The Schultz Theatre
and
School of Performing Arts
9357 N. Congress Street
New Market, VA
(540) 740-9119
2012 Season
The Schultz Theatre and School of Performing Arts
9357 N. Congress Street
New Market, Virginia
(540) 740-9119
(540) 740-9119 info@schultztheatre.com
"Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller
Written in 1949 by American playwright Arthur Miller, “Death of a Salesman” is the story of Willy Loman, an aging, down on his luck salesman in his 60's. After 34 years in the business, he is cast aside, his usefulness exhausted. With no future to dream of, he must face the crushing disappointments of his past. He takes one final brave action, but is he heroic at last, or merely a self-deluding fool? This bold new take on the classic play explores the world of Willy Loman in a surreal and experimental style that takes place in the midst of Willy's residence in Brooklyn and the painful recesses of Willy's mind. It was the recipient of the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and received the Tony Award for Best Play.
Friday, May 18 & Saturday, May 19 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, May 20 at 3:00 PM
and
Friday, May 25 & Saturday, May 26 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, May 27 at 3:00 PM
Reserved Tickets: $10 Adults and $8 for Students/Seniors
Tickets at the Door: $12 Adults and $10 for Students/Seniors
Call (540) 740-9119 to Reserve Tickets
Auditions for "Marmalade Gumdrops" 
A Youth Theatre Play by Carol Lauck
Wednesday, May 23 at 6:00 PM
June
"I Take This Man" 
a comedy by Jack Sharkey
When lovely young Gideon Hollis a.k.a. Giddy spots an unconscious man in a tank top and shorts lying in Copley Square just after all other Boston Marathon racers have crossed the finish line, she reasons that since nice guys finish last, this must be Mr. Right! She has a helpful policeman tote him to her nearby apartment, shocking her roommate whose fiance is due for a dinner date. When the comatose dreamboat revives and cannot remember who he is, Giddy tells him they are married and regrets her subterfuge when he tries to be a loving husband. Complications escalate at a furious pace in this outrageous concoction of wild, warm, and lightning paced hilarity that is perfect for the entire family. "[By] the "King of G rated comedy'." Wall Street Journal.
Friday, June 15 & Saturday, June 16 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, June 17 at 3:00 PM
and
Friday, June 22 & Saturday, June 23 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, June 24 at 3:00 PM
Reserved Tickets: $10 Adults and $8 for Students/Seniors
Tickets at the Door: $12 Adults and $10 for Students/Seniors
Call (540) 740-9119 to Reserve Tickets
"Murder at the Rutherford House"
by Tom Chiodo and Peter DePietro
It is the fifth anniversary of the death of Lord Rutherford. Lady Rutherford is throwing her annual dinner in commemoration of the event-- to which you are cordially invited. On arrival you are given a character name and a dossier explaining your background and connection to the Rutherford family. Over cocktails, you mingle with the other guests, spotting the Baroness von Keepsemfrumfloppen and figuring she's an actress, but what about all these other people? Suddenly, there's a gunshot resulting in the evening's first corpse. The body is removed and you sit down to dinner. A detective reveals himself and begins the investigation. What have you observed so far? Have you a clue to the killer? Clues seem to be everywhere, but which ones count and which are red herrings? Ultimately, there is a parade of suspects. You may question them. Perhaps you ask just the right question at the right time and unmask the murderer. Perhaps you ask the wrong question and become the prime suspect! You begin to wonder: will you survive till the coffee and cordials are served? In the end, all is revealed and justice prevails. The Silver Sleuth Award is given to the guest who best explained the who, why and how dunit of the murder at Rutherford House.
