TCR MARQUEE - Autumn 2013

The Cast of Neil Simon’s
JAKE’S WOMEN
Philip Schramp
Heather Akers
Susan Scharnau
Lily Palmersheim
Katie Vogel
Jen Boettger
Angela Billman
Traci Rezabek
FALL & WINTER SESSIONS
KIDS CLASSES
Just Right for Me!
A class for kids on the Autism Spectrum
Treasure Trunk Theatre
Grades 1-2
Staging Stories
Grades 2-5
Upcoming at Theatre Cedar Rapids
Jesus Christ Superstar – Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by
Andrew Lloyd Weber. This groundbreaking rock opera
explores the last seven days of Christ’s life. Filled with
struggle, love, faith, and music, this rock opera debuted
on Broadway in 1971, and changed the face of musical
theatre forever. Superstar was last produced at TCR in
1986. Opens October 11, 2013 Rated PG (Note: Some
content could be intense for our younger audience
members)
Neil Simon’s Jake’s Women – Neil Simon. Jake faces a
marital crisis by daydreaming about the women in his
life. The wildly comic and sometimes moving flashbacks
played in his mind are interrupted by visitations from
actual women. Jake’s women include his dead first
wife, his daughter now and back then, his bossy sister,
his opinionated analyst, his soon-to-be-ex-wife, and a
prospective third wife. TCR last did this show in 1997.
Opens November 1, 2013 Rated PG (Note: Subject
matter and attention span for elementary-aged audience
members)
Miracle on 34th Street – Adapted from the novel by
Valentine Davies and based on the Twentieth Century Fox
motion picture. Based on one of the most heartwarming
holiday films, Miracle on 34th Street follows a man who
claims to be Kris Kringle while he works as Macy’s
Santa. Kris unleashes waves of good will with Macy’s
customers, and touches the heart of everyone he meets.
However, not everyone believes in Santa Claus, and Kris
ends up in court, where the Spirit of Christmas prevails.
TCR last produced this classic in 1998. Opens November
29, 2013 Rated G (Note: Perfect for the ENTIRE family)
Monty Python’s Spamalot – Book and Lyrics by Eric Idle,
Music by John Du Prez. Lovingly ripped off from the classic
film comedy, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot
retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the
Round Table, and features a bevy of beautiful showgirls,
killer rabbits, cows, and French people. Truly, one of the
funniest shows to come out of Broadway in a long while.
This is TCR’s first production of Spamalot. Opens January
24, 2014 Rated PG-13 (Note: Although funny, some mild
questionable language, situations, adult humor)
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Youth Ensemble
Grades 6-8
Teen Acting Ensemble
Freshmen-Senior H.S.
College Audition Prep Class
Juniors & Seniors H.S.
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The
Rainbow Is Enuf – Ntozake Shange. This groundbreaking
choreopoem is a spellbinding collection of vivid prose
and free verse narratives about and performed by Black
women. Capturing the brutal, tender and dramatic lives
of contemporary Black women, For Colored Girls...
offers a transformative, riveting evening of provocative
dance, music and poetry. This is the first time TCR
has presented this show. Opens February 21, 2014
Rated R (Explicit language and subject matter)
To Kill A Mockingbird – Adapted by Christopher Sergel
from the novel by Harper Lee. Based on the renowned
novel by Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird is the story
of Scout, a young girl in a quiet southern town in 1935,
who, along with her older brother, is, being raised by
her widowed, lawyer father, and their strong-minded
housekeeper. As Atticus defends a young Black man
wrongfully accused of a grave crime, Scout learns about
prejudice, compassion, justice, and love. This play was
last produced by TCR in 1999. Opens March 21 , 2014
Rated G (Note: Attention span for younger audience
members)
God of Carnage – Yasmina Reza, translated by
Christopher Hampton. Winner of the 2009 Tony Award,
this play is a brutally entertaining and hilarious story
of two sets of Brooklyn parents brought together for a
meeting regarding a playground altercation between
their eleven-year-old sons. This is the first production
of God of Carnage at TCR. Opens April 25, 2014
Rated R (Note: Explicit language and subject matter)
Les Misérables – Book by Alain Boublil and Claude-
Michel Schonberg, Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg,
Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. An international smash-hit
that quite possibly is the most popular musical in the
world, Les Misérables is the moving story of Jean Valjean
and his struggle for redemption and peace. Set against
the backdrop of 19th century France and the French
revolution, this popular masterpiece promises to be one
of TCR’s biggest undertakings ever. Opens June 20, 2014
Rated PG (Note: Some content could be intense for our
younger audience members)
ADULT CLASSES
Adult Acting Ensemble
Figure Drawing
Playwriting
Cabaret Performance Class
IMPROV & Beer
DANCE & FITNESS
Tap
Yoga