Quilters
by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek
June 17-21, 24-28

Celebrate Alexandria’s sesquicentennial with a musical journey to the past. Blending original music with traditional hymns and folk songs, “Quilters” presents a series of vignettes that chronicle the lives, dreams, and struggles of America’s pioneer women.

The Ice Fishing Play
by Kevin Kling
July 1-5

On the middle of a frozen lake, a chilly Minnesotan baits his hook to catch The Big One. Suddenly his ice hut is overrun by family, friends. . .and apparitions in search of a beer? As camaraderie melts back into solitude, the lonely fisherman is brought cheek-to-gill with destiny.

Hay Fever
by Noel Coward
July 8-12, 15-19

Unbeknownst to the others, each member of the eccentric Bliss family has invited a romantic interest for the weekend. With too little space and too many egos, the weekend becomes a wild and witty comedy of bad manners where passions collide and party games go horribly awry.

The Middle Ages
by A.R. Gurney, Jr.
July 22-26

Barney is the family rebel determined to escape his stodgy upbringing but is in love with Eleanor, the wholesome and upright girl next door. Set in the trophy room of a men’s club, the play follows their lives from youth to middle age through a series of club events: a debutante dance, a Christmas party, Eleanor’s wedding to Barney’s more respectable brother, and finally the funeral of Barney’s father. A warm and humorous portrait of American life and love from the 1950s through the 1970s.

My Emperors New Clothes
by Larry Shue, from a story by Hans Christian Anderson
July 29- August 2, August 6-9

A colorful, brightly comic and truly delightful treat for young audiences, written by one of our theatre's most accomplished playwrights. Reflecting the antic humor which distinguishes his hit comedies THE NERD and THE FOREIGNER, the author has transformed the famous original children's story into a fresh and lively theatre piece filled with funny lines, hummable songs and fast-paced action.
THE STORY: Everyone is familiar with the timeless story by Hans Christian Andersen, but the present version abounds in delightful differences: The action now takes place in the mythical kingdom of Mango-Chutney, which has a parade every day, a one-man army named Pony, and an Emperor who is known as the wisest man in the world because he has read the dictionary all the way through. The Emperor, deciding to hold a special parade for which he must have the most beautiful clothes in the world, offers half of the state treasury to the weaver who comes up with the finest cloth. And being as wise as he is, he also announces that he will give the other half of the treasury plus the hand of his daughter, Princess Farthingale to anyone who can make him believe that something is real when actually it is not. Needless to say all this leads to much furious activity and some diabolical plotting by Skreech and Clodney, two oafish spies from neighboring Bulgravia. And while it is touch and go for a while, all ends happily and in a burst of song as the villains are routed, the Princess united with her true love, and the Emperor saved by the cheerfully vocal intercession of the enthralled audience.