Dear Limelight Theatre Patron,
We’re very excited to announce the Limelight Theatre’s 28th year of bringing live theatre to the St. Johns County community. And it’s always exciting to give our loyal patrons a sneak peek at our new season’s line-up.
This September, we’ll open our 28th season with Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun. The season will also include the hysterical Christmas show, Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!), William Inge’s Bus Stop, and we’ll be wrapping up with the musical, Parade. As is our tradition, we’ve carefully selected shows that include famous playwrights, favorite musicals, and laugh-out-loud comedies.
On the back of this page, we’ve provided a synopsis of each play so that you can plan which ones you want to attend and who you’ll bring with you to each.
Additionally, I am very pleased to tell you that as one of our valued patrons, you will see no change in price for our subscriptions this season.
Purchased individually, two full-price tickets for all 8 shows in the upcoming season would amount to $432. However, through June 14, you can purchase an Early Bird-Pick 16 Subscription for only $325. That’s less than $21 per ticket, a 25% discount.
Subscription packages are extremely versatile! Purchase a Pick 16 and use in any combination — 1 ticket to 16 performances, 16 tickets to 1 performance, or anything in between!** Call the box office at 904-825-1164 or visit us online at www.limelight-theatre.org to order your Early Bird Subscription today!
Thank you. As always, we look forward to seeing you “in the Limelight.”
Sincerely, Chris MacEwan President, Board of Directors
** While our subscription packages are very versatile, the following shows are not covered in your subscription, 1) our Season Opening Party for Annie Get Your Gun, 2) Drop-in shows - these are productions that aren’t a part of our regular season and usually run for a shorter duration of 1-2 weekends and 3) any KidzfACTory (Children’s Theatre) shows.
www.limelight-theatre.org // 904.825.1164 // 11 Old Mission Ave. // St. Augustine, FL 32084 2019 - 2020 • Season 28
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN A FLEA IN HER EAR Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin • Original Book by Herbert & Dorothy Fields Written by Geroges Feydeau As Revised by Peter Stone Set in the Wild West, where Frank Butler is the sharpest Come spend a hilarious evening in Paris’s most notorious hotel, sharpshooter around and the heart-throb of Buffalo Bill’s traveling The Frisky Puss, where the bourgeoist of the bourgeoisie let their Wild West show. He’ll take on any challenge... and win. That is peccadilloes out to play. Propriety takes a vacation, and ribaldry until Frank meets his match in the rough and ready tomboy rules the roost, as a colorful cast of characters runs amok through sharpshooter, Annie Oakley. Romantic sparks fly, but as long as he the corridors, leaving chaos and occasionally clothing in their is competitive and she is stubborn the course of true love never wake. will run smooth. CLASSIC FARCE | MAINSTAGE | MAR. 20 - APR. 11 Preview Night: Mar. 19 | Terrific Tuesday:Mar. 24 MUSICAL | MAINSTAGE | SEPT. 20 - OCT. 20 Season Opening Party: Sept. 18 | Preview: Sept. 19 Terrific Tuesday:Sept. 24
EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD LITTLE WOMEN (AND THEN SOME!) Book by Allan Knee • Music by Jason Howland • Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein Written by Michael Carleton, James FitzGerald & John K. Alvarez Based on Louisa May Alcott’s American Classic Instead of performing Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic Based on Louisa May Alcott’s American classic, this Civil War story for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every of love and family stands the test of time. Produced nationally and Christmas story ever told -- plus Christmas traditions from around internationally, Little Women has been praised by critics for its the world, seasonal icons from ancient times to topical pop- ambition in adapting such a well-known story for the stage. This culture, and every carol ever sung. A madcap romp through the timeless, captivating story is brought to life in this glorious musical holiday season! filled with personal discovery, heartache, hope and everlasting love. COMEDY WITH MUSIC | BLACK BOX | NOV. 22 - DEC. 22 Preview Night: Nov. 21 | Terrific Tuesday:Nov. 26 MUSICAL | MAINSTAGE | MAY 8 - JUNE 7 NO SHOWS ON NOV. 28 & NOV. 29 Preview Night: May 7 | Terrific Tuesday:May 12
THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA BUS STOP Written by Horton Foote Written by William Inge
Horton Foote’s 1995 Pulitzer Prize winning play is a compassionate A snowstorm strands a bus outside of Kansas City, and its and often humorous portrayal of a Houston family whose lives are passengers — including a stubborn, lovesick cowboy and the changed forever when a visit from a young stranger forces them nightclub singer he hopes to marry — seek shelter and warmth to examine their beliefs and reveal their closely guarded secrets at a roadside diner. The motley crew spends one night together, all while coping with the death of their son. filled with bluster, heartache, and laughter, searching for love in Sponsored by the Stetson Kennedy Foundation this classic American comedy. CLASSIC DRAMA | MAINSTAGE | JAN. 17 - FEB. 9 COMEDY | MAINSTAGE | JUNE 26 - JULY 19 Preview Night: Jan. 16 | Terrific Tuesday:Jan. 21 Preview Night: June 25 | Terrific Tuesday:June 30
THE ROOMMATE PARADE Written by Jen Silverman • Performed in 2019 at Amelia Community Theatre Book by Alfred Uhry • Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Sharon, in her mid-fifties, is recently divorced and needs a In 1913, Leo Frank, a Brooklyn-raised Jew living in Georgia, is put roommate to share her Iowa home. Robyn, also in her mid-fifties, on trial for the murder of thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan, a factory needs a place to hide and a chance to start over. But as Sharon worker under his employ. Already guilty in the eyes of everyone begins to uncover Robyn’s secrets, they encourage her own deep- around him, a sensationalist publisher and a janitor’s false seated desire to transform her life completely. A dark comedy testimony seal Leo’s fate. His only defenders are a governor with about what it takes to re-route your life – and what happens when a conscience and, eventually, his assimilated Southern wife who the wheels come off. finds the strength and love to become his greatest champion. MUSICAL | MAINSTAGE | JULY 31 - AUG. 30 COMEDY/DRAMA | BLACK BOX | FEB. 21 - MAR. 8 Preview Night: July 30 | Terrific Tuesday:Aug. 4 Preview Night: Feb. 20 | Terrific Tuesdays:Feb. 25 & Mar. 3
www.Limelight-Theatre.org • 904.825.1164 • 11 Old Mission Avenue • St. Augustine, FL • 32084