Productions 2015-2016 : The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre

Productions

As part of our 87th season we will be offering 13 wonderful productions between September 2015 and May 2016 plus a Theatre Kalamazoo Staged Reading. Whether you enjoy splashy musicals presented in the Auditorium or intimate dramas staged in the round, we have a show for you. Browse this season's productions below! To view production details simply click on the show logo.


15-16 Evita web art

September 25  - October 10

Eva Perón used her smarts and charisma to escape her dirt poor beginnings in the slums of Argentina and rise meteorically to the presidential mansion as First Lady. Adored as a "saint to the working class", she became one of the most powerful women in the world....


15-16 Sherlock Holmes (cyt) web art

October 16 - October 24

We are very pleased to be presenting the world premiere of this all-new, mystery-filled musical! The game's afoot as London street urchins encounter a young runaway who they recruit to join them in their work helping the famous Sherlock Holmes...


15-16 Still Life with Iris (scrt) web art

October 30 - November 1

We hope you'll join us as we celebrate a uniquely American collection of popular music that had its origins in Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and Hollywood. From the 1920s to the 1960s, songs by George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern and Cole Porter...


15-16 Mary Poppins web art

November 20 - December 6

The practically perfect Mary Poppins will be flying into town just in time for the holidays. As the magical story unfolds, young Jane and Michael Banks have sent many a nanny packing. Using a combination of magic and common sense, the enchanting Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep...


15-16 Over the River... web art

January 15 - January 30

Nicky Cristano is a single, Italian-American guy from New Jersey, whose parents have moved to Florida. But that doesn't mean that all of his family has left Jersey. In fact, he spends every Sunday with both sets of grandparents....


15-16 Hands on a Hardbody web art

January 29 - February 13

Based on a true story and infused with a "bluesy country-rock vibe," this hilarious musical follows 10 down-on-their-luck Texans; each desperate for a new lease on life. Armed with nothing but hope, humor and ambition, they're determined to endure four sleepless days...


2016 TK Spendthrift Lovers production page

February 6, 2016

An entry in Theatre Kalamazoo's New PlayFest Staged Reading, Spendthrift Lovers is a play in the style of Lysistrata based on a true event involving a prostitutes on strike on the island of Hawaii at the beginning of World War II....


15-16 Steel Magnolias web art

February 19 - March 5

Bless your heart, what could be more important than family, friends and good hair? Welcome to Truvy's Beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana; where all the ladies who are "anybody" come to have their hair done. It's here that they bicker, share beauty tips and...


15-16 Of Mice and Men web art

March 4 - March 19

Dramatic and touching in equal measure, this American classic follows two friends, George and Lennie, as they drift from job to job across the fields and farms of California during the hardship of the 1920s. The unlikely duo makes ends meet...


15-16 Stuart Little (cyt) web art

March 18 - March 25

All the charm, wisdom and joy of the E.B. White original are captured in this endearing stage
adaptation. A most unusual mouse who happens to be born into an ordinary New York family, Stuart struggles to survive in his super-sized world of humans....


15-16 4000 Miles web art

April 8 - April 23

After suffering a major loss while on a cross-country bike trip, 21 year-old Leo shows up at his Grandmother Vera's West Village apartment. And that's when the real journey begins. Arriving with a bike, no money and nowhere to go, he's just looking for a place to stay and a little help from the feisty 91 year-old lefty....


15-16 And Then There were None (scrt) web art

April 15 - April 24

It's Agatha Christie at her murderous best! Ten strangers are lured by a mysterious host for a relaxing weekend at a remote island resort. Once the guests have arrived there is a suspicious death. The guests are trapped!...


15-16 Hairspray web art

May 6 - May 22

Good Morning Baltimore! It's 1962 and change is in the air. Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart has only one passion: to dance. When she wins a spot on the local TV dance program, "The Corny Collins Show," she is transformed overnight...


15-16 Still Life with Iris (cyt) web art

May 20 - May 28

In the tradition of Alice in Wonderland, this enchanting play chronicles a young girl's quest to regain her memory and with it her home. Iris begins her amazing journey in Nocturno, a fantastical place where all things one sees by day are made by those who live there at night....