue and jazz - a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever. The show set during the jazz age and features 5 females, 2 males and flexible cast with wonderful opportunities for diversity!

Come and join Director Gary Cuyler, Vocal Music Director Gerald J. Blanchard, and Instrumental Music Director Dan Alt. And be transported back into Broadway's golden age with this upbeat musical.

The auditions will be December 16th and 17th, 2009 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm And January 13th and 14th, 2010 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm in the Binda Performing Arts Center. Students and the community should come prepared to sing sixteen measures of a vocal piece of their choosing and selections from the play will be used at the audition for both lead roles and chorus parts.

Musicals performed in previous seasons include My Fair Lady, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Brigadoon, Oliver, Hair, Camelot, Working and Grease.

Production dates are March 4th – 7th, 2010. For more information call KCC Arts and Communication Department at 269.965.4126.