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Newton Community Theatre History
Compiled by Sharon Koehn
Contributors: Linda Hwa Davis, Arlo Kasper, Lynn and Karen Loucks, Sam Nance, Dudley Dodgion Toevs
2013
Shel Silverstein Poems (Children)
Musical: State Fair
2012
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
2011
Godspell
The Hysterical History of the Trojan War
Where the Heart Is (Homeless Shelter)
2010
Willy Wonka
A Hat for Ivan
The Quiltmaker’s Gift (Homeless Shelter)
2009
Do-Wop Wed Widing Hood (Children)
Anything Goes
Scrooge (Homeless Shelter)
2008
The Last Five Years
The Pied Piper – The Musical (Children)
Honk!
The Quiltmaker’s Gift (Homeless Shelter)
HISTORICAL NOTE: New NCT logo, designed by Leah Hendershot
2007
Oliver!
Where the Heart Is (Homeless Shelter)
2006
Aladdin, Jr. (Children)
Into the Woods
Where the Heart Is (Homeless Shelter)
2005
The Wizard of Oz (Children)
The Secret Garden
Scrooge (Homeless Shelter)
2004
The Scheme of the Drifterless Shifter
Blazing Guns at Roaring Gulch
On Time
Nunsense
Scrooge (Homeless Shelter)
2003
Barefoot in the Park
How to Eat Like a Child (Children)
Bye, Bye, Birdie
2002
Of Thee I Sing
2001
Carousel
2000
The Music Man
1999
1940’s Radio Hour
Cinderella
How the West Was Fed
1998
Oliver!
1997
Plain and Fancy
1996
Annie Get Your Gun
Will Rogers Follies
1995
The King and I
1994
Fiddler on the Roof
1993
The Wizard of Oz
1992
My Fair Lady
1991
Annie
1990
The Sound of Music
1989
Oliver!
1988
Dirty Work at the Crossroads
Anything Goes
1987
Oklahoma!
Alice in Wonderland (Children)
1986
Peter Pan (Children)
The Music Man
1985
The Fireman’s Flame
The Fantasticks
1984
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Children)
John Brown’s Body
Camelot
1983
Our Town
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Children)
Funny Girl
1982
The Case of the Stolen Tarts
Mame
1981
Encore (NCT Review)
The Wizard of Oz
Brigadoon
1980
Hansel and Gretel
Star Spangled Girl
South Pacific
1979
Cinderella (Children)
Charley’s Aunt
Oklahoma!
1978
Cabaret
Clown Prince of Won (Children)
Fiddler on the Roof
1977
Pinocchio
Hello, Dolly!
Barefoot in the Park
1976
The American Spirit
The Hobbit
Annie Get Your Gun
1975
Salute to America and Its Music
Winnie-the-Pooh
Once Upon a Mattress
1974
The Music Man
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Continental Theatre Variety Show
1973
The Pied Piper
Oliver!
The Absence of a Cello
1972
Plaza Suite
Alice in Wonderland
Li’l Abner
1971
Love Rides the Rails
Man of La Mancha
Peter Pan (Children)
1970
A thousand Clowns
Riverwind
The Emperor’s New Clothes
The Nuremberg Stove
1969
Harvey
Plain and Fancy
1968
The Subject Was Roses
Of Thee I Sing
HISTORICAL NOTE: The official name of the organization was changed to Newton Community Theatre and the first Board of Directors was established. Bob Regier designed the logo, which was used through 2007.
1967
The Member of the Wedding
The Fantisticks
1966
High Tor
Dinny and the Witches
HISTORICAL NOTE: The shows were a joint venture and the official name of the organization was Bethel college and Newton Community Summer Theatre Workshop. The shows were all held at Krehbiel Auditorium on the Bethel College campus. Sam Nance, Mrs. Helen Canzoneri, and Arlo Kasper were producers.
1965
The Lottery
HISTORICAL NOTE: Sam Nance, a young Newton High School graduate, produced the first few shows at Santa Fe School auditorium. Arlo Kasper, Bethel College Drama Instructor, and Mrs. Helen Canzoneir, were co-producers.
Newton Community Theatre Show History
Alphabetical
1940’s Radio Hour 1999
A Thousand Clowns 1970
Absence of a Cello, The 1973
Aladdin, Jr. (Children) 2006
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Children) 1983
Alice in Wonderland (Children) 1987, 1972
American Spirit, The 1976
Annie 1991
Annie Get Your Gun 1996, 1976
Anything Goes 2009, 1988
Barefoot in the Park 2003, 1977
Blazing Guns at Roaring Gulch 2004
Brigadoon 1981
Bye, Bye, Birdie 2003
Cabaret 1978
Camelot 1984
Carousel 2001
Case of the Stolen Tarts, The 1982
Charley’s Aunt 1979
Cinderella 1999, 1979
Clown Prince of Won (Children) 1978
Continental Theatre Variety Show 1974
Dinny and the Witches 1966
Dirty Work at the Crossroads 1988
Do Wop Wed Widing Hood 2009
Emperor’s New Clothes, The 1970
Encore (Review) 1981
Fantasticks, The 1985, 1967
Fiddler on the Roof 1994, 1978
Fireman’s Flame, The 1985
Funny Girl 1983
Godspell 2011
Hansel and Gretel 1980
Harvey 1969
Hello, Dolly! 1977
High Tor 1966
Hobbit, The 1976
Honk! 2008
?How the West Was Fed 1999
How to Eat Like a Child (Children) 2003
Into the Woods 2006
John Brown’s Body 1984
King and I, The 1995
Last Five Years, The 2008
Li’l Abner 1972
Lottery, The 1965
Love Rides the Rails 1971
Mame 1982
Man of La Mancha 1971
Member of the Wedding, The 1967
Music Man, The 2000, 1986, 1974
My Fair Lady 1992
Nunsense 2004
Nuremberg Stove, The 1970
Of Thee I Sing 2002, 1968
Oklahoma! 1987, 1979
Oliver! 2007, 1998, 1989, 1973
On Time 2004
Once Upon a Mattress 1975
Our Town 1983
Peter Pan (Children) 1986, 1971
Pied Piper –The Musical, The (Children) 2008, 1973
Pinocchio 1977
Plain and Fancy 1997, 1969
Plaza Suite 1972
Quiltmaker’s Gift, The (Homeless Shelter) 2010, 2008
Riverwind 1970
Salute to America and Its Music 1975
Scheme of the Drifteless Shifter, The 2004
Scrooge (Homeless Shelter) 2009, 2005, 2004
Secret Garden, The 2005
Shel Silverstein Poems (Children) 2013
Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs (Children) 1984, 1974
Sound of Music, The 1990
South Pacific 1980
Star Spangled Girl 1980
State Fair 2013
Subject Was Roses, The 1968
Where the Heart Is (Homeless Shelter) 2011, 2007, 2006
Will Rogers Follies 1996
Willy Wonka 2010
Winnie-the-Pooh 1975
Wizard of Oz, The 2012, 2005, 1993, 1981
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