2011 - 2012 Season

The Odd Couple (Female Version) by Neil Simon
Aug 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21
Unger and Madison are at it again. Only this time it’s Florence Unger and Olive Madison struggling to keep their lives together and to live with each other. Substitute Trivial Pursuit for poker and the Costanzuela brothers for the Pidgeon sisters and you have the hilarious female version of the Neil Simon classic.

Ennis Public Theatre’s Got Talent
Oct 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23
Come discover the unknown talents of your friends and neighbors. Or show your friends and neighbors your talents. The stage is yours for this first ever competition leading to cash prizes and instant local fame. Family entertainment at its best. Every performance will be different.

My Favorite Christmas by Bill Rhoten
Dec 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18
My Favorite Christmas written and directed by Bill Rhoten is a show for children from 6-96 and touches what Christmas and the holiday season are truly all about. The value of giving and sharing overwhelms the need to receive as this holiday becomes, in the immortal words of Eddie the Elf, “my favorite Christmas.”

Til Beth Do Us Part by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten
Feb 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19
The Haydens’ idea was to hire Beth to relieve the burden of household chores and to put things in order. Beth has her own agenda, however, which leads to side-splitting comedy and new understanding between Suzanna and Gibby Hayden.
The Fantasticks Book and lyrics by Tom Jones , Music by Harvey Schmidt
April 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29
A story of young love and coming of age in a world filled with scheming parents, elaborate
hoaxes, the usual bumps and bruises of growing up, and Tom Jones’s beautiful music (“Try to Remember”).

God’s Favorite by Neil Simon
June 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24
Meet Joe Benjamin, successful businessman and modern-day “Job,” complete with high maintenance wife, ungrateful children, wisecracking household help and his own personal Messenger from God (who happens to be a film buff). Laughs are freely mixed with Tests of Faith in this hysterical modern morality play.