Master Arts' Past Seasons

Season 6, 2001 – 02

Fall
Snoopy!!! - The Musical
based on the comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles Schulz
music by Larry Grossman, lyrics by Hal Hackady
directed by Pris McDonald
musical direction by Nancy Peters
assistant direction / choreography Cassie Holmes

Christmas
Little Women
written by Louisa May Alcott
adapted by Thomas Hischak
directed by Pris McDonald
assistant direction by Walter Riegler

Winter
The Foreigner
by Larry Shue
directed by Walter Riegler

Spring
Robert Fulghum's
All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten
conceived and adapted by Ernest Zulia
music and lyrics by David Caldwell
directed by Walter Williams

Youth Summer Stock
The Princess & The Pea
by Travis Tyre
directed by Walter Williams and Cassie Holmes

Fall
Tom Sawyer
adapted by Master Arts Theatre from Mark Twain's novel
lyrics and music by Richard Sherman & Robert Sherman
directed by Pris McDonald and Cassie Holmes
musical direction by Scott Bosscher
  

Christmas
Sanders Family Christmas
written by Connie Ray, conceived by Alan Bailey
musical arrangements by John Foley & Gary Fagin
directed by Pris McDonald
musical direction by Anna Colby

Dinner Theatre
Robert Fulghum's
All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten
conceived and adapted by Ernest Zulia
music and lyrics by David Caldwell
directed by Walter Williams

Winter
A Raisin in the Sun
written by Lorraine Hansberry
directed by Pris McDonald

Spring
Harvey
by Mary Chase
directed by Walter Williams

Youth Summer Stock
Winnie-the-Pooh
dramatized by Kristin Sergel
from the stories of A.A. Milne
directed by Walter Williams and Cassie Holmes

Fall
Gilbert & Sullivan's
The Pirates of Penzance
directed by Pris McDonald
musical direction by Nancy Wallace Peters
choreography by Jennifer Norder

Christmas
Charles Dickens'
A Christmas Carol
adapted by Craig McNair Wilson
directed by Pris McDonald
assistant direction by Walter Williams

Dinner Theatre
Gilbert & Sullivan's
The Pirates of Penzance
directed by Pris McDonald
musical direction by Nancy Wallace Peters
choreography by Jennifer Norder

Winter
See How They Run
written by Phillip King
directed by Walter Riegler

Spring
Driving Miss Daisy
by Alfred Uhry
directed by Pris McDonald
  

Second Stage
The Sunshine Boys
written by Neil Simon
directed by Lesley Nadwodnik

Youth Summer Stock
The Elves and the Shoemaker
adapted by Lori Phillips-Young
directed by Walter Williams and Cassie Holmes
  

Fall
Double Feature Melodramas:
Someone Save My Baby, Ruth
or Foil That Villain
by Billy St. John
directed by Julie Honderd
and
The Pony Expresso
or The Villain Came to a Grinding Halt
by Rachel Davidson
directed by Walter Williams

Christmas
Sanders Family Christmas
written by Connie Ray, conceived by Alan Bailey
musical arrangements by John Foley & Gary Fagin
directed by Pris McDonald
musical direction by Anna Colby

Dinner Theatre
Driving Miss Daisy
by Alfred Uhry
directed by Pris McDonald

Winter
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
by James Prideaux
directed by Steve Ellens and Diane Lucar-Ellens

Spring
William Shakespeare's
Romeo and Juliet
directed by Pris McDonald
assistant direction by Julie Honderd

Second Stage
September Bears
by Jeff Barker
directed by Cassie Williams

Youth Summer Stock
The Fabulous Fable Factory
by Joseph Robinette
directed by Walter Williams and Cassie Williams

Fall
Little House on the Prairie
with selected scenes from
Little House Christmas in Indian Territory
Based on Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Adapted by Pamela Sterling and Lisa Cordes
directed by John Miedema and Cathy VanLopik