Dinner Theatre at Johnny Appleseed Restaurant in New Market
Saturday, June 30 at 6:00 PM and Sunday, July 1 at 1:00 PM
Tickets: $35 Adults $30 Students/Seniors price includes Dinner and Show
Call The Schultz Theatre at (540) 740-9119 to reserve seats. Limited tickets available
July
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" --- the musical
presented by Act-N-Action
Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, July 8 at 3:00 PM
Tickets: Reserved $10 Adults $8 Students/Seniors
At the Door $12 Adults $10 Students/Seniors
Call The Schultz Theatre at (540) 740-9119 to reserve seats
Auditions for Fall/Winter Shows
Saturday, July 14 10:00
Sunday, July 15 1:00
Auditioning for: "The Passion of Dracula", "You Can't Take It With You", "A Dickens of a Carol II", Dinner Theatre show - "The Christmas Carol Murders" and the Youth Theatre Shows
"Tuesdays with Morrie" 
a drama by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom, based on the book by Mitch Albom
"Unforgettable! No matter how well you tell the story, the play makes it more vivid, more shattering, more humorous." —NY Magazine. "Making the language of the book crisper, cleverer and more palatable…aphoristic wisdom, expressed with gallows wit." —NY Times. "A touching, life-affirming, deeply emotional drama with a generous dose of humor." —NY Daily News. "I was unprepared for how moving and powerful TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE turned out to be…On this ground, the flowers of humanity grow." —NY Post. "You'll Laugh! You'll Cry!" —Variety. "The evening has an aura of celebration. Just what the doctor ordered, you are likely to be moved." —Journal News. "Rewarding. Go see it any day of the week." —WOR-AM.
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE is the autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie's appearance on a television news program and learns that his old professor is battling Lou Gehrig's Disease. Mitch is reunited with Morrie, and what starts as a simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a last class in the meaning of life.
Friday, July 13 & Saturday, July 14 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, July 15 at 3:00 PM
and
Friday, July 20 & Saturday, July 21 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, July 22 at 3:00 PM
Reserved Tickets: $10 Adults and $8 for Students/Seniors
Tickets at the Door: $12 Adults and $10 for Students/Seniors
Call (540) 740-9119 to Reserve Tickets
Kids Summer Theatre Camp 
Week One- June 18-23, 2012 at a cost of $100.00
Week Two-June 25-30, 2012 at a cost of $100.00
Both weeks at a cost of $200.00
"Marmalade Gumdrops"
Youth Theatre Play by Carol Lauck
Explore the imaginative world of 10 year old Walter K. Hampton. The play is simply set with actors as furniture in Wally's bedroom, yet moves swiftly through delightful experiences with wind up dolls, and old fashioned melodrama, a circus, story telling, and even a time machine. Led through fun filled antics by Governor Winthrop, his gumdrop popping desk, Libby Bibliophile, his instructive bookcase, Clair Beam, his not too bright lamp, Bedelia Cotter, his yawning bed, and Windsor, his stuffy chair, Wally concludes that, "Imagination is like a marmalade gumdrop; once you've tasted it, you'll never settle for just plain."
Friday, July 27 at 7:00 PM & Saturday, July 28 at 3:00 PM and Sunday, July 29 at 3:00 PM
Tickets: $8 Adults and $6 for Students/Seniors
Call (540) 740-9119 to Reserve Ticket
August
"Cabaret" the musical 
music by: John Kander lyrics by: Fred Ebb
The scene is a night club in Berlin, as the 1920's are drawing to a close. The Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience to the show and assures them that, whatever their troubles, they will forget them at the Cabaret. His songs provide wry commentary throughout the show. On the train to Berlin we find Cliff, a young American writer, and Ernst, a German who surprises Cliff by putting his briefcase among Cliff's luggage at the German border. History is in the process of being made. Musical numbers include It Couldn't Please Me More, Willkommen, Cabaret, Don't Tell Mama and Two Ladies. We find Cliff on the train again, now leaving Berlin alone. He writes about Sally and the people of Berlin leading up to the Third Reich. It has been a tumultuous and heartbreaking era.
and
Friday, August 10 & Saturday, August 11 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, August 12 at 3:00 PM
Reserved Tickets: $10 Adults and $8 for Students/Seniors
Tickets at the Door: $12 Adults and $10 for Students/Seniors
Call (540) 740-9119 to Reserve Tickets
September
"The Schoolhouse Masquerade Murders" 
Dinner Theatre Show at Johnny Appleseed Restaurant in New Market
Saturday, September 8 at 6:00 PM and Sunday, September 9 at 1:00 PM
The morale is at an all-time low at Heather Glen High School. The wicked, domineering principal, and her subjugated security chief have made life a living hell for teachers and students alike. The faculty and staff decide to cheer everyone up with a halloween masquerade party to benefit the local scholarship fund. Everything starts out fine, but amidst all the revelry, shots ring out. Ding! Dong! Is the wicked witch really dead? Now what? And who pulled the trigger? Scary costumes! Tricks and treats! Howling revelry for your audience.
