Previous Inspiring Arts Shows

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SEUSSICAL

March 26-29, 2020*

Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Book by Lynn Ahrens; Stephen Flaherty

*All performances cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions

NEWSIES

July 26-28 and August 2-4, 2019

Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Jack Feldman
Book by Harvey Fierstein

A rag tag bunch of kids selling papers in New York City to survive are furious when newspaper giant Joseph Pulitzer decides to raise the price of "papes." The Newsies band together to take action against their ruthless boss and ultimately enact change to protect children nationwide.
Congratulations to our Inspiring Arts Newsies Orchid award winners!​
​EXCELLENCE IN CHOREOGRAPHY – Grace Hart
EXCELLENCE IN COSTUME DESIGN – Beth Kenniv
EXCELLENCE IN DANCE EXECUTION – Grace Hart & Cast
EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTION – Grace Hart
EXCELLENCE IN ENSEMBLE – The Newsies
EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCING – Tara Dudley, Kerry Marsh,
​      Deb Meinerding, Stephanie Patrick
EXCELLENCE IN SET CONSTRUCTION –
     Arthur Hart, Dave Kenniv & Crew
EXCELLENCE IN SET DESIGN – Grace Hart
EXCELLENCE IN SOUND DESIGN – Carter Jackson
EXCELLENCE IN SOUND EXECUTION – Carter Jackson
EXCELLENCE IN STAGE MANAGEMENT – Meg Patrick
EXCELLENCE IN VOCAL DIRECTION – Beth Kenniv

JANE EYRE

March 15-17, 2019

Music and Lyrics by Paul Gordon
Book and Additional Lyrics by John Caird

Haunted by a painful past, Jane forges her way through the maze of mysteries and dark secrets at Thornfield hall. Victorian Gothic grandeur and romance complement this heroic saga of sweeping beauty and depth.

BEAUTY & THE BEAST

July 12-15, 2018

Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Time Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton

A beautiful young woman takes the place of her imprisoned father in the castle of a beast, who is really a cursed prince. She teaches him to be courteous and respectful, and they fall in love, in this stage adaptation of the animated Disney film, based on the classic fairy tale.

INTO THE WOODS, Jr. &
​THE JUNGLE BOOK Kids.

March 8-11, 2018

Into the Woods Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine

Jungle Book Music and Lyrics by Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman, and Terry Gilkyson; Additional lyrics by Marcy Heisler
Book adapted by Marcy Heisler

In this double-feature, a young boy raised by wolves sings and dances with his crazy jungle buddies who are trying to convince him to go back to the man village! Then a host of favorite fairy tale characters collide as each heads into the woods to find the thing worth the journeying.

CRAZY FOR YOU 

August 3-6, 2017

Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Book by Ken Ludwig

A toe-tappin' production of favorite Gershwin melodies in a light-hearted, fun-for-the-family romp through the lights of the Big City and the dust of the West.

MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

April 6-7, 2017

Adapted by Beth Kenniv
​Original script by William Shakespeare

It’s 1955. A Blue Moon is shining when four mismatched lovers get tangled up in a fairy-filled forest with a band of misfit teens rehearsing a play.  It couldn’t get wackier…unless of course...you added an Elvis impersonating Donkey!  

HORIZONS OF GOLD

August 12-14, 2016

Book/Concept by Beth Kenniv
Music by James Kenniv & Jeff Smith
​Lyrics by Beth Kenniv & Dave Thompson

Two women, displaced by the Dust Bowl, cling to each other for support as they struggle to find peace and a place to belong. Will the farmer down the road be the source of hope for both of them? 

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

June 10-12, 2016

Book, Music and Lyrics by Janet Yates Vogt & Mark Friedman

A spunky orphan brings joy to a small town stuck in its ways, despite her horrifically red hair and imaginative personality.

MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS

November 7-8, 2015

By Christopher Sergel
Based on the book by Sally Benson

A family with five rambunctious children faces a variety of  dilemmas under the shadow of the impending 1904 World's Fair.

NICHOLAS NICKLEBY

November 22, 2014

Adapted by Tim Kelly 
Performed in cooperation with Dramatic Publishers Inc.

A theatrical adaptation of the often-overlooked classic by Charles Dickens following young Nicholas Nickleby as he navigates the treacherous world of London while trying to maintain his integrity. 

THE MUSIC MAN

September 19-21, 2014

Book/Music/Lyrics by Meredith Willson
​Story by Meredith Willson & Franklin Lacey

An all-time classic musical about a smooth-talking con-man who gets more than he bargained for in Iowa.

FARTHER ON

January 2014

Book/Concept by Beth Kenniv

A straight-play high school adaptation of the original musical Horizons of Gold, following the story of a young Mexican girl in the Great Depression trying to find a place to belong.

HORIZONS OF GOLD

September 13-15, 19-22, 2013

Book/Concept by Beth Kenniv
Music by James Kenniv & Jeff Smith
​Lyrics by Beth Kenniv & Dave Thompson

The premier community theater production of Horizons of Gold. With an all-ages cast, this production showcased changes and updates from the preview school performance.