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August 17, 18 19*, 24, 25, & 26* October 12, 13, 14*, 19, 20, & 21*

Mark Twain’s timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Their adventures bring to life your favorite characters from the novel—the Widow Douglas and her stern sister, Miss Watson; the uproarious King and Duke, who may or may not be as harmless as they seem; Huck’s partner in crime, Tom Sawyer, and their rowdy gang of pals; Huck’s drunken father, the sinister Pap Finn; the lovely Mary Jane Wilkes. Propelled by an award-winning score from Roger Miller, the king of country music, this jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana.

March 22, 23, 24*, 29, 30, 31* May 17, 18, 19*, 24, 25, & 26*

MAINSTAGE SHOWSAdult: $18; Seniors (65+) $16Students (21 & under) $12

UNDERGROUND SERIES$10 in advance$12 at the door

BOX OFFICE: (812) 425-2800

Tickets go on sale to the general public three weeks prior to each opening night.

Season ticket holders may select their seating at any time. We advise them to reserve tickets at least three weeks before show openings.

Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express accepted. Mail orders always welcome. Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope.

Evansville Civic Theatre reserves the right to make changes or substitutions should production rights be withdrawn or other problems arise with any scheduled presentations.

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Show Weekend Hours:Friday: 1 p.m.-6 p.m.Saturday: 2 p.m.-6 p.m.Sunday: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Box Office Hours: Monday, CLOSEDTuesday-Friday 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

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The classic 1987 motion picture fantasy bursts onto the stage in the unforgettable theatrical experience, Big, The Musical. Josh Baskin is sick of being an awkward kid. At a carnival, he makes a wish to the Zoltar machine to become “big.” To his shock, his wish is granted. After an understandably awkward beginning, Josh is forced to do “adult” things, like getting a job and a girlfriend. In the end, he discovers that there’s much more to being an adult than he bargained for and learns that we must all grow up at our own pace, in our own time.

During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Anne Frank began to keep a diary on June 14, 1942, two days after her 13th birthday, and twenty-two days before going into hiding with her mother, father, sister, and four other people. The group went into hiding in the sealed-off upper rooms of the annex of her father’s office building in Amsterdam. The sealed-off upper-rooms also contained a hidden room which the Franks would hide in when Nazi soldiers were investigating the buildings for harbored Jews. They remained hidden for two years and one month, until their betrayal in August 1944, which resulted in their deportation to Nazi concentration camps.

December 7, 8, 9*, 14, 15, & 16*

It’s four days before Christmas in the tiny town of Tinsel, Texas, and a colorful parade of eccentric guests arrive at the Snowflake Inn and deck the halls with holiday hilarity. Trina, the harried, upbeat innkeeper of this B&B, has more than she can handle coping with these nuttier-than-a-fruitcake lodgers. Hoyt and his sister, Donna Jo, make the mistake of trying to end a thirty-year feud between their curmudgeonly aunts, Ennis and Della, with sidesplitting results. Ainsley and Lenora, self-involved actors from a lower-than-low-budget touring production of A Christmas Carol, descend on the Inn to fulfill a promise, leaving comedic chaos in their wake. A spur-of-the-moment Christmas Eve wedding that brings together the fabulous Futrelle sisters—Honey Raye, Twink, Frankie and Rhonda Lynn—and their best friend, Raynerd, takes a surprising and delightful turn that leads to a laugh-’til-your-sides-ache climax.

January 25, 26, 27*, February 1, 2, 3*Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they’re unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate, for each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, the bloodbath begins and one by one they are brutally murdered in accordance with the lines of a sinister nursery rhyme. One of Christie’s darkest tales and a masterpiece of dramatic construction, its growing sense of dread and unfaltering tension will keep you guessing to the very end.

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This two-time Tony® and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of four), an onstage plane crash, missing fingers, and some good old-fashioned romance! In The 39 Steps, a man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she’s a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale! A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure!

Book by John Weidman, Music by David Shire, Lyrics by Richard Maltby,Jr. Written by Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackettadaptation by Wendy Kesselman Written by Jamie Wooten, Jessie Jones, & Nicholas Hope

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2018-2019 Evansville Civic Theatre Season Calendar

VISIT US ONLINE AT: EVANSVILLECIVICTHEATRE.ORG OR CALL: (812) 425-2800 ORDER BEFORE JUNE 1 AND SAVE $16!Evening Performances begin at 7:30 p.m.; Matinee performances begin at 2:00 p.m.

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Written by Harold Pinter Directed by Megan Leavitt A look into the nature of romantic relationships, Harold Pinter’s Betrayal starts in 1977 when long time lovers Jerry and Emma meet after her marriage to her husband Robert dissolves, and then backtracks all the way to 1968 when their affair first began. As the years spin backwards, a complex web of secrets about the trio emerges— as friends, as partners, as spouses.

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NovemberWritten by D.L. Coburn Directed by Katy Haun This winner of the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Drama uses a card game as a metaphor for life. Weller Martin is playing solitaire on the porch of a seedy nursing home. Enter Fonsia Dorsey, a prim, self-righteous lady. They discover they both dislike the home and enjoy gin rummy, so they begin to play and to reveal intimate details of their lives.

Written by Leslie HeadlandDirected by Mari Lyn Clark & Rebecca Oates Ten years out of high school, Regan, Gena, and Katie convene in the luxurious bridal suite of their old friend, Becky, the night before her wedding in New York City. Fueled by jealousy and resentment, the girls embark on a night of debauchery that goes from playfully wasted to devastatingly destructive. A wicked black comedy about female friendship and growing up in an age of excess.

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Both written by Steve Martin Directed by Jasmine Withrow Zig Zag Woman Pushed to amazing lengths to relieve profound loneliness, a waitress magically separates herself into three parts to facilitate her quest for a man. She encounters an old man waiting for true love, a middle aged man who has stopped looking, and a fiery young man who longs for a woman in pieces.Patter for a Floating Lady A magician levitates his female assistant, a former lover. He uses magic to give her the freedom he was unable to give when they were together. The trick has an unexpected result.

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