Christmas
It's a Wonderful Life
dramatized by James W. Rodgers
adapted from the film by Frank Capra
and the story by Philip VanDoren Stern
directed by Pris McDonald
assistant direction by Julie Honderd

Teen Drama Class Presents
The Ransom of Emily Jane
by Carolyn Lane
based on O. Henry's "The Ransom of Red Chief"
directed by Walter Williams

Winter
Radio Drama:
The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells
an Alien Voices Production
adapted by John deLancie
from the script by Nat Segaloff and John deLancie
directed by Walter Williams
commercials composed and written by Richard Cerchia

Spring
The Book of Job
arranged for the stage by Orlin Corey
designed by Irene Corey
sponsored by Aspire Auto Works
directed by Pris McDonald

     
(Plus a Special Encore Performance
August 18 and 19, 2006)

Second Stage
Trap for a Lonely Man
a mystery by Robert Thomas
translated by Luciene Hill and John Sutro
directed by Cathy VanLopik

Hudsonville Training Camp
Secret Agents in Disguise
directed by Greg Toft

Youth Summer Stock
The House at Pooh Corner
by A.A.Milne
adapted by Bettye Knapp
directed by Walter Williams and Cassie Williams

Fall
Cheaper by the Dozen
based on the book by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
dramatized by Christopher Sergel
directed by Cassie Williams

Christmas
Robert Fulghum's
Uh-Oh Here Comes Christmas
based on the essays by the author of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
adapted by Ernest Zulia and David Caldwell
directed by Walter Williams

Winter
Curious Savage
by John Patrick
directed by Steve Ellens and Diane Lucar-Ellens

Teen Drama Class presents
The Wright Brother's First Flight
an Alien Voices Production
an original script by John de Lancie
directed by Walter Williams

Spring
Smoke on the Mountain
Book by Constance Ray
Conceived by Alan Bailey
Musical Arrangements by Mike Craver and Mark Hardy
directed by Pris McDonald

Second Stage
Juliet
performer by Melissa Hawkins
written by Andras Visky
directed by Christopher Markle

Hudsonville Youth Production
Henry and Ramona
dramatized by Cynthis J. McGean
based on the books by Beverly Cleary
directed by Cassie Williams
assistant direction by Jill Zandstra

Youth Summer Stock
Rapunzel
By Karen Boettcher-Tate
directed by Walter Williams and Cassie Williams

Acting Camp
I Never Saw Another Butterfly
by Celeste Raspanti
directed by Pris McDonald

Fall
Things We Couldn't Say
The Diet Eman Story
written by James Schaap
sponsored by Rainbow Foundation, Holland, MI
directed by Pris McDonald

Christmas
The Homecoming
written by Earl Hamner, Jr.
the book that inspired The Walton's TV show
directed by Pris McDonald
assistant direction by Julie Honderd

Winter
Agatha Christie's
Witness for the Prosecution
directed by Cathy VanLopik
    

Spring
Father of the Bride
by Caroline Francke
directed by Walter Williams

Second Stage
10x10x10
An evening of 10 minutes plays
each by a different director

While the Auto Waits
Story by O' Henry
dramatized by Nikki Harmon
directed by Jeff Veley

Prime Time
by Leon Kaye
directed by Walter Williams

Baggage Claim
by Leslie Koppenhaver
directed by Tim Cerchia

Family Secrets
by Phillip Vassallo
directed by Matthew Gommesen

Mary Had a Little Ham
book written by Margie Palatini
directed by Cassie Williams

Love Even Those Enemies
by Walter Williams
directed by Russ VanAllen

Good Sports
by Mike Willis
directed by Joe Prewitt

Hudsonville Youth Production
Charlotte's Web
adapted by Joseph Robinette
based on the book by E. B. White
directed by Cassie Williams
assistant direction by Jill Zandstra

Youth Summer Stock
Cinderella, the World's Favorite Fairy Tale
by Lowell Swortzell
directed by Walter Williams and Cassie Williams

