ENID, OK - As part of Main Street Enid’s “July First Friday” festivities, Gaslight Theatre revealed their 2021-2022 season to the public. Gaslight announced eleven shows that will be presented this season. A mix of main stage, black box theatre, and off-site productions have been slated for the upcoming season.
“We had a great committee this year who really tried to keep the needs of the theatre and the community at the forefront of our minds. After the trying year our community has had, we believe that we have come up with a great mixture of new, familiar, and lots of fun for our season!” stated Play Selection Committee Chair, Emily Nelson.
This season will commence with Shakespeare in the Park. Due to rain and increasing temperatures, Gaslight will open their season by moving the annual Shakespeare in the Park to mid-September, kicking off with The Tempest directed by Alex Johnson. This year’s main stage productions consist of the following: The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh and directed by Blake Recknagel, Gaslight Teens Presents Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins directed by Catina Sundvall, Exit Laughing by Paul Elliott and directed by Frank Baker, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde and directed by Bailey Wilson, finishing with the summer 2022 musical Lucky Stiff, book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens with music by Stephen Flaherty, and directed by Mitch Lyon.
Special productions this season will include the annual dinner theatre fundraiser Clue: On Stage, based on the classic Hasbro board game and 1985 Paramount Pictures film, with the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn, written by Sandy Rustin, and directed by Charlet Ringwald. Specifically for kids, the annual children’s theatre will be Puss in Boots by Michele L. Vacca and directed by Carmen Ball. Later in the season, Kids Drama Camp will feature their production of The Little Mermaid, headed by Camp Director Catina Sundvall.
This season, Gaslight will also have two black box productions in The Turpin at Gaslight; the first is War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast adapted by Joe Landry, directed and produced by Chad Swanson. Based on the infamous 1938 CBS radio broadcast, this show was postponed from 2020 due to the COVID pandemic. The second will be Edward Albee's Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf directed by Tammy Berry.
Tickets will be available soon and reserved seating has resumed for all main stage productions. Patrons can purchase the Six-Pack Ticket Package, with each of the six tickets good for one seat to any of Gaslight’s main stage productions. Audition dates can be found on Gaslight Theatre’s Facebook page, with auditions open to all. For more information about Gaslight auditions and productions, please visit gaslighttheatre.org.
The Gaslight Theatre of Enid, Oklahoma, was founded in 1966 under its original name of Enid Community Theatre. Gaslight is one of Oklahoma’s oldest and most active community theatres. Enid Community Theatre’s organizational mission is twofold: to provide a wide spectrum of high quality theatrical entertainment to a broad audience in Enid and the surrounding communities, and to provide a setting for nonprofessional actors, directors, designers, and technicians to learn and practice their craft.
