by Robert Harling

directed by Dona Rice

Steel Magnolias is set in a small-town Louisiana beauty salon, a place of significance where a group of women, including a mother and her soon-to-be-married daughter, navigate life's challenges and triumphs through their close-knit friendship. They share gossip, support each other through laughter and tears, particularly when the daughter faces complications due to diabetes. 

This story of female bonds, despite tragedy, is set against the backdrop of the salon, a place that holds their memories and experiences. Steel Magnolias is known for its witty dialogue and relatable characters, all while taking place primarily within the confines of the salon.

January 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24, and 25 at 7:30 pm

January 12, 18, 19, and 25 at 2:30 pm

Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman                                     

Music by Alan Menken

directed by Juan Luis Torres

A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop Of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatergoers for over 30 years. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, and Aladdin) are the creative geniuses behind what has become one of the most popular shows in the world.

The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new plant breed he calls "Audrey II" after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down-and-out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II's out-of-this-world origins and intent toward global domination!

One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows, Little Shop Of Horrors, is a charmingly tongue-in-cheek comedy that has been produced worldwide to incredible success. 

April 11, 12, 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26 at 7:30 pm 

April 13, 19 & 20 at 2:30 pm

breathing corpses

by Laura Wade

directed by Lauren Bell

Our "3 on the Edge" Festival kicks off with one of the most clever and intriguing shows we've ever done! Laura Wade's fascinating, darkly funny, and frightening play, Breathing Corpses, starts with a hotel maid discovering a dead body in one of the rooms, and as one character after another discovers the corpse, it becomes quite a chilling and unexpected ride! 

A story that will keep you permanently perched on the edge of your seat, Breathing Corpses is a time-jumping, clue-riddled, scary good time!

May 8, 10 & 16 at 7:30 pm

May 18 & 24 at 2:30 pm

BENDING THE SPOON

written and directed by Ken Lay

This original drama by local playwright, and CCT veteran, Ken Lay. Bending the Spoon revolves around three generations of a family as they prepare to celebrate the upcoming birthday of the youngest member. Doing so, however, forces them to come to terms with past relationships, past decisions and past actions involving a long-ago family tragedy.

May 15, 17 & 23 at 7:30pm 

May 10 & 25 at 2:30 pm

SAVAGE IN LIMBO 

by John Patrick Shanley

directed by Michelle Knight Reinhardt

An arresting and brilliantly inventive play that moves from comedy to near tragedy as it explores the hopes and dreams of a group of rootless young “losers” who congregate in an anonymous Bronx bar, hoping to find respite from the drabness of their lives.

May 9, 22 & 24 at 7:30 pm

May 11 & 17 at 2:30 pm

by Lorraine Hansberry

directed by Toni Lynd

Set on Chicago’s South Side, Lorraine Hansberry's celebrated play concerns the divergent dreams and conflicts in three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis, and matriarch Lena. When her deceased husband’s insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. 

Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. Hansberry's portrait of one family’s struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.

September 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 & 27 at 7:30 pm 

September 14, 20, 21 & 27 at 2:30 pm

Adapted by Mountain Community Theater from the novel by Valentine Davies. Based upon the Twentieth Century Fox motion picture Miracle on 34th Street.

directed by Chris Diehl

"This is a tale that we want to believe in, that creates a world we seem to desperately desire, free of the blatant commercialism that surrounds us, where love and decency and generosity of spirit are their own rewards. What we want Christmas to be all about, really." So writes the Santa Cruz Sentinel of this most heartwarming holiday story. 

By chance, Kris Kringle, an old man in a retirement home, gets a job working as Santa for Macy's. Kris unleashes waves of good will with Macy's customers and the commercial world of New York City by referring parents to other stores to find exactly the toy their child has asked for. 

Seen as deluded and dangerous by Macy's vocational counselor, who plots to have Kris shanghaied to Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital, Kris ends up in a court competency hearing. Especially at stake is one little girl's belief in Santa. In a dramatic decision, the court confirms Kris as the true Santa, allowing Susan and countless other children to experience the joy of childhood fantasy.

December 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 & 20 at 7:30 pm

December 7, 13, 14 & 20 at 2:30 pm