Fall
Jane Austen's
Sense and Sensibility
adaptation by Ashley J Barnard
directed by Pris McDonald
assistant direction by Julie Honderd

Christmas
Meet Me In St. Louis
Songs by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Based on “The Kensington Stories” by Sally Benson
and the MGM motion picture “Meet Me In St. Louis”
directed by Cassie Williams
musical direction by Mimi Russell
 choreography by Jennifer Norder


Winter
Solid Gold Cadillac
by Howard Teichmann and George S. Kaufman
directed by Walter Riegler

Winter Youth Production
Doctor Dolittle
by Hugh Lofting
dramatized by Olga Fricker
directed by Walter Williams

Spring
C.S. Lewis’
Screwtape Letters
adapted by Nigel Forde
Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing
and the C.S. Lewis Company
directed by Pris McDonald
(Plus a Special Encore Performance
July 30 - August 2, 2009)

Second Stage
Driving Miss Daisy
by Alfred Uhry
directed by Pris McDonald

Hudsonville Youth Production
Jungle Book
based on the story by Rudyard Kipling
adapted by Vera Morris
directed by Cassie Williams
assistant direction by Jill Altman, Emily Black and Cole Groot

Youth Summer Stock
The Reluctant Dragon
based on the story by Kenneth Grahame
adapted by George C. Fosgate
directed by Walter Williams and Cassie Williams

Fall
I Remember Mama
adapted from Kathryn Forbes' Mama's Bank Account
by John Van Druten
directed by Cathy VanLopik

Christmas
A Little Princess
adapted by John Vreeke
from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
directed by Cassie Williams

Dessert Theatre
A Woman Called Truth
by Sandra Fenichel Asher
directed by Brian Stefon

Winter
Death by Chocolate
by Paul Freed
directed by Walter Williams

Winter Youth Production
Charlotte's Web
adapted by Joseph Robinette
based on the book by E. B. White
directed by Walter Riegler

Spring
Joyful Noise
by Tim Slover
directed by Pris McDonald
musical direction by Nancy Peters

Second Stage
Robert Fulghum's
All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten
conceived and adapted by Ernest Zulia
music and lyrics by David Caldwell
directed by Pris McDonald

Hudsonville Youth Production
Tom Sawyer
from the stories by Mark Twain
adapted by Ric Averill
directed by Cole Groot

Youth Summer Stock
Winnie the Pooh
dramatized by Kristin Sergel
from the stories of A.A. Milne
directed by Walter Williams and Cathy VanLopik

Fall
Anne of Green Gables
a musical
from the novel by L.M. Montgomery
adapted by Donald Harron
lyrics by Donald Harron and Norman Campbell
music by Norman Campbell
directed by Cathy VanLopik
musical direction by Randy Burghart
choreography by Jennifer Norder

Christmas
Charles Dickens'
A Christmas Carol
adapted by Craig McNair Wilson
directed by Walter Riegler

Hudsonville Production
Cheaper by the Dozen
based on the book by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
dramatized by Christopher Sergel
directed by Walter Williams

Mystery Dessert Theatre
The Cat Screamed at Midnight
by Jack Pachuta
directed by Julie Honderd

 Winter
Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming
Book by Constance Ray
Conceived by Alan Bailey
Musical Arrangements by Mike Craver
directed by Pris McDonald

Winter Youth Production
Belles on Their Toes
based on the book by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
dramatized by William Roos
directed by Brian Stefon

Spring
Harper Lee's
To Kill a Mockingbird
dramatized by Christopher Sergel
directed by Pris McDonald

Hudsonville Production
September Bears
by Jeff Barker
directed by Walter Williams

Second Stage
Arsenic and Old Lace
by Joseph Kesselring
directed by Terry Jolink

Hudsonville Youth Production
Robert Louis Stevensen's
Treasure Island
adapted by Dan Neidermyer
directed by Cassie Williams and Cole Groot

Youth Summer Stock
The Emperor's New Clothes
adapted by Judith B. Kase
directed by Walter Williams and Cathy VanLopik