The Theatre Group at SBCC Announces the 2013/2014 Season

The Theatre Group at SBCC has announced the 2013/2014 season beginning in July 2013 with the musical, THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE. Following in October 2013 will be the classic BUS STOP, in March 2014 the hilarious comedy, NOISES OFF and in April/May 2014 the thought-provoking drama GROUND.

THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, Music and Lyrics by William Finn ,Book by Rachel Sheinkin ,Conceived by Rebecca Feldman ,Additional Material by Jay Reiss, will run in the Garvin Theatre July 12-27, 2013.

Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a hilarious tale of overachievers' angst chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show's Tony Award-winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.

October 18-November 2, 2013 in the Garvin Theatre will be BUS STOP by William Inge

In the middle of a howling snowstorm, a bus out of Kansas City pulls up at a cheerful roadside diner. All roads are blocked, and a few weary travelers are going to have to hole up until morning. A nightclub chanteuse in a sparkling gown and a seedy fur-trimmed jacket, a twenty-one-year-old cowboy with a ranch of his own and the romantic methods of an unusually headstrong bull, a belligerent cowhand ready to sling a woman over his shoulder and carry her, alive and kicking, all the way to Montana and a middle-age scholar comprise the unexpected guests. The local sheriff, the overly friendly bus driver and the two diner waitresses round out this warm-hearted slice of humanity. A little romance, some comedy and a mysterious past or two are all served up hot and steaming on a cold Kansas night.

"William Inge should be a great comfort to all of us...he brings to the theatre a kind of warm-hearted compassion, creative vigor, freshness of approach and appreciation of average humanity that can be wonderfully touching and stimulating." -NY Post.

March 7-22, 2014 we will bring the hilarious comedy NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn to the Garvin Theatre. Called "the funniest farce ever written" by The New York Post, Michael Frayn's riotous romp brilliantly follows both the onstage calamities and the backstage shenanigans of a woefully inept theatre troupe attempting to perform a sex comedy appropriately titled "Nothing On." Flubbed lines, slammed doors and dropped trousers abound in this madcap melee of theatrical mishaps. By the time the curtain comes down, you'll be grasping your sides and gasping for air!

"The most dexterously realized comedy ever about putting on a comedy. A spectacularly funny, peerless backstage farce. This dizzy, well-known romp is festival of delirium." - The New York Times

Finishing up the season April 25-May 10, 2014 in the intimate Jurkowitz Theatre will be GROUND by Lisa Dillman. Forces collide in Ground , which examines the human costs of immigration policies, and the strength of personal beliefs about family, home, and civil rights in the face of a shifting political and social landscape.

When Zell Preston inherits her father's struggling pecan farm and moves back to her childhood home on the border of New Mexico, she finds that the once tight-knit community is now split by culture, law, visible and invisible boundaries. The government has cracked down on the undocumented immigrant population, dividing families and pitting neighbor against neighbor. Zell's high school sweetheart, Carl Zelaya, defends his choice to work for the Border Patrol to his family and friends.

Premiering at the 2010 Humana Festival of New American Plays this very moving and challenging new work is a personal drama about very big issues.

Season tickets prices are $64-$76 for all four shows, with discounts for seniors and students. The Theatre Group at SBCC is proud to be able to offer season tickets at 25% savings below single ticket prices. The Garvin and Jurkowitz Theatres are both wheelchair accessible and have the assisted listening systems. Live-captioning for the hearing impaired is offered on one performance per production, please check with the Box Office regarding dates. Parking is free and near the theatres. To receive a season brochure please contact the Garvin Box Office at 805-965-5935 or visit our website at www.theatregroupsbcc.com.

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