ROME LITTLE THEATRE 2022-2023
Mainstage
Little Shop of Horrors
September 9-18, 2022
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:30pm
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Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman,
Music by Alan Menken
Based on the film by Roger Corman,
Screenplay by Charles Griffith
Director: Christopher Parker
To open our 2022-23 season, we will feed the need for musical hilarity with a delicious sci-fi smash about a man-eating plant. A deviously delicious Off- Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi hit musical, Little Shop Of Horrors will take the stage in September 2022. The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II" - after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it, BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II's out of this world origins and intent towards global domination!
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
December 2-11, 2022
Fridays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays at 2:30 and 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:30pm
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Music by Alan Menken,
Lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton
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Director: Mandy Maloney
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This internationally acclaimed Broadway classic tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will be broken and he will be transformed into his former self. If the Beast cannot break the spell, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.
Funny Little Thing Called Love
February 10-19, 2023
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:30pm
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by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten
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Auditions: December 5 & 6, 2022
Director: Jessica Stewart
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This deliriously funny comedy is all about that four-letter word: L-O-V-E. Under a full moon on this unpredictable night of romance, these four tales take you on an around-the-globe journey of unexpected and hilarious twists and turns. By the time the evening is over and the moon works its magic, love will conquer all and your sides will ache from laughter! So, open your heart to romantic mayhem and come join the fun!
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I and You
March 17-26, 2023
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:30pm
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by Lauren Gunderson
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Auditions: January 16 &17, 2023
Director: James Swendsen
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One afternoon, Anthony arrives unexpectedly at classmate Caroline's door bearing a beat-up copy of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, and an urgent assignment from their English teacher. Homebound due to illness, Caroline hasn't been to school in months, but she is as quick and sardonic as Anthony is athletic, sensitive, and popular. As these two let down their guards and share their secrets, this seemingly mundane poetry project unlocks the much deeper mystery that has brought them together. I and You is an ode to youth, life, love, and the strange beauty of human connectedness.
Sister Act
May 5-14, 2023
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:30pm
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Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Glenn Slater.
Book by Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner
Additional Book Material by Douglas Carter Beane.
Based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture, Sister Act,
written by Joseph Howard.
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Auditions: February 11 &13
Director: Amanda Swendsen
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Closing out our Mainstage season is Sister Act, the feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film. When disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won't be a found: a convent! Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and uptight Mother Superior. Using her unique disco moves and singing talent to inspire the choir, Deloris breathes new life into the church and community but, in doing so, blows her cover. A sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship, Sister Act is reason to REJOICE!
EXTRA OFFERINGS
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
with Shadow Cast
October 28 & 29, 2022
Friday & Saturday at 8:00pm
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Back by popular demand!
RLT presents a special screening of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" with a live shadow cast featuring actors from RLT's 2015 production of "The Rocky Horror Show." RHPS costumes are encouraged. No outside props, food, or drink permitted.
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RLT's Penguin Project: Annie JR
June 8-11, 2023
at the Rome City Auditorium
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With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, finding a new home and family with billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
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The Penguin Project: Empowering Students with Special Needs through Theatre
For more about Rome Little Theatre's Penguin Project, click HERE.
