Our 38th Season: Exploring PLACE
In Geography, physical and human characteristics define the term place, but we know it can be so much more. It's a memory, a possibility, an adventure. It's a sense of belonging and knowing you're welcome as you are. Place is a vital component in life, and this season Runway Theatre explores the idea in so many ways. From newlyweds traveling across the country to claim a place of their own to a mystery writer who imagines places for a living, while living in a place designed to her exacting (and demented) standards, this season, we'll discover stories of those settling into the perfect place. We'll also meet friends searching for their place in a changing world, and couples who aren't even sure what place they're in anymore. One thing is certain…Runway Theatre is your place, your creative home, and we can't wait to enjoy this season, this PLACE, with you.
- Our 38th Season -
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September 30 - October 16, 2022
It was a dark and stormy night…not just inside the imagination of best-selling historical romance writer Carla Woods; the night really was dark and stormy when a mysterious man swept Carla off her feet before he’d so much as stepped across her gothic threshold. But not everything is at it first seems. Could this be happily ever after, or payback for Carla’s passion for playing dangerous mind games with her assistants? Filled with twists and turns, this comedic thriller is sure to entertain from Chapter One to Final Bows.
Rated PG
Directed by Emily-Ann Moriarty-Phillips
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November 25 - December 11, 2022
It’s Christmastime in the tiniest town in Texas, and not only are its few residents dealing with the usual holiday stress, but they’re beginning to suspect the county is set to double-cross them just as it’s time to make things official for their little trailer park town. In true Lone-Star state style, they decide to take the fight to the big guys, and they’ll need to bring out the big guns to win. From minor celebrity frenzies to a pack of raccoon bullies, and a missing loved one, you’re sure to double your Christmas spirit through all their hilarious holiday happenings.
Rated PG
Directed by Kenny Green
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January 27 - February 12, 2023
There’s "no girls allowed," at the lake house when a group of guys settle in for a weekend of beer, carbs, and reminiscing about "the good ol' days." Together, they'll ignore divorces, unemployment, and even a stroke affecting their spirits…and the throwback is going just swell until a last-minute, uninvited, guest arrives ahead of a major winter storm. Suddenly, the weekend turns into a battle of wills and unexpected revelations require everyone to examine past choices. Who will be crowned the stronger sex, and who's beer belch will reign supreme?
Rated PG
Directed by Kevin Small
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March 24 - April 9, 2023
It's 1979 and the town’s hottest A-listers are on board to celebrate the opening of a floating casino slash discotheque, but boogie fever rapidly sinks as the ship succumbs to multiple disasters (just the usual: earthquakes, tidal waves and infernos). This hilariously campy homage to the era of the hustle features larger-than-life characters, snappy dialogue, and unforgettable songs of the '70s like "Knock on Wood," "Hooked on a Feeling," "Sky High," and “I Am Woman.” Don those bell bottoms for a parody party!
Rated PG-13
Directed by Lon Barrera
Music Directed by Kristin Spires
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June 2 - June 18, 2023
As Olivia and Gabe, twenty-somethings newly committed to each other, drive across the country to start life together, their parents prove the two will unpack more than boxes upon arrival. Moving day goes awry when unexpected reinforcements arrive and a hilarious mash up of generations demonstrates how the most important lessons in life aren’t always intentional. Can their new apartment hold all the love, laughs, worry, and wisdom smothering their new adventure? Laugh-out-loud funny, this production is sure to make you fall in love once more!
Rated PG
Directed by Amy Jackson
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July 21 – Aug 6, 2023
A love nest explodes as identities crisscross when widow Joan, who has fallen for her gardener, tries to hide their relationship from her overbearing (and famous) sister-in-law. Suddenly, her gardener-turned-love-turned-fake-psychiatrist knows too much but gets it all wrong. The hilarity rounds out with a mob enforcer who’s lost his spark, a free-spirited neighbor with a penchant for Joan’s “special” brownies, and Joan’s down-and-out son. Ordinary circumstances take a dramatic turn as one little lie leads to a whole lot of crazy. It’s a good thing the doctor in!
Rated PG-13
Directed by Logan Gabriel Frederick