November 14 – 15, 2008

Rapidly increasing in popularity since it’s inception in 2002, the First Draft Playwright’s Circle presents two evenings of staged readings of brand-new works by local playwrights.

April 4, 2009

Get ready to rock…the lineup for the BATTLE OF THE BANDS has been chosen!

Be at the Drama League on Friday, April 4, 2009, when these great musicians rock the house!

After they play, our judges will narrow the field down to three…and you get to vote for your favorite! The winning band will play a concert at the Drama League in August.

Tickets are only $10. The doors open at 6:15…the first band starts rockin’ at 7:00. The cash bar will be open and bands will be selling merchandise and CD’s. All ages are welcome to this great event!  

Performed on select Saturdays in our lobby, the Chrysalis Players’ Pillow Plays series brings great theatre to our youngest patrons! Pillow Plays has become a local phenomenon as we’ve taken our short plays to local libraries and schools, including the Newark Free Library, Woodlawn Library, and (new!) Bayard Taylor Library in Kennett Square, PA. Best of all…the plays are FREE!!

Don’t miss our next pillow play on Saturday, December 5th – a Christmas-themed comic mystery with a twist. It’s a great short play geared toward kids 10 and under (but don’t worry…grown-ups are allowed to enjoy them too…). Showtimes are 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. As always, admission is free!

August 2, 2008

11:00 a.m.

Friday, April 17, 2009, 8:00
Saturday, April 18, 8:00
Sunday, April 19, 2:00
Friday, April 24, 8:00
Saturday, April 25, 8:00
Sunday, April 26, 2:00

By Rick Cummins and John Scoullar
Directed by Bernardo Villela

Overview

Based on the beloved classic by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince tells the tale of a Pilot who crash-lands in the desert and the Little Prince from a tiny planet who befriends him. The Pilot is spiritually transformed by the boy through a series of stories and encounters with various characters and learns to see the world anew. Beautiful and profound in its simplicity, The Little Prince is a show both kids and adults can enjoy.

Cast & Crew

June 19 – 28, 2009

Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Book by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty
Directed by Tina M. Sheing

Overview

Seussical lovingly brings to life our favorite Dr. Seuss characters including Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie, and all of Whoville! The Cat and Jojo, a boy Who and “thinker of strange and wonderful thinks,” seamlessly bring together these colorful tales. Dr. Seuss’s themes are relevant and universal, making this a musical to appeal to all ages.

Cast and Crew

February 27 – 28, 2009, 8:00

Overview

It’s time to get out the vote – again!

The Wilmington Drama League proudly presents our Annual One-Act Play Festival. For two nights, we’ll be presenting four very different, dynamic one-act plays, and you get to vote for your favorite. The winning play will represent the Drama League at the State One-Act Festival in Arden, DE on March 28.

General admission tickets to the festival are only $8.

This year’s plays include:

LARRY GETS THE CALL
Written by Matt Casarino
Directed by Nick D’Argenio

Is Larry dreaming, or is he really having a meeting with God? And why is God so…unexpected?

THE MOST OFFENSIVE PLAY EVER WRITTEN
Written and Directed by Kristyn Leigh Robinson

Want to see a play, but worried that you might be offended? Well worry no more – the producers have sent us to protect you!

NO EXIT
Written by Jean-Paul Sartre
Directed by Sean Kelly

Three people are trapped together in their own personal hells in Sartre’s existential masterpiece.

TWO FROM THE COUCH
Written and Directed by Brian Couch

The mind of Brian Couch offers two quick & hilarious plays – one concerning a strange production of The Sound of Music, the other about an anthropology lecture that goes wrong (or right?).

Written by Neil Simon
Directed by Jeff Robleto

8:00 Fridays & Saturdays, May 15 – 30, 2009

2:00 Sunday, May 24, 2009

Overview

What dinner party could run smoothly when the host has shot himself in the head? (Don’t worry, it’s just a flesh wound.) When the Brocks’ get-together goes awry, friends try to hide a potential scandal. No one knows exactly what’s going on, and each time new guests arrive, the cover-up becomes more complex until no one can remember who said what about whom. Misunderstandings and mistaken identities add hilarity to this fast-paced side-splitting farce. Note: Rumors contains adult language and situations.

Cast and Crew

March 13 – 28, 2009

Written by Noel Coward
Directed by Jean Eggen

Overview

Elyot Chase and his wife are on their honeymoon in France. However, unbeknownst to either of them, Elyot’s first wife, Amanda, is on her honeymoon with her new husband in the suite next door. Taking in some air on their respective balconies, Elyot and Amanda are shocked to discover each other. In the ensuing hilarity, Elyot and Amanda begin to evaluate what caused their relationship to fail. A sensation in its time, and winner of the 2002 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, Private Lives is one of Noel Coward’s most beloved works, containing some of his strongest characters and best dialogue.

Cast and Crew

January 24 – February 7, 2009

Music and Lyrics by Roger Miller
Book by William Hauptman

Overview

Based on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Big River combines a faithful retelling of Mark Twain’s classic novel with Americana music at its best. Toe-tapping, hand-clapping country and bluegrass tunes provide the backdrop to Huck and Jim’s escape to freedom down the Mississippi River. Behind the comic characters and hysterically funny situations, Big River weaves a story of American racial conflict and reconciliation, the quest for freedom, and the seduction of a new frontier.
Note: BIG RIVER contains racially charged language.

Cast and Crew

* Sam White will play “Huck Finn” on Saturday, January 31st.