Rosebud theatre is on the cusp of entering the homestretch of 2012 with its annual Christmas production.
May and Joe opens on November 2 at the Rosebud Opera House. While they are getting ready to hit the stage the theatre is looking ahead to its 2013 season.
Next spring Rosebud is opening their season with Barefoot in the Park, a Neil Simon romantic comedy. Paul and Corie are newlyweds with nothing in common. After a six-day honeymoon, they set out to tackle a top-floor, New York fixer-upper with a Hungarian rooftop roommate and beds that barely fit into broom closets. Corie is creating a love nest; Paul needs to go to work. Young love is about to give way to the reality of nosey in-laws, finicky radiators, and learning how to scrap and make up in order to make a home. A Broadway smash hit and classic movie by the master of comedy.
Barefoot in the Park runs from March 22 until May 11, 2013.
This is followed by Cotton Patch Gospel, which features music from Harry Chapin. The Good News is coming to Georgia in a re-telling of the Gospel story set in the contemporary American South. Accompanied by bluegrass music and infectious tunes, it’s the greatest story ever ‘retold’—dramatic, prophetic, and compelling—a joyous celebration of the Jesus story that transcends all time. This foot-stomping fresh take on the familiar will set your feet to tappin’ and your fingers to snappin’ with the best music and heart that Rosebud has to offer. Cotton Patch Gospel runs May 31 to August 24, 2013.
Also in the Summer of 2013 on the Studio Stage, Rosebud presents Underneath the Lintel: An Impressive Display of Lovely Evidences. Unexpected adventure drops in the overnight bin when a reclusive librarian discovers a curious return: a book 123 years overdue. A clue scribbled in the margin and an un¬claimed dry-cleaning ticket take him on an obsessive quest to track down the borrower and give him the fine of his life. As he travels across four continents, will he unlock an ancient mystery to awaken his life, or meticulously descend into madness? This runs July 3 to August 24, 2013.
Autumn brings Rosebud Theatre’s interpretation of a true classic, Our Town. Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. But is that just the beginning? This Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatization of life in fictional Grover’s Corners has become one of the most widely beloved and performed plays of all time. This town is every town and the simplicity of life is this: Under¬neath the everyday ordinary are lives that are extraordinary. This runs September 13 to October 19, 2013.
Fast-forward one year and you will arrive at Rosebud Theatre’s winter production It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play. Idealistic George Bailey considers his demise one fateful Christmas Eve, but is interrupted by an angel who shows him what life would be if George never existed. Complete with live music, sound effects, and 1940’s charm, this holiday event unfolds as a radio broadcast, coming to captivating life with an ensemble that brings over two dozen characters to the stage. An affirmation of life and family, celebrate the season and rediscover that no man is a failure who has friends. This runs November 1 to December 22, 2013.
