2015-2016 CTA Season

October 7-10, 2015
Kephart Theatre

Junie B. Jones: The Musical

Book and Lyrics by Marcy Heisler
Music by Zina Goldrich

It’s Junie B.’s first day of first grade and a lot of things have changed for her: Junie’s friend Lucille doesn’t want to be her best pal anymore, and on the bus, Junie B. makes friends with Herb, the new kid at school. Also, Junie has trouble reading the blackboard and her teacher Mrs. Scary thinks she may need glasses. Throw in a friendly cafeteria lady, a kickball tournament and a “Top-Secret Personal Beeswax Journal,” and first grade has never been more exciting.

March 1-3 & 5, 2016
Kephart Theatre

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

By Judy Blume

Nine-year-old Peter Hatcher’s life would be sweet if it weren’t for Fudge, his toddler terror of a brother. Fudge seems to get away with everything, whether he’s throwing a tantrum at the shoe store, acting like a bird on the jungle gym and knocking out his two front teeth, or scribbling all over Peter’s homework! It’s enough to make him feel like a fourth grade nothing!

When Peter’s beloved pet turtle disappears, he just knows that Fudge is behind it. This is the last straw — how can he get his parents to pay attention to him for a change?

This production captures all the humor, sibling rivalry, and elementary school angst of Judy Blume’s classic book.

July 8-10, 2016
Kephart Theatre

The Music Man, Jr.

By Meredith Willson

Based on Meredith Willson’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy, The Music Man JR. features some of musical theatre’s most iconic songs and a story filled with wit, warmth, and old-fashioned romance.

Master showman Harold Hill is in town, and he’s got “seventy-six trombones” in tow. Can upright, uptight Marian, the town librarian, resist his powerful allure? The story follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize. The catch? He doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, whose belief in Harold’s power just might help him succeed in the end in spite of himself.

July 28-31, 2016
Kephart Theatre

Bonnie and Clyde

Book by Ivan Menchell
Music and Lyrics by Frank Wildhorn and Don Black

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies to American folk heroes and law enforcement’s nightmares. This Tony-nominated production is the story of love, adventure, and crime that captured the attention of an entire country.

Bonnie and Clyde’s mutual cravings for excitement and fame immediately set them on a mission to chase their dreams. Their bold and reckless behavior turns the young lovers’ thrilling adventure into a downward spiral, putting themselves and their loved ones in trouble with the law. Forced to stay on the run, the lovers resort to robbery and murder to survive. As the infamous duo’s fame grows bigger, their inevitable end draws nearer.

August 12-13, 2016
Sunflower Financial Theatre

Twisted

A Contemporary Dance Showcase

Experience your favorite fairy tales performed as contemporary dance. But beware — these stories have a ‘twist’! The show features choreographers’ unique vision on their favorite fairy tales in a new fashion!