2011-12 Production Season

Disney's Mulan

China has been invaded by the Huns and each household is required to send a male family member to serve in the Emperor’s army. But what do you do when the conscription notice arrives and the only male is your elderly, crippled, beloved father? If you are Fa Mulan, you disguise yourself as a man, take your father’s conscription notice, his armor and weapons, and report for training knowing that if you are discovered you will be executed. Join Mulan and Mushu, her dragon sidekick, on this mission of mercy which becomes legendary when she not only saves her father, but her country as well, bringing great honor to her family.

The Lexington Opera House

School Shows

• Thurs., Nov. 10 and Friday, Nov. 11 - 10:00 AM & Noon – 60 minutes
• Grades K-12

Public Shows

• 7PM Thurs., November 10, 2011
• 8PM Friday, November 11, 2011
• 2PM and 8PM Saturday, November 12, 2011

Music and Lyrics by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel, Stephen Schwartz, Jeanine Tesori and Alexa Junge.
Music Adapted and Arranged and Additional Music and Lyrics by Bryan Louiselle.
Book Adapted and Additional Lyrics by Patricia Cotter.
Based on the 1998 Disney film Mulan and the story Fa Mulan by Robert D. San Souci

As it is in Heaven

By Arlene Hutton

The year is 1837 and you need only travel just down the road to the Shaker community at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, where all is not as well ordered as one would expect. In an organized religious society where the significance of the group supersedes the value of the individual, there is little tolerance for behavior that draws attention to one person. The harmonious existence of the entire village is threatened when one member claims to have been visited by angels. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, the experience of ecstatic possession appears to be catching. Can Eldress Hannah dispute the reality of these visitations just because she has not been privileged to experience them firsthand? Are they real, imagined, or creations of convenience? In the end, if the result is increased faith, enhanced spiritual creativity, greater productivity, and peace, does it really matter? Join the Sisters as they attempt to achieve heaven on Earth through work, song and dance.

Beeler Auditorium - Lafayette High School

School Shows

• Thurs. Nov. 17 and Friday Nov. 18 - 10:00 AM -- 90 minutes
• Grades 6-12

Public Shows

• 7PM Thurs., November 17, 2011
• 8PM Friday, November 18, 2011
• 8PM Saturday, November 19, 2011
• 2PM Sunday, November 20, 2011
  

Dance SCAPA

Make Dance SCAPA part of your St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Marvel at the control of precision Irish step dancing and Celtic Knotwork dance. You won’t want to miss a step as our talented students, grades 4-12, demonstrate ballet, tap, jazz and modern dance as well as traditional dances from around the world. Each routine is masterfully choreographed and accentuated with creative costuming and artistic lighting effects. Come experience the art of movement and celebrate the diversity of dance!

The Lexington Opera House

School Show

• Thurs. March 15, 2012 -- 10:00 AM and Noon -- 60 minutes
• Grades K-12

Public Shows

• 8PM Friday, March 16, 2012
• 2PM and 8PM Saturday, March 17, 2012
  

Into the Woods

Where else, but in a fractured fairy tale, would a childless couple discover that their condition is the result of a witch’s curse and can only be reversed with a potion? This is the shocking news revealed to the Baker and his wife by their neighbor, the Witch. Furthermore, the ingredients for the potion happen to be a cow as white as milk, a cape as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn, and a slipper as pure as gold. And where are they to go to acquire these unique items? ‘Into the woods’ of course. Come along with some of your favorite, fairy tale characters as they pursue what they believe will allow them to live “happily ever after.” Observe the lengths to which they are willing to go to get what they want. Watch as they reap the consequences of their actions and ultimately recognize the necessity for community responsibility. You may change your mind about the presumed innocence in the tales we tell our children.

The Lexington Opera House

School Shows

• Thurs. March 29 and Friday March 30 - 10:00 AM & Noon -- 60 minutes
• Grades K-12

Public Shows

• 7PM Thurs., March 29, 2012
• 8PM Friday, March 30, 2012
• 2PM and 8PM Saturday, March 31, 2012

Book by  James Lapine
Music by  Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics by  Stephen Sondheim
Based on Classic Fairy Tales

Hamlet or Did Father Reeeeealy Know Best?

Adapted by Nancy Linehan Charles

William Shakespeare was intrigued with the consequences people experience when they make bad choices. He observed that poor decisions were frequently the result of allowing greed, jealousy, power and revenge to guide the decision-making process. He often warned his audience, “Pick your friends well – watch whom you listen to.” Considering that Hamlet chooses to listen to a ghost, it’s not surprising everyone ends up dead. While actor’s speak and portray the Bard’s words, storytellers provide insightful, often comic, commentary on the plot and escalating action. The play preserves some of Shakepeare’s most elegant passages as well as the nature of this 15th century tale, but makes it understandable to audiences of all ages. This is Hamlet like you have never seen it before!

The Downtown Arts Center

School Shows

• Thurs. April 19 and Friday April 20 - 10:00 AM & Noon -- 75 minutes
• Grades 4-12

Public Shows

• 7PM Thurs., April 19, 2012
• 8PM Friday, April 20, 2012
• 2PM and 8PM Saturday, April 21, 2012
  

Ticket Information

The Lexington Opera House

Tickets for performances at The Lexington Opera House are $12/student and $14/adult in advance or $13/student and $15/adult at the door. Advance tickets may be purchased by calling 233-3535, however there is a $3-$4 per ticket service fee for tickets ordered by phone. You can avoid this charge by purchasing your tickets directly from The Lexington Center Box Office, 430 W. Vine St., Lexington, KY.

Beeler Auditorium

Tickets for performances in Beeler Auditorium at Lafayette High School are $8/student and $10/adult. Tickets are only available at the door beginning 90 minutes before performance time.

Downtown Arts Center

Tickets for performances at the Downtown Arts Center are $8/student and $10/adult in advance or $9/student and $11/adult at the door. Tickets can be purchased by calling 225-0370 or in person at the box office, 141 East Main Street.