CELEBRATING 40 YEARS!
THE ACTOR'S THEATRE
Audition Date: October 17, 2026
Director: Spencer Hohl
Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey
Drama
A spooky yet playful and theatrical reimagining of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, this adaptation follows the imaginative Catherine Morland as she enters a world of mysterious circumstances, ominous family secrets, dramatic dreams, and one very suspicious old house. Guided by a mischievous Narrator, the audience is invited to indulge in Catherine’s imagination and love of Gothic fiction while she discovers that the truth may be both less frightening and more complicated than the stories she loves.
Audition Date: November 7, 2026
Director: Joanne Parker
John Logan
Red
Drama
Master abstract expressionist Mark Rothko has just landed the biggest commission in the history of modern art, a series of murals for New York’s famed Four Seasons Restaurant. In the two fascinating years that follow, Rothko works feverishly with his young assistant, Ken, in his studio on the Bowery.
Audition Date: TBA
Director: Jenni Hohl
Music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar.
The Drowsy Chaperone
Musical Comedy
With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. The recording comes to life and The Drowsy Chaperone begins as the man in the chair looks on. Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight.
Audition Date: May 8, 2027
Director: Spencer Hohl
William Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew
Comedy
Lucentio loves Bianca but cannot court her until her shrewish older sister Katherina marries. The eccentric Petruccio marries the reluctant Katherina and uses a number of tactics to render her an obedient wife. Lucentio marries Bianca and, in a contest at the end, Katherina proves to be the most obedient wife.
Audition Date: June 12, 2027
Director: TBA
Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Inherit the Wind
Drama
One of the outstanding dramas of our time, Inherit the Wind recreates the famous Scopes “Monkey” trial, in which the teaching of creationism came head to head against the teaching of scientific fact.
Audition Date: August 28, 2027
Director: TBA
Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol
Holiday Event
Enter Victorian London and celebrate the holiday in our faithful and heartfelt adaptation of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic. The cold and miserly Ebenezer Scrooge has long forgotten the joy of Christmas, that is until his deceased partner Jacob Marley visits him in an effort to save him from eternal damnation. Ebenezer is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve and forced to confront the shadows of his past, the reality of his present, and the dire consequences of his future. With rich language, atmospheric settings, and a cast of endearing characters, Parker Theatre’s A Christmas Carol invokes the true spirit of Christmas. We invite you to join us this season to reflect, rejoice, and be transformed.