2012-2013 Season
Boeing-Boeing
a comedy by Marc Camoletti 
presented in special arrangement with Samuel French
directed by Carl Woodworth
Performances: October 12, 13*, 14, 19, 20, 21, 2012
*Saturday, October 13 at 2:30pm: enjoy the Monterey Square Wine and Arts Fair after the show
Fridays & Saturday, October 20 at 7:30pm; Sundays at 2:30pm
General Admission: $12 each. Seniors, Students, & Groups of 10 or More: $10 each.
Winner, 2008 Tony Award, Best Revival of a Play. This 1960's French farce adapted for the English-speaking stage features self-styled Parisian lothario Bernard, who has French, German and American fiancees, each beautiful airline hostesses with frequent "layovers". He keeps "one up, one down and one pending" until unexpected schedule changes bring all three to Paris and Bernard's apartment at the same time.
The Dog Who Saved THE NUTCRACKER
a musical
book by Marilyn Sebesta
music and lyrics by Suzanne Davis Marion
stage adaptation by Candyce Byrne
directed by Amber Barbee
Performances: November 30, December 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 2012
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:30pm
General Admission: $17 each. Seniors, Students, & Groups of 10 or More: $15 each.
The World Premiere of a new musical based on Wharton author Marilyn Sebesta's charming children's book Scout, The Dog Who Saved The Nutcracker, with delightful original music by Houston composer Suzanne Davis Marion. Susanna lives in a small town much like Wharton with her parents, her brother Charley and her best pal Scout, a lovable but clumsy chocolate-brown Labrador retriever. Scout joins Susanna and Charley and their friends in ballet class, getting ready for the town's first-ever production of The Nutcracker. Mice from the neighboring feed store invade the dress rehearsal looking for the Mouse King, and Scout's clever response earns her a starring role in the show. Part of the proceeds of this production will benefit Wharton County S.P.O.T. (Stray Pet Outreach Team), a volunteer animal rescue organization.
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Tuna Does Vegas
presented VonDerAu Ford of El Campo
and the Ya-Ya's of Wharton
a comedy by Ed Howard, Joe Sears & Jaston Williams
presented in special arrangement with Samuel French
directed by Burke Wilkins
Performances: February 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 2013
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:30pm
General Admission: $12 each. Seniors, Students, & Groups of 10 or More: $10 each.
Tuna Does Vegas, the hilarious new installment from the legendary Greater Tuna creative team! Tuna Does Vegas re-unites the lovable and eccentric characters from the "third smallest town in Texas" as they take a rambling romp in Sin City. The hilarity begins when oddball-conservative radio host Arles Struvie announces on air that he and his wife Bertha Bumiller are heading to Vegas to renew their wedding vows . . . but everyone in Tuna goes along for the ride. Tuna Does Vegas features your favorite characters from the award-winning Greater Tuna productions and some new characters, too!
Enchanted April 
a romantic comedy/drama by Matthew Barber
from the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim
presented in special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service
directed by Quinn Wrench
Performances: April 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 2013
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:30pm
General Admission: $12 each. Seniors, Students, & Groups of 10 or More: $10 each.
When two frustrated London housewives decide to rent a villa in Italy for a holiday away from their bleak marriages, they recruit two very different English women to share the cost and the experience. There, among the wisteria blossoms and Mediterranean sunshine, all four bloom again—rediscovering themselves in ways that they—and we—could never have expected.
The Litefooter Summer Youth Workshop & Production
Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr. 
presented by Von-Will Ford of Wharton
book by Doug Wright
lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater
music by Alan Menken
based on the Hans Christian Andersen Story and the Disney Film
presented in special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI)
directed by Roshunda Jones
Performances: June 27, 28, 29, 30, 2013
Thursday & Friday at 7:30pm, Saturday & Sunday at 2:30pm
General Admission: $12 each. Seniors, Students, & Groups of 10 or More: $10 each.
In a magical kingdom fathoms under the sea, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first she'll have to defy her father King Triton, make a deal with the evil sea witch Ursula, and convince Prince Eric that she’s the girl with the enchanting voice. Adapted from Disney’s 2008 Broadway production, Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr. features the hit songs "Part of Your World," "She’s in Love," and the Oscar-winning "Under the Sea."
The Drowsy Chaperone 
a musical
music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison
book by Bob Martin & Don McKellar
presented in special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI)
directed by Henri-Ann Nortman
Performances: August 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 2013
Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:30pm
General Admission: $17 each. Seniors, Students, & Groups of 10 or More: $15 each.
A rare combination of unprecedented originality and blinding talent, The Drowsy Chaperone boldly addresses a great unspoken desire in all of our hearts: to be entertained. If you've ever sat in a dark theatre and thought, "Dear Lord in heaven, please let it be good," this is the show for you! It all begins when a die-hard musical-theater fan plays his favorite cast album on his turntable, and the musical literally bursts to life in his living room, telling the rambunctious tale of a brazen Broadway starlet trying to find, and keep, her true love.
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