2024-25 Season
Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
by Matt Cox
PRE-PROFESSIONAL | PART OF QUEEN CITY MISCHIEF AND MAGIC
September 27-29, 2024
For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs... who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world.
Parfumerie
by Miklos Laszlo | Adapted by E.P. Dowdall
PROFESSIONAL | HOLIDAY SHOW
December 19-21 and 26-28, 2024
Just days before Christmas, George's boss fires him after mistakenly suspecting him to be the lover of his unfaithful wife. Meanwhile, George's own love life goes awry when he discovers that the stranger he has fallen in love with through a secret correspondence is none other than Amalia Balash, a co-worker with whom he constantly feuds. For the employees of the Parfumerie, only the truth can lead to a happy resolution in this old-fashioned, romantic Christmas tale.
Emily Bronte, Teenage Necromancer
by Don Zolidis
EDUCATIONAL | ALL-VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL SHOW
February 7-9, 2025
1835. Northern England. The moors. A terrifying phantom has appeared at the Roe Head School for Girls, terrorizing its students and driving the school near to extinction. It’s up to star pupil Emily Brontë, and her sisters Anne and Charlotte, to discern the true nature of the haunting, using their unique talents—which happen to include necromancy. A gothic, hilarious ride through English literature that needs magic, ghosts, and fog, featuring an undead goose, a lovesick ghost, and a talking meat pudding.
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
by Bertolt Brecht
EDUCATIONAL | STUART HALL SCHOOL SHOW
May 2025 (dates TBD)
Brecht’s satirical allegory parallels the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany during the 1930s. The play is set in Chicago during the Prohibition era and follows the rise of a fictional gangster, Arturo Ui, who uses violence, intimidation, and manipulation to take over the cauliflower racket.
The play serves as a powerful political allegory warning against the dangers of unchecked power and the manipulation of democratic systems.
Gruesome Playground Injuries
by Rajiv Joseph
PROFESSIONAL | STUART HALL SCHOOL SHOW
July 2025 (dates TBD)
Over the course of 30 years, the lives of Kayleen and Doug intersect at the most bizarre intervals, leading the two childhood friends to compare scars and the physical calamities that keep drawing them together. Meeting initially in a school nurse's office, their relationship unfolds through a series of scenes that highlight significant injuries they endure over the years. The play, presented in a non-linear fashion, delves into the physical and emotional pain that shapes their bond, exploring themes of love, trauma, and the enduring connection between two people despite their struggles.