Our Current Season
In addition to these scheduled shows, watch for additional events and productions throughout the season. Call or e-mail the box office to inquire about season tickets and member discounts.
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Four County Players is nothing if not alive, excited, bursting with new energy, and ready to GROW. 40 years is quite an accomplishment, but we are far, far from done. 40 Years…AND ONE TO GROW ON.
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Godspell
Book by John Michael Tebelak
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Based on The Gospel According to St. Matthew
MAINSTAGE
Directed by Noal Bastian
Musical Direction by Thomas Dixon
Choreography by Geri Carlson Sauls
July 26, 27, August 2, 3, 9, 10, 2013 at 8PM
July 28, August 4, 11, 2013 at 2:30PM
Tickets: Adults/$16; Seniors & Students/$14; Children 12 & under/$12
All Fridays Half-Price (Half off a regular adult-price ticket)
Last seen at Four County Players over 20 years ago (in 1992!), this classic musical returns to the Mainstage to open our 41st Season! Godspell is an energetic, inspiring, and heartfelt retelling of the life of Jesus, based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew. It includes some of the most loved songs in American theater, including "Day By Day" and "All for the Best." This production will be the area premiere of the 2012 Revival Version of the show, featuring some of the most talented teens and young adults around!
Terri Allard Hosts Songwriters In The Round: A Very Special Evening with Terri Allard, Thomas Gunn, and Jason Pollock
A Fundraiser For Four County Players
MAINSTAGE
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
September 7 • 8pm
All Tickets $25
Renowned singer-songwriter Terri Allard returns to the Four County Players stage, joined by fellow singer-songwriters Thomas Gunn and Jason Pollock for a very special evening of songs, stories, and memories! This Fundraiser for Four County Players is ONE NIGHT ONLY, so make sure you don't miss it!
The Fourth Wall
By A.R. Gurney
Directed by Kenneth Waller
THE CELLAR
October 18, 19, 25, 26, November 1, 2, 2013 at 8PM
October 20, 27, November 3, 2013 at 2:30PM
All Tickets $12
Peggy has redecorated the living room, and her husband, Roger, can't stand it. She has made the room to look like a stage set, and everything now faces one wall— the "fourth wall"— which she has left bare (and which is really the audience). Not knowing where to turn, Roger enlists the help of their friend, Julia, and a local theater professor, Floyd. Crazy, hilarious antics ensue (including some impromptu Cole Porter numbers!) in this uproarious comedy, which the New Yorker calls "…debonair, thought-provoking, and funny."
A Christmas Carol
Based on the classic novel by Charles Dickens
MAINSTAGE
Directed by Joncey Boggs
November 22, 23, 30, December 6, 7, 13, 14, 2013 at 8PM
November 24, December 1, 8, 15, 2013 at 2:30PM
Tickets: Adults/$16; Seniors & Students/$14; Children 12 & under/$12
All Fridays Half-Price (Half off a regular adult-price ticket)
The perennial holiday favorite returns to the Four County Players Mainstage! This timeless classic takes us on Scrooge's amazing journey through his past, present, and future— guided by three spirits— to learn the true meaning of Christmas.
Songs In The Cellar:
A New Musical Revue
THE CELLAR
Conceived & Directed by Edward Warwick
Musical Direction & Accompaniment by Greg Harris
ONE WEEKEND ONLY!
February 7 & 8, 2014 at 8PM
February 9, 2014 at 2:30PM
All Tickets $12
As we launch our new Songs In The Cellar series, join us for a special ONE WEEKEND ONLY engagement as the Cellar transforms into an uptown cabaret club. In a musical revue toasting some of Broadway's most memorable melodies, some of the area's favorite performers tackle songs written for the opposite sex. This hilarious and heartwarming trip through musical theater gives performers the chance to sing the songs they know by heart, but that were written for the opposite part ... reminding us that music is universal.
Our first "Songs in the Cellar" Series Cast
Amelia Camacho
Thomas Dixon
Kylie Green
Tim Honeycutt
Jaime Kurtz
Kate Lambert
Laurie Lowrance
Doug Schneider
Lee Susen
Gary Warwick-White
Dirty Barbie And Other Girlhood Tales
In Collaboration with The DeeDee Stewart Project
Written and Performed by Denise "DeeDee" Stewart
THE CELLAR
ONE WEEKEND ONLY!
February 21 & 22, 2014 at 8PM
February 23, 2014 at 2:30PM
All Tickets $12
Denise Stewart's renowned one-woman show has been seen everywhere from Charlottesville to New York to Scotland, and now it's coming to Barboursville for ONE WEEKEND ONLY! Crafted from Stewart's stories about her childhood, Dirty Barbie is a whirlwind ride through small-town North Carolina in the 70s, 80s and 90s. With sleepover candor and a vintage soundtrack, Stewart tells tales of scarlet fever, scotch over ice, and girls gone wild.
Bye Bye Birdie
Book by Michael Stewart
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Lee Adams
MAINSTAGE
Directed & Choreographed by Geri Carlson Sauls
Musical Direction by Tara Scott
March 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, 2014 at 8PM
March 9, 16, 23, 30, 2014 at 2:30PM
Tickets: Adults/$16; Seniors & Students/$14; Children 12 & under/$12
All Fridays Half-Price (Half off a regular adult-price ticket)
Hip-swingin' teen idol Conrad Birdie has been drafted into the army. But don't worry, girls! His manager, Albert, has cooked up a plan to send him off in style— and with one last kiss from a lucky teenage fan! Bye Bye Birdie, a Tony Award-winning staple of the American Theater, is a hilarious, fun, family-friendly romp through the 1960s, featuring songs such as "Put on a Happy Face" and "A Lot of Livin' to Do."
Bye Bye Birdie Cast
| Albert Peterson | Marc Schindler |
| Rosie | Elena Taylor |
| Mae Peterson | Wendy Novicoff |
| Conrad Birdie | Steve Anzuini |
| Kim Macafee | Kylie Green |
| Hugo Peabody | James Kochka |
| Mr. Macafee | Randy Clark |
| Mrs. Macafee | Laurie Lowrance |
| Randolph Macafee | Conner Wells |
| Ursula Merkle | Chloe Horner |
| Gloria Rasputin | Laura Zwilling |
| Mrs. Merkle | Lisa Medders |
Read more— full cast list
Bedroom Farce
By Alan Ayckbourn
MAINSTAGE
Directed by Robert Davis
May 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 2014 at 8PM
May 11, 18, 25, 2014 at 2:30PM
Tickets: Adults/$16; Seniors & Students/$14; Children 12 & under/$12
All Fridays Half-Price (Half off a regular adult-price ticket)
Bedroom Farce is a classic, contemporary British comedy from Tony Award-winning playwright Alan Ayckbourn. In three different bedrooms, we follow the simultaneous interactions of four married couples, whose lives become hilariously complicated when things go awry at an evening house-warming party. Expect chaos, pratfalls, and plenty of door-slamming in this fast-paced, quick-witted, and hysterical (but PG-rated: no nudity or swearing!) comedy.