2008-2009 Synopses

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, book adapted from the MGM screenplay by John Kane. After a tornado whisks away a young Kansas farm girl, Dorothy, to the magical land of OZ, she starts her quest to find the mighty Wizard of Oz who has the power to send her home. Along the way she meets a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodsman and a Cowardly Lion who help her on her journey. This stage version includes many of the songs from the famous MGM musical the whole family is sure to love! Join GCT as we "Follow the Yellow Brick Road"!

Tea at Five by Matthew Lombardo. A one woman show that examines the life of Katharine Hepburn on two pivotal days in her life...the day she wasn't cast as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind and forty years later in the twilight of her career.

Magic Theatre II by Saundra Mathews-Deacon.Cast: 6-10. This innovative show features songs and sketches as characters move through comic and serious contemporary fables celebrating childhood. Young audiences can immediately identify with these situations. The roles embody people, animals, inanimate objects, sounds, movement and magical transformations of the body and spirit. Whether whimsically looking at a childhood battle of the sexes, gently exploring the mystery of death in the touching story of a girl and her dog, or saluting the pleasures of a best friend, Magic Theatre II is a continually unfolding kaleidoscope.

Tim: A Christmas Story by D.B. Williams. A world premier of an original play follows a present-day Ebenezer Scrooge as he (with the aid of a cadre of wacky characters) discovers the true meaning of a successful life. Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, it examines the foibles of modern culture while paying homage to the great tradition of Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”.