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“The Shadow Behind the Flame: The Anjette Lyles Story”
Box Office opens to the public on October 10, 2011

Box Office Hours 1 – 6 PM
Production dates are October 14 – 23, 2011
Tickets: $18 Adults, $15 Seniors (60+), Students w/ID $10
Call 477-3342 or 471-PLAY for Reservations

Macon, Georgia’s own most famous (or infamous) murderess truly comes to life in this newly revised and updated play, which has been brought back to the MLT stage once again by the continuing demands of our audience. You may think you already know everything about Anjette Lyles, but The Shadow Behind the Flame: the Anjette Lyles Story addresses much more than just the who, what, when, and where of the local murder case. This dramatization takes you back to Anjette’s childhood, gets inside her head, and listens in on those who observed her behavior. Local writer and director Denver Pickard presents a terrifying yet charismatic and gracious lead character whose charm will make you smile even while chilling your heart, and a story line that contains equal amounts of  down home Southern humor and bone-tingling horror. This show is a must-see for everyone, both those who have seen it and can’t wait to see it again as well as those who have missed it during its previous runs and have been begging us to bring it back.

“Harvey”

Written by Mary Chase

Directed by Chuck NeSmith
Box Office opens to the public on August 29. 2011

Box Office Hours 1 – 6 PM
Production dates are September 2 – 11
Tickets: $18 Adults, $15 Seniors (60+), Students w/ID $10
Call 477-3342 or 471-PLAY for Reservations

Mary Chase’s play “Harvey” enjoyed a phenomenally successful Broadway run, playing for nearly five years after its 1944 opening. Everyone wants to meet Elwood Dowd and his friend Harvey. When they enter a room, strangers soon become friends and people want to share a drink with them. But Harvey is a six-foot invisible rabbit and Elwood’s sister wants him gone. The question is – does the world need another “normal” chap, or more Harveys? Of course, it all gets sorted out in the end, but there are many surprises (as well as comic doses of wisdom) along the way, as everyone questions just what exactly is real. Macon Little Theatre presents a new look at this Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Mary Chase. A celebrated success, this play has become one of the most successful and popular plays ever offered to nonprofessionals.

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
Box Office opens to the public on July 18th.
Production dates are June 22-31
Tickets: $18 Adults, $15 Seniors (60+), Students w/ID $10
Call 477-3342 or 471-PLAY for Reservations
Box Office Hours 1 – 6 PM

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable. Joseph, his father’s favorite son, is a boy blessed with prophetic dreams. When he is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and taken to Egypt, Joseph endures a series of adventures in which his spirit and humanity are continually challenged. He is purchased by Potiphar where thwarting advances from Potiphar’s wife lands him in jail. When news of Joseph’s gift to interpret dreams reaches the Pharaoh (wryly and riotously depicted as Elvis), Joseph is well on his way to becoming second in command. Eventually his brothers, having suffered greatly, unknowingly find themselves groveling at the feet of the brother they betrayed but no longer recognize. After testing their integrity, Joseph reveals himself leading to a heartfelt reconciliation of the sons of Israel. Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles, from country-western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock ‘n’ roll, this Old Testament tale emerges both timely and timeless.

For the past two weeks, 94 participants in the Macon Little Theatre-Academy of the Performing Arts Theatre Camp have been learning theatre lore, rehearsing songs, choreography, lines and blocking under the direction of Sylvia Haynie and Laura Voss.
Why all of this fun and hard work? On June 10, 11 and 12 these actors and actresses will present four performances of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr. and demonstrate the fruits of their summer camp efforts. Performances will be presented on Friday, June 10, at 7:30 PM, Saturday, June 11, at 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM with a final matinee on Sunday, June 12 at 2:30 PM. Tickets will be sold at the door on the date of each performance – no reservations are required. The cost of the tickets is $10 for ages 16 and up and $5 for ages 3 to 15. Bring the whole family to see this Disney Classic featuring such songs as Gaston, Be Our Guest, Human Again and Beauty and the Beast.

A Bad Year for Tomatoes
Box Office opens to the public on May 16.
Production dates are May 20 – 29.

A cast of zany eccentrics will serve up liberal helpings of broad comedy spiced with farce and slapstick in “A Bad Year for Tomatoes”.

Catherine Kjellstrom plays pivotal character Myra Marlowe, a television actress. Tired of the limelight, Marlowe has retired to a small North Georgia town to write her autobiography. Instead of peace and quiet, she finds herself surrounded by eccentric, nosy neighbors. Next door, there are Cora (Erin Tudzin) and Reba (Alveta Summers) who are annoyingly bubbly and gossipy. Willa Mae (Amy Lines Miller) is equally nosy, and the whole town thinks she’s a witch. Making more unwanted appearances in Marlowe’s living room are Piney (Dan Byrd), a lumberjack with a nasty habit of always overstaying his welcome, and Tom (Michael Stewart), Marlowe’s agent. To discourage her unwelcome visitors, Marlowe invents a crazy sister, Sadie — drawing on her acting skills to pull off the deception. All is well until Marlowe stops her sister act. The neighbors — and the sheriff (Tommy Knight) — think Marlowe murdered Sadie. Needless to say, all is straightened out in the end, but the uproarious doings will keep audiences laughing right up to the final curtain, and then some.