Tickets: $35 Adults $30 Students/Seniors (65 and older) price includes Dinner and Show
Call The Schultz Theatre at (540) 740-9119 to reserve seats. Limited tickets available
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? " a drama by Edward Albee
Winner of the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play. The Broadway production of this play was a shattering and memorable experience and proclaimed the author as a major American playwright. "This is a Big One." —NY Journal-American. "…a scorching, scalding, revealing and completely engrossing drama." —Women's Wear Daily. "…a brilliant piece of writing." —NY Herald-Tribune.
George, a professor at a small college, and his wife, Martha, have just returned home, drunk from a Saturday night party. Martha announces, amidst general profanity, that she has invited a young couple—an opportunistic new professor at the college and his shatteringly naïve new bride—to stop by for a nightcap. When they arrive the charade begins. The drinks flow and suddenly inhibitions melt. It becomes clear that Martha is determined to seduce the young professor, and George couldn't care less. But underneath the edgy banter, which is crossfired between both couples, lurks an undercurrent of tragedy and despair. George and Martha's inhuman bitterness toward one another is provoked by the enormous personal sadness that they have pledged to keep to themselves: a secret that has seemingly been the foundation for their relationship. In the end, the mysteryin which the distressed George and Martha have taken refuge is exposed, once and for all revealing the degrading mess they have made of their lives.
Friday, September 14 & Saturday, September 15 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, September 16 at 3:00 PM
and
Friday, September 21 & Saturday, September 22 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, September 23 at 3:00 PM
Reserved Tickets: $10 Adults and $8 for Students/Seniors
Tickets at the Door: $12 Adults and $10 for Students/Seniors
Call (540) 740-9119 to Reserve Tickets
Youth Theatre Play
Friday, September 28 at 7:00 PM & Saturday, September 29 at 3:00 PM
and Sunday, September 30 at 3:00 PM
Tickets: $8 Adults and $6 for Students/Seniors
Call (540) 740-9119 to Reserve Ticket
October
Concert - Harrisonburg Harmonizers
Group Barbershop Quartet style singing
Sunday, October 7 3:00 PM
Tickets: $12 Adults and $10 for Students/Seniors
Call (540) 740-9119 to Reserve Seats
The Harrisonburg Harmonizers is the Chorus of the Harrisonburg Chapter of the Society of the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet
Singing in America, AKA The Barbershop Harmony Society. The full Chorus stages between 20 and 30 men. Since their founding in 2008, the Harmonizers and Chapter quartets have given over 50 performances thrilling audiences throughout the Shenandoah Valley from Winchester to Waynesboro with the unique American art form, Barbershop Harmony. Performances have included the Grand Opening of the Bowman-Shannon Arts Center in Mt. Jackson, the Edinburg Old Time Festival, JMU and Bridgewater College Football and Basketball games, The Festival of the Trees in Waynesboro. First Night in Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg Rotary, Annual Luncheon of the Staunton Rotary, TAGG First Friday, WSVA and Virginia Farming on TV.
The Harmonizers are proud of their accomplishments on the Barbershop Society contest stage which includes recognition in 2010 as "The Most Improved Chorus in the Southern Division of the Mid-Atlantic District, where the Harmonizers performed their renditions of "I Want a Girl" and "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" to an enthusiastic and appreciative audience and Society judges.
"The Passion of Dracula”
A drama by Bob Hall and David Richmond
Our annual production of this version of the Dracula legend based on the 1897 Bram Stoker novel is set in the English countryside in 1911 where several village girls have died under mysterious circumstances. Dr. Seward presides over a nearby mental hospital and the locality has acquired a new resident, Count Dracula! A trio of doctors, a young reporter and a stouthearted English lord battle the Count for possession of the lovely heroine. With a dash of Holmesian sleuthing in this Baskerville hound country setting, our heroes save the heroine and dispatch the Count in the traditional manner.
"A genuine old fashioned horror thriller." N.Y. Daily News. "Funny, serious, scary, hilarious [and] ... bloody enjoyable, cross my heart." WABC TV.
