Dear Friends,
How do you celebrate 20 years? As we headed into Season 20 we asked ourselves that question a lot. We thought about a “greatest hits” season of favorite shows. Then we considered a whole season of brand-new titles highlighting our commitment to new work. But, in the end, we decided to bring you another season of exactly the type of great theatre you’ve come to expect from GBSC: familiar stories told in fresh new ways (Miracle on 34th Street and the Broadway smash Matilda) alongside exciting new and new-to-you work we know you will love (Marie and Rosetta and Last Night at Bowl-Mor Lanes), and, sometimes, as in the World Premiere of Miss Holmes Returns, we combined both ideas into one show.
We know you’ll love this season and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate 20 years.
How do you celebrate 20 years? As we headed into Season 20 we asked ourselves that question a lot. We thought about a “greatest hits” season of favorite shows. Then we considered a whole season of brand-new titles highlighting our commitment to new work. But, in the end, we decided to bring you another season of exactly the type of great theatre you’ve come to expect from GBSC: familiar stories told in fresh new ways (Miracle on 34th Street and the Broadway smash Matilda) alongside exciting new and new-to-you work we know you will love (Marie and Rosetta and Last Night at Bowl-Mor Lanes), and, sometimes, as in the World Premiere of Miss Holmes Returns, we combined both ideas into one show.
We know you’ll love this season and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate 20 years.
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Weylin Symes
Producing Artistic Director |
Season 20 MAINSTAGE
LAST NIGHT AT BOWL-MOR LANESWhat happens when a couple of
old broads break into a bowling alley? Gutter. Ball. Gold. Ruth and Maude are on a mission. After 49 years of “friendly competition” the score is tied. It all comes down to one final string before the Bowl-Mor… is No-Mor. Join us for an “unforgettable evening of drunkenness, debauchery … and very bad bowling.” There will be Cheetos. SEPTEMBER 5-29, 2019 WORLD PREMIERE By Weylin Symes Directed by Weylin Symes Featuring Paula Plum & Ceit Zweil 
TBDWe’re still looking! We expect to announce our Giving Voice Foundation Trust Drama Series play within the coming months.
With funding from The Foundation Trust, GBSC is committed to producing a play annually that will feature playwrights from traditionally underrepresented communities. MARCH 12-APRIL 5, 2020 Giving Voice Foundation Trust Drama Series 
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MARIE AND ROSETTAGospel, guitar and
the godmother of rock-n-roll. Celebrated for her ferocious guitar playing and swinging gospel music, Sister Rosetta Tharpe broke boundaries and influenced rock ‘n’ roll’s earliest icons. Set in 1940’s Mississippi, Marie and Rosetta shows the legendary icon rehearsing with her young protégée, Marie Knight as the two prepare to embark on a tour that will ultimately cement them as one of the greatest musical duos in history. OCTOBER 17-NOVEMBER 10, 2019 By George Brant Co-Produced with The Front Porch Arts Collective 
ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA
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MIRACLE ON 34TH STREETIf you really believe, anything can happen.
When Kris Kringle agrees to serve as a last-minute replacement for Santa in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, he is so convincing that he is offered a job as the Santa for Macy’s Department store. He claims to be the real Santa Claus, but can he convince the doubters, including an 8-year-old girl longing to find something to believe in? NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 22, 2019 Adapted by Mountain Community Theater from the novel by Valentine Davies. Based upon the Twentieth Century Fox motion picture Miracle on 34th Street. Featuring William Gardiner 
MISS HOLMES RETURNSThe World’s Greatest Detective is Back!
Sherlock and Watson are back on the case in this riveting follow-up to our 2018 smash hit Miss Holmes. Murder, mystery, betrayal, and a dose of social justice are all on the docket this time around for the unstoppable crime-fighting duo. JUNE 4-28, 2020 WORLD PREMIERE By Christopher M. Walsh Based on characters by Arthur Conan Doyle Directed by Weylin Symes Don Fulton New Play Project Featuring Marge Dunn, Alexander Platt, & Brittany Rolfs 
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Season 20 SPECIAL EVENTS
SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT
THE CALAMARI SISTERS' SAUSAGEFESTCelebrate summer with these sassy, brassy broads’ newest all-singing, all-dancing and all-cooking show! Whether you’re a sausage- lover or not, you’ll laugh until your sides ache. Get ready for a raucous good time! JULY 18-21, 2019 PG-13 |
SPECIAL CONCERT EVENT
MARTHA REEVES AND THE VANDELLASCelebrate New Year's Eve with GBSC!
“Come and Get These Memories” with the all-female group Martha Reeves and The Vandellas as they perform their timeless hits “Heat Wave,” “Jimmy Mack” and the epic “Dancing in the Street.” DECEMBER 31, 2019 at 7 & 10PM |
SPECIAL DANCE EVENT
SWAN LAKE IN BLUE
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SINGLE TICKETS
go on sale June 1st, 2019! |
Photo Credits: Paula Plum. Credit: Miranda Mitrano; Sydney Newcomb & William Gardiner. Miracle on 34th Street (2013) Credit: David Costa; Photo of Sister Rosetta Tharpe provided courtesy of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; Marge Dunn. Miss Holmes (2018) Credit: Nile Scott Studios.
