Ride the Cyclone- Nov 8th-24th
by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell
A nail-biter plot and beautiful music, it has developed an incredible fan base over the last decade, playing in regional theaters rather than Broadway. After a horrific roller coaster accident kills six members of the Uranium City High School choir, a mechanical fortune teller, the Amazing Karnak, offers renewed life to the teen who makes the best pitch. The dead students are the only gay boy in the town, a Ukrainian adoptee, a super-achiever and her doormat best friend, a spaced-out mute boy, and an unidentified girl whose head was never found. Despite the grim set-up, this musical, told in a variety of pop music styles, is a life-affirming, tender, and magical theater experience. It premiered in Canada in 2008 and in the U.S. in 2015. It recently played to sold-out audiences at The Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. This “small” musical will showcase some of our younger performers and challenge our technical and stage crews.

A Christmas Carol– Dec 13th-15th
Using the radio play script that has become a standard at Church Hill Theatre