Tickets: $12 for Adults and $10 for Students/Seniors
To Reserve Tickets Call (540) 740-9119
Friday, October 19 & Saturday, October 20 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, October 21 at 3:00 PM
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Friday, October 26 & Saturday, October 27 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, October 28 at 3:00 PM
and
A Special Halloween Night Performance Wednesday, October 31 at 7:00 PM
(come in costume and you could win the prize for best costume)
Reserved Tickets: $10 Adults and $8 for Students/Seniors
Tickets at the Door: $12 Adults and $10 for Students/Seniors
Call (540) 740-9119 to Reserve Tickets
Auditions for January Musical - "The Fantasticks" TBA
November
"Merry Christmas Miss Vickers" 
Youth Theatre Play
by Stephen Levi
Ghosts, mystery, time travel and the teacher from your worst nightmare return in this exciting sequel to the popular Good Morning Miss Vickers. Five teens are whisked back to 1910 where the ghostly Miss Vickers intends to give her twelve year old self a Christmas present against the wishes of her demonic father, Black Angus (the last pirate). And after Christmas, Miss Vickers intends to keep her five captive students forever.
Friday, November 2 at 7:00 PM & Saturday, November 3 at 3:00 PM and Sunday, November 4 at 3:00 PM
Tickets: $8 Adults and $6 for Students/Seniors
Call (540) 740-9119 to Reserve Tickets
Auditions for Winter/Spring Shows
Saturday, November 10 10:00
Sunday, November 11 1:00
Auditioning for: "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Blithe Spirit" "Men are Dogs" Youth Theatre Shows and Dinner Theatre shows - " East Lynn" (a melodrama) "Murder at the Prom"
You Can't Take It with You 
by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder. In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys. The plot shows how Tony, attractive young son of the Kirbys, falls in love with Alice Sycamore and brings his parents to dine at the Sycamore home on the wrong evening. The shock sustained by the Kirbys, who are invited to eat cheap food, shows Alice that marriage with Tony is out of the question. The Sycamores, however, though sympathetic to Alice, find it hard to realize her point of view. Meantime, Tony, who knows the Sycamores are right and his own people wrong, will not give her up, and in the end Mr. Kirby is converted to the happy madness of the Sycamores, particularly since he happens in during a visit by an ex-Grand Duchess, earning her living as a waitress. No mention has as yet been made of the strange activities of certain members of the household engaged in the manufacture of fireworks; nor of the printing press set up in the parlor; nor of Rheba the maid and her friend Donald; nor of Grandpa's interview with the tax collector when he tells him he doesn't believe in the income tax.
Friday, November 16 & Saturday, November 17 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, November 18 at 3:00 PM
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Friday, November 23 & Saturday, November 24 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, November 25 at 3:00 PM
Reserved Tickets: $10 Adults and $8 for Students/Seniors
Tickets at the Door: $12 Adults and $10 for Students/Seniors
Call (540) 740-9119 to Reserve Tickets
Auditions for "Hello Dolly"
Friday, November 30 at 6:30 PM
and Saturday, December 1 at 10:00 AM
December
"The Christmas Carol Murders" 
Dinner Theatre Show at Johnny Appleseed Restaurant in New Market
Saturday, December 1 at 6:00 PM and Sunday, December 2 at 1:00 PM
The Curtainsville, Pennsylvania Community Theatre company is preparing a holiday production of Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol. On the surface, a jovial group, there is more to the company than meets the eye. An egomaniacal and philandering leading man has rubbed almost everyone the wrong way. Indeed, much discord exists among company members. At this joyous time of year, all is not as it seems. Your audience will totally enjoy this holiday evening (or afternoon) of classically comic catastrophes.
Tickets: $35 Adults $30 Students/Seniors price includes Dinner and Show
Call The Schultz Theatre at (540) 740-9119 to reserve seats. Limited tickets available
A Dickens of a Carol II
It’s gonna take a Christmas miracle to get through this show!!!!
by Michael Gwin
with a little help from Charles Dickens
Friday, December 7 at 7:00 PM and Saturday, December 8 at 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM
and Sunday, December 9 at 3:00 PM
Reserved Tickets: $10 Adults and $8 for Students/Seniors
Tickets at the Door: $12 Adults and $10 for Students/Seniors
Call (540) 740-9119 to Reserve Tickets
The Nutcracker Ballet
Rockingham Ballet Theatre
December 14, 15 and 16 ???????
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Monday - Saturday 10:00 - 2:00
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