Past Shows

StageWorks Projects has produced such favorites as Sound of Music, Music Man, and West Side Story.  Classics that have been produced year after year include The Nutcracker Ballet and Drakula.  Learn more about all of our past shows below.

Nutcracker

A long-time favorite that has become a holiday tradition, The Nutcracker brings the magical story of Clara and her wonderful present to life. 
It is Christmas Eve at the Silberhaus home, and a lavish celebration is underway. Guests have arrived and are about to toast the lighting of the tree, when a knock on the door announces the arrival of the mysterious and magical Uncle Drosselmeyer. His magic begins with dancing dolls, gifts for all the children, and a “Nutcracker” doll for Clara. The party ends and Clara returns to find her beloved Nutcracker. Falling asleep on the sofa, she dreams mice are stealing the presents, led by the wicked Mouse King. Toy soldiers under the command of the Prince defend the frightened Clara. Clara and her Prince are summoned by the Snow Queen to the Land of Snow and Sweets. The Christmas Angels tell the Sugar Plum Fairy of her arrival and she is appointed Princess. Clara is entertained by dancing dolls from all parts of the world. Clara, along with her Prince, is transported back to her home in a sleigh.
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Peter Pan

Never Never Land comes to life in StageWorks Projects Peter Pan Ballet. The timeless story of the boy who wouldn’t grow up enchants young and old alike. The flexibility of dance allows StageWorks Projects dancers to express the adventure, excitement and imagination that Peter Pan demands. As Peter, Michael, John, and Wendy fly through the sky, the audience is immediately swept away to Never Never Land. The short, comic format of Peter Pan engages even the youngest audience members and introduces classical ballet intermingled with great theatrical performance.
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Drakula

A fast moving hybrid tale of the vampire Count Drakula.  In a multi-disciplinary version, dance tells the tale, music envelopes the audience, lights focus fear and Renfield narrates the story of the Count he so fervently follows.
All the characters are here:  Lucy, Mina, Van Helsing, Jonathan Harker.  Gargoyles, bats, and the Count’s beautiful vampire brides heighten the suspense and seduction of Stoker’s classic novel.
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Music Man

Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man is one of the towering classics of American musical theater. Generation after generation and revival after revival, The Music Man continues to entertain with it’s story of a determined con man against a town full of “neck bowed Hawkeyes.” Professor Harold Hill, a con man who makes his living selling boys bands, comes to River City, Iowa to separate the good citizens from their money. Unfortunately, Hill doesn’t count on Marian, the librarian, and his plans go astray.
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West Side Story

Originally produced in 1957, West Side Story casts the timeless story of Romeo and Juliet into the gritty world of New York Street gangs. Tony and Maria meet at a high school dance. Maria, recently arrived from Puerto Rico is the sister of Bernardo, leader of the Sharks. Tony is a former leader of the Jets, a rival gang. Their doomed dream of finding “a place for us” plays out against a world of prejudice and warfare.
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Sound of Music

Made popular by the movie starring Julie Andrews in 1965, this musical originally produced in 1959 shares the tale of Maria and the story of the Von Trapp Family Singers.  Much of the music within this musical is now standard, including “Edelweiss”, “The Sound of Music”, and “Do-Re-Mi”.
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On Golden Pond

This 1979 play by Ernest Thompson focuses on aging couple Ethel and Norman Thayer, who spend each summer at their home on a lake called Golden Pond. During the year the story takes place, they are visited by daughter Chelsea with her fiancé and his son in tow. The play explores the often turbulent relationship the young woman shared with her father growing up, and the difficulties faced by a couple in the twilight years of a long marriage.
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Pinocchio

The Pinocchio character first appeared in 1883, and has since appeared in numerous adaptations of the original story.  Carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a small Italian village, he was created as a wooden puppet, but dreamt of becoming a real boy. Pinocchio is often a term used to describe an individual who is prone to telling lies, fabricating stories and exaggerating or creating tall tales for various reasons.
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