Season Three

Eight productions from Spark Theater’s third season.

July 26 – August 24

Laura

By Vera Caspary and George Skylar

It’s not easy being every man’s ideal, especially when you have to figure out which one tried to murder you. The ultimate film noir on stage!

September 7 – October 5

Much Ado About Nothing

By William Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s lovers keep getting things mixed up. Mistaken identities, criss-crossed love notes, and a band of colorful characters complete the Bard’s brilliant comedy!

October 18 – November 9

The Gut Girls — Regional Premiere

By Sarah Daniels

Set in the “gutting” sheds at cattle market in late Victorian England, this drama shows working women at the bottom of the heap. When socially conscious “do-gooders” seek to make their unseemly work illegal, the “gut girls” are forced to seek other options.

November 22 – December 22

The Velveteen Rabbit

From the book by Margery Williams

Based on the beloved children’s book. A story about friendship, love, and what it means to be “real”.

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November 29 – December 14

The Christmas Candle Burns — A Spark Exclusive Production

A Spark Theater original comedy for our adult audience. All about the hilariousness of the holiday season.

January 10 – February 8

The Eclipse of Lawry

By Gwylym Cano

Part myth-making, part absurdist exercise, part political allegory, and part youthful hell-raising. This story of three cowboys who plot to steal the moon is wild and woolly — a bit of Brecht, a pinch of Freud, a handful of surrealism, and a cup of Marx Brothers craziness in a rich ethnic broth that’s politically piquant.

February 21 – March 22

Goblin Market

By Polly Pen and Peggy Harmon; Music by Polly Pen; Adapted from the poem by Christina Rossetti

A brilliantly atmospheric, totally original “mini-musical” which probes into the fantasies of two sisters who relive their childhood experiences in an imaginary world peopled by seductive goblins. Spark’s first musical production.

April 19 – May 17

Coyote — A World Premiere Spark Exclusive Production

Trickster, hero, villain. The coyote is a unique figure in Native American mythology. Now Spark will weave these tales into a new drama that will entice and entertain you.