The 2010-11 Season

 

August 21 & 22
Franklin Park Arts Center

A Light Musical Comedy

Produced by Loudoun Lyric Opera Company
Book by Meredith Bean McMath
Music by Mugler; Kern; Bizet; Herbert; Mozart; Meyer, Leslie and Ray; Gounod;

        Whiting, Kahn & Egan; Verdi; Lewis & Young, and many more...
Director Meredith Bean McMath
Music Director Cuong Hung Van

Romance from Broadway to Lincoln Center introduces us to Jeannette McAvoy and Nelson Eddington: two music experts who share a marriage and a love of music but not much else at the moment. It's the summer of 1966, and the couple are set to present an evening of romantic songs from broadway to opera as a tribute to the soon-to-be-open Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. But, try as they may to rehearse the presentation with the performers, it's clear Jeanette and Nelson aren't going to be able to stay on topic. Or are they?

From Vaudeville to Operettas, Broadway music to "serious" Opera, the songs will lead you down Lovers' Lane, and the plight of the married music experts and their hapless Producer will have you laughing all the way. Romance from Broadway to Lincoln Center is produced by Loudoun Lyric Opera Company, and the production is sponsored in part by a gift from The Friends of Franklin Park Arts Center given in memory of Christopher Maré. For tickets and information, click here.

 

August 24 & 27

OPEN AUDITIONS!

Once Upon A CHRISTMAS CAROL . Tuesday, August 24, 6:30 - 9:30 pm & Friday, August 27, 6:30 -9:30 pm Callbacks: Saturday, August 28, 9 am to noon . CLICK HERE for Audition Information . SEE BELOW for show description

 

 

December 3-19
Hillsboro's Old Stone School Theatre

Once Upon A CHRISTMAS CAROL
     an original musical          adapted and directed by Meredith Bean McMath and Diane El-Shafey

Gee, we hate to use a cliché, but sometimes there's no other way to put it: this one is FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! Charles Dickens' classic tale will thrill you all over again in an adaptation that promises to keep Dicken's language and humor the way Scrooge promises to keep Christmas forevermore! With a script adapted by prize-winning playwright Meredith Bean McMath and original music by Diane El-Shafey, Run Rabbit Run Theatre is proud to announce the premiere of this original work. Once Upon A Christmas Carol is also the premiere of a new partnership with Hillsboro Community Association to bring quality theatre and arts education to Hillsboro and surrounds. Three Weekends! Nine Performances! Friday, December 3, 8 pm Saturday, December 4, 3 pm & 8 pm Saturday, December 11, 8 pm & 3 pm Sunday, December 12, 8 pm Friday, December 17, 8 pm Saturday, December 18, 8 pm Sunday, December 19, 3 pm

 

 

July 9-24, 2011
Hillsboro's Old Stone School Theatre

ALL FOR THE UNION!

An original Civil War Play by Meredith Bean McMath - the first in a five-year, five-play Civil War Sesquicentennial series

All for the Union! follows is based on true stories from the pages of Loudoun Civil War history: Lida and LIzzie Dutton and Sarah Steer, three young pro-Union women living in Confederate Virginia, dared to write an underground newspaper for Union soldiers. Armed with nothing more than their wits, they fought the Confederacy in their own way. Their humor and strength, trials and triumphs will give audiences of all ages a fresh perspective on the most dangerous time in American history. All for the Union! is an original play written by prize-winning playwright Meredith Bean McMath and features Civil War music throughout. For more information on the play (production history, reviews and photos), click here. AUDITIONS TBA TICKETS on sale beginning January 2011 About the Civil War Sesquicenennial Series Created in honor of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, every summer through 2015 McMath will present another original play based on true stories from America's Civil War. Each production will begin with arun at Hillsboro's Old Stone School Theatre before moving to area museums and theatres. This Series,produced by Run Rabbit Run Theatre in conjunction with The Hillsboro Community Association, will open your eyes to the deeper conflicts and complexities of the "brothers' war." For more information on The Civil War Sesquicentennial Series